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Longhorns Assistant Coach Troy Tulowitzki No Longer on Texas Staff

The Texas Longhorns will lose one of their top assistants after the departure of David Pierce, and hiring of Jim Schlossnagle

Matt Galatzan

University of Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle, middle, poses for photos with his assistant coaches Michael Earley, left, and Nolan Cain at his introductory news conference at the Frank Denius Family University Hall of Fame Wednesday June 26, 2024.
University of Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle, middle, poses for photos with his assistant coaches Michael Earley, left, and Nolan Cain at his introductory news conference at the Frank Denius Family University Hall of Fame Wednesday June 26, 2024. / Jay Janner/American-Statesman / USA

The Texas Longhorns shocked the college baseball world when they hired Jim Schlossnagle away from the Texas A&M Aggies as their new head coach to replace the recently fired David Pierce.

Upon his hiring, as is the case with a hiring of any new head coach, it was inevitable that the Horns would have a shakeup with the staff.

Those changes began with the hirings of former A&M assistants Max Weiner, Michael Earley, and Nolan Cain, each of whom came from College Station with Schlossnagle.

And earlier this week it was also revealed by Kirk Bohls of the Houston Chronicle that one of the Longhorns' top assistants, director of player development Troy Tulowitzki, would not be returning to Austin under Schlossnagle.

Bohls also reported that Tulowitzki has been approached by multiple suitors for new jobs already, and was a top candidate for the USC and Long Beach State head coaching jobs, among other options.

Tulowitzki first joined the Longhorns in 2021, helping the Longhorns reach the College World Series, and put together one of their best seasons in recent memories offensively. That season, Texas finished with a team batting average of .275 and 68 home runs - both program-best numbers since 2010.

The team also had 126 doubles, which was the most since 2008, as well as 92 stolen bases which highest number since 2005.

In 2022, that success continued for the Horns, who once again made it to Omaha and finished the year 47-22, sitting a new-program record 128 home runs and .550 slugging percentage.

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Matt Galatzan

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration.  Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network.  When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later.  Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered.  Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys.  You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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