‘Best convention in the country,’ Aggies coach Mike Elko speaks to media at THSCA meetings

“It’s just a great opportunity for our staff to get out here and mingle with other colleges in the state and with all the high school guys.”

Unlike his predecessor Jimbo Fisher, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko made it a priority to attend the Texas High School Coaches Association convention this week.

“This is a really cool event. We’ve talked a lot about how important the Texas High School Coaches Association is, how important our relationship is with that group. But also how we are as servants to the high school coaches in this state and the role that we play in kinda helping young coaches develop and aspiring coaches get better,” Elko explained Monday. “It’s an awesome opportunity to come out here, it’s one of the best conventions, if not the best convention in the country. It’s just a great opportunity for our staff to get out here and mingle with other staffs of colleges in the state and also with all the high school guys.

“We’re excited to be here and to do our part to brand football in this state and continue the great reputation of football in the state of Texas.”

The Aggies host Notre Dame at Kyle Field on Aug. 31 to begin the season.

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2023 3-star OT and Aggie signee Naquil Betrand will reportedly reclassify to the 2024 class, and take a post grad year at JP Collegiate

2023 3-star OT and Aggie signee Naquil Betrand has announced that he will reclassify to the 2024 class and take a post-grad year at JP Collegiate.

Some late-night news dropped on Sunday night concerning 2023 three-star offensive tackle Naquil Betrand, who has made the decision to reclassify to the 2024 recruiting cycle and will attend JP Collegiate in Matthews, North Carolina, for the 2023 football season to gain more on-field experience and sharpen his skills on the offensive line while hopefully increasing his recruiting ranking in the process.

Betrand, according to 247Sports, is ranked as the 33rd offensive tackle and the 8th-ranked player in Pennsylvania, committed to Texas A&M last August and signed with the program in December. Standing at 6-6 and 350 pounds, Betrand possesses the size, strength, and athleticism to thrive at the next level, though, like any player at his level, development is needed to see playing time down the line.

Concerning the 2023, Betrand’s absence puts a dent in their offensive tackle depth going into the year, one of the thinnest position groups on the roster. Jimbo Fisher and his staff will continue communications regarding his future with the program. Good luck, Naquil!

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Game Recap: Baseball – Texas A&M vs Sam Houston

Texas A&M loses to Sam Houston 9-2 in a midweek matchup

The Aggies once again lose a midweek game due to what seems like a lack of urgency. You can tell Coach Shlossnagle wanted to get some of his pitchers opportunities, but the runs never showed up to take some pressure off the pitching. Texas A&M (25-16) struggled on the mound all night with each pitcher only getting a few innings of work in the 9-2 loss to Sam Houston (24-18)

There was not much to highlight from this game outside of a few nice double plays and hits. Both teams put up a score a piece in the first inning with Ryan Targac hitting a single into shallow center field for an RBI.

But the game was never close after that. The Aggies seemed to be in coast mode and never put the peddle to the floor allowing Sam Houston to take an early lead comfortably. The Bearkats added seven more runs on the board before the Aggies finally responded in the bottom of the fifth. After Trevor Warner was walked Jace LaViolette hit a double into left-center field bringing Warner home for a score of 8-2. Then both teams cooled off until top of the ninth where Sam Houston added the last run of the game that eventually led to the final score of 9-2 for a Bearkat victory.

Coach Schloss post-game was not pleased with the effort but is ready to move on

“We’re normally better than that, tonight we weren’t,” Schlossnagle said. “We’re not going to make too much of it. We got a big series ahead. We got seven games in nine days, and we got to get some rest and get back on the road tomorrow and play a top-five team.”

Final Score: Aggies 2, Bearkats 9 – W: Shubert, Rome (2-2); L: Sexton, Ty (1-2)

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How to Watch: Baseball – Texas A&M vs Sam Houston

The Aggies will play the Sam Houston Bearkats at Blue Bell Park in a midweek showdown

Fresh off another SEC series win Texas A&M will host Sam Houston at Blue Bell Park for a break in league play. A weather delay turned a three-day series against the No. 13 Kentucky Wildcats into a two-day affair with Saturday being a doubleheader.  The Aggies were able to win both games of the doubleheader to solidify the series win, but dropped game three in a non-competitive fashion to leave a little bit of a sour taste after the successful weekend overall.

Texas A&M holds a 90-42 series lead over Sam Houston with two ties.  Over the last ten games, they are even at 5-5 with the Bearkats winning the last game 6-8 in Huntsville. The Aggies do not have a pitcher and as much as they would like to get this win Coach Shloss might use this game to get a lot of his pitches some work against a good Sam Houston team.

MIDWEEK GAME

Tuesday, April 25th – 6 pm

Texas A&M: TBA

SHSU: RHP Tyler Davis

WAYS TO FOLLOW THE GAME

TV: SEC Network+

Radio: Locally Sports Radio 1150/93.7 The Zone

Social: Follow the @AggiesBaseball Twitter for updates

Internet: 12thMan.com / 12th Man Mobile app for live play-by-play

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