Tanner Witt, Texas (Eddie Kelly/ProLook Photos)

Analysis: Texas’ Tanner Witt Suffers Season-Ending UCL Injury

Texas sophomore righthanded pitcher Tanner Witt, one of the premier pitchers in college baseball and a top prospect in the 2023 MLB draft class, will miss the remainder of the season after it was determined he suffered a UCL injury that will require Tommy John surgery.

Witt, a 6-foot-5, 215-pounder, was expected to start the final game of the Shriners College Classic against UCLA this past weekend but was scratched from his start. The Longhorns were cautiously optimistic about his condition in the couple of days after the scratch, but further evaluation uncovered a prior UCL injury that would’ve eventually[…]