Things are bright on the offensive side of things as well, as the Longhorns return Ethan Mendoza, Adrian Rodriguez, Casey Borba, and Jonah Williams.
Mendoza is an absolute table-setter for this team, slashing .333/.437/.476 with nine doubles, four triples, five home runs, 35 RBI, and 15 stolen bases. He’s a stud on defense as well and should have second base locked down.
Adrian Rodriguez was just incredible in his freshman year, slashing .313/.410/.516 with 14 doubles, seven home runs, and 23 RBI. He is expected to be the shortstop, and you can best believe he has his eyes set on taking his offensive game to the next level in his sophomore year.
Not only did Texas return a ton of offense, but boy did they clean up in the transfer portal. They got highly touted catcher Carson Tinney out of Notre Dame, Josh Livingston out of Wichita State, Aiden Robbins out of Seton Hall, Ashton Larson out of LSU, and Temo Becerra out of Stanford. Just a haul.
Tinney and Robbins were the obvious prized players out of this portal class. Tinney had an incredible sophomore year with the Fighting Irish, slashing .348/.498/.753 with 13 doubles, 17 home runs, and 53 RBI. There is a reason he’s a consensus top prospect for the 2026 MLB Draft and why he’s a preseason All-American.
The same goes for Robbins. Not only did Robbins put up video game numbers at Seton Hall last year, slashing .422/.537/.652, but he also won the Cape Cod League MVP this summer. He should make an immediate impact for the Longhorns.
It is easy to see why Texas is a top-five team in our preseason top 25. They are stacked on both the offensive and pitching sides. This is a team that wants to get to Omaha, and they have a very good chance of getting there.