The power right-hander from North Dakota only made seven appearances for the Longhorns.
The 16th player to enter the NCAA transfer portal during the postseason window is right-hander Drew Rerick, a major late addition to the 2024 recruiting class after flipping from the Texas A&M Aggies.
TRANSFER: @TexasBaseball RHP Drew Rerick has entered the Transfer Portal. Rerick, 6-5, 250, did not have a huge role for the #Horns in 2025, but has a massive arm and build, and certainly could’ve flourished under Max Weiner with more time. A lot of upside here.
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— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) July 1, 2025
The 6’5, 250-pounder has three seasons of eligibility remaining after spending one season on the Forty Acres.
Out of Fargo (N.D.) Davies, Rerick was ranked as the No. 58 player and the No. 16 right-hander in the 2024 recruiting class by Perfect Game. When he flipped from the Longhorns to Aggies after a lengthy commitment to former Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle and pitching coach Max Weiner, there were significant concerns that Rerick would never make it to the Forty Acres because of his ranking as the No. 140 overall prospect by MLB Pipeline.
But Rerick opted to withdraw from the draft after dropping due to signability concerns.
Rerick arrived in Austin with a prototypical big-bodied frame for a power arm, throwing a fastball that reached 98 mph, typically sitting in the mid-90s with cut and rise, according to MLB.com. At the Draft Combine, Rerick was 92 to 94 with his fastball while also throwing a slider and a curveball that he had recently added to his arsenal. Rerick’s changeup remained a work in progress, by his own estimation.
During the 2025 season, Rerick wasn’t able to live up to the hype that accompanied him to campus, posting a 1-0 record with a 9.00 ERA in seven appearances, including two starts. In seven total innings, Rerick did strike out seven batters, but also issued 11 walks, hit two batters, threw two wild pitches, and had two balks. So even though opponents only batted .192 against Rerick, he wasn’t able to produce effective appearances because of his control issues, ultimately ensuring that he only made two appearances after failing to record an out in a start against UTSA in mid-March. Rerick did not pitch in any conference games.
Rerick has plenty of remaining upside that he’ll now try to tap into elsewhere.