Speedy transfer Dariyan Pendergrass gives Texas baseball another right field option
Used solely as a pinch-runner and late-inning defensive replacement, Dariyan Pendergrass made his first-ever start for Texas on Tuesday. Afterwards, UT coach Jim Schlossnagle explained why.
Over the first 34 games of its season, Texas baseball started four different players in right field. Aside from pitcher and designated hitter, no other position in the Texas lineup had used more than three starters. Jayden Duplantier (16 starts) had played the most in right field, but Anthony Pack Jr.
(13 starts), Jonah Williams (four starts) and Maddox Monsour (one start) also spent some time in that corner of the outfield. Texas Longhorns head coach Jim Schlossnagle watches from the dugout during the Lone Star Showdown against Texas A&M at Blue Bell Park on Saturday, April 11, 2026 in College Station, Texas. (Aaron E.
Martinez/Austin American-Statesman) Dariyan Pendergrass added his name to the mix Tuesday. Used as a pinch-runner and late-inning defensive replacement over his first five appearances this season, Pendergrass made his first-ever start for the Longhorns in their 14-7 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. MORE: Subscribe to the Statesman's Texas sports newsletter At the plate, Pendergrass went 1-for-2 and drew a walk.
He also drove in three runs. "(We were) just trying to play better defense in the outfield, mainly," Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle said. "Dariyan, he's been a successful college player.