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USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Longhorns closer named Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist
Longhorns closer named Golden Spikes Award Semifinalist Dylan Volantis rewarded for his stellar play Following an impressive regular season, Dylan Volantis is earning national recognition for his play. The Longhorns star has been named a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes Award. During his first year as the closer, the Longhorns freshman was a human highlight reel while etching his name into the record books. In 43.1 innings, Volantis posted a 1.66 ERA and struck out 64 batters. He also showed excellent control by only walking 11 batters and allowing three home runs. As he frustrated opponents on a nightly basis, the Westlake High School product was one of the Longhorns' most used arms. Additionally, the talented lefty was one of the best in the country in high-pressure situations with 12 saves. 11 of those came in conference play, which was the most by a freshman in SEC history. He thrived with a 1.59 ERA in conference play while holding opponents to a .160 batting average. What stood out about Volantis was his ability to dominate a lineup regardless of the opponent. His diverse pitch mix and ability to attack the zone made him a matchup nightmare. That is bad news for the rest of the conference, as Volantis is just getting started. While his ultimate goal is to help the Longhorns win a championship, Volantis could not have asked for a better start to his college career. Just being a semifinalist for the Golden Spikes award is an impressive accomplishment. If he can continue to build on his play, it would not be a surprise to see him in the mix for the award next year. Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire.
USA Today
19-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Longhorns baseball dominates SEC awards, including coach and freshman of the year
Longhorns baseball dominates SEC awards, including coach and freshman of the year After winning the SEC regular season title in its first year, the Texas Longhorns baseball team took home several of the conference's postseason awards. Jim Schlossnagle has been named SEC coach of the year and Dylan Volantis was named SEC freshman of the year. In Schlossnagle's first year as head coach of the Longhorns, Texas won the outright regular season conference title with a 22-8 SEC record. Texas, who is 42-11 overall, is the No. 1 seed in this week's SEC Tournament. Texas is ranked No. 2 in the latest USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll behind LSU. Volantis became the Longhorns primary closer, earning 12 saves with a 1.66 ERA in 43.1 innings. Opponents are batting just .176 against him. Volantis was also named a first-team All-SEC selection and an freshman All-SEC selection. Catcher Rylan Galvan joins Volantis on the All-SEC first team. Galvan offensive line is .299/.453/.635 with a 1.088 OPS. He had 50 hits with 46 RBIs and led Texas in 14 home runs. Several Longhorns made the All-SEC defensive team including Galvan, second baseman Ethan Mendoza, first baseman Kimble Schuessler and outfielder Will Gasparino. Texas' next game is Thursday at 3 p.m. in the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament in Hoover, gets a few days of rest before hitting the diamond in the third round of the SEC tourney in Hoover, Alabama. Texas will face the survivor among No. 8 seed Tennessee, No. 9 Alabama or No. 16 Missouri in the quarterfinals on Thursday, May 22 at 3 p.m. CT 2025 SEC Baseball Awards Player of the Year: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas Pitcher of the Year: Liam Doyle, Tennessee Freshman of the Year: Dylan Volantis, Texas Newcomer of the Year: Ace Reese, Mississippi State Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Ryan Prager, Texas A&M Coach of the Year: Jim Schlossnagle, Texas 2025 All-SEC Baseball Team: First Team C: Rylan Galvan, Texas C: Luke Heyman, Florida 1B: Andrew Fischer, Tennessee 2B: Gavin Kilen, Tennessee 3B: Ace Reese, Mississippi State 3B: Slate Alford, Georgia SS: Wehiwa Aloy, Arkansas OF: Ike Irish, Auburn OF: Charles Davalan, Arkansas OF: Kade Snell, Alabama DH/Util: Kuhio Aloy, Arkansas SP: Liam Doyle, Tennessee SP: Kade Anderson, LSU SP: Kyson Witherspoon, Oklahoma SP: Zach Root, Arkansas RP: Dylan Volantis, Texas RP: Zac Cowan, LSU RP: Carson Ozmer, Alabama 2025 All-SEC Baseball Team: Second Team C: Easton Carmichael, Oklahoma 1B: Jared Jones, LSU 1B: Cam Kozeal, Arkansas 2B: Chris Rembert, Auburn 2B: Daniel Dickinson, LSU 3B: Luke Hill, Ole Miss SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee OF: Derek Curiel, LSU OF: Robbie Burnett, Georgia* OF: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M* DH/Util: Ryland Zaborowski, Georgia SP: Samuel Dutton, Auburn SP: Anthony Eyanson, LSU SP: Brian Curley, Georgia SP: Riley Quick, Alabama RP: Jake Clemente, Florida RP: Mason Morris, Ole Miss RP: Sawyer Hawks, Vanderbilt *Ties 2025 Freshman All-SEC Baseball Team Tyler Bell, Kentucky Kyle Branch, Oklahoma Derek Curiel, LSU Casan Evans, LSU Hayden Federico, Ole Miss Chase Fralick, Auburn Brodie Johnston, Vanderbilt Aidan King, Florida Brendan Lawson, Florida Chris Rembert, Auburn Bub Terrell, Auburn Dylan Volantis, Texas 2025 SEC Baseball All-Defensive Team C: Rylan Galvan, Texas 1B: Kimble Schuessler, Texas 2B: Ethan Mendoza, Texas 3B: Bobby Boser, Florida* 3B: Eric Guevara, Auburn* 3B: Brodie Johnston, Vanderbilt* SS: Justin Lebron, Alabama OF: RJ Austin, Vanderbilt OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee OF: Will Gasparino, Texas P: Kade Anderson, LSU *Ties Follow us on X (formerly Twitter) at @LonghornsWire.
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Dylan Volantis earns SEC honor
Dylan Volantis earns SEC honor Dylan Volantis earns national recognition for his stellar play For the second time in the last three weeks, Longhorns freshman pitcher Dylan Volantis made headlines on Monday. He was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week. With Volantis dominating out of the bullpen, Texas continued to add to the win column. Over the last week, Volantis made two appearances and recorded one save. Against a Georgia offense that is one of the best in the county, the Longhorns lefty struck out nine batters in five and a third scoreless innings. On Friday, he recorded the final four outs on only eight pitches to register his seventh save. Two days later, Volantis continued to shine in the Longhorns 4-3 walk-off win. He retired 12 of the 14 batters he faced. As Volantis played a key role, the California native tallied a career-high eight strikeouts in four shutout innings, allowing just one hit. While Volantis has dazzled scouts over the last week, his success is no surprise. The Westlake High School product has not allowed a run in conference play this season. Through his first seven appearances in SEC play, Volantis has struck out 20 batters and allowed two walks. So far this season, five Longhorns players have collected SEC weekly accolades. That list includes Luke Harrison, Ruger Riojas, Will Gasparino, and Adrian Rodriguez. Follow us on X/Twitter at @LonghornsWire
