OTF Premium Texas Softball loses another coach | Tuesday 4:30 PM

[Blake Munroe]

I can confirm the report (via D1Softball) that Texas associate head coach Ehren Earleywine is no longer with the program. He accepted an assistant coach position at Tennessee. 

Earleywine was originally hired by Mike White in August of 2025.

[Blake Munroe]

My apologies for this just now getting posted, as I was driving. 
 

Also, it sounds like this was a mutual parting of ways. 

[GoHorns1]

Two openings on the coaching staff

[Joe Zura]

2 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

My apologies for this just now getting posted, as I was driving. 
 

Also, it sounds like this was a mutual parting of ways. 

Muted

[GoHorns1]

1 minute ago, Joe Zura said:

Muted

Lame

[Joe Zura]

2 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Lame

Thanks ☺️ 

[HonkEm]

14 minutes ago, Blake Munroe said:

I can confirm the report (via D1Softball) that Texas associate head coach Ehren Earleywine is no longer with the program. He accepted an assistant coach position at Tennessee. 

Earleywine was originally hired by Mike White in August of 2025.

I did see the Justin McLeod post earlier.....Wowzers, both assistants gone. You know Earleywine is getting a good raise going there.

we just got rid of $352,000 assistant staff money...Now we can give Partty Ruth Taylor a raise...she was making crap.

Edited 1 hour ago by HonkEm

[Buck Travis]

Here you go. Some random minor league hitting coaches with some connection to Texas (not UT):

• Alonzo Powell (Salt Lake Bees AAA, Angels) → Coached for the Houston Astros (MLB, 2016–2017). 
• Brian McArn (Las Vegas Aviators AAA, Athletics) → Served as hitting coach for Double-A Midland (Texas League) for four seasons (2004, 2013, 2016–17). 
• Kevin Kouzmanoff (assistant hitting coach, Las Vegas Aviators AAA, Athletics) → Played MLB for the Texas Rangers (2014 season).
• Orlando Merced (Worcester Red Sox AAA) → Played MLB for the Houston Astros.
• Luis Baez (Lansing Lugnuts A, Athletics) → Signed and developed in the Houston Astros organization; played for their Double-A affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks (Corpus Christi, Texas).

If I'm a AA or A hitting coach in Midland or Lansing and Mike White calls...

[Califashorn75]

Yawn...not worried. 

[GoHorns1]

8 minutes ago, Buck Travis said:

Here you go. Some random minor league hitting coaches with some connection to Texas (not UT):

• Alonzo Powell (Salt Lake Bees AAA, Angels) → Coached for the Houston Astros (MLB, 2016–2017). 
• Brian McArn (Las Vegas Aviators AAA, Athletics) → Served as hitting coach for Double-A Midland (Texas League) for four seasons (2004, 2013, 2016–17). 
• Kevin Kouzmanoff (assistant hitting coach, Las Vegas Aviators AAA, Athletics) → Played MLB for the Texas Rangers (2014 season).
• Orlando Merced (Worcester Red Sox AAA) → Played MLB for the Houston Astros.
• Luis Baez (Lansing Lugnuts A, Athletics) → Signed and developed in the Houston Astros organization; played for their Double-A affiliate, the Corpus Christi Hooks (Corpus Christi, Texas).

If I'm a AA or A hitting coach in Midland or Lansing and Mike White calls...

Hitting a baseball and a fast pitch softball are completely different.

Edited 1 hour ago by GoHorns1

[Buck Travis]

6 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Hitting a baseball and a fast pitch softball are completely different.

https://www.fmballyard.com/rightviewpro  

I'm sure you're right. Just like hitting a golf ball from the back tees and the women's tees is completely different.

[HonkEm]

9 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Hitting a baseball and a fast pitch softball are completely different.

Hitting a baseball and hitting elite D1 fastpitch are about as related as driving a Prius and flying an F‑16.

[southpaw]

7 minutes ago, Buck Travis said:

https://www.fmballyard.com/rightviewpro  

I'm sure you're right. Just like hitting a golf ball from the back tees and the women's tees is completely different.

What a clueless response.  How fast is the golf ball moving when they start their swing and from what trajectory is the ball coming when they hit it?

Edited 58 minutes ago by southpaw

[jkates]

I hope the back-to-back national champs can get some interest from good candidates. 

[HonkEm]

8 minutes ago, jkates said:

I hope the back-to-back national champs can get some interest from good candidates. 

one thing for sure, Texas isn’t hiring the AAA hitting coach from Salt Lake because he once coached in Houston. Or the guy from Midland because “Texas League.” Or Kouzmanoff because he played for the Rangers. Cool resumes, wrong sport.

[BornOrange]

Yeah, a baseball coach would be a lot of help with a slap hitter.

[GoHorns1]

43 minutes ago, jkates said:

I hope the back-to-back national champs can get some interest from good candidates. 

Mike White won’t have a problem getting good candidates for the both positions.