Former Indiana State pitcher Jared Spencer joins Texas baseball program

New Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle continued to reload the Longhorns’ roster with the portal commitment of left-hander Jared Spencer, a former Indiana State star.

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Spencer, a 14 ^th -round pick of the of the Philadelphia Phillies in the recent Major League Baseball Draft, confirmed on his social-media accounts Monday that he will join the Longhorns for the 2025 season. A 6-3, 195-pounder from Michigan, Spencer topped 97 mph on his fastball a year ago and also boasts an effective slider.  He made nine starts and had a 6-0 record in 18 appearances for the Sycamores last season while recording a 4.08 ERA in 53 innings of work with 72 strikeouts and 33 walks and an opponents’ batting average of .216.

The arrival of Spencer will give Schlossnagle another option for a revamped pitching staff that could lose Lebarron Johnson Jr. and Tanner Witt, who were both drafted but have until the end of the month to decide whether to turn pro or return to Texas.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Former Indiana State pitcher Jared Spencer joins Texas baseball program