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Texas Baseball Lands Arizona State Transfer Pitcher - Report

The Texas Longhorns are once again adding to their bullpen.

Matt Galatzan

University of Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle speaks 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 speaks at his introductory news conference at the Frank Denius Family University Hall of Fame Wednesday June 26, 2024. / Jay Janner/American-Statesman / USA

Texas Longhorns baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle has landed his third pitcher via the transfer portal since taking over in Austin.

Per an announcement on his X (Twitter) Monday, Arizona State transfer pitcher Thomas Burns has committed to Texas for next season.

"I would like to thank everyone at Arizona State for the greatest opportunity,” Burns tweeted. "With that being said I am going to the University of Texas.”

Burns, a right-handed pitcher and Hortonville, Wis. native, completed his freshman year with the Sun Devils this past season. He posted a 1-1 record and started all six of his appearances. In 30.1 innings pitched, he allowed a 4.75 ERA, a .213 batting average, 23 hits, four doubles, seven home runs. He also tossed 39 strikeouts and 24 walks.

Burns pitched a career-high seven innings in a win over Arizona on March 15. A week prior, he tossed a career-best eight strikeouts in 5.1 innings during a win over Oregon. Overall, Arizona State went 4-2 in the games that Burns appeared in. 

During the 2022 at Hortonville High School Burns impressively finished the season with a .88 ERA in 47.2 innings while tossing 83 strikeouts.

He now joins a Texas bullpen that’s already landed commitments from two other transfer pitchers in LSU’s Aiden Moffett and Penn’s Eli Trop. It’s unclear as of now how the rotation will work, but Burns brings experience as a starter after just one season in college. 

Expect Schlossnagle to continue making additions to the roster as the new era of Texas baseball gets underway this offseason.

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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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