Texas A&M Baseball’s 2023 season was quite the rollercoaster ride, finishing the season at 38-27 (14-16 SEC), reaching the SEC Tournament Championship game before falling to Vanderbilt, while going 2-2 in the Stanford Regional in the NCAA Tournament, falling to Cardinals 7-1 to end their postseason run.
While a successful season for some programs is solely based on postseason success, Texas A&M’s pitching issues through the season marred their momentum down the stretch in SEC play, seeking into the SEC Tournament after a heroic performance from the now departed Brett Minnich and freshman phenom Jace LaViolette, who led the Aggies in home runs (21), RBI (63), triples (2) and slugging (.632).
On Tuesday, USA Today released their final Top 25 Coaches Poll after the conclusion of the NCAA Tournament Championship Game, where LSU downed Florida 18-4 in record-setting fashion, as the Tigers earned their seventh Title in program history and their first since 2009. For Texas A&M, the Aggies, despite their final two losses to Stanford, received 37 votes ahead of what has already been a productive offseason.
With a bulk of the roster returning next season, Texas A&M is still in need of more arms in the bullpen; Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle has already added pitchers Zane Madbaev and Tanner Jones, combined with grad transfer outfielder Ted Burton from Michigan, with hopefully more to come this summer.
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