WT Baseball

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

That one will be tough to fill. The new AD is going to be very busy.

Probably more to come if additional budget and scholarship cut rumors are true and loyal coaches see that now is the time to pursue those D1 dreams.

Looks like the question may be if WT turns into a Western Oregon or hello D3.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

Matt Vanderburg is leaving WT to be HC at SFA.
He has been a good one for the past 16 years. Hate to see him leave.

So it starts. Guess McBroom definitely wasn't the problem now that Carthel has given him the thumbs up and Vanderburg is going to join him there.

Looks like the budget cuts are affecting the person updating to gobuffsgo.com page since there is no mention of him leaving but see the press release on the SFA athletics page.

[MooseLodge]

Matt Vanderburg is leaving WT to be HC at SFA.
He has been a good one for the past 16 years. Hate to see him leave.

That one will be tough to fill. The new AD is going to be very busy.

[oldbuff]

Matt Vanderburg is leaving WT to be HC at SFA.
He has been a good one for the past 16 years. Hate to see him leave.

[Buffalo/Islander Alum]

I'm impressed with not only the long tenure of a lot of WT coaches, but the success to go with it. Looks like in the last two seasons, there have been a total of 34 LSC team championships, and WT has won 15 of those. That's 44 percent going to one school, and the other 56 percent going to the other 16.

More like a few WT coaches have the long tenure.

Most of them are 7 years and below.

If the WT coaches are making consistent Elite 8 national appearances in their sport then they arent around for very long and off to D1 pastures.

I suspect Mook might be in that boat in the next few years.

Of course at WT football if you win or lose you get fired. 😉

[MooseLodge]

Congratulations to HC Matt Vanderburg as he registered his 500th win at WT today!! The Buffs won today and took the series from UT-Tyler. They lead the LSC with a 22-8 overall record and 21-7 conference record. This is Matt’s 15th season at WT which puts him 2nd behind Butch Lauffer in terms of years coaching at WT.

I'm impressed with not only the long tenure of a lot of WT coaches, but the success to go with it. Looks like in the last two seasons, there have been a total of 34 LSC team championships, and WT has won 15 of those. That's 44 percent going to one school, and the other 56 percent going to the other 16.

[oldbuff]

Congratulations to HC Matt Vanderburg as he registered his 500th win at WT today!! The Buffs won today and took the series from UT-Tyler. They lead the LSC with a 22-8 overall record and 21-7 conference record. This is Matt’s 15th season at WT which puts him 2nd behind Butch Lauffer in terms of years coaching at WT.

[oldbuff]

Buffs did it again this weekend. Took 3 of 4 from St. Edwards. Sunday’s win was a walkoff 3 run .HR in the bottom of the 9th. Now 10-2 games on the season.

Plus, like last weekend, it is a great time to be a Buff. Men’s & women’s basketball go 4-0 and softball sweeps. Men’s basketball is incredible! Zach Toussaint and Larry Wise combined for 52 points including 12 trays versus WNMU.

[oldbuff]

Another good weekend for the Buffs. Take 3 of 4 from TAMUK. Now 7-1. Face SEU at home next weekend.

In fact, it was a good weekend, counting Thursday, for WT Athletics. Basketball, baseball & softball combined for 10 wins & only 2 losses. Plus track did well again

[oldbuff]

Good way to start the season. Sweep TAMI at Laredo 4-0. Face TAMUK at home next weekend. In fact, it was a great weekend to be a Buff period as Buffs & Lady Buffs BB took 2 from ASU and softball went 4-0. So that’s 10 wins! Go Buffs!

[oldbuff]

Buffs open the season at Laredo this weekend, Buffs will be good. Opposing pitchers will have a tough time with Buff hitters. The entire lineup are tough outs. But as with any team, you need good pitching. That’s a question right now with several new arms on the staff. Got my season tickets and am ready for Buffs baseball.

[LSC Fan]

Buffs lost to ASU in the LSC finals. In the 2 games they lost to ASU, pitching (or lack thereof) haunted them again as Buffs pitching allowed 24 runs on 28 hits including 6 HRs and 6 doubles.

Then you all can blame McBroom and Hughes for this too...

[oldbuff]

[oldbuff]

Buffs take 2 from OC. Finally got some better relief pitching. Will face St. Eds next Thursday in San Angelo. Go Buffs!

[ASUPops]

Thanks for the info.