Y-D’s Brady Dallimore walked into Red Wilson Field on Saturday with a purple backpack. It was Texas Christian University’s shade of purple.
A few months ago, that backpack was a piece of his uniform that showed allegiance to his school, home of the Horned Frogs. Now, that backpack is nothing more than a tool to carry equipment.
Approximately eight hours before Saturday’s 4:30pm game, Dallimore announced his transfer to the University of Mississippi on Instagram, officially putting an end to his time in the transfer portal.
The 6’4, 240 lb catcher will begin his sophomore year in Oxford, Mississippi, not Texas. He’s looking forward to it.
“I’m super excited, I’m pumped up,” Dallimore said. “It’s a great opportunity, and they blessed me with the opportunity to go there, so I’m fired up.”
Dallimore has put up an exceptional performance with Y-D this season. So far, over 13 at-bats, the right-handed hitter has slashed .385/.438/.615 slash for a 1.053 OPS, and recorded three doubles and two RBI.
The slugger highlighted the correlation between offensive success and just enjoying playing baseball.
“[The success] feels pretty good, you know, just having a good time out here playing for the team,” Dallimore said. “It’s been fun.”
He credits his success these past few games to “just seeing the ball well” and getting into the correct positions necessary for him to attack pitches, he said.
He’s also versatile, as he’s proved he can be successful at the plate in games as both DH and catcher.
Even his three strikeouts this summer, all of which were recorded on Saturday, came in a game when he contributed offensively with a single in the second inning and subsequently stole second.
Saturday’s game also experienced two rain delays, one in the bottom of the third and the other in the top of the seventh.
Despite his worst offensive performance of the season, in which he still went 1-for-4, Dallimore doesn’t blame the rain delays for his sudden uptick in strikeouts. He’s used to these delays, as he experienced many at TCU.
Instead, he just thinks his mental game was slightly off.
“I just, like, need to stay mentally in it,” he said.
Evidently, it’s not difficult for him to get back into the mental space of an offensive weapon. At TCU, Dallimore slashed .270/.373/.549 for a .922 OPS over 142 plate appearances with eight home runs and 23 RBI. He also only struck out 34 times.
All this to say, he’s good at keeping his numbers high over long periods of time.
Y-D fans can watch Dallimore thrive again on Sunday at 5:30 pm EST, away, against the Harwich Mariners.
