The season hasn't gone well for the Oklahoma State Cowboys, currently
residing in the cellar with a 57-90 record, but this week brought a moral
victory with a split of a four-game series with frontrunning Wichita
State. The final game of the series was won by the Cowboys 8-6 in 10 innings,
without the benefit of any homers from Incaviglia (although his 48 HR leads the
league by a wide margin) courtesy of a rare bullpen collapse by the
Shockers. However, Texas A&M gained no ground, as they also split a hard fought
series of pitching duels with Miami. Among the top three squads, only the Texas Longhorns won their most recent
series, taking 2 of 3 from Fullerton, with both Longhorn wins coming as
shutouts. Let's take a closer look at these '83 Horns:
Who's Getting It Done: Looking at these results with most of the
season in the books, it is arguable that the three-man Longhorn rotation of Schiraldi, Clemens, and Capel is the best that college baseball has
seen. Schiraldi (23-14, 2.34) has been a workhorse, leading the league in innings pitched and tied for second in wins. Clemens (21-21, 2.29)
is right behind Schiraldi in innings, and among the the league leaders with 322 strikeouts--with only 39 walks issued, an amazing ratio.
Capel (22-16, 2.77) is posting numbers that would make him the #1 starter on many
teams, although his 142 walks allowed has gotten him into trouble on
occasion. And in the bullpen, closer Kirk Killingsworth (4-3, 2.36, 34 SV) has
reliably protected the slim leads that these starters often bring into the late
innings. On the offensive side, 1B Jose Tolentino has been the most potent weapon
for the Horns (as he was in '83), hitting .263 with 13 homers and 32 doubles,
with excellent defensive work at first base.
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| Clemens has room for growth |
Who's Not: The rest of the offense. The team's .228
average is among the league's worst, and the 31 team homers is easily the lowest
total of these ten teams. The infield tandem of Mike Brumley and Billy Bates were supposed to set the table at the top of the order, and both have been successful in drawing walks, but the rest of the team haven't done much to get them home. If there is a weak point on the pitching staff, it involves the lack of bullpen help, aside from Killingsworth; somehow Bruce Ruffin has managed 8 saves despite a 10.34 ERA and a WHIP close to 3. Even so, the pitching staff clearly places this Longhorn team as a contender for the best college team of all time; however, their lack of offensive punch makes 3rd place as high as these Horns are likely to go.
Texas Longhorns **Team Batting Stats**
Last
First AVE G AB
SO BB H 2B 3B
HR R RBI SB E
Brumley
Mike .237 145 598 121
99 142 18 10 2
76 43 45 31
Hearron
Jeff .257 145 583 131
80 150 27 10 9
64 85 0 5
Tolentino Jose
.263 145 570 58 74 150
32 2 13 63 78
0 4
Bates
Billy .217 145 553 114 102
120 20 4 1 78
49 33 8
Denny
David .226 145 526 138
60 119 29 8 0
42 58 3 44
Burrows
Bryan .175 145 485 86
73 85 18 3
0 37 36 1
16
Trent
Mike .177 145 481 127
84 85 14 0
0 56 29 34
7
Labay
Steve .214 157 473 84
66 101 7 9
1 43 46 13
6
Hodo
Doug .290 86 300
82 17 87 22 8
0 26 34 7
0
Loy
Darren .252 71 234 46
32 59 13 2
3 21 24 2
0
Killingsworth Kirk .222
58 63 13 7 14
1 2 1 8
4 0 0
Gustafson Deron
.150 59 40 9 18
6 2 1 0
8 5 0 0
Doughty
Jamie .273 25 11
2 3 3 1
0 1 2 3
0 4
Simon
Mike .333 8
6 2 2 2
1 0 0 2
1 1 0
Sutton
Johnny .200 9 5
1 0 1 0
0 0 1 0
1 0
Ray
Bud .000 26
0 0 1 0
0 0 0 5
0 5 0
-
- .228 1668 4928 1014
718 1124 205 59 31 532 495
145 130
Texas Longhorns **Team Pitching Stats**
Last
First ERA G GS
CG W L SV
IP SO BB H
R ER
Schiraldi Calvin 2.34
44 44 23 23 14
0 385.1 299 117 303 119 100
Clemens
Roger 2.29 44 44
28 21 21 0 384.2 322
39 328 112 98
Capel
Mike 2.77 40 40
25 22 16 0 351.0 200
142 261 123 108
Labay
Steve 4.11 12 12
9 6 6 0
103.0 58 28 109 55 47
Killingsworth Kirk 2.36
41 1 0 4
3 34 53.1 30 27
39 18 14
Phillips
Wade 3.57 2
2 1 1 1
0 17.2 9 2
23 8 7
Ruffin
Bruce 10.34 14 0
0 0 5 8
15.2 17 21 27 21
18
Boudreaux Eric
12.38 1 1 1
0 1 0 8.0
6 1 16 11
11
Seitz
David 7.36 1 1
0 0 1 0
3.2 8 11 4
7 3
-
- 2.76 199 145
87 77 68 42 1322.1949
388 1110 474 406
College Greats League Standings
Year
Team
W L PCT GB L10
STRK
1982 Wichita State Shockers
111 35 .760 - 7-3
L1
1989 Texas A&M
Aggies 91
54 .628 19.5 5-5 W1
1983 Texas
Longhorns 77
68 .531 33.5 6-4 W1
1967 Arizona State Sun Devils 72
73 .497 38.5 8-2 W1
2001 Miami
Hurricanes 71
74 .490 39.5 5-5 L1
1997 LSU
Tigers
67 80 .456 44.5 6-4 W3
1995 Cal State Fullerton Titan65
82 .442 46.5 2-8 L1
1985 Miss State
Bulldogs 59 85 .410
51.0 6-4 L1
1971 USC
Trojans
59 88 .401 52.5 1-9 L3
1985 Oklahoma State Cowboys
57 90 .388 54.5 3-7 W1
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