Jim Schlossnagle Breaks Down Alabama Series, SEC Challenges & Vanderbilt Matchup

Jim Schlossnagle Breaks Down Alabama Series, SEC Challenges & Vanderbilt Matchup

From The Morning Kick-Off w/Mike Hardball Hardge & Mark Henry by AM 1300 THE ZONE (KVET-AM)

April 23, 2026 · 12 min

About this episode

Jim Schlossnagle discusses the Texas Longhorns' recent games and upcoming challenges in the SEC.

Texas Longhorns' Baseball Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle joins the show to talk about last week's performance against the Alabama Crimson Tide and this week's matchup against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Schlossanagle spoke on his pitching staff's performance against the Crimson Tide. He talked about the toughness of the SEC schedule and how the team competes against it. Coach explains how Dylan Volantis has adjusted to being the Friday night pitcher in the rotation. Although the Air Force game with the "Salute to Service" was rained out, Schlossanagle talked about how important that game is and what the efforts of military service members mean to him. Pitcher Ruger Riojas in a game interview on television, and we break some news to the coach about his haircare routine. You can hear it all here on "The Morning Kickoff Show!"

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Hardball Hardge, Mark Henry

Guest: Jim Schlossnagle

Topics covered

  • Texas Longhorns Baseball
  • SEC Challenges
  • Alabama Series
  • Vanderbilt Matchup
  • Pitching Performance
  • Military Service

Keywords

  • Texas Longhorns
  • Jim Schlossnagle
  • Alabama Crimson Tide
  • Vanderbilt Commodores
  • SEC schedule
  • pitching staff
  • military service

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas Longhorns, Alabama Crimson Tide, Vanderbilt Commodores, Air Force, Salute to Service

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