I did some homework on Texas and it seems they are a similar program to UCONN as far as talent goes. Nobody on their team really sticks out as a superstar based on last years numbers. They are returning 4 of the 5 most productive offensive pieces. They also have all 3 starting pitchers back as well.
-Mathis is their offensive power leader, leading the team in slugging percentage with .477 and homeruns with 6 last year. The best comparison to him would be Bobby Melley without the same pop. To compare Mathis had a similar batting average but hit 5 less homeruns and his slugging percentage was 50 points lower.
-Clemens is almost indentical to Mathis in terms of offensive production. He slugged .470 and hit 5 homers.
-Rand and Jones are the biggest threats on the basepaths with 14 and 7 stolen bases respectively. The difference is Jones provided much more at the plate than Rand.
-Their starting pitchers didn't light up the stat sheet last year. Based on their numbers it's hard to determine who the best of the batch is. All 3 starters finished with a 3.60 ERA or higher. The opponent batting average against were .246 or higher. All 3 pitchers feature solid strikeout numbers with the leader being 9.4 strikeouts per nine. While they have solid strikeout numbers they also seem to have trouble finding the strike zone with 2 of the 3 averaging 4 walks or more a game. To compare Cate and Montgomerie together had a 2.88 ERA, 10.8 K/9, 2.9 BB/9 while neither one allowed a BAA above .237.
-As far as what they feature behind the plate was a little difficult to determine because the starting catcher no longer on the team. I assume Cantu is the starter this year. With his limited reps behind the dish he was able to throw out 31% of runners. To give a benchmark to compare that to, Susi threw out 25%
