While NBA free agency and college football recruiting continue to dominate the headlines this summer, the college baseball offseason has provided us with its first piece of explosive news coming out of College Station, TX, as D1 Baseball Managing Editor Kendall Rogers has reported that Texas A&M pitching coach Nate Yeskie, who has been with the program since the 2021 seasons, has reportedly taken the same position the 2023 National Champion LSU Tigers.
At first glance, the move is somewhat surprising due to the Aggies’ pitching regression since the 2022 season, posting a 4.67 Team ERA, as 2023 produced a paltry 5.67 Team ERA, including a personal 6.32 ERA from Texas A&M Ace Nathan Dettmer. LSU, who went on an incredible post-season run behind the arm of future No.1 overall pick Paul Skenes (12-2, 1.69 ERA, 209 SO), Yeskie’s experience will likely aid what will be a youthful pitching staff that will try to avoid attrition after losing Skenes.
SCOOP: @LSUbaseball is hiring Nate Yeskie as its next pitching coach, @d1baseball has learned. Yeskie spent the last two seasons with the Aggies and helped them reach the final four in 2022. He also won @d1baseball Assistant of the Year honors in 2017 with Or St. #GeauxTigers pic.twitter.com/3QQLT4yZ23
— Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) June 30, 2023
Despite how Texas A&M’s (38-27, 14-16 SEC) pitching staff performed during the regular season, strides were made in the postseason from nearly every starter, while the bullpen finally found some confidence down the stretch, and Yeskie deserves a ton of credit for stemming the tide.
Here is Head Coach Jim Scholossnagle’s official sendoff to Nate Yeskie:
Statement from @CoachSchloss: pic.twitter.com/Gpfd0dBd6D
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) July 1, 2023
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