Texas adds additional arms as Jim Schlossnagle continues overhaul of pitching staff

The ongoing baseball offseason overhaul of the Texas pitching staff continued this week.

Ethan Walker took to social media on Tuesday to announce that he will transfer for Texas. The 6-foot, 185-pound left-handed pitcher was a redshirt freshman at Walters State Community College this spring. He went 1-2 and compiled a 4.80 ERA, but also registered 38 strikeouts over 30 innings.

His commitment came one day after reports surfaced that Texas had secured the services of McLennan College left-hander Kade Bing. As a freshman with a Highlanders team that reached the JUCO World Series, Bing was 9-2 with a 3.33 ERA and 75 strikeouts.

Since he was hired to coach the Longhorns last month, Jim Schlossnagle has made recruiting pitchers a clear priority. In addition to Bing and Walker, Texas plucked Arizona State's Thomas Burns and LSU's Aiden Moffett out of the transfer portal. Bryce Navarre, who was a senior at Montgomery in 2024, also flipped his commitment from Texas A&M.

Texas is coming off a season in which it posted a 4.91 ERA, which ranked 47th nationally and was the program's worst mark since 1999. Max Weiner will take over as UT's pitching coach after serving in the same role under Schlossnagle at A&M. This past season the Aggies posted a top-five ERA and recorded a nation-leading 12 shutouts.