June 4Jun 4 Popular Post Looking through some final stats, I don't think enough appreciation is being given to the fact that Adrian Rodriguez played the second half of the season with basically one hand and only batting left-handed and still hit .313 overall/.333 in SEC play. That is really impressive.
June 4Jun 4 12 hours ago, chase25 said: They aren’t, definitely going to force universities to make tough decisions and Tech is already in the process. Posted this awhile back in another thread. https://www.lubbockonline.com/story/sports/college/red-raiders/2025/04/07/texas-tech-baseball-tim-tadlock-on-revenue-sharing-house-v-ncaa/80774061007/ Dont get this at all.... Quote Texas athletics has publicly announced plans to add 200 new scholarships department-wide, taking its baseball program from 11.7 to 25. Why not the entire roster? I guess with NIL also in play, these guys have access to other sources of $, but if we cant fucking afford it, who can? Also I was surprised to see some of the current numbers https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/2025/02/27/texas-announces-plan-to-add-200-scholarships-after-ncaa-settlement/80584799007/ Women's basketball: 15 (currently 15) Women's golf: 9 (6) Women's rowing: 68 (20) Women's soccer: 28 (14) Women's softball: 25 (14) Women's swimming and diving: 30 (14) Women's tennis: 10 (8) Women's cross-country: 0 (0) Women's indoor/outdoor track: 45 (18) Women's beach volleyball: 19 (6) Women's indoor volleyball: 18 (12) Men's baseball: 25 (11.7) Men's basketball: 15 (13) Men's football: 85 (85) Men's golf: 8 (4.5) Men's swimming and diving: 22 (9.9) Men's tennis: 9 (4.5) Men's cross-country: 0 (0) Men's indoor/outdoor track: 35 (12.6) No scholarships for Cross Country? Are they just also considered part of the track squads and get scholarships that way?
June 4Jun 4 I like the fact that we're already bringing in potential transfers, but it's idiotic that the portal is open before the season is over. Same as in other sports. Ncaa needs to change the dates. Some good players are gonna be late additions after their team is eliminated, and teams are going to have to make decisions not knowing what all players are going to be available.
June 4Jun 4 48 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: Looking through some final stats, I don't think enough appreciation is being given to the fact that Adrian Rodriguez played the second half of the season with basically one hand and only batting left-handed and still hit .313 overall/.333 in SEC play. That is really impressive.
June 4Jun 4 1 hour ago, Hookem2147 said: Looking through some final stats, I don't think enough appreciation is being given to the fact that Adrian Rodriguez played the second half of the season with basically one hand and only batting left-handed and still hit .313 overall/.333 in SEC play. That is really impressive. Rodriguez had a great year that could have been much better. The injury took away his power and his ability to switch hit. I'm looking forward to him taking a huge step forward next year. He could eventually be a 20 HR 20 SB guy in college.
June 4Jun 4 1 hour ago, Mo Horn said: I like the fact that we're already bringing in potential transfers, but it's idiotic that the portal is open before the season is over. Same as in other sports. Ncaa needs to change the dates. Some good players are gonna be late additions after their team is eliminated, and teams are going to have to make decisions not knowing what all players are going to be available. Only problem is these things called semesters. Stupid school. It even gives out homework and junk.
June 4Jun 4 1 hour ago, txhorns said: Rodriguez had a great year that could have been much better. The injury took away his power and his ability to switch hit. I'm looking forward to him taking a huge step forward next year. He could eventually be a 20 HR 20 SB guy in college. Someone might have his L/R splits, but the hand injury forcing lefty only might have improved his average
June 4Jun 4 10 minutes ago, UnhappilyMarried said: Someone might have his L/R splits, but the hand injury forcing lefty only might have improved his average Yep, I was thinking the same thing. He should have gone lefty only even before the injury.
June 4Jun 4 Informative article from David Eckert, AAS. (excerpts) Note the comment about Root of Arkansas. Quote Baseball America listed four Texas baseball players with eligibility remaining when it recently updated its list of the top 500 MLB draft prospects. Outfielder Max Belyeu came in at No. 32. Catcher Rylan Galvan followed at No. 236, while shortstop Jalin Flores entered the list at No. 253. Pitcher Ruger Riojas rounded it out at No. 315. It’s uncommon for players selected in the first 10 rounds of the MLB draft to choose not to sign with the organization that selects them — that’s happened just 11 times in the four drafts that have taken place since the COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation of NIL compensation for college athletes might dissuade MLB organizations from picking certain college juniors, but statistics show it hasn’t made top college players less likely to sign once they’re picked. Further down the draft, where Texas’ NIL funds might compete more effectively with the compensation offered by pro organizations, there might be some more interesting decisions to monitor. Luke Harrison’s outstanding college season hasn’t rocketed him up draft boards. Would an MLB organization take a shot on Max Grubbs, who pitched to a 2.84 ERA out of the bullpen? What about Casey Borba, a draft-eligible sophomore who slugged his way to a .984 OPS that ranked third on the team? Zach Root, MLB.com’s No. 43 overall draft prospect, leads the Razorbacks’ staff. The big left-hander holds a 3.78 ERA with 113 strikeouts in 85⅔ innings of work. When he decided to transfer from East Carolina last summer, he considered Texas, even visiting campus. “We were still putting the team together, and Arkansas is a real established team," Schlossnagle said May 1. "And so what happens with a lot of the big transfers, they want to know that they're going to be on a good team. "Zach's a really good guy. Enjoyed meeting his family. I think he felt like Arkansas was returning a lot of really good players and we were building. And I understand that." To translate: Root knew Arkansas was going to be good. With Schlossnagle rushing to put together a roster heading into his first season in charge of the Longhorns, it was reasonable to question whether Texas would play to a similar level. https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/2025/06/04/texas-baseball-3-questions-facing-longhorns-after-early-exit-from-ncaa-tournament/84026367007/
June 4Jun 4 So, we are going to complete the baseball death star this summer. Is that what I'm gathering?
June 4Jun 4 Author 1 hour ago, WBT said: Only problem is these things called semesters. Stupid school. It even gives out homework and junk. Are you talking about summer semesters? Otherwise, there's no reason not to just push the portal dates back some and have it close before school starts again in August/September (depending on the school). As it stands, the current model only really helps some guys take a few credits during a summer session. Portals opening before the culmination of any sport season is just a stupid idea for many reasons. Edited June 4Jun 4 by MuellerHorn
June 4Jun 4 8 minutes ago, torre said: Zach Root, MLB.com’s No. 43 overall draft prospect, leads the Razorbacks’ staff. The big left-hander holds a 3.78 ERA with 113 strikeouts in 85⅔ innings of work. When he decided to transfer from East Carolina last summer, he considered Texas, even visiting campus. “We were still putting the team together, and Arkansas is a real established team," Schlossnagle said May 1. "And so what happens with a lot of the big transfers, they want to know that they're going to be on a good team. "Zach's a really good guy. Enjoyed meeting his family. I think he felt like Arkansas was returning a lot of really good players and we were building. And I understand that." To translate: Root knew Arkansas was going to be good. With Schlossnagle rushing to put together a roster heading into his first season in charge of the Longhorns, it was reasonable to question whether Texas would play to a similar level. Swing and a miss 👆. Dammit
June 4Jun 4 25 minutes ago, Fondren & Main said: So, we are going to complete the baseball death star this summer. Is that what I'm gathering?
June 4Jun 4 Borba will be an interesting one to watch during the draft. In a similar situation that Jared Southard was back in 2022 where he showed a lot of potential, averaging 14.1 K/9 his last year at Texas. Never really got an opportunity to start because of some command issues I remember being excited about him potentially having a bigger role on the 2023 team and next thing you know the Angels take a shot on him in the 12th round and he is gone.
June 4Jun 4 3 minutes ago, chase25 said: Borba will be an interesting one to watch during the draft. In a similar situation that Jared Southard was back in 2022 where he showed a lot of potential, averaging 14.1 K/9 his last year at Texas. Never really got an opportunity to start because of some command issues I remember being excited about him potentially having a bigger role on the 2023 team and next thing you know the Angels take a shot on him in the 12th round and he is gone. I don't think there is any chance he is drafted. Very little position versatility, isn't a plus third baseman and the hit tool is still somewhat of a question mark. Southard also threw almost 30 innings in 2022 and teams are more willing to take flyers on pitchers than hitters. You can teach a guy who throws hard with good stuff how to pitch a lot easier than teaching a guy who is questionable hitter how to hit.
June 4Jun 4 29 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said: I don't think there is any chance he [Borba] is drafted. Only if we're at war with China.
June 4Jun 4 1 hour ago, UnhappilyMarried said: Someone might have his L/R splits, but the hand injury forcing lefty only might have improved his average I was more talking about power. He clearly couldn’t hit for power with the hand injury.
June 4Jun 4 1 hour ago, BillyGoatHill said: Swing and a miss 👆. Dammit Don't blame root, I would of done the same. Spencer mirrored his fastball, but didnt have the offspeed command Root presented. Expect Arod and Borba to breakout next year offensively. Borba needs to clean up his fielding, but should improve there.
June 4Jun 4 9 hours ago, Im_smarter_then_you said: What is going on at Virginia? they didn't retain their hitting coach who everyone loved and would have taken them to the promised land.
June 4Jun 4 16 minutes ago, Rockethorn1978 said: Hell yes we need to load up with about 5-7 of these bats along with more pitchers. So, like half a team? I concur.
June 5Jun 5 He gave his all, but you have to do better than a .339 SLG if you're going to be a corner outfielder.
June 5Jun 5 Props to him for working his way from walk on to starter, but he was a classic tweener. Probably wouldn’t be good enough to be a regular SEC starter but also brought some tools that could make him a solid 4th or 5th OF. No 20 year old sees themselves that way though.
June 5Jun 5 Popular Post 2 minutes ago, troph said: he needed to go. Look, if the pervs on this site can drool over the softball players (and one in particular who doesn’t even play), imma say Tommy was the best looking guy on the team. So I’m bummed lol
June 5Jun 5 23 hours ago, Blotto said: Dont get this at all.... Why not the entire roster? I guess with NIL also in play, these guys have access to other sources of $, but if we cant fucking afford it, who can? Also I was surprised to see some of the current numbers https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/longhorns/2025/02/27/texas-announces-plan-to-add-200-scholarships-after-ncaa-settlement/80584799007/ Women's basketball: 15 (currently 15) Women's golf: 9 (6) Women's rowing: 68 (20) Women's soccer: 28 (14) Women's softball: 25 (14) Women's swimming and diving: 30 (14) Women's tennis: 10 (8) Women's cross-country: 0 (0) Women's indoor/outdoor track: 45 (18) Women's beach volleyball: 19 (6) Women's indoor volleyball: 18 (12) Men's baseball: 25 (11.7) Men's basketball: 15 (13) Men's football: 85 (85) Men's golf: 8 (4.5) Men's swimming and diving: 22 (9.9) Men's tennis: 9 (4.5) Men's cross-country: 0 (0) Men's indoor/outdoor track: 35 (12.6) No scholarships for Cross Country? Are they just also considered part of the track squads and get scholarships that way? 68 scholarships for rowing?? brb, going to buy child-size practice oars for my daughters
June 5Jun 5 31 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said: Nik Sanders giving up his spot on the baseball team to go be a 6th string RB on the football team is something I'll never understand. I see he played this spring at Grayson junior college and did well (.371 with 12 homers)
June 5Jun 5 Sorry if it's been asked ad nauseam, but what exactly happened to Oliver Santos? I can't find any record of him playing anywhere else.
June 5Jun 5 2 hours ago, Js1 said: Look, if the pervs on this site can drool over the softball players (and one in particular who doesn’t even play), imma say Tommy was the best looking guy on the team. So I’m bummed lol I mean I started with "but those eyes" and decided for the good of the collective, he's gotta go.
June 5Jun 5 Is Winfield a salvageable piece of the puzzle? If so, would he rather be a 4th OF here or star at Lamar? I suppose that's the question?
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