Carter Carruthers

I have a great suggestion if you want your turf to play like real grass and dirt. It's a little wild, buckle up. ⬇️ Use grass and dirt.

According to Jim Schlossnagle, Texas Baseball will be making changes to its turf at the end of 2026. This weekend's Tennessee road trip will be a test for the Longhorns in many ways, but one of them will be judging the playing surface in Lindsay Nelson Stadium. "Their turf is faster than I remember. Ours is slower. However, I did meet with the turf company yesterday, so the new turf that we’re going to get next year is going to be somewhat similar to what’s going to be at Tennessee. We get a chance to test it out and see what we like and don’t like and see if there’s any adjustments we want to make,” Schlossnagle said. Schlossnagle added: “I want it to be faster than what we currently have because our turf is tilted to the pitcher, slower, a bit uphill, because there’s still a crown on the field from Coach Gus days,” Schlossnagle said. “I just want our field to play as neutral as it can, and I wanted to mirror grass and dirt as best as possible. And so we’ve had a lot of conversations with the company that was chosen by the university to do the project. And so we’re going to get to kind of design it to that as best it possibly can be.” The 'crown' Schlossnagle refers to is the slight bump in the middle of the field and the sloped nature of the turf, originally designed to help with drainage. But that crown can drastically affect gameplay, and it's clear Texas is looking for a change. Schlossnagle confirmed that the new turf will be coming in next Winter, after fall practices, and should be ready for preseason practice. The crown is set to be fully removed, and the field flattened.