Texas Baseball History: Monster Shots
Since the opening of Disch-Falk Field in February 1975, only 29 players have cleared the 20-foot
high "Monster" in straightaway center field, 400 feet from home plate, a total of 33 times.
Below is a list of those who have hit the ball out of the deepest part of Disch-Falk Field.
| NAME |
POS |
SCHOOL |
DATE |
OPPONENT |
| Kevin McReynolds |
OF |
Arkansas |
May 17, 1981 |
Houston^ |
| Ron Henika |
3B |
Oral Roberts |
Feb. 28, 1983 |
Texas |
| Jeff Hearron |
C |
Texas |
Apr. 30, 1983 |
Houston |
| Randy Foyt |
2B |
Texas Wesleyan |
Mar. 18, 1984 |
Texas |
| Dodd Johnson |
3B |
Texas |
Apr. 2, 1985 |
Lubbock Christian |
| Dodd Johnson |
3B |
Texas |
May 12, 1985 |
New Orleans |
| Bobby Behnsch |
1B/DH |
Texas |
Mar. 16, 1986 |
Southwestern Louisiana |
| John Hernandez |
CF |
Emporia State |
Mar. 16, 1987 |
Texas |
| Andy Skeels |
C |
Arkansas |
May 15, 1987 |
Texas A&M^ |
| Steve Bethea |
2B |
Texas |
Feb. 21, 1988 |
UT-Arlington |
| Brian Johnson |
C |
Texas |
Mar. 16, 1988 |
Emporia State |
| Brian Johnson |
C |
Texas |
Mar. 22, 1988 |
Cornell |
| Brian Cisarik |
1B |
Texas |
Apr. 22, 1988 |
Texas A&M |
| John Hairston |
DH |
Southern |
May 26, 1988 |
Texas+ |
| Scott Bryant |
DH |
Texas |
Apr. 1, 1989 |
Rice |
| Jeremy Burnitz |
OF |
Oklahoma State |
May 26, 1989 |
Sam Houston State+ |
| Rodd Hairston |
1B |
Stephen F. Austin |
Apr. 3, 1991 |
Texas |
| Todd Steverson |
CF |
Arizona State |
Feb. 21, 1992 |
Texas |
| Pat O’Hara |
DH |
Pepperdine |
Feb. 18, 1994 |
Texas |
| Damon Minor |
DH |
Oklahoma |
May 29, 1994 |
Texas+ |
| Josh Bard |
C |
Texas Tech |
Mar. 9, 1997 |
Texas |
| Charley Carter |
1B |
Texas |
Mar. 23, 1997 |
Kansas State |
| Mark Cridland |
RF |
Texas |
Mar. 29, 1998 |
Rice |
| Matt McDonough |
DH |
Iowa State |
Apr. 11, 1998 |
Texas |
| Greg Porter |
DH |
Texas A&M |
May 1, 1999 |
Texas |
| Jeff Ontiveros |
1B |
Texas |
May 7, 2000 |
Nebraska |
| Ryan Hubele |
C |
Texas |
Feb. 19, 2002 |
UT-San Antonio |
| Jeff Ontiveros |
1B |
Texas |
Mar. 24, 2002 |
UT-Pan American |
| Brian Hirschberg |
RF |
Bucknell |
May 31, 2003 |
Arkansas+ |
| Drew Stubbs |
OF |
Texas |
Feb. 29, 2004 |
San Diego State |
| Travis Metcalf |
3B |
Kansas |
May 9, 2004 |
Texas |
| Taylor Teagarden |
C |
Texas |
June 11, 2004 |
Vanderbilt& |
| Drew Stubbs |
OF |
Texas |
June 12, 2004 |
Vanderbilt& |
^ Southwest Conference Tournament
+ NCAA Regional
& NCAA Super Regional |
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