By DJ Ramirez | Sports Editor
Jimmy Winston’s presence is pacifying, calm. The 6-foot-4-inch, 200-pound Houston native has done it all on the mound for the Bears — from bullpen work to starting under the Friday night lights. Now as a fifth-year senior, Winston has settled into a long-outing relief role, a bridge between the starters and the set-up guys. It’s a role he’s fully embraced.
But it’s been a long road to the bridge.
A graduate of Lamar High School, home to a storied baseball program, Winston wasn’t heavily recruited going into his senior year.