The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Baseball
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- Student Assistant
Huston Street returned to the Texas Baseball program as a student assistant for the 2020 season and enters his second season on the Longhorns' staff in 2021.
As a pitcher at Texas from 2002-05, Street was named a three-time All-American and the MVP of the 2002 College World Series. Street played 13 MLB seasons for the Oakland Athletics, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Angels. Selected with the 40th pick in the 2004 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics, Street quickly made his mark on the major league level by winning the 2005 AL Rookie of the Year award. He pitched in 668 major league games, amassing 324 career saves, and was a two-time All-Star.
Street holds the Longhorn and College World Series records for career saves. He finished his Longhorn career with 41 saves and a 1.31 ERA, the second best in program history. He is the all-time College World Series leader in saves with five, and set the single-series record of four in 2002.
From 2009-11, Street and new Longhorn assistant coach Troy Tulowitzki were teammates with the Colorado Rockies.
Street is a member of the Texas Athletics Hall of Honor and the Omaha College Baseball Hall of Fame.
