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Brooks Kieschnick

Brooks Kieschnick has received more National Collegiate awards in the college ranks then any other UT baseball player. His awards include:

• National College Baseball Hall of Fame 2006;

• Dick Howser Trophy 1992 and 1993;

• Collegiate Baseball Newspaper Player of the Year 1993;

• Baseball America Player of the year- 1993;

• ABCA Player of the Year – 1992 and 1993;

• Baseball America Freshman Player of the year- 1991;

• All America 1991,1992, and 1993;

• GOLDEN SPIKES AWARD FINALIST 1992 and 1993

Burt Hooten

• Led UT to SWC championships from 1969-71
• UT[apos]s first three-time baseball All-American
• Pitched two no-hitters during 1971 season
• Finished career with 386 strikeouts, 13 shutouts and 1.14 ERA
• Averaged school-record 11.94 strikeouts every nine innings
• Enjoyed 15-year major league career from 1971-85 and won 151 games with Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Texas Rangers
• Posted a 19-10 record and 2.71 ERA during the Dodgers[apos] 1978 World Series season
• Earned World Series championship with Dodgers in 1981

Keith Moreland

• Three-time All-American
• Led UT to three NCAA College World Series berths
• Co-captain of 56-6 national championship team in 1973
• Hit .410 over a 62-game schedule in 1975
• Played 12 major league seasons, primarily with Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs

Coach Gustafson remembers a troubled situation when taskmaster Texas trainer Frank Medina approached Gus about baseball great Keith Moreland. Medina’s said “I got a player who’s a little bit lazy.” “Keith Moreland won’t do anything I’m trying to get him to do. He’s always last in the line. He won’t run. He won’t do anything.” Medina suggested that Keith should be kicked off the team. Gus was shocked at Medina’s suggestion and responded “Frank, “I can find another trainer. I can’t find another All-American third baseman.” At age 38 Keith Moreland came back to Texas and got his degree. He said “You can’t imagine what it meant to me to get my “T” ring after playing 17 years of professional baseball.” Keith played for the National Champion Longhorn, won a World Series, and received his T-ring.

Bill Bates

•Two-time first-team All-American and All-SWC selection
•Freshman All-American in 1983, when he led UT to NCAA championship and was named to All-College World Series Team
•Also led UT to three SWC titles (1983-85) and NCAA runner-up finishes in 1984 and 1985
•Tremendous offensive threat who batted .312 during UT career with .969 fielding percentage
•Led team in runs scored and triples
•Ended UT career ranked among top five in eight offensive categories
•Played six pro seasons with Milwaukee and Cincinnati, including Reds[apos] 1990 World Championship year

Roger Clemens

Had a 12-2 record with 1.99 ERA in 1982 and was 13-5 with 3.04 ERA in 1983
• Winning pitcher in UT[apos]s 1983 NCAA title game win over Alabama
• Led Texas to the NCAA College World Series in 1982 and 1983
• Brilliant major league career included 1986 World Series berth with Boston
• 1986 American League MVP
• Won Cy Young Awards in 1986, 1987, 1991, 1997 and 1998

Greg Swindell

Kirk Dressendorfer

Huston Street

• As a pitcher at Texas from 2002-05, Street was named a three-time All-American and the MVP of the 2002 College World Series.

Street played 13 MLB seasons for the Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels.

• the 2005 AL Rookie of the Year award. He pitched in 668 major league games, amassing 324 career saves, and was a two-time All-Star.

• Street holds the Longhorn and College World Series records for career saves. He finished his Longhorn career with 41 saves and a 1.31 ERA, the second best in program history. He is the all-time College World Series leader in saves with five, and set the single-series record of four in 2002.

• Street is a member of the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor and the Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame.

Kody Clemens

• Was named the 2018 Brooks Kieschnick Team MVP and the 2018 Keith Moreland Offensive Player of the Year by head coach David Pierce and staff.

• Named ABCA Co-Player of the Year and a unanimous first team All-American second baseman by Baseball America,

• Perfect Game/Rawlings, the ABCA, D1Baseball.com, Collegiate Baseball and the NCBWA…

• became the first Longhorns’ first Big 12 Conference Player of the Year since 2007…

• named a USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award finalist and a finalist for the Dick Howser Trophy…

• named to the 2017 Fall Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

Kyle Russell

· USA Baseball Golden Spikes Award Finalist
· Dick Howser Trophy Finalist
· Wallace Award Finalist
· First-team All-American – Louisville Slugger/Collegiate Baseball
· First-team All-American – Baseball America
· First-team All-American – ABCA/Rawlings
· First-team All-American – Pro-Line Athletics/NCBWA
· First-team ABCA All-Midwest Region (unanimous)
· District VII Player of the Year
· Big 12 Conference Player of the Year