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Texas Adds Power Hitter Sawyer Solitaria for CWS Push

6/22/2026

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Texas Longhorns baseball added former Kent State outfielder Sawyer Solitaria from the transfer portal Sunday.
Solitaria, 2025 MAC Freshman of the Year, chose Texas over Georgia, Tennessee and Texas A&M after hitting .308/.402/.748 with eight homers and 62 RBI.
Texas will place Solitaria in outfield for 2027 after Aiden Robbins left, pairing him with Anthony Pack Jr., as the team seeks a College World Series return and a seventh title.

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Historical Context

In 2005 the Texas Longhorns baseball team, coached by Augie Garrido in his ninth season, won its sixth College World Series by defeating the Florida Gators in Omaha. The program, fielding varsity baseball since 1894, holds the record for most CWS appearances. Adding transfer outfielder Sawyer Solitaria continues the Longhorns’ tradition of recruiting elite talent to pursue more titles.

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Story summary

Texas Longhorns baseball added former Kent State outfielder Sawyer Solitaria from the transfer portal Sunday.
Solitaria, 2025 MAC Freshman of the Year, chose Texas over Georgia, Tennessee and Texas A&M after hitting .308/.402/.748 with eight homers and 62 RBI.
Texas will place Solitaria in outfield for 2027 after Aiden Robbins left, pairing him with Anthony Pack Jr., as the team seeks a College World Series return and a seventh title.

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