Kyle Russell to Stay at Texas
After earning All-American status and hitting a team-record 28 longballs last season, Kyle Russell has opted to return for another year of college baseball. Standout catcher Preston Clark made the same decision, a year after being named a first team All-Big 12 selection.
Both players already have their sights set on Omaha and the College World Series, somewhere they haven't been in the last two years.
"Obviously, I wouldn't have chosen to come back if I didn't think we could do extraordinary things next season," Russell said.
If they do make it to Omaha, third baseman Bradley Suttle and pitchers Adrian Alaniz and James Russell will miss out. The trio all signed professional contracts, and Alaniz has already picked up a handful of wins for the Class A Vermont Lake Monsters and been named an All Star.
The Longhorns had seven of their recruits selected in the draft including Brandon Workman in the third round, but only Taylor Groat, and eight round selection by the New York Yankees, signed a deal by the August 15 deadline.
Both players already have their sights set on Omaha and the College World Series, somewhere they haven't been in the last two years.
"Obviously, I wouldn't have chosen to come back if I didn't think we could do extraordinary things next season," Russell said.
If they do make it to Omaha, third baseman Bradley Suttle and pitchers Adrian Alaniz and James Russell will miss out. The trio all signed professional contracts, and Alaniz has already picked up a handful of wins for the Class A Vermont Lake Monsters and been named an All Star.
The Longhorns had seven of their recruits selected in the draft including Brandon Workman in the third round, but only Taylor Groat, and eight round selection by the New York Yankees, signed a deal by the August 15 deadline.
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