Ruger Riojas was roughed up in Friday's 8-2 loss to Florida. The series-opening setback was UT's fourth consecutive loss in SEC play.

Starting pitchers Ruger Riojas and Luke Harrison, along with reliever Max Grubbs, are all opting out of the upcoming Major League Baseball draft and will return to the Longhorns.

According to reports, Longhorns pitchers Max Grubbs, Luke Harrison and Ruger Riojas will forego the MLB Draft and return to Texas.

Jim Schlossnagle and his coaching staff already scored a big win when pitchers Luke Harrison, Ruger Riojas, and Max Grubbs opted out of the draft, electing to return to campus for 2026.

Ruger Riojas, Luke Harrison, and Max Grubbs will return to the Forty Acres next season to continue their quest for a national title.

Texas Longhorns pitcher Ruger Riojas (13) steps up to pitch during the Lone Star Showdown against Texas A&M at UFCU Disch-Falk Field on Friday, April 25, 2025.

However, it isn't all bad for Texas. The trio of Ruger Riojas, Luke Harrison and Max Grubbs announced they would be foregoing the draft and opting to return for 2026.

That blow is lessened when you factor in that the trio of Ruger Riojas, Luke Harrison and Max Grubbs chose to forego the draft and will instead be running it back in Austin in 2026.

The version of Ruger Riojas that Texas has been counting on for weeks would have given the Longhorns a shot Thursday, but the Razorbacks tagged him for his first bad outing in a Texas uniform.

Three Texas Longhorns pitchers from the 2025 season, have decided to withdraw their name from the draft selection process, according to reports from Kendall Rogers of D1 Baseball. Ruger Riojas ...

When a player is selected for the MLB Draft, it isn’t definitive that they will be jumping into that organization’s roster of ...

Texas Longhorns pitcher Ruger Riojas (13) pitches in the first inning as the Longhorns take on the Florida Gators in Austin, May 9, 2025.