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2025 Texas Longhorns baseball team

2025 Texas Longhorns baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachNolan Cain (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Troy Tulowitzki (4th season)
  • Max Weiner (1st season)
  • Michael Cantu (1st season)
Home stadiumUFCU Disch–Falk Field
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →

The 2025 Texas Longhorns baseball team represents the University of Texas at Austin during the 2025 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Longhorns play their home games at UFCU Disch–Falk Field as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They are led by first year head coach Jim Schlossnagle.

Previous season

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Texas finished the 2024 season 36–24, 20–10 in Big 12 play.[1]

Personnel

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Roster

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2025 Texas Longhorns roster
 

Pitchers

  • 17 – Easton Tumis – Sophomore
    (6'4, 155)
  • 28 – Ace Whitehead[a] – Senior
    (5'10, 195)
  • 34 – Will Mercer – Redshirt Senior
    (6'1, 210)
  • 38 – Max Grubbs – Junior
    (6'1, 200)
  • 41 – Cody Howard – Redshirt Junior
    (6'1, 200)
  • 47 – George Zaharias – RedshirtFreshman
    (6'3, 220)
  • 48 – Hudson Hamilton – Sophomore
    (6'1, 210)
  • 49 – Oliver Santos – Redshirt Freshman
    (6'4, 205)
  • 53 – Luke Harrison – Redshirt Junior
    (6'2, 205)
  • 54 – Brandon Bertsch – Redshirt Freshman
    (6'0, 170)
  • 88 – Andre Duplantier II – Redshirt Senior
    (6'2, 215)
  • Aiden Moffett – Junior
    (6'3, 220)
  • Thomas Burns – Sophomore
    (6'3, 210)
  • Kade Bing – Sophomore
    (6'1, 180)
  • Ethan Walker – Redshirt Sophomore
    (6'0, 185)
  • Ruger Riojas – Junior
    (6'1, 180)
  • Drew Rerick – Freshman
    (6'5, 230)
  • Connor McCreery – Sophomore
    (6'6, 225)
  • Grayson Saunier – Junior
    (6'4, 210)
  • Jared Spencer – Sophomore
    (6'3, 195)
  • Chance Covert II – Freshman
    (6'2, 195)
  • Jason Flores[a] – Freshman
    (6'2, 200)
  • Bryce Navarre – Freshman
    (6'1, 190)
  • Cooper Powell – Freshman
    (5'11, 170)
  • Dylan Volantis – Freshman
    (6'6, 200)
 

Catchers

  • 6 – Rylan Galvan – Junior
    (6'0, 205)
  • 10 – Kimble Schuessler – Redshirt Senior
    (6'2, 210)
  • 37 – Nik Sanders – Freshman
    (6'2, 215)
  • 42 – Oliver Service[a] – Sophomore
    (6'0, 195)
  • Cole Chamberlain – Freshman
    (6'2, 215)

Infielders

  • 0 – Jayden Duplantier – Junior
    (6’1, 190)
  • 1 – Jalin Flores – Junior
    (6’2, 210)
  • 14 – Cade O’Hara – Junior
    (5'11, 180)
  • 31 – Casey Borba – Sophomore
    (6'1, 210)
  • Ethan Mendoza – Sophomore
    (5'10, 175)
  • Jaquae Stewart – Sophomore
    (5'10, 245)
  • Jason Flores[a] – Freshman
    (6'2, 200)
  • Carson Luna – Freshman
    (6'1, 180)
  • Walker Polk[a] – Junior
    (6'3, 230)
  • Samuel Richardson – Freshman
    (6'1, 195)
  • Adrian Rodriguez – Freshman
    (6'2, 190)
 

Outfielders

  • 8 – Will Gasparino – Sophomore
    (6'6, 210)
  • 28 – Ace Whitehead[a] – Senior
    (5'10, 195)
  • 40 – Blake Peterson – Sophomore
    (6'1, 210)
  • 42 – Oliver Service[a] – Sophomore
    (6'0, 195)
  • 43 – Tommy Farmer IV – Sophomore
    (6'3, 190)
  • 44 – Max Belyeu – Junior
    (6’2, 210)
  • 51 – Seth Werchan – Redshirt Senior
    (6'3, 205)
  • 55 – Casey Cummings – Senior
    (6'0, 190)
  • Easton Winfield – Sophomore
    (6'0, 205)
  • Donovan Jordan – Freshman
    (6'1, 210)
  • Matthew Scott II – Freshman
    (6'4, 190)

Utility Players

  • 29 – Cam Constantine – Redshirt Junior
    (6'0, 210)

Legend

  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
  

Roster Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Plays two different positions

Coaches

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2025 Texas Longhorns coaching staff
  • Jim Schlossnagle – Head coach – 1st year
  • Nolan Cain – Associate Head coach/Recruiting Coordinator – 1st year
  • Troy Tulowitzki – Assistant coach/Hitting – 4th year
  • Max Weiner – Assistant coach/Pitching – 1st year
  • Michael Cantu – Student assistant – 1st year

Support staff

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2025 Texas Longhorns support staff
  • Drew Bishop – Director of operations – 1st year
  • Chuck Box – Director of program development – 1st year
  • Gehrig Mosiello – Director of player development – 1st year
  • Matt Couch – Assistant head coach for athletic performance – 6th year
  • Tom Mendez – Assistant athletic trainer – 6th year

Offseason

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Departures

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Offseason Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chase Lummus 24 P 6'1" 205 Redshirt Junior Godley, TX Graduated
Heston Tole 45 P 6'6" 230 Senior Wichita Falls, TX Graduated
Jack O'Dowd 27 IF 6'2" 210 Senior Nashville, TN Graduated
Peyton Powell 15 UTL 6'1" 190 Redshirt Senior Robinson, TX Graduated
Porter Brown 4 OF 6'0" 205 Redshirt Senior San Antonio, TX Graduated

Outgoing transfers

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Outgoing Transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Source
Cole Selvig 46 P 6'0” 205 lbs Altoona, WI Freshman Minnesota [2]
David Shaw 36 P 6'7” 200 lbs Houston, TX Junior California [3]
Dee Kennedy 30 IF 5'11” 185 lbs Fort Worth, TX Freshman Kansas State [4]
Sam Ardoin 19 IF 6’1” 170 lbs Moss Bluff, LA Freshman Louisiana [5]

2024 MLB Draft

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Main article: 2024 Major League Baseball draft
Round Pick Overall Pick Player Position MLB Team Source
2 3 42 Jared Thomas 1B/OF Colorado Rockies [6]
5 3 139 Lebarron Johnson Jr. P Colorado Rockies
14 8 413 Tanner Witt P New York Mets

Undrafted free agents

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Player Position MLB Team Source
Charlie Hurley P Chicago Cubs [7]
Gage Boehm P Seattle Mariners [8]
Peyton Powell UTL Toronto Blue Jays

Coaching staff departures

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Name Position New Team New Position Source
David Pierce Head Coach Texas State Assistant Coach [9]
Steve Rodriguez Assistant Coach N/A N/A [9]
Caleb Longley Assistant Coach Texas A&M Assistant Coach [9]
Chris Gordon Coordinator, Hitting and Pitching Development South Carolina Director of Player Development [10]
Carli Todd Director of Operations N/A N/A [11]

Coaching Staff Notes

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Previous school Source
Aiden Moffett R/R P 6'3" 221 Mount Olive, MS Junior LSU [12]
Connor McCreery R/R P 6'6" 225 Williston Park, NY Junior South Carolina [13]
Easton Winfield L/R OF 6'0" 205 Alvin, TX Sophomore Louisiana–Monroe [14]
Ethan Mendoza R/R IF 5'10" 175 Bedford, TX Sophomore Arizona State [15]
Ethan Walker L/L P 6'0" 185 Ashburn, VA Sophomore Walters State [16]
Grayson Saunier L/R P 6'4" 210 Memphis, TN Junior Ole Miss [17]
Jaquae Stewart L/L IF 5'10" 245 Sinton, TX Sophomore Northwest Florida State [18]
Jared Spencer L/L P 6'3" 195 Centreville, MI Senior Indiana State [19]
Kade Bing L/L P 6'1" 180 West, TX Sophomore McLennan [20]
Ruger Riojas R/R P 6'1" 180 Wimberley, TX Junior UTSA [21]
Thomas Burns R/R P 6'3" 210 Hortonville, WI Sophomore Arizona State [22]
Walker Polk R/R IF/OF 6'3" 230 Coppell, TX Junior Grayson [23]

Incoming recruits

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2024 Texas Recruits
Name B/T Pos. Height Weight Hometown High School Source
Samuel Richardson R/R 3B/OF 6'1" 195 Olive Branch, MS Lewisburg High School [24]
Jason Flores R/R P/IF/OF 6'2" 210 Wylie, TX Naaman Forest High School [25]
Carson Luna R/R IF 6'1" 180 Houston, TX St. John's School [26]
Matt Scott II R/R OF/P 6'4" 210 Spring, TX Klein Oak High School [27]
Cole Chamberlain L/R C/IF 6'2" 215 Novato, CA San Marin High School [28]
Donovan Jordan R/R UTL 6'1" 210 Humble, TX Summer Creek High School [29]
Chance Covert II L/L P/OF 6'2" 196 Austin, TX Westlake High School [30]
Cooper Powell L/L P/OF 5'11" 180 Bedford, TX Colleyville Heritage High School [31]
Bryce Navarre L/L P 6'1" 190 Montgomery, TX Montgomery High School [32]
Adrian Rodriguez S/R IF/OF 6'2" 185 Flower Mound, TX Flower Mound High School [33]
Drew Rerick R/R P 6'5" 230 Fargo, ND Davies High School [34]
Dylan Volantis L/L P 6'6" 200 Thousand Oaks, CA Westlake High School [35]

Coaching staff additions

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Name Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
Jim Schlossnagle Head Coach Texas A&M Head Coach [36]
Nolan Cain Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator Texas A&M Associate Head Coach/Recruiting Coordinator [37]
Max Weiner Assistant Coach/Pitching Texas A&M Assistant Coach [38]
Chuck Box Director of Program Development Texas A&M Director of Player and Program Development [39]
Gehrig Mosiello Director of Player Development Johnson Assistant Coach [40]

Preseason

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After the conclusion of the 2024 season, Texas fired head coach David Pierce.[41] Just one day later on June 25th, the Longhorns hired Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle.[42] Schlossnagle proceeded to bring two members of Texas A&M's coaching staff along with him including Nolan Cain and Max Weiner.[43]


Schedule and results

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2025 Texas Longhorns baseball game log (0–0)
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Canceled      Bold = Texas team member
Regular season (0–0)

Schedule Notes

Rankings

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See also: 2025 NCAA Division I baseball rankings
Ranking movements
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[44]*
Baseball America[45]
NCBWA†[46]

† NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

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