Trio of UT pitchers ending college careers
Three pitchers have decided that their last games at Texas were played in the College World Series.
Nolan Kingham, Andy McGuire and Parker Joe Robinson each revealed Thursday on Twitter that they will not return to Texas in 2019. The three pitchers’ combined record in 2018 was 12-7 with 10 saves.
Earlier this month, Kingham was selected by Atlanta in the 12th round of the major league baseball draft. The 6-foot-3 right-hander from Las Vegas was the Friday starter for the Longhorns during the 2017 and 2018 seasons. He also contributed three saves this year, one of which secured a trip to the College World Series.
McGuire was not on Texas’ roster the previous two seasons, but he developed into a closer and part-time outfielder in 2018. The Blue Jays were one of the few teams that expressed interest in him as an infielder. They used a 28th-round pick on him.
Robinson was not drafted, but he did graduate in May with a degree in sports management. Robinson, a righthander who changed his throwing motion after David Pierce was hired ahead of the 2017 season, led UT with his 1.71 ERA in 2018. He made 22 relief appearances for the Longhorns this spring.
As juniors, the three pitchers
still had a year of eligibility left. The departures of Kingham, McGuire and Robinson, however, were not surprises. Fellow juniors and draftees Kody Clemens, Chase Shugart and Josh Sawyer have yet to announce their plans, but they also aren’t expected back in 2019.
Men’s golf: Doug Ghim, who just finished up his senior season at Texas, earned a spot on the All-Nicklaus Team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Friday.
The All-Nicklaus Team began in 2008.
Ghim joins 23 other Division I, II, III, NAIA and NJCAA honorees as a result of his outstanding play this season. The Ben Hogan Award winner also earned a place on multiple All-America first teams.
Ghim solidified his spot on the PING All-America first team in May. He joined the Golfweek All-America team this month alongside teammate Scottie Scheffler.
Scheffler punctuated his senior season by landing a spot on the PING All-America team as well, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced Thursday.
Scheffler earned a place on the third team, averaging 70.45 strokes per round and shooting under par in 24 of 38 rounds. It’s his third time making the All-America team. He was on the second team in 2015 and the third team in 2017.