Bumila Commits To ‘Most Successful Baseball Program In The Country’

Brody Bumila LHP / BISHOP FEEHAN, MA / 2026

RAYNHAM, Ma. - The desire to pursue a life with baseball was always there. After all, Brody Bumila had a pitching coach at the age of five. 

That baseball dream is continuing on for the top-ranked 2026 left-handed pitcher in New England with a commitment to the University of Texas.

“The goal is to be the best pitcher possible,” the Bishop Feehan High School junior said. “I think I can be the best pitcher in the program. I want to be the best pitcher in the program. The goal is to be a starter as a freshman and be a Friday guy my sophomore and junior years.”

Texas is of the belief that it could certainly happen.

“I was one of the few kids (head) coach (Jim) Schlossnagle saw that he was blown away with,” Bumila related. “The same with (assistant) coach (Max) Weiner. When I got on campus they loved me and I loved them back.”

Texas was one of the first schools to reach out to the seventh-ranked 2026 left-handed pitcher in the country, not long after midnight on Aug. 1.

“I got back to them and had an hour call with coach Weiner,” Bumila reflected. “I had a call with coach Schlossnagle and (associate head) coach (Nolan) Cain. We had great conversations which built up to a tour. They showed me everything that would take place with my development.”

The visit took place on Sept. 13-15 when an offer came to the 6-8 240-pound southpaw, who committed on Oct. 3 and posted it three days later.

“I liked everything about it,” Bumila explained. “The facilities, guys I can be around all the time, how we bonded. There was a feeling that this is my home.”

Texas was one of close to 20 schools that contacted the 38th-ranked junior in the nation the first two days of August, with Bumila cutting his list of colleges to consider down to seven before trimming it further to Texas and Wake Forest. 

“I toured Wake Forest and it was amazing,” Bumila said. “I just liked the development facilities at Texas and how they treat the players with academics. They treat you really well. That’s a main priority, that and winning games. I want to win a national championship.”

Bumila, who is coming off an arm injury (UCL sprain) in late July, has been on the path to college for a short time.

“I had a couple of bad years when I was 13-14 where I did not progress,” Bumila noted. “I was topping 71 going into high school. That’s when I really started working. I got into the gym and was 79 in the winter, hopping to 84 at the end of my freshman summer. I got on a lifting plan, got a nutritionist and got it up to 88.

“I went to a Wake Forest camp after that, and that’s when I knew I could be a Power 4 pitcher. I went to a Prep Baseball showcase and hit 94. I kept progressing and got to 96 before the injury.”

Bumila pointed to strength and pitching coach Gary Trottier along with pitching coach and new high school coach Joe Breen with aiding his development while crediting agents Alex Ott and Hank Sargent with helping his recruitment in a baseball journey that will find his next home in Austin.

“It’s very relieving,” the 16-year-old said of making a commitment. “I don’t have to worry any more. I committed to the most successful program in the country with the best coaching staff in the country. I’d like to thank coach Schlossnagle, Max Weiner and Nolan Cain for giving me the opportunity to be a Longhorn.”

A 3.5 student at Bishop Feehan, Bumila is uncertain about a college major as he gets ready for his days ahead playing in the Southeastern Conference program.

“I’m looking forward to playing the best competition in the country, competing every day and being the best player possible,” Bumila concluded. “I’m looking to expand my life a little. I’ve lived in the same town my whole life, so it will be good to get out of my bubble, go to Austin and make some good friends playing baseball. We’ll see where it goes from there.”