Texas Baseball will host one final media availability ahead of its season opener this weekend.

Hear from Jim Schlossnagle and a handful of players in the comments down below.

A look at the right field outfield standing/seating area Texas added this offseason. 

 

Close to being all the way back. 

2 more days. 

Adrian Rodriguez says he had discomfort with his hand last year when playing. 

Says he was unsure of what the true diagnoses was, but they put two staples in his hand and he’s been doing well since. 

Dr. Shin… yes, that Dr. Shin, performed the surgery. 

Rodriguez says he’s learned that he doesn’t need to be swinging everyday to be up to speed with his swings. 

says he is comfortable with both sides of the plate at the moment. 

 

“So Texas is like the New York Yankees of college baseball.”

A-Rod says the standard of Texas Baseball is well known in the locker room and as a result the newcomers have been able to buy in immediately. 

 

Carson Tinney says the expectation is to win a National Championship. 

Says he spends a ton of time with the pitching staff, from cookouts to time at practice and the weight room. He is doing whatever he can to become familiar with the pitching staff. 

Tinney says the most impressive thing about Dylan Volantis is his composure. 

In regards to improvement for 2026, Tinney says he is hoping to chop down on his swing & miss rate

In regards to who on the staff could surprise this year, Tinney says “Thomas Burns could surprise some people.”

Ruger Riojas says he’s up to 205, gained about 10-15 pounds from a year ago. 

Riojas says he got sick with the flu, which turned into bronchitis, and lost about 20-25 pounds last year. Now he believes he’s back to where he was pre-illness

Riojas says tinney catches all of his bullpens with the intent of becoming more familiar with the staff before the season starts 

Max Weiner has a saying with the Texas pitching staff called being “hired hitmen”

Riojas said the staff has bought into that mentality. 

Riojas says he felt like it was rock bottom towards the end of last year. But calls it a great learning opportunity and that he’s excited to get back out on the mound this year

Riojas says he didn’t believe he was mature enough to test the MLB Draft waters after last year. Says he wanted to improve his mentality and mental toughness with another year under Max Weiner.

A look at the new Texas batter’s eye, which includes a cut for the TV cameras — previously the cameras were on a stand off to the left side of the batter’s eye. 

Thomas Burns was asked if he was the closer:

”we are all just a bunch of savage out getters.”

16 minutes ago, CJ Vogel said:

Max Weiner has a saying with the Texas pitching staff called being “hired hitmen”

Riojas said the staff has bought into that mentality. 

Burns says being a “hired hitman” is all about knowing your role in the pen. When it’s time to get a kill, get a kill. When it’s time to sit down, sit down. 

Burns with some praise for Haiden Leffew 

Thomas Burns says he throws a splitter instead of a changeup now 

Cj, not sure if I can look at you the same after hating on Riri

 

 

2 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

Cj, not sure if I can look at you the same after hating on Riri

 

That’s just a crazy song lmao