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2021 team also did it in like 67 games. This team will do it in like 56 games.

Just looked it up. We will almost certainly set the team strikeout record this year. Previously held by the 2021 team. 2022 and 2023 team rank 2nd and 3rd.

Not sure how you don’t overturn that. That looked pretty clear.

Alright we’ve mastered the HBP let’s try something else

Our strikeout rates the last 3 or so seasons are insane. I guess you can’t complain with the overall results but wow. We have become a 3 true outcome team (homer, walk, strikeout).

Great news about Thomas pitching is it opens up first base for O'Dowd tonight!

Been a thing all year. Remember his first outing in the second game of the year when the trainer came to the mound and we were all wondering why he was throwing 84? They weren't even sure how much they would get out of him this year after that point. It's why his appearances were so spaced out to start the season.

He's already pitching through a hurt hand. The main reason his velo is down from last year. Needs all the rest he can get between starts.

Bold, you think we are scoring 7 against midweek arms.

I think he posts as @6th Street, but not 100% sure

A guy trying to fight through an injury and surgery he isn't 100% from is a tad different from a normal healthy guy getting on the mound, but your point is understood.

Thomas has apparently thrown several bullpens the last few weeks as they tossed this idea around. Upper 80s with the fastball. Coming off 5 games in 6 days with our pitching injuries/depth, I guess now is as good a time as ever to give it a try. Injury risk is obviously the biggest concern, but he could also get injured playing first base or taking a ball off the wrist in the batter's box or running the bases. Can't play sports with the mindset of trying to avoid injuries. I guess we'll see what happens. The kid loves Texas and has more heart than maybe anyone on the team. Wouldn't surprise me if he was the one who brought this idea to the table.

That Trilly Donovan guy posted an update on Garrison in some private channel he has. Said he’s hearing it’s OU vs a return to OSU, with a return to OSU gaining more steam. Didn’t mention Texas.

There is a deadline for guys to withdraw before the draft. I think it is sometime next month. If you stay in past that deadline, you are locked in regardless of if you are picked or not. The majority of borderline draft guys declare without officially hiring an agent to give them the option to withdraw by the deadline, but the sure-fire draft guys will just declare and hire an agent right away meaning they can not withdraw.

He was pretty damn good in high school. There was some thought he could be a two-way guy when he first enrolled. Threw back-to-back no-hitters in a 6A district his senior year.

Very well put. If you are always looking for the next hurdle you hope he won't clear so you can finally pull the plug, what are you even doing? Reminds me of all the hand-wringing of what if Herman accidentally wins out and makes the Big 12 title game in 2020 and then we can't get rid of him. If you want to move on, you want to move on. There is no rule a coach has to return because he reached X goal.

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Kendall Rodgers earlier today in their weekly chat on D1baseball Guest: Two part question and just want your thoughts -All my Longhorn baseball friends are losing patience with Pierce. Not sure he is the answer for leading the team into a tough SEC next year. Do you think DelConte could try to go after Schloss at A&M. They are connected from their days at TCU. Does Pierce need to make post season to keep his job? Kendall Rogers: Guest – I think Texas will be making a coaching change if the season ended today. Coach Pierce and I are close and have a great relationship, but it’s also my job to be truthful. I have no doubt Chris Del Conte will shoot for Schlossnagle, but I would be very surprised at this point if that would even be an option unless A&M just bungled the new facility, which I’ve been told will not happen. Should Texas open (and I’m not saying it will for sure), I have a very good name in mind that I think the Longhorns would have an excellent shot with. Stay tuned.

Our inbound passing in important situations just improved

Even if he took another step forward this offseason, having a guy at that wing spot who offers very little to no offensive game outside of 5 feet makes life harder for everyone else on the floor. It was time to move on. I won't miss the offensive sets and looks we got when he played with Cunnigham and Horton at the same time.

There is a 100% chance if Texas makes a regional they will be sent to College Station. Last chance the NCAA will have to match the two teams up in a regional and they aren't turning it down.

He clarified last night and said it is a HS wing player who is supposed to announce for the good guys this week.

Our 7-3 road record is good, especially considering that 4 of the 7 are against teams currently in the top 40 of RPI (Tech and KSU). We actually have more road wins than 12 of the top 20 RPI teams, including teams like FSU, A&M, Vandy and OU. It's the home losses that are weighing down the boat. We win 1 of any of the 7 Q4 games we lost, we are right around 50 in RPI right now and are not sweating as hard. The A&M Corpus loss in particular might be the difference in playing postseason baseball or not. 224 in RPI, 5-7 in the Southland and just lost a series to Houston Christian, who we hung 20 runs on.

Jamie Shaw (On3 national basketball guy) C Aaron Bradshaw, Kentucky INTEL: I wrote last week, after Aaron Bradshaw went into the Transfer Portal, that Ohio State and USC were two programs I was immediately told to watch with the 7-footer. Bradshaw went on a visit to Ohio State this weekend. Sources close to the recruitment tell me that the visit went well and that Ohio State likes where things are at. Naturally, the recruitment is not done. UNC and Texas are two other programs sources suggest to monitor here. The Tar Heels are in on a couple of big men with Yale transfer Danny Wolf scheduled to come in this weekend. Even with some Buckeye momentum, the timeline of things is worth paying attention to.