Texas OF Austin Todd To Miss Remainder Of Senior Season

Texas Longhorns senior outfielder Austin Todd will be forced to miss the remainder of the regular season due a shoulder injury

Matt Galatzan | Mar 19, 2021

Texas right fielder Austin Todd's season is officially over following a shoulder injury he suffered in the Longhorns 15-9 win over Sam Houston State on March 9, the school announced.

Todd suffered the injury sliding into second base in the fourth inning, and did not return to the game. Following an MRI, Todd was diagnosed with a torn labrum and will require surgery.

“Todd will rehab in Austin under the supervision of Texas Baseball’s medical team,” The school said in a press release.

The fifth-year senior has appeared in six games this season, and will be eligible to apply for a medical redshirt, and possibly a sixth season.

However, Texas head coach David Pierce has indicated to reporters that Todd has yet to make that decision, and is still weighing the options on his future.

David Pierce on Austin Todd: "We'll see what his future holds as far as next year."

Mentions sixth year and professional baseball as possibilities, but emphasizes it's more about making sure Todd is good.
— Joe Cook (@josephcook89) March 18, 2021

Before the injury, Todd was hitting .292 for the Longhorns in his six appearances with two RBI. Before last season was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Todd was hitting .375 in 17 games with 27 hits and 15 RBI.

In 2019 Todd hit .256 with 50 hits and 38 RBI in 52 games.

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Published Mar 19, 2021

MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He 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 in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.