How does the old cliche go? If you want something done right, do it yourself?
Texas Longhorns head coach David Pierce is apparently taking that truism to heart less than two weeks after deciding against retaining first-year pitching coach Woody Williams, assuming that mantle for himself heading into the 2024 season, according to a report from the Austin American-Statesman on Monday.
From a purely statistical perspective, the Horns have hardly struggled consistently in recent seasons on the mound, finishing first nationally in ERA in 2021 before ranking 10th in 2023.
But Pierce has struggled to find a pitching coach with whom he completely aligns philosophically since parting ways with longtime volunteer assistant Phil Haig following the 2019 season in order to hire former major league shortstop Troy Tulowitzki to fill that coaching position with a differing job description.