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Longhorns outfielder Tommy Farmer enters the transfer portal
After two seasons with the Texas Longhorns, Tommy Farmer IV is moving on. The talented outfielder announced on Thursday that he was entering the transfer portal. He is the sixth Longhorn to enter the portal since it opened. The California native should draw plenty of interest from programs seeking help in the outfield. In 74 games as a Longhorn, Farmer posted a .244 batting average while recording 14 extra-base hits. Although those statistics may not jump off the page, he is coming off the best season of his career. During the 2025 campaign, the Oaks Christian High School product set career highs in games with 58, home runs with one, and RBI with 25. Advertisement As Farmer looks to build on his success last year, he will have to make more contact. He struck out 65 times during his sophomore campaign, the second most on the team. When Farmer did reach base, he struggled to maximize his speed, going 7-12 on stolen base attempts. Coming out of high school, Farmer was ranked as the 106th-best outfielder in his recruiting class. He was also ranked as the 81st-best player in the state of California. Over the last few years in Texas, he has shown flashes of being that player while excelling on defense. Despite his struggles at the plate, Farmer was one of the Longhorns' best players defensively. Farmer posted a .987 fielding percentage and only committed one error. While he will have to battle for playing time, Farmer has proven at the college level that he can be an elite defender. Advertisement At Farmer's next stop, the key to more playing time will be improvement at the plate and base paths. If he can do that, he has the potential to be a very productive player. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire. This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Longhorns outfielder Tommy Farmer enters the transfer portal
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16-05-2025
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Texas Longhorns take Game 1 at Oklahoma to clinch SEC regular season baseball title
It only took one season. The Texas Longhorns baseball team has won the regular season SEC title in its first year in the conference. Texas secured the title with a come-from-behind 7-4 win in Norman against the Oklahoma Sooners. Texas' magic number for a share of the SEC title heading into the Oklahoma series was one. Down 3-1 in the seventh inning, Texas got big hits from Tommy Farmer IV and Kimble Schuessler to take a 4-3 lead to the eighth inning. But the Sooners clawed back thanks to a Jaxon Willits RBI single to tie the game 4-4. The ninth inning will be remembered on the 40 Acres for a long time. Playing his first game in since injuring his thumb in March, Max Belyeu belted a three-run game winning home run to center field. The big hit showed how much the Horns have missed the left fielder in the 26 games he's been out of action. Advertisement Closer Dylan Volantis shut the door on the Sooners in the ninth inning and the Longhorns stormed the field after as SEC co-champs. It took about an hour for the Longhorns to secure the outright SEC title thanks to Tennessee's 10-7 win at Arkansas. The conference championship is an amazing achievement for the baseball program in its first SEC season and for Jim Schlossnagle in his first year as Texas' head coach. Schlossnagle left Texas A&M for the 40 Acres in the offseason and the fortunes of both programs have done an about face. Texas baseball had been stagnant for several years, while the Aggies were last season's College World Series runner up. Now, Texas is SEC champ (something A&M has never accomplished) and the Aggies are projected to miss the NCAA postseason tournament. The Longhorns still have two more games in Norman before the SEC postseason tournament starts on Tuesday. Texas will likely host an NCAA Tournament regional in two weeks. Contact/Follow us @LonghornsWire on X/Twitter. This article originally appeared on Longhorns Wire: Texas takes Game 1 at OU, clinches SEC regular season baseball title
