Justin Seely retirement, pitching transfer kickstart OSU’s offseason

seasons on the Cowboys’ staff.

“Looking forward to the next chapter,” Seely said on Twitter.

The Cowboys had good moments – Big 12 regular season title and conference tournament championship game appearance – and not so good ones, like a quick exit in the Stillwater Regional. Now, the offseason and rebuilding efforts are in full swing.

volunteer assistant Robin Ventura and student assistant Jordy Mercer, who could fill Seely’s spot if the Cowboys want to hire within.

Draft. The OSU bullpen had a collective 5.41 ERA, which ranked sixth in the Big 12.

Movement on the OSU basebalteam roster and coaching staff has begun.

On Saturday, assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Justin Seely announced his retirement after two

Seely spent 12 seasons at Texas A&M before joining coach Josh Holliday’s staff in June 2021. He was the recruiting coordinator for Aggies teams that made four super regionals and a pair of College World Series. OSU has two staff members,

The Cowboys also gained their first portal addition on Saturday with Bryson Hudgens, a right-handed pitcher from McNeese State. Hudgens underwent Tommy John surgery in 2022 and missed the remainder of that season and didn’t make his first appearance until April 2023. He pitched 16 innings in five games with a 2.81 ERA.

Weekend starter Ben Abram exhausted his eligibility, and ace Juaron Watts-Brown is projected as the No. 63 overall prospect in the 2023 MLB sports.ed@ocolly.com

Now, without two starting pitchers in a bullpen that was inconsistent at times this season, the portal could help add depth.

Hudgens had a career 3.21 ERA with 14 starts, 19 appearances and 67 1/3 innings pitched in three seasons with McNeese State.

He will join a staff that will likely return pitchers such as Brennan Phillips, Carson Benge, Janzen Keisel and Isaac Stebens.

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They have qualified and played substantially well, but there is more practice to come.

“I’m really excited about what our girls have done and the schedule that everybody has set up for the summer,” Young said.

Summer is the time for athletes to develop their skillset and prepare themselves for the next level, whether that be by gaining experience in tournaments or practicing on their own.

“These girls all have big goals, even professionally for themselves,”

Young said. “I think that’s one of the things that we sell and the great thing about our girls is every one of them has a plan to be playing some pro tournaments and summer events.” sports.ed@ocolly.com