February 3, 2015 – As the 2015 Texas Collegiate League season draws near, the Victoria Generals continue to add players that will help them on their quest for another league championship.  This week, the Generals have announced the addition of four players from The University of Texas at San Antonio. Nolan Trabanino, C.J. Pickering and Aaron Burns will return from the 2014 squad and Skyler Valentine will join the trio as the Generals continue their partnership with UTSA.

“We’re excited for the return of these players as they really proved their potential with us last Summer,” commented Mike Yokum, vice president and general manager for the Generals.  “UTSA was the first team to reach out to us as we began to build our team and we expect them to be even better ball players with another season under their belt.”

Nolan Trabanino, a junior 6'-4" left-handed pitcher, was with the Generals for a short period to start the season going 2-1 with a 4.23 ERA in 17 innings. Trabanino made three starts for the team before having his Summer cut short due to a heavy workload in the Spring.  For the Roadrunners in 2014, Trabanino was the team leader in wins (9) as he went 9-3 with a 2.43 ERA in 81.1 innings.  

Trabanino, a native of Friendswood, Texas, has had a stellar career thus far at UTSA as he came out of the gates fast as a freshman where he was second on the team in innings pitched with 74 innings and compiled a record of 4-3 with a 4.38 ERA. Trabanino attended Clear Brook High School in Friendswood where he posted a 4-3 record as a senior with a 0.81 ERA with 86 strikeouts in 69.2 innings pitched.  

WARRIOR'S SUPPLY WARRIOR OF THE WEEK

Congratulations to Nolan Trabanino for not only being selected as the Warrior of the Week but also the TCL pitcher of the week!! Nolan pitched a complete game shutout over the Woodlands Strykers 10-0 last week. He had 8 strike outs while only walking 1 and holding the Strykers to only 5 hits. with the win he is now 2-0 on the season with a league low ERA of .40    Congratulations Nolan on a fine performance.