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Exactly ! Gash was the top rated 1B in the State by Perfect Game and #8 in the Nation. Josh Stewart was the #6 RHP in the State and 41st in the Nation. Is Perfect Game perfect ? No, but it is the standard. Makes no difference where they played high school ball. These kids have been playing Select since they were 12 years old or younger. College and pro scouts place more emphasis on Select leagues where the competition is much higher. Gash is currently hitting .326 with 4 home runs in 12 games at Santa Barbara against excellent competition. Players were selected to go to the CCL from major colleges/programs. Both Gash and Stewart were significant losses. Stewart's father is a Texas-Ex. Stewart, like Nixon, left for better coaching/development. https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=402237 https://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=387607

Parker Bostic was Jose's first pitching coach. No coaching experience. Ran a baseball performance clinic called Maximized Baseball which focused on analytics. Rice team ERA was 6.04. Bangs pitched at SCar, Jose must have got a rec from someone. Need Rice to be competitive.

😊 Yeah, the thing that gives the story credence is the IT poster, djb, is well connected. Not sure how much under Pierce and staff. He is a teacher in Austin and has a side gig photographing and videoing prep baseball. Quite successful, has really grown. He was a regular poster on Shaggy. Good guy. The scout "may" be Chase Lummus' Dad, Mark, who is a scout with the Mariners and pitched at Texas in the early 90's. Chase is a LHP from the '19 class who has not pitched due to Covid season and TJ surgery. I met Mark at a high school game sitting in front of him when he saw my Texas cap. He really follows Texas Baseball not only because of his son but as a former player and alum. He is really enthusiastic and likely has a close relationship with Pierce.

Consider asking at the Ole Miss/Arky game today. Some likely have purchased advance tickets and loser may not want to attend. Buyers may be lined up as the losing team exits. As stated above, be patient and watch the market even up to game day. https://www.ncaatickets.com/documents/2022/6/14/22_00835_Updated_MCWS_Account_Manager_User_Guide.pdf https://www.ncaa.com/championships/baseball/d1/ticket-questions

Click on the story for more details. USC insider blog.

Friend sent me this article. Can't verify accuracy. Also a paywall article in the AAS if anyone has access. (link 2) Somewhat surprised but good that softball did well. Most might have been Lauren ? 64 deals is quite a bit. Here's how each sport stacked up: 94 football athletes racked up nearly $900k in NIL deals, including one contract worth $60k and three deals worth $50k apiece. While UT is not allowed to disclose names associated with compensation, UT star running back Bijan Robinson made waves with six major NIL deals, including a recent contract with Lamborghini Austin. Softball earned its fair share as well with the second-highest NIL value of $295,790 spread among 64 deals. Men's and women's swimming and diving programs each earned around $250k each. Men's basketball athletes inked 71 deals for a grand total of $158,585. And volleyball was the final sport to crack $100k with 26 contracts and over $105k in cash. https://austonia.com/longhorns-nil-deals-2021 https://www.hookem.com/restricted/?return=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hookem.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fcollege%2F2022%2F06%2F21%2Funiversity-texas-athletes-generated-2-million-first-year-nil%2F7637342001%2F

Yes ! 😂

TCU's Mosiello to tOSU. Good hires, See has contacts in the SE, Wallis, West Coast.

https://www.newskudo.com/texas/waco/sports/11600559-tyler-johnson-to-become-next-mclennan-head-baseball-coach Skip Johnson's son, Tyler, named head coach at McClennan. Promoted from asst position at Mc.

This and BMD's who care about baseball. And possibly to prevent a portal exodus of some of our talent. The talent is there. Best of luck to Sean. Outstanding person and recruiter.

Great post ! Don't be a stranger to the baseball forum.

Do you have a link for that podcast or site ?

Don’t know why Pierce would permit him to start early Summer ball. If Ivan goes down he is best available for 1B. Also a LH pinch hitter with power.

Strange ? He is on their roster. We send players there every year after the season. Not trying to start a rumor, but he may be in the portal or going there. The aggy players you see on the roster are in the portal. I have been reading texags. Also, we have 1 other player at SB, Grossman. Was he one that declared for the portal earlier ? You could tell duriing the season Gash was not happy with his PT. Kid can play. He is playing with very good competition at SB. http://calsummerball.com/santa-barbara-foresters-roster/

Former long time assistant to Steve Smith at Baylor. Great reputation, should have many contacts to navigate the portal.

Latest draft report per Bohls, fwiw. Second link is Jim Callis' (reputable writer) first round draft projection. Tech's Jace Jung at #10. 6. Prospects galore. Saw a list of the projected top 200 players for the Major League Baseball draft, a 20-round affair from July 17-19. And I’m still shocked scouts aren’t drooling more over Ivan Melendez than they are. Many still see the Texas slugger as a one-tool guy even though he has played very well at first base. MLB.com listed him as only the 115th best prospect in this draft. The report said he does have “plus-plus raw power” (duh) but “doesn’t have standout bat speed,” leading to concerns he could struggle against top-velocity pitchers. “Melendez still doesn’t offer much value beyond his bat, and a righty-hitting first baseman is the least attractive profile for pro teams.” Whatever. … Other draftables include Hansen (No. 125), a left-handed pitcher with killer slider and precision; Faltine (No. 149), a shortstop with concerns he’s overly aggressive at the plate and too pull-happy; Ardoin (No. 150), considered the best catcher in college baseball and who improved hitting numbers; and Hodo (No. 200), a speedy center fielder with some pop. All the Texas high school stars named are going to other schools save for Brandeis shortstop Jalin Flores (No. 91), who could easily sign a pro contract or would be draft-eligible as a college sophomore if he comes to campus. https://www.statesman.com/story/sports/college/2022/06/15/texas-king-college-sports-doesnt-mind-seeing-those-horns-down/7627208001/ https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-mock-draft-2022-historic-focus-on-offense

Congrats to Skip and Texas-Ex asst Clay Van Hook. Augie is proud ! There was no dogpile.

Schlossnagle is a master at assembling a staff, e.g., TCU. Yeskie is recognized as a premier pitching coach in the NCAA. At Oregon St during their run. Note his mound visits, calculated, not unecessarily, the command he draws. If he was here with the talent we have, oh my... Cain was LSU's recruiting coordinator for about 7-8 years, recognized as one of the best. Has contacts throughout the SEC and Nation and reportedly a versatile on field coach. Great help to Schloss in navigating the SEC. Earley is recognized as a young (5 years coaching, played in White Sox orgn), respected hitting coach. Did well at Ariz St. West Coast recruiting ties, may be responsible for their recent USC transfer. Schloss got a recommendation from someone. aggy stats aren't great but what matters is the job they did the first year with transfers (won the SEC West and going to Omaha) says all a person needs to know about coaching. Experienced coaches who have coached at the highest level. People who have more knowledge echo the above including Kendall Rogers and Aaron Fitt. I dislike aggy as much as anyone, but they have a good staff.

They have an outstanding coaching staff. Check the bios.

NEVER FORGET

Pierce has been there with Tulane and Rice, maybe as asst at Houston.

First few seconds of below clip. Has a somewhat odd arm angle, hides the ball well, probably throws alot of soft stuff. ECU may not want him going thru the lineup more than twice. The 66K - 15 walk ratio is very good but no comparison to Pete at 112 - 18 (amazing).

It was known she would never go to another school. "Just happened" comes from alot of hard work from an early age. Blair's youth private pitching coach (Andy, can't recall his last name) was Connie's asst coach when the program began with club ball in 1996. In fairness to Kim, Connie rode Blaire for 4 years for what seemed to be the development detriment of others. But Kim was also an outstanding fielder and hitter, one of my all time favs. Check the rise ball and movement, pitching on the black, just like Cat. Hope we get that tonight. But enough of history, 4 hrs to game time. I had trouble sleeping last night.

https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/654-android-thread/#comment-17303 https://www.surlyhorns.com/board/topic/4770-apple-iphone-thread/ Check the above threads.

Congrats on a great season ! Do you think Trout will be a Baylor candidate ? Sharp guy !