As one who is more familiar with following the pros than the college happenings, I checked in on the recent versions of the Owls baseball squads every now and then, but found it had little to merit following much as they had descended from their formerly lofty heights to become more the equivalent of what had been done to football on South Main.

Now that Chito's first squad is firmly behind, I'm curious as to

1. the sentiment from those more expert than I on the team,
2. what do they forecast for next season
3. forecast for the future for the Owls as far as the rebuild
4. what specifically do you see as and the various processes and necessities for getting better players/improving players we have brought in from here?
5. What, if anything, would you do differently than hat you've seen so far?

6. I'd also like a general timeline of what to expect when,
7. and finally, is it realistic anymore to expect the Owls to return to the CWS someday (and compete for a title again), or has that ship sailed with all the changes in college sports?

Thanks. I'll listen to your thoughts.

Also no expert, but here are my responses.

1. Very disappointing season. I think we all expected (hoped for?) more.
2. Improvement, but then it is would be hard to do much worse.
3. It will take a few years.
4. New pitching coach should help. For all the hype around Bostick and his technology, on field coaching left alot to be desired.
5. Focus heavily on hitting approach to improve contact and situational hitting. Way too many Ks in critical situations.
6. Making the CUSA tournament on their home field next year would be a good first step. Otherwise, see #3.
7. 30 years or so ago, who thought, other than the OG, Rice could get to, compete at and win in Omaha. Never say never. RFND (although it’s been severely damaged over the last few years.)

Regarding 7 only:

I watched the OU-VT game today, and I was astonished at how good OU was. In the deciding game of that series, the Sooners scored in seven different innings, and eight of their starting nine batters had at least one RBI. Their outfielders also made three highlight-worthy catches, they made no errors in the field, and their relievers gave up zero runs after their starter gave them 6 quality innings. It was basically a complete team victory, the kind of effort you need to win a super regional.

Well, Rice used to be able to play at a similar level, as Rice was a serious threat to win a super regional every single season for almost two decades. Watching OU today made me appreciate just how good Rice used to be in baseball. And it also made me a bit depressed because I can see just how far Rice has to go to get back to playing at that level.

As Tomball correctly points out, we did it before, so in theory we can do it again. But the circumstances surrounding college baseball in the early 1990s were far different from what they are now, and we had some people back in the 1990s that were clearly capable of making some hugely impactful decisions for baseball and a few other sports. I don't know if we can replicate that kind of transformation in the present era... but here's to hoping we can do it again and do it soon.

(06-12-2022 08:15 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Also no expert, but here are my responses.

1. Very disappointing season. I think we all expected (hoped for?) more.
2. Improvement, but then it is would be hard to do much worse.
3. It will take a few years.
4. New pitching coach should help. For all the hype around Bostick and his technology, on field coaching left alot to be desired.
5. Focus heavily on hitting approach to improve contact and situational hitting. Way too many Ks in critical situations.
6. Making the CUSA tournament on their home field next year would be a good first step. Otherwise, see #3.
7. 30 years or so ago, who thought, other than the OG, Rice could get to, compete at and win in Omaha. Never say never. RFND (although it’s been severely damaged over the last few years.)

Man, I could have written your first 5 points myself. It is going to take another couple years of recruiting upgrade before we're a legit post-season caliber squad. We still have a lot of Bragga dead wood on this roster, and though next year's incoming class will be Cheito's first, the reality is that most elite prospects commit 2+ years out. Consequently, it's going to take a little more time. Hopefully, we can land several proven transfers who can have immediate impacts.

(06-12-2022 08:15 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Also no expert, but here are my responses.

1. Very disappointing season. I think we all expected (hoped for?) more.
2. Improvement, but then it is would be hard to do much worse.
3. It will take a few years.
4. New pitching coach should help. For all the hype around Bostick and his technology, on field coaching left alot to be desired.
5. Focus heavily on hitting approach to improve contact and situational hitting. Way too many Ks in critical situations.
6. Making the CUSA tournament on their home field next year would be a good first step. Otherwise, see #3.
7. 30 years or so ago, who thought, other than the OG, Rice could get to, compete at and win in Omaha. Never say never. RFND (although it’s been severely damaged over the last few years.)

(06-12-2022 09:42 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Man, I could have written your first 5 points myself. It is going to take another couple years of recruiting upgrade before we're a legit post-season caliber squad. We still have a lot of Bragga dead wood on this roster, and though next year's incoming class will be Cheito's first, the reality is that most elite prospects commit 2+ years out. Consequently, it's going to take a little more time. Hopefully, we can land several proven transfers who can have immediate impacts.

Wow! So far a bit bleaker than I would have thought. I certainly have a ton more faith in Cheito than in our football leadership, but I would have supposed that after a year of familiarity and getting their systems in place, there was hope for somewhat better prospects this coming season (2023).

Perhaps Fall Ball will tell us more?

It looks like a repeat of this past season is the general expectation for you two, or am I incorrect? One would hope than at least one of the big Three sports would have a breakout at some point.

Also a shame since out of all our major three sports facilities, our baseball stadium is the most modern and fan-friendly. I suppose that's why they're having the Conference championship here next year?

(06-12-2022 08:52 PM)Wiessman Wrote:  Regarding 7 only:

I watched the OU-VT game today, and I was astonished at how good OU was. In the deciding game of that series, the Sooners scored in seven different innings, and eight of their starting nine batters had at least one RBI. Their outfielders also made three highlight-worthy catches, they made no errors in the field, and their relievers gave up zero runs after their starter gave them 6 quality innings. It was basically a complete team victory, the kind of effort you need to win a super regional.

Well, Rice used to be able to play at a similar level, as Rice was a serious threat to win a super regional every single season for almost two decades. Watching OU today made me appreciate just how good Rice used to be in baseball. And it also made me a bit depressed because I can see just how far Rice has to go to get back to playing at that level.

As Tomball correctly points out, we did it before, so in theory we can do it again. But the circumstances surrounding college baseball in the early 1990s were far different from what they are now, and we had some people back in the 1990s that were clearly capable of making some hugely impactful decisions for baseball and a few other sports. I don't know if we can replicate that kind of transformation in the present era... but here's to hoping we can do it again and do it soon.

I'll take this as you have slightly more long-term hope than Tomball and Walt currently, Weissman. Care to take a stab at Q1-6?

(06-14-2022 07:38 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-12-2022 08:15 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Also no expert, but here are my responses.

1. Very disappointing season. I think we all expected (hoped for?) more.
2. Improvement, but then it is would be hard to do much worse.
3. It will take a few years.
4. New pitching coach should help. For all the hype around Bostick and his technology, on field coaching left alot to be desired.
5. Focus heavily on hitting approach to improve contact and situational hitting. Way too many Ks in critical situations.
6. Making the CUSA tournament on their home field next year would be a good first step. Otherwise, see #3.
7. 30 years or so ago, who thought, other than the OG, Rice could get to, compete at and win in Omaha. Never say never. RFND (although it’s been severely damaged over the last few years.)

(06-12-2022 09:42 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Man, I could have written your first 5 points myself. It is going to take another couple years of recruiting upgrade before we're a legit post-season caliber squad. We still have a lot of Bragga dead wood on this roster, and though next year's incoming class will be Cheito's first, the reality is that most elite prospects commit 2+ years out. Consequently, it's going to take a little more time. Hopefully, we can land several proven transfers who can have immediate impacts.

Wow! So far a bit bleaker than I would have thought. I certainly have a ton more faith in Cheito than in our football leadership, but I would have supposed that after a year of familiarity and getting their systems in place, there was hope for somewhat better prospects this coming season (2023).

Perhaps Fall Ball will tell us more?

It looks like a repeat of this past season is the general expectation for you two, or am I incorrect? One would hope than at least one of the big Three sports would have a breakout at some point.

Also a shame since out of all our major three sports facilities, our baseball stadium is the most modern and fan-friendly. I suppose that's why they're having the Conference championship here next year?

No, I don't expect a repeat of this past season. However, rebuild takes time and up to a quarter of our current roster is filled with Bragga deadwood. I would certainly hope we could improve to at least .500 next season, but that's going to require landing several proven transfers-- including at least a couple pitchers-- who can have an immediate impact. Offensively, we've got a solid core position players with the return of Garibay, Smigelski, Becker, Gallo, Reidel and Garza...and haven't yet given up on Walsh given the potential he flashed only sporadically. On the mound, if Chandler is returning as rumored, that's huge. Parker Smith has proven he can be a quality starter. Hopefully, Caleb Matthews and Brogdon return healthy. If so, with the addition on incoming Freshman stud, Stratton, our starting rotation should be solid...and much better than this year. But that's a big "if". Brogdon hasn't pitched competitively in over a year, and Matthews, who look so good in Fall Ball, never returned after injury his back just before the season started. The bullpen is going to take the most work. Right now, Linskey is the only reliable reliever. Zaskoda has shown flashed the last two seasons, but more often than not he's been sub-par. The guy we need to turn around, and hopefully the new pitching coach can do so, is Micah Davis, who has truly elite pure stuff (95-97 MPH heater, wipeout slider, changeup), but so far has been unable to throw strikes with any consistency. With him it's all mental. Let's hope someone can do to him what happened to Evan Kravetz his senior year (and Davis has far better stuff than Evan).

(06-14-2022 09:25 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 07:38 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-12-2022 08:15 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Also no expert, but here are my responses.

1. Very disappointing season. I think we all expected (hoped for?) more.
2. Improvement, but then it is would be hard to do much worse.
3. It will take a few years.
4. New pitching coach should help. For all the hype around Bostick and his technology, on field coaching left alot to be desired.
5. Focus heavily on hitting approach to improve contact and situational hitting. Way too many Ks in critical situations.
6. Making the CUSA tournament on their home field next year would be a good first step. Otherwise, see #3.
7. 30 years or so ago, who thought, other than the OG, Rice could get to, compete at and win in Omaha. Never say never. RFND (although it’s been severely damaged over the last few years.)

(06-12-2022 09:42 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Man, I could have written your first 5 points myself. It is going to take another couple years of recruiting upgrade before we're a legit post-season caliber squad. We still have a lot of Bragga dead wood on this roster, and though next year's incoming class will be Cheito's first, the reality is that most elite prospects commit 2+ years out. Consequently, it's going to take a little more time. Hopefully, we can land several proven transfers who can have immediate impacts.

Wow! So far a bit bleaker than I would have thought. I certainly have a ton more faith in Cheito than in our football leadership, but I would have supposed that after a year of familiarity and getting their systems in place, there was hope for somewhat better prospects this coming season (2023).

Perhaps Fall Ball will tell us more?

It looks like a repeat of this past season is the general expectation for you two, or am I incorrect? One would hope than at least one of the big Three sports would have a breakout at some point.

Also a shame since out of all our major three sports facilities, our baseball stadium is the most modern and fan-friendly. I suppose that's why they're having the Conference championship here next year?

No, I don't expect a repeat of this past season. However, rebuild takes time and up to a quarter of our current roster is filled with Bragga deadwood. I would certainly hope we could improve to at least .500 next season, but that's going to require landing several proven transfers-- including at least a couple pitchers-- who can have an immediate impact. Offensively, we've got a solid core position players with the return of Garibay, Smigelski, Becker, Gallo, Reidel and Garza...and haven't yet given up on Walsh given the potential he flashed only sporadically. On the mound, if Chandler is returning as rumored, that's huge. Parker Smith has proven he can be a quality starter. Hopefully, Caleb Matthews and Brogdon return healthy. If so, with the addition on incoming Freshman stud, Stratton, our starting rotation should be solid...and much better than this year. But that's a big "if". Brogdon hasn't pitched competitively in over a year, and Matthews, who look so good in Fall Ball, never returned after injury his back just before the season started. The bullpen is going to take the most work. Right now, Linskey is the only reliable reliever. Zaskoda has shown flashed the last two seasons, but more often than not he's been sub-par. The guy we need to turn around, and hopefully the new pitching coach can do so, is Micah Davis, who has truly elite pure stuff (95-97 MPH heater, wipeout slider, changeup), but so far has been unable to throw strikes with any consistency. With him it's all mental. Let's hope someone can do to him what happened to Evan Kravetz his senior year (and Davis has far better stuff than Evan).

8. InYourOpinion, who are our weekend guys, and in what order right as of now?
9. Do we have anyone potentially for the pros (down the road) on roster/incoming?

(06-14-2022 09:34 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 09:25 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 07:38 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-12-2022 08:15 PM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  Also no expert, but here are my responses.

1. Very disappointing season. I think we all expected (hoped for?) more.
2. Improvement, but then it is would be hard to do much worse.
3. It will take a few years.
4. New pitching coach should help. For all the hype around Bostick and his technology, on field coaching left alot to be desired.
5. Focus heavily on hitting approach to improve contact and situational hitting. Way too many Ks in critical situations.
6. Making the CUSA tournament on their home field next year would be a good first step. Otherwise, see #3.
7. 30 years or so ago, who thought, other than the OG, Rice could get to, compete at and win in Omaha. Never say never. RFND (although it’s been severely damaged over the last few years.)

(06-12-2022 09:42 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  Man, I could have written your first 5 points myself. It is going to take another couple years of recruiting upgrade before we're a legit post-season caliber squad. We still have a lot of Bragga dead wood on this roster, and though next year's incoming class will be Cheito's first, the reality is that most elite prospects commit 2+ years out. Consequently, it's going to take a little more time. Hopefully, we can land several proven transfers who can have immediate impacts.

Wow! So far a bit bleaker than I would have thought. I certainly have a ton more faith in Cheito than in our football leadership, but I would have supposed that after a year of familiarity and getting their systems in place, there was hope for somewhat better prospects this coming season (2023).

Perhaps Fall Ball will tell us more?

It looks like a repeat of this past season is the general expectation for you two, or am I incorrect? One would hope than at least one of the big Three sports would have a breakout at some point.

Also a shame since out of all our major three sports facilities, our baseball stadium is the most modern and fan-friendly. I suppose that's why they're having the Conference championship here next year?

No, I don't expect a repeat of this past season. However, rebuild takes time and up to a quarter of our current roster is filled with Bragga deadwood. I would certainly hope we could improve to at least .500 next season, but that's going to require landing several proven transfers-- including at least a couple pitchers-- who can have an immediate impact. Offensively, we've got a solid core position players with the return of Garibay, Smigelski, Becker, Gallo, Reidel and Garza...and haven't yet given up on Walsh given the potential he flashed only sporadically. On the mound, if Chandler is returning as rumored, that's huge. Parker Smith has proven he can be a quality starter. Hopefully, Caleb Matthews and Brogdon return healthy. If so, with the addition on incoming Freshman stud, Stratton, our starting rotation should be solid...and much better than this year. But that's a big "if". Brogdon hasn't pitched competitively in over a year, and Matthews, who look so good in Fall Ball, never returned after injury his back just before the season started. The bullpen is going to take the most work. Right now, Linskey is the only reliable reliever. Zaskoda has shown flashed the last two seasons, but more often than not he's been sub-par. The guy we need to turn around, and hopefully the new pitching coach can do so, is Micah Davis, who has truly elite pure stuff (95-97 MPH heater, wipeout slider, changeup), but so far has been unable to throw strikes with any consistency. With him it's all mental. Let's hope someone can do to him what happened to Evan Kravetz his senior year (and Davis has far better stuff than Evan).

8. InYourOpinion, who are our weekend guys, and in what order right as of now?
9. Do we have anyone potentially for the pros (down the road) on roster/incoming?

8. If Brogdon is healthy, I'd say our weekend guys are Chandler, Brogdon and either Smith or true Freshman, Stratton. Not sure what the order would be at this point. Having said that I suspect we'll bring in one weekend starter through the transfer portal.

9. IMO, Smiggy is our best pure hitter since Rendon. If he can stay healthy (a big IF given the number of injuries he suffered this year), he'll likely be a Top 10 round draft pick after his Junior season. I can see Garibay being drafted reasonably high, as well. He's got good plate discipline, hits to all fields, has decent pop, and is a "plus" defender with an elite and accurate OF arm. Too early to tell re. Garza. No question the kid is a "plus" defensive catcher; that has always been his rep, but he was a revelation as a switch hitter once he returned from his hernate injury.

Rice will make the postseason, I guarantee it!

(06-14-2022 11:06 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 09:34 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 09:25 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  No, I don't expect a repeat of this past season. However, rebuild takes time and up to a quarter of our current roster is filled with Bragga deadwood. I would certainly hope we could improve to at least .500 next season, but that's going to require landing several proven transfers-- including at least a couple pitchers-- who can have an immediate impact. Offensively, we've got a solid core position players with the return of Garibay, Smigelski, Becker, Gallo, Reidel and Garza...and haven't yet given up on Walsh given the potential he flashed only sporadically. On the mound, if Chandler is returning as rumored, that's huge. Parker Smith has proven he can be a quality starter. Hopefully, Caleb Matthews and Brogdon return healthy. If so, with the addition on incoming Freshman stud, Stratton, our starting rotation should be solid...and much better than this year. But that's a big "if". Brogdon hasn't pitched competitively in over a year, and Matthews, who look so good in Fall Ball, never returned after injury his back just before the season started. The bullpen is going to take the most work. Right now, Linskey is the only reliable reliever. Zaskoda has shown flashed the last two seasons, but more often than not he's been sub-par. The guy we need to turn around, and hopefully the new pitching coach can do so, is Micah Davis, who has truly elite pure stuff (95-97 MPH heater, wipeout slider, changeup), but so far has been unable to throw strikes with any consistency. With him it's all mental. Let's hope someone can do to him what happened to Evan Kravetz his senior year (and Davis has far better stuff than Evan).

8. InYourOpinion, who are our weekend guys, and in what order right as of now?
9. Do we have anyone potentially for the pros (down the road) on roster/incoming?

8. If Brogdon is healthy, I'd say our weekend guys are Chandler, Brogdon and either Smith or true Freshman, Stratton. Not sure what the order would be at this point. Having said that I suspect we'll bring in one weekend starter through the transfer portal.

9. IMO, Smiggy is our best pure hitter since Rendon. If he can stay healthy (a big IF given the number of injuries he suffered this year), he'll likely be a Top 10 round draft pick after his Junior season. I can see Garibay being drafted reasonably high, as well. He's got good plate discipline, hits to all fields, has decent pop, and is a "plus" defender with an elite and accurate OF arm. Too early to tell re. Garza. No question the kid is a "plus" defensive catcher; that has always been his rep, but he was a revelation as a switch hitter once he returned from his hernate injury.

Okay, then so some bright spots to latch onto as we rebuild.

10. How close to .500 do you think this team can get in the upcoming season?

(06-18-2022 03:18 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 11:06 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 09:34 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 09:25 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  No, I don't expect a repeat of this past season. However, rebuild takes time and up to a quarter of our current roster is filled with Bragga deadwood. I would certainly hope we could improve to at least .500 next season, but that's going to require landing several proven transfers-- including at least a couple pitchers-- who can have an immediate impact. Offensively, we've got a solid core position players with the return of Garibay, Smigelski, Becker, Gallo, Reidel and Garza...and haven't yet given up on Walsh given the potential he flashed only sporadically. On the mound, if Chandler is returning as rumored, that's huge. Parker Smith has proven he can be a quality starter. Hopefully, Caleb Matthews and Brogdon return healthy. If so, with the addition on incoming Freshman stud, Stratton, our starting rotation should be solid...and much better than this year. But that's a big "if". Brogdon hasn't pitched competitively in over a year, and Matthews, who look so good in Fall Ball, never returned after injury his back just before the season started. The bullpen is going to take the most work. Right now, Linskey is the only reliable reliever. Zaskoda has shown flashed the last two seasons, but more often than not he's been sub-par. The guy we need to turn around, and hopefully the new pitching coach can do so, is Micah Davis, who has truly elite pure stuff (95-97 MPH heater, wipeout slider, changeup), but so far has been unable to throw strikes with any consistency. With him it's all mental. Let's hope someone can do to him what happened to Evan Kravetz his senior year (and Davis has far better stuff than Evan).

8. InYourOpinion, who are our weekend guys, and in what order right as of now?
9. Do we have anyone potentially for the pros (down the road) on roster/incoming?

8. If Brogdon is healthy, I'd say our weekend guys are Chandler, Brogdon and either Smith or true Freshman, Stratton. Not sure what the order would be at this point. Having said that I suspect we'll bring in one weekend starter through the transfer portal.

9. IMO, Smiggy is our best pure hitter since Rendon. If he can stay healthy (a big IF given the number of injuries he suffered this year), he'll likely be a Top 10 round draft pick after his Junior season. I can see Garibay being drafted reasonably high, as well. He's got good plate discipline, hits to all fields, has decent pop, and is a "plus" defender with an elite and accurate OF arm. Too early to tell re. Garza. No question the kid is a "plus" defensive catcher; that has always been his rep, but he was a revelation as a switch hitter once he returned from his hernate injury.

Okay, then so some bright spots to latch onto as we rebuild.

10. How close to .500 do you think this team can get in the upcoming season?

Scroll up and you'll see that I already said that I think they'll be at least .500 next season.

(06-18-2022 03:41 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(06-18-2022 03:18 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 11:06 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 09:34 PM)GoodOwl Wrote:  

(06-14-2022 09:25 PM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  No, I don't expect a repeat of this past season. However, rebuild takes time and up to a quarter of our current roster is filled with Bragga deadwood. I would certainly hope we could improve to at least .500 next season, but that's going to require landing several proven transfers-- including at least a couple pitchers-- who can have an immediate impact. Offensively, we've got a solid core position players with the return of Garibay, Smigelski, Becker, Gallo, Reidel and Garza...and haven't yet given up on Walsh given the potential he flashed only sporadically. On the mound, if Chandler is returning as rumored, that's huge. Parker Smith has proven he can be a quality starter. Hopefully, Caleb Matthews and Brogdon return healthy. If so, with the addition on incoming Freshman stud, Stratton, our starting rotation should be solid...and much better than this year. But that's a big "if". Brogdon hasn't pitched competitively in over a year, and Matthews, who look so good in Fall Ball, never returned after injury his back just before the season started. The bullpen is going to take the most work. Right now, Linskey is the only reliable reliever. Zaskoda has shown flashed the last two seasons, but more often than not he's been sub-par. The guy we need to turn around, and hopefully the new pitching coach can do so, is Micah Davis, who has truly elite pure stuff (95-97 MPH heater, wipeout slider, changeup), but so far has been unable to throw strikes with any consistency. With him it's all mental. Let's hope someone can do to him what happened to Evan Kravetz his senior year (and Davis has far better stuff than Evan).

8. InYourOpinion, who are our weekend guys, and in what order right as of now?
9. Do we have anyone potentially for the pros (down the road) on roster/incoming?

8. If Brogdon is healthy, I'd say our weekend guys are Chandler, Brogdon and either Smith or true Freshman, Stratton. Not sure what the order would be at this point. Having said that I suspect we'll bring in one weekend starter through the transfer portal.

9. IMO, Smiggy is our best pure hitter since Rendon. If he can stay healthy (a big IF given the number of injuries he suffered this year), he'll likely be a Top 10 round draft pick after his Junior season. I can see Garibay being drafted reasonably high, as well. He's got good plate discipline, hits to all fields, has decent pop, and is a "plus" defender with an elite and accurate OF arm. Too early to tell re. Garza. No question the kid is a "plus" defensive catcher; that has always been his rep, but he was a revelation as a switch hitter once he returned from his hernate injury.

Okay, then so some bright spots to latch onto as we rebuild.

10. How close to .500 do you think this team can get in the upcoming season?

Scroll up and you'll see that I already said that I think they'll be at least .500 next season.

oops! You're correct...I missed that. My bad.

With the July 1 transfer deadline passing, any more updates on how our transfers will effect us or preseason thoughts?

David Shaw, RHP trsfr to UT
Drew Woodcox, INF ???
Trey Clucas, LHP ???
Johnny Hoyle, INF/OF ???

(07-09-2022 07:47 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  With the July 1 transfer deadline passing, any more updates on how our transfers will effect us or preseason thoughts?

David Shaw, RHP trsfr to UT
Drew Woodcox, INF ???
Trey Clucas, LHP ???
Johnny Hoyle, INF/OF ???

As I've mentioned before, Shaw is the only loss of consequence. Way too early to tell how any of this will effect us as we need to see who we bring in via the transfer route. So far our lone incoming transfer is a former #1 pitching prospect out of Louisiana who has elite stuff but has struggled with his control his first two years at ULaLa. Sound like another Micah Davis. From what I understand, we lost out on a stud Freshman Tulane OFer who had entered the portal, but elected to return to Tulane. Coach Cruz posted a tweet last night insinuating another commit, but whether that's a transfer or high school prospect remains to be seen.

(07-09-2022 08:03 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  So far our lone incoming transfer is a former #1 pitching prospect out of Louisiana who has elite stuff but has struggled with his control his first two years at ULaLa.

To paraphrase Goose and Rooster...

Come on Coach Bangs, do some of that coaching %?*!

(07-09-2022 11:33 AM)Tomball Owl Wrote:  

(07-09-2022 08:03 AM)waltgreenberg Wrote:  So far our lone incoming transfer is a former #1 pitching prospect out of Louisiana who has elite stuff but has struggled with his control his first two years at ULaLa.

To paraphrase Goose and Rooster...

Come on Coach Bangs, do some of that coaching %?*!

Thankfully it is them that you are paraphrasing.

(07-09-2022 07:47 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  With the July 1 transfer deadline passing, any more updates on how our transfers will effect us or preseason thoughts?

David Shaw, RHP trsfr to UT
Drew Woodcox, INF ???
Trey Clucas, LHP ???
Johnny Hoyle, INF/OF ???

Looks like we might've lost a few more than that.

Don't see Justin Dunlap, Dalton Wood, Brandon Deskins, William Burbank, Jared Plank on the latest roster on riceowls.com, and all had eligibility remaining.

Dalton Wood transferred to Gardner Webb, Plank, Deskins, and Burbank appear to have quit baseball.

(08-31-2022 05:13 PM)RiceOwls2019 Wrote:  

(07-09-2022 07:47 AM)GoodOwl Wrote:  With the July 1 transfer deadline passing, any more updates on how our transfers will effect us or preseason thoughts?

David Shaw, RHP trsfr to UT
Drew Woodcox, INF ???
Trey Clucas, LHP ???
Johnny Hoyle, INF/OF ???

Looks like we might've lost a few more than that.

Don't see Justin Dunlap, Dalton Wood, Brandon Deskins, William Burbank, Jared Plank on the latest roster on riceowls.com, and all had eligibility remaining.

They all graduated and took jobs (save for Wood, who never reclaimed the form of his Freshman season). No one was expecting any of the above to return. That's why they were all honored on Senior Day in May.