Four Texas A&M baseball players are named to Perfect Games USA’s Sophomore Top 101 list
On Tuesday morning, Perfect Game USA named Texas A&M Sophomores Gavin Grahovac, Caden Sorrell, Isaac Morton, and Clayton Freshcorn to their Top 101 Sophomores list.
Last season, Grahovac and Sorrell significantly contributed as freshmen during the Aggies’ journey to the College World Series. Grahovac entered with high expectations, and once he settled in, his talent became evident. He earned the 2024 SEC Freshman of the Year title and was recognized as a consensus freshman All-American.
Sorrell was also a highly touted freshman but came on a little later. He became the starting left fielder and made the Freshman All-American team. His emergence gave them more speed in the outfield, resulting in a handful of highlight plays.
Pitchers Morton and Freshcorn will compete for mound time in a stacked bullpen. Both have the tools to get weekend playing time, and we’ll have to wait and see how the rotation will work out under the new pitching coach
The baseball team will start the season on February 14 against Elon at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
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After an eventful end to the season the Aggie roster is shaping up to compete for a national title again
The 2024 Texas A&M baseball season was one for the ages, even though it ended with a sour conclusion on a few fronts. On the heels of a College World Series runner-up finish and a record-breaking season, things were extremely bright for the future of the Aggies program.
However, less than 24 hours after the Championship loss, former head coach Jim Schlossnagle shockingly jumped ship, and the core of the team entered the transfer portal. With his first major coaching hire Texas A&M AD Trev Alberts was impressed with player favorite Michael Earley. With this hire, A&M brought back most of the 2024 roster while adding several key additions through the transfer portal.
The team over at D1baseball(subscription required) did a great job recapping the season and giving some insight on things to come for the Earley-led Aggie team for 2025.
"On paper, this looks like the best lineup in the country after having a case for the top spot (or at least second to Tennessee) last season."@D1SECExtra looks back at the season that was for @AggieBaseball and peeks ahead at the projected 2025 team.
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Kaeden Kent will officially return for the 2025 season!
Texas A&M’s baseball program is in good hands under Michael Earley, who was officially hired as the program’s 21st head coach after the stunning departure of now-former head coach Jim Schlossnagle to head the Texas Longhorns.
After Schlossnagle’s exit, it was assumed that more than half of the 14 players on Texas A&M’s roster who entered the transfer would follow Schlossnagle to Austin (TX), but due to their close relationship with Michael Ealrely and his vision for the future of the program, the withdrawals began to flood in.
Starting with star hitters Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovac on Tuesday, six Aggies have withdrawn their names, including incoming sophomore outfielder Caden Sorrell, and earlier today, postseason star Kaeden Kent will also return for the 2025 season.
Kent, who is the son of future MLB Hall of Famer Jeff Kent, unexpectedly replaced injured star Braden Montgomery in the Aggies lineup in the super regional round vs. Oregon, as his Texas A&M legacy was quickly cemented.
Finishing the postseason with 14 hits and two home runs, Kent became the most reliable batter in the lineup, and with Montgomery likely headed to the MLB next season, he is slated to earn a starting spot in the lineup while riding momentum.
This is a big one: Kaeden Kent announces he will return to Texas A&M. He was the breakout star of A&M’s postseason run after Braden Montgomery got injured. pic.twitter.com/yvLGjsDibl
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Incoming Texas A&M sophomore Caden Sorrell is coming back for the 2025 season!
Texas A&M’s baseball program is in good hands under Michael Earley, who was officially hired as the program’s 21st head coach after the stunning departure of now-former head coach Jim Schlossnagle to head the Texas Longhorns.
While many in the media, especially in Austin, Texas, believed that Schlossnagle would take most of the roster with him, think again! After nearly a dozen Aggies entered the transfer portal early last week, more than half of said entrees have removed their names, including star hitters Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovac on Tuesday.
The Texas A&M baseball team’s commitment to the 2025 season is unwavering. Postseason hero Kaeden Kent and incoming sophomore outfielder Caden Sorrell have both announced their returns, demonstrating their confidence in the team’s future under the leadership of Michael Earley, the team’s former hitting coach.
A superstar in the making, Sorrell’s highlight catches were just a small part of his stellar play, finishing his freshman season with a .275 average with 50 hits and 11 home runs on the year.
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Per D1Baseball managing editor Kendall Rogers, junior shortstop Ali Camarillo and freshman left-hander Kaiden Wilson have enter the portal.
Amid the fallout of head coach Jim Schlossnagle departing Texas A&M for bitter rival Texas on Tuesday, nine Aggies have exercised their right to enter the NCAA transfer portal.
Seven players initially entered the portal on Wednesday afternoon and two more have joined the group as of Wednesday evening. According to D1Baseball managing editor Kendall Rogers, junior shortstop Ali Camarillo and freshman left-handed pitcher Kaiden Wilson have followed suit.
Camarillo and Schott are the only portal entrants that are eligible for the 2024 MLB draft in July. Junior OF Braden Montgomery is likely to be drafted in the top 10 despite suffering a season-ending injury in the super regionals.
TRANSFER UPDATE: @AggieBaseball shortstop Ali Camarillo has entered the Transfer Portal, I’m told. Camarillo is a slick-fielding shortstop, but also has a very good shot to sign in the draft. https://t.co/F2mEcVzHiC
Amid the transfer madness on Wednesday, Montgomery’s mom Gretchen shared words of wisdom on her private X account.
“Don’t freak out about the transfer portal!! The players have to protect themselves — A&M doesn’t have a coach or staff,” she stated. “Most will get in the portal but can still stay. They will get NIL!! But nobody has more $ than A&M. Most will come back with a STRONG HIRE! Email the AD!”
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TRANSFER UPDATE: @AggieBaseball LHP Kaiden Wilson has entered the Transfer Portal, I’m told. Wilson is a talented freshman lefthander who was up to 94-95 mph in Omaha with a nice breaking ball. Wilson has a ton of upside entering his sophomore season. https://t.co/F2mEcVz9t4
Texas A&M see fan favorites hit the transfer portal after the news of Jim Schlossnagle taking the job at Texas
The fallout continues after the news broke that Jim Schlossnalge would take the vacant head coaching position at Texas. As of early Tuesday afternoon, six Texas A&M players have entered the college baseball transfer portal. Since there is a coaching change, Aggie players will have 30 days to enter no matter when the portal closes for everyone else.
Below you can see the first group of Aggies to enter the portal via Carter Karels of 274 Sports
Portal news: Jace LaViolette, Gavin Grahovac, Jack Bell, Kaeden Kent and Max Kaufer have all entered the NCAA Transfer Portal.
As fans, it can be tough to see players you have grown to appreciate being a part of the Aggie family move on, but in the current landscape player movement is commonplace and should be expected.
Joining the six mentioned players are sophomore Caden Sorrell, who hit .275, 11 home runs and 43 RBIs during his freshman campaign.
With that said, we still want to wish all of the transfers good luck wherever they end up and hold out some hope they will reconsider after the new coach is announced.
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During the first College World Series finals game in program history, the Texas A&M baseball team came out hot, scoring seven runs in the first three innings.
During the first College World Series finals game in program history, the Texas A&M baseball team came out hot, scoring seven runs in the first three innings.
The No. 3 Aggies (53-13) jumped out to a 9-2 lead versus top seed Tennessee (58-13) and won the matchup of SEC squads by a final score of 9-5 to win Game 1 of the CWS finals. Texas A&M tallied 2 runs in the first frame, 5 in the third and 2 in the seventh. The Volunteers scored once in the second and third, respectively, and 3 in the seventh.
Two Aggies freshmen got the party started in the top of the first. Third baseman Gavin Grahovac belted an oppo taco with a solo home run to right field to begin the contest. It was his 23rd of the season, which set a new franchise record for a freshman, and his fifth leadoff jack of the year.
Senior catcher Jackson Appel doubled down the left field line, then freshman outfielder Caden Sorrell singled into center and plated Appel.
Superstar sophomore OF Jace LaViolette drew a walk to start the fifth inning and Appel hit an infield single. Graduate student designated hitter Hayden Schott singled up the middle to score LaViolette. Sorrell singled to right to score Schott and make the score 4-0.
Senior first baseman Ted Burton plated a run next after making it to first on a fielder’s choice. Burton scored on an error by junior 3B Billy Amick, who allowed junior shortstop Ali Camarillo to reach base safely. Then sophomore second baseman Kaeden Kent singled to right center field to score Camarillo and Sorell, increasing the advantage to 7-1.
Kent blasted a 2-run bomb to right field in the top of the seventh to make the score 9-2. Despite Tennessee tallying 3 runs in the bottom half of the frame and putting runners on the corners in the ninth, Texas A&M earned a 9-5 victory to begin the CWS finals.
Sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager got the start on the mound and tossed 4.0 innings and allowed 8 hits and 2 runs with 6 strikeouts on 81 pitches. Junior RHP Josh Stewart earned the win in relief of Prager. He pitched 2.1 frames and gave up 3 walks, 2 runs and 1 hit with 4 Ks on 56 pitches.
Junior RHP Brad Rudis tossed 2 pitches and allowed a solo shot to junior DH Hunter Ensley. Then the “Stopper of the Year,” senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck, closed the game, pitching 2.2 scoreless innings and giving up 2 hits with a staggering 7 punch outs on 46 pitches.
Kent went 3-for-5 with a game-high 4 runs batted in. The son of 2000 NL MVP Jeff Kent tallied 14 RBI in the regular season and has already matched that total in the NCAA Tournament, which is tied for second most in the nation.
The Aggies will attempt to win their first national championship in school history on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ABC and ESPN+.
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“I remember coming to these games when I was like 10-years-old and always wanting to be a part of this… But the job is not finished yet.”
Freshman outfielder Caden Sorrell’s 2-run homer on Wednesday night during a 5-0 victory versus SEC foe Florida propelled Texas A&M to its first appearance in the College World Series finals.
“It’s definitely an amazing feeling. I remember coming to these games when I was like 10-years-old and always wanting to be a part of this,” Sorell said postgame. “So finally being here and making it this far is an amazing feeling, but obviously, the job is not finished yet.”
The No. 3 Aggies face SEC rival Tennessee in a best of three set. The top seed Volunteers haven’t reached the CWS finals since 1951. First pitch on Saturday at Charles Schwab Field is at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN.
The matchup is the eighth in championship history between two teams from the same conference and sixth from the SEC. For the fifth straight season, the baseball national champion is guaranteed to be from the SEC.
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“Great ball game and I thought we played really well. Lamkin was outstanding… Excited to get some rest and to play for a national title!”
Led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle in his third year at Texas A&M, the No. 3 Aggies clinched their first College World Series finals appearance on Wednesday evening with a shutout victory of SEC rival Florida.
“It was a great ball game and I thought we played really, really well. Lamkin was obviously outstanding. The decision was just trying to figure out how long to leave him in there, you know, win the game but still give us a chance over the weekend since we’re down a pitcher,” Schlossnagle explained. “Stewie made big pitches to get us out of a jam. Cortez will be better next time, I have no doubt. Obviously, Grahovac had some big hits. I thought Sorrell’s homer really played a huge part in the game just to give us a little bit of length on the lead.
“Excited to get some rest and get to play for a national title!”
Texas A&M begins the most important best of three set in program history Saturday night at 6:30 p.m. vs. No. 1 Tennessee on ESPN.
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Texas A&M got one step closer to its first national championship in program history on Wednesday evening with a 5-0 victory against Florida.
The Texas A&M baseball team got one step closer to its first national championship on Wednesday evening by clinching the first College World Series finals appearance in program history.
The No. 3 Aggies (52-13) shutout SEC rival Florida (36-30) by a final score of 6-0 in the CWS semifinals at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska. The matchup was a rematch of the opening round, which Texas A&M won 3-2 into the early hours of Father’s Day following a four-hour rain delay.
The shutout was the Aggies’ 12th on the year, the most in Division I. Texas A&M is 8-0 in the NCAA Tournament and the first team since Vanderbilt in 2015 to reach the finals unbeaten.
With a 5-1 victory versus No. 2 Kentucky on Monday, the Aggies advanced to the penultimate round. The Gators earned a second shot at Texas A&M after a 15-4 win against the Wildcats on Wednesday afternoon.
Florida freshman right-handed pitcher Liam Peterson walked 4-of-5 Aggies to begin the game, leading to 2 Texas A&M runs in the top of the first inning without a hit. Peterson walked home the first runner, then freshman outfielder Caden Sorrell crushed a sacrifice fly to center field.
The Aggies added on in the fifth with an RBI double to left center field from freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac. Sorrell belted a 2-run homer to right center in the sixth to increase the advantage to 5-0.
Texas A&M junior shortstop Ali Camarillo led off the ninth frame with a triple to right field. Sophomore second baseman Kaeden Kent brought him home with an RBI knock to right.
Sophomore LHP Justin Lamkin tossed another gem. He earned the dub by pitching 5.0 scoreless innings and allowing 3 hits and 1 walk with 9 strikeouts on 70 pitches. Lamkin set a new franchise record with the most Ks ever in a CWS contest.
Junior RHP Josh Stewart pitched the next 2.0 shutout frames, giving up 1 hit with 4 punchouts on 30 pitches. Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck closed it out over the final 2.0 scoreless innings, allowing 2 walks with 1 strikeout on 29 pitches.
The Aggies face top seeed Tennessee in the CWS finals opener. The SEC matchup is the eighth in championship history between two teams from the same conference and sixth from the SEC. First pitch on Saturday is at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN.
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