Road To Omaha: Won Austin regional: beat Bucknell 7-0; beat Lamar 7-3; lost to Lamar 6-2; beat Lamar 6-3. Won Tallahassee super regional: beat Florida St. 8-3; beat Florida St. 6-5.
2003 record vs. CWS teams: 1-4 (1-2 vs. Stanford, 0-1 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 0-1 vs. Rice).
Last CWS appearance: 2002.
All-time record in CWS: 68-49 (29 appearances).
Players to Watch: LHP J.P. Howell (9-2, 2.34 ERA), OF Dustin Majewski (.389, 12 home runs, 82 RBIs), 2B Tim Moss (.327, 32 RBIs), SS Omar Quintanilla (.351, 70 RBIs), LHP Justin Simmons (5-5, 4.28), RHP-3B Huston Street (8-0, 1.35, 14 saves), OF Eric Sultemeier (.324, 9, 53).
Short Hops: Longhorns trying to become just fifth team to repeat as CWS champions, joining Texas (1949-50), Southern California (1970-74), Stanford (1987-88) and Louisiana State (1996-97). ... Making NCAA-record 30th CWS appearance. ... Garrido is winningest coach in Division I history with 1,428 victories, passing former Longhorns coach Cliff Gustafson with super regional-clinching win over Florida State. Has won four national titles, three with Cal State Fullerton (1979, '84, '95) and last year with Texas. ... Street -- school's career leader with 28 saves -- is son of former Longhorns pitcher and quarterback James Street, who led Texas to Cotton Bowl win over Notre Dame in 1970. Has 12 postseason saves. ... Moss is third on school list with 17 career triples. ... Majewski leads Big 12 players in RBIs. ... Catcher Tyler Teagarden (.310) was Big 12 freshman of year. ... Quintanilla's 27 doubles are most by Texas player since Brooks Kieschnick had same number in 1993.
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