2024 Texas Baseball

[ConferenceRoom 6141]

27 minutes ago, TrashMaster G said:

They are great, but not ideal for radio. One of them (or both, but $), as color, but Craig needs to be PBP.

Yeah, that shouldn’t even be a question. Craig and Keith in both baseball and football was always my favorite partnership. 

[hobbes2702 13029]

1 hour ago, ConferenceRoom said:

Yeah, that shouldn’t even be a question. Craig and Keith in both baseball and football was always my favorite partnership. 

Can’t lose Swindell. He’s incredible with the amount of knowledge he has and his understanding of baseball strategy. 

[ConferenceRoom 6141]

Craig and Greg works for me. 

[Fletch 5800]

Craig, Greg and Keith would be perfect. As a red dirt country band. And for baseball commentary 

[WBT 20561]

There's still going to be a radio crew and a tv crew presumably.  I really like Keith and Greg on tv, even more so after they freed them of Galindo.  Craig is great on the radio.  It would be nice if they found him a good permanent color guy.

[jimmyjazz 45887]

Good news, we're up to #66 in RPI.

[zlavydra 2119]

FRIDAY–Texas RHP Max Grubbs (4-3, 3.61) vs. OU LHP Braden Davis (4-3, 5.37)
SATURDAY–Texas LHP Ace Whitehead (4-0, 3.32) vs. OU RHP Kyson Witherspoon (4-2, 3.72)
SUNDAY–Texas RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr. (2-3, 5.03) vs. OU LHP Grant Stevens (5-0, 4.72)

 

[Tyrone Krivacs 50]

13 hours ago, WBT said:

There's still going to be a radio crew and a tv crew presumably.  I really like Keith and Greg on tv, even more so after they freed them of Galindo.  Craig is great on the radio.  It would be nice if they found him a good permanent color guy.

Please keep Keith...by far the greatest R L Turner High School/UT athlete ever

[ConferenceRoom 6141]

21 hours ago, WBT said:

There's still going to be a radio crew and a tv crew presumably.  I really like Keith and Greg on tv, even more so after they freed them of Galindo.  Craig is great on the radio.  It would be nice if they found him a good permanent color guy.

I might have misunderstood what was being unthread. It would make sense for there to still be separate TV and radio crews. I agree, it would be great to have a real deal color man sitting next to Craig. 

[Herpa Derpa 6123]

Roger Wallace says fuck all y'all.

[jimmyjazz 45887]

Conference:

1-6 in Game 1

12-2 in Games 2 & 3

 

has to be one of the more bizarre stats I've seen in a while

[hornian 5210]

3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Conference:

1-6 in Game 1

12-2 in Games 2 & 3

 

has to be one of the more bizarre stats I've seen in a while

It really is. 

 

[UTPhil2006 3805]

Especially considering we changed the order of starters 

[Valmy77 13225]

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Conference:

1-6 in Game 1

12-2 in Games 2 & 3

 

has to be one of the more bizarre stats I've seen in a while

Other teams have an ace. We don't.

[Cajun 11705]

11 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Other teams have an ace. We don't.

Yup.  1000% this.

 

[Cajun 11705]

This is the kind of team that can rise up and surprise here and there.  They have done and will continue to do so, but that's as far as it goes.

There will be nothing added to the trophy case at the end of this team's season.  Nada.

Unless there's some hardware for getting DP run out on a rail, that is.  Because that could happen.

 

[UTPhil2006 3805]

What’s Russel Moldenhauer up to these days 

[UnhappilyMarried 815]

44 minutes ago, Valmy77 said:

Other teams have an ace. We don't.

TCU had an ace. OU borderline. BYU, KSU, UH, BU had guys we made look like aces

[UnhappilyMarried 815]

Boehm vs Tolle for pitcher of the year will be interesting, especially if TCU stays in position to miss Arlington. 

[Hookem2147 21194]

7 minutes ago, UnhappilyMarried said:

Boehm vs Tolle for pitcher of the year will be interesting, especially if TCU stays in position to miss Arlington. 

Tolle will probably win that award going away, regardless of how TCU finishes. OSU has a couple of starters who will also be in the discussion (Garcia and Holiday). Boehm probably won't have the pure numbers to contend with those guys but he could win reliever of the year (I think that is an award they do). 

Edited April 29 by Hookem2147

[crash_davis 23100]

How the fuck did we lose the BYU series? 

This team is frustrating as fuck.

[Bevo&Pevo 5120]

1 hour ago, Valmy77 said:

Other teams have an ace. We don't.

But we got a Boogie.

[UnhappilyMarried 815]

58 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

Tolle will probably win that award going away, regardless of how TCU finishes. OSU has a couple of starters who will also be in the discussion (Garcia and Holiday). Boehm probably won't have the pure numbers to contend with those guys but he could win reliever of the year (I think that is an award they do). 

If not for the Washington blowup he’d probably have an era in the 1s and I’d argue harder for him. Starters will always get the edge for that award, rightfully so. 

[zlavydra 2119]

1 hour ago, UnhappilyMarried said:

If not for the Washington blowup he’d probably have an era in the 1s and I’d argue harder for him. Starters will always get the edge for that award, rightfully so. 

Is Cody Howard in the running?

[Cajun 11705]

3 hours ago, UnhappilyMarried said:

TCU had an ace. OU borderline. BYU, KSU, UH, BU had guys we made look like aces

Compared to us, they all have aces.  Shake hands with it.

[Fletch 5800]

3 hours ago, crash_davis said:

How the fuck did we lose the BYU series? 

This team is frustrating as fuck.

Seriously. Most annoying team of the last 13ish or so years. Every fucking weekend is basically 

[WBT 20561]

5 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

What’s Russel Moldenhauer up to these days 

*Moldenhomer

[WBT 20561]

5 hours ago, Valmy77 said:

Other teams have an ace. We don't.

 

5 hours ago, Cajun said:

Yup.  1000% this.

 

Yeah, it's not that weird.  It's also why we won't be long for the postseason.  Hard to win a regional after dropping game 1.

[Cajun 11705]

It's pretty f'n weird for The University of Texas Baseball Program to not have one legit ace.  

About as weird as it gets imo.

Edited April 30 by Cajun
Not that I think that's what you were saying, just tagging on.

[jimmyjazz 45887]

Rocketing up the charts in RPI.  (58 -> 57)

[zlavydra 2119]

FRIDAY–Texas RHP Max Grubbs (4-4, 3.44) vs. OSU LHP Sam Garcia (4-3, 3.70)
SATURDAY–Texas LHP Ace Whitehead (4-0, 3.88) vs. OSU RHP Brian Holiday (4-3, 3.79)
SUNDAY–Texas RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr. (2-3, 5.61) vs. OSU TBA

[Valmy77 13225]

Sure hope LBJ can overcome TBA

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

 

 

And I just heard about this.

Been missing good TEXAS sports (and a decent radio station for UT Baseball 😡) since the HORN went away...

 

 

Edited May 3 by BillyGoatHill

[markstanco 12571]

Question, with current NIL, the 11.whatever scholarships that are available are obviously a thing of the past.

So are all of the Texas players playing without paying tuition now? And also, with baseball, are most teams in the sec and acc pretty much doing this? As in all players on “scholarship “

[torre 1285]

12 hours ago, markstanco said:

Question, with current NIL, the 11.whatever scholarships that are available are obviously a thing of the past.

So are all of the Texas players playing without paying tuition now? And also, with baseball, are most teams in the sec and acc pretty much doing this? As in all players on “scholarship “

Bump this to the top for someone with knowledge to answer.   @closetojumping may choose to opine on NIL goals at Texas.

Saw the below link online.  Supposedly from NCAA,  though looks somewhat suspect.

https://nil-ncaa.com/sec/

[UTPhil2006 3805]

Number 25 in BA. Unranked in D1

[closetojumping 62552]

21 hours ago, torre said:

Bump this to the top for someone with knowledge to answer.   @closetojumping may choose to opine on NIL goals at Texas.

Saw the below link online.  Supposedly from NCAA,  though looks somewhat suspect.

https://nil-ncaa.com/sec/

I don’t know this answer. What I do know is that Pierce hasn’t handled NIL the way others have, spreading things across the roster. So maybe everyone is good to go, but it’s proving to be an idiotic approach compared to the programs applying NIL pressure to key recruits and transfers. 

[HenryJames 66037]

33 minutes ago, UTPhil2006 said:

Number 25 in BA. Unranked in D1

1,2

[UTPhil2006 3805]

[dcar00 14153]

On 5/2/2024 at 3:11 PM, zlavydra said:

FRIDAY–Texas RHP Max Grubbs (4-4, 3.44) vs. OSU LHP Sam Garcia (4-3, 3.70)
SATURDAY–Texas LHP Ace Whitehead (4-0, 3.88) vs. OSU RHP Brian Holiday (4-3, 3.79)
SUNDAY–Texas RHP Lebarron Johnson Jr. (2-3, 5.61) vs. OSU TBA

It is what it is but part of me wonders if we switched LBJ and Boehm roles what would happen.  

[Js1 85275]

4 hours ago, UTPhil2006 said:

LOL the first place team in the Big 12 (by 3 games) isn't ranked but 2 of the 3 second place teams are sitting at 18 and 21

[Hookem2147 21194]

6 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

It is what it is but part of me wonders if we switched LBJ and Boehm roles what would happen.  

We would have a lot more heartburn in the 8th and 9th innings.

I like Boehm in his current role. Allows him to pitch multiple times in a series, if needed.

[Hookem2147 21194]

What do we think the realistic ceiling is for Max Grubbs? Is he a weekend guy in the SEC? He doesn't miss a ton of bats, but he gets a lot of groundballs and has looked pretty good this year for a true sophomore who we didn't expect to be a weekend starter heading into the year.

Pitching Statistics

Season	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	BAVG	WP	HBP	BK	SFA	SHA
Total	4.43	5	4	23	9	0	0	0	67.0	77	44	33	15	45	12	2	7	302	.281	9	7	0	2	4
2023	9.35	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	8.2	13	11	9	3	6	5	0	1	45	.325	1	2	0	0	0
2024	3.70	4	4	15	9	0	0	0	58.1	64	33	24	12	39	7	2	6	257	.274	8	5	0	2	4

[dcar00 14153]

Just now, Hookem2147 said:

We would have a lot more heartburn in the 8th and 9th innings.

I like Boehm in his current role. Allows him to pitch multiple times in a series, if needed.

For sure.  I'm not suggesting we change really.  Johnson's 5.61 ERA is just mindnumbingly bad. 

was also trying to think how to work a regional if you are the 2(or 3) seed.  I could see starting Boehm second game if we won the first.  roll the dice with your best pitcher against the #1

[Hookem2147 21194]

1 minute ago, dcar00 said:

For sure.  I'm not suggesting we change really.  Johnson's 5.61 ERA is just mindnumbingly bad. 

was also trying to think how to work a regional if you are the 2(or 3) seed.  I could see starting Boehm second game if we won the first.  roll the dice with your best pitcher against the #1

All bets are off in the postseason. You definitely do stuff you wouldn't do in a normal weekend series. You shrink your circle of trust to about 2-3 starters and 2-3 relievers and ride those guys hard. You will bring your closer in during the 4th inning after he threw 25 pitches the day before if the game calls for it. 

Maybe that ends up helping us because we will be using every last drop from Duplantier and Boehm instead of bringing in David Shaw in a 2 run game because Boehm threw the night before.

[ClubWhatever 12120]

16 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

What do we think the realistic ceiling is for Max Grubbs?

On a good Texas team?  Sunday starter. 

[MuellerHorn 4228]

16 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

What do we think the realistic ceiling is for Max Grubbs? Is he a weekend guy in the SEC? He doesn't miss a ton of bats, but he gets a lot of groundballs and has looked pretty good this year for a true sophomore who we didn't expect to be a weekend starter heading into the year.

Pitching Statistics

Season	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	BAVG	WP	HBP	BK	SFA	SHA
Total	4.43	5	4	23	9	0	0	0	67.0	77	44	33	15	45	12	2	7	302	.281	9	7	0	2	4
2023	9.35	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	8.2	13	11	9	3	6	5	0	1	45	.325	1	2	0	0	0
2024	3.70	4	4	15	9	0	0	0	58.1	64	33	24	12	39	7	2	6	257	.274	8	5	0	2	4

I think he's a realistic Sunday guy - maybe Saturday with another off season. If he's still the Friday guy or even the clear cut Saturday starter next season, Pierce/the new head coach managed the roster poorly.

[TrashMaster G 17543]

22 minutes ago, Hookem2147 said:

What do we think the realistic ceiling is for Max Grubbs? Is he a weekend guy in the SEC? He doesn't miss a ton of bats, but he gets a lot of groundballs and has looked pretty good this year for a true sophomore who we didn't expect to be a weekend starter heading into the year.

Pitching Statistics

Season	ERA	W	L	APP	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	2B	3B	HR	BF	BAVG	WP	HBP	BK	SFA	SHA
Total	4.43	5	4	23	9	0	0	0	67.0	77	44	33	15	45	12	2	7	302	.281	9	7	0	2	4
2023	9.35	1	0	8	0	0	0	0	8.2	13	11	9	3	6	5	0	1	45	.325	1	2	0	0	0
2024	3.70	4	4	15	9	0	0	0	58.1	64	33	24	12	39	7	2	6	257	.274	8	5	0	2	4

The 3:1 SO:BB ratio is pretty damn nice. Don't love the OBA, hopefully it improves next year.  Looks like his WHIP is 1.34, which also needs serious improvement. Would love for him to take a solid step forward next year.

[Had Enough 2078]

6 minutes ago, dcar00 said:

For sure.  I'm not suggesting we change really.  Johnson's 5.61 ERA is just mindnumbingly bad. 

was also trying to think how to work a regional if you are the 2(or 3) seed.  I could see starting Boehm second game if we won the first.  roll the dice with your best pitcher against the #1

That’s in Virginias team ERA range.  They’re ranked #10 in the polls.

The team ERA of 5.61 would be 115th out of 295 teams.  There are 10 teams with ERAs at or below 4.00.  None below 3.00.

Pretty sure that ERA is in the vicinity of A&Ms 3rd starter two years ago.  May be where LSUs guy (not Skenes) last year was before his final CWS appearance last year.  You’re likely to see starting pitchers in the CWS pretty close to that.

The problem is that he hasn’t been 5.61 good lately.   I’d bet Hurley gets another chance soon.

[Hookem2147 21194]

11 minutes ago, MuellerHorn said:

I think he's a realistic Sunday guy - maybe Saturday with another off season. If he's still the Friday guy or even the clear cut Saturday starter next season, Pierce/the new head coach managed the roster poorly.

Agreed. Will be interesting to see what ends up happening with him and Whitehead, both of whom have held their own this year and compete well but I worry about against better lineups. 

Obviously, starting to pitch in the portal is a bloodbath. I'm hopeful we get this lefty from San Jac to campus that we've had committed since the fall. Been up to 96 this year and has 100 strikeouts in 56 innings. Would be an immediate weekend guy. https://www.njcaa.org/sports/bsb/2023-24/div1/players/brandonarvidsonpt3d?view=profile