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Texas A&M baseball program ranked No. 8 in D1Baseball’s preseason top 25

After finishing the 2023 season with a 38-27 overall record, the Aggies were ranked No. 8 in the 2024 D1Baseball preseason top 25 this week.

The Texas A&M baseball program has cracked the top 10 of another preseason poll.

After finishing the 2023 season with a 38-27 overall record, the Aggies were ranked No. 8 in the 2024 D1Baseball preseason top 25, which was released on Tuesday morning.

Texas A&M is one of eight SEC schools in the D1 rankings. Conference foes that the Aggies are slotted behind include Florida (#2), Arkansas (#3), reigning national champion LSU (#4) and Vanderbilt (#6).

On Jan. 7, Perfect Game ranked Texas A&M as the No. 7 team in the country in its preseason poll.

The Aggies’ freshman class is fourth-best in the nation according to D1Baseball, only trailing No. 1 Arkansas, among the nine SEC rivals ranked. Four freshmen to watch this season include Caden Sorrell, Gavin Grahovac, Weston Moss and Kaiden Wilson.

Texas A&M right-handed pitcher and outfielder, Braden Montgomery, was slotted as the No. 4 junior in the country by Perfect Game. He is projected to be the fifth pick in July’s 2024 MLB Draft according to Perfect Game.

Two Aggies cracked Perfect Game’s top 50 seniors list. Ryan Targac is No. 12 and Ted Burton is No. 16.

Texas A&M begins the 2024 campaign with a three-game series at Blue Bell Park against McNeese State University on Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. CT.

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Aggie baseball isn’t slowing down after adding another top transfer to the team

Texas A&M gets an early transfer commit from Penn infielder Wyatt Henseler, who will join the team as a grad transfer next season

Jim Schlossnagle and his staff have taken no days off regarding player acquisition. The Aggies already have several players on D1 Baseball’s 2024 Top 130 impact transfers, and they received a commitment from another top player in the 2025 transfer portal on Friday.

Former Penn infielder Wyatt Henseler announced via social media that he was headed to Bryan/College Station next year to join the Aggies following his senior season.

The 6’1″, 210-pound third baseman will bring a wealth of experience and talent to next year’s team. Through his first three seasons with Penn, he has a hitting average of .352 with 32 home runs and 133 RBI. Adding more power to the lineup, the Aggies’ future at the plate is filled with high-scoring potential.

We hope Henseler has a strong senior season at Penn before joining the Aggies for the 2025 campaign.

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Mac Horvath cracks the top 25 of D1Baseball Midseason rankings

After a historic season, Mac Horvath cracks the top 25 of D1Baseball Midseason Top 150 College Prospect rankings.

After a historic season, North Carolina Tar Heel [autotag]Mac Horvath[/autotag] has jumped up 38 spots in the latest D1Baseballā€™s Midseason Top 150 College Prospect rankings.

Horvath comes in on the list ranked 25th after a season of writing his name in UNC history. Horvath penciled his name in after being the first ACC player to have 20 home runs, 20 doubles, and 20 stolen bases in a single season in 24 years. He joined Florida Stateā€™s Marshall McDougall, who accomplished similar stats in 1999.

This past season was fruitful for Horvath. He also had a historic four-game stretch where he became the first Tar Heel in UNC history with 19 RBIs in four games. He is also one of two Tar Heels in UNC history with 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in the same season.

Horvath growth this season was displayed, and now he is getting clear recognition for it. He was named first-team All-Atlantic and is currently mocked as a first-round pick.

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Where Texas baseball goes from here after going winless in Arlington

Texas baseball will look to flush the Big 12 Tournament from memory.

The Texas baseball team had a forgettable Wednesday and Thursday in Arlington.

The Big 12 Tournament saw the team lose to the worst team in the bracket, Kansas, before dropping an elimination game to bubble team, Kansas State. Just a day earlier, K-State got shellacked 16-3 by the TCU Horned Frogs.

Put simply, the Longhorns need to flush this week from memory and recover for the stretch run. In a sense, saving its energy rather than playing for a Big 12 title could be a blessing in disguise. Even so, Texas faithful would have liked to see the team secure a regional host designation. Now, that’s likely out of reach.

Texas can move forward and forget the last two games, and frankly it should. The team’s abysmal performance in being swept by Oklahoma is in the rear view mirror after sweeping West Virginia for a Big 12 regular season title. Past failures have little bearing moving forward.

Baseball can be a random game in which the better team often loses. However, you can make your own luck by limiting errors and properly managing games. Texas needs its head coach David Pierce to put the team in a better position to win than he did in the conference tournament. His players need to execute when called upon to perform.

The team’s unknown tournament destination should be the least of its worries. The Longhorns will look to get back to the good baseball they played against West Virginia that secured a regular season conference title.

WATCH: Garret Guillemette launches home run against Oklahoma State

Guillemette is emerging as a home run threat for Texas.

Texas catcher Garret Guillemette is making an impact for the his ball club this season. He’s doing so with a powerful swing. Continue reading “WATCH: Garret Guillemette launches home run against Oklahoma State”

Texas Baseball: Giving due credit to head coach David Pierce

David Pierce joins Rodney Terry in exceeding expectations this season.

Texas baseball continued its run of excellence on Friday. The No. 21 Texas Longhorns (20-7) defeated the No. 17 Oklahoma State Cowboys (20-7) in an impressive 5-3 victory. Texas might not be ranked No. 21 for long.

An early offensive explosion saw the Longhorns build a 5-1 lead with powerful extra base hits. It’s the style of play that makes head coach David Pierce’s team so fun to watch.

We were critical of the ball club and its coach earlier in the season. Now they are due for praise. The team has won 16 in a row. The last five have come against Texas Tech, Texas A&M and Oklahoma State, all of which have high postseason aspirations.

This team replaced first baseman Ivan Melendez and six other bats in its lineup. Starting pitcher Lucas Gordon was elevated to Pete Hansen’s role as staff ace. Pitchers who were unable to perform in big game roles last season have made this team a winner and more reliable than last season’s top heavy squad.

We challenged the team to play better baseball. Over the last 16 games, David Pierce is more than passing every test.

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Alabama No. 20 in SEC-loaded preseason top 25 by D1 Baseball

Alabama baseball lands inside the top 25 in D1 Baseball’s preseason poll.

The college baseball season is now less than a month away so preseason polls are beginning to drop by various syndications.

Earlier this week, D1 Baseball dropped its preseason top 25 rankings and to the surprise of no one, the SEC is well represented.

Even Brad Bohannon and the Alabama Crimson Tide cracked the top 25, coming in at No. 20.

Nine teams from the SEC are represented inside the top 25 including seven of the top ten teams.

LSU and Tennessee are considered the cream of the crop, not just in the SEC, but nationally so there isn’t much shock at who came in at No. 1 and No. 2.

In all, six of the College Wire sites are represented in this edition of the preseason top 25.

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Tennessee ranked second in 2023 D1 Baseball preseason poll

Tennessee is ranked second in D1 Baseball’s 2023 preseason poll.

Opening day for Tennessee baseball is slated for Feb. 17.

The Vols will play in the 2023Ā MLB Desert InvitationalĀ in Arizona Feb. 17-19. The MLB Desert InvitationalĀ field will consist of Tennessee, Arizona, Fresno State, Michigan State and San Diego.

Tennesseeā€™s 2023 baseball schedule

Tennessee won the Southeastern Conference East division for the second consecutive season, the league regular-season and tournament championships in 2022.

The Vols were a No. 1 overall national seed in the NCAA Tournament, winning the Knoxville regional and advancing to the Knoxville super regional.

Tennessee was ranked No. 1 in the USA TODAY Sports baseball coaches poll for 10 consecutive weeks (March 28-May 30) during the 2022 season.

D1 Baseball released its 2023 preseason poll Tuesday. D1 Baseball’s 2023 preseason poll is listed below.

D1 baseball ranks Texasā€™ freshman class No. 4 in NCAA

Texas has the No. 4 freshman baseball class according to D1 baseball.

Texas is going to look a lot different on the diamond this season. Several Longhorns exhausted eligibility or departed for the MLB.

Despite the losses, David Pierce brings in a strong freshman class. According to D1 baseball, it is the fourth-best freshman class in the nation. They could need the group badly.

The veteran laden 2022 squad sent multiple players to the MLB Draft. The Longhorns will be without ace pitcher Pete Hansen after carrying the pitching staff last year. Golden Spikes Award winner Ivan Melendez is gone after a historic season on the Forty Acres.

Skyler Messinger, Murphy Stehly, Trey Faltine, Douglas Hodo and Silas Ardoin add to the list of potential big-time departing contributors.

Many still believe the Longhorns will be in the mix for contention in 2023. Multiple outlets rank the blue blood baseball program in their early Preseason Top 25 rankings. One poll saw Texas as high as No. 18.

David Pierce will look to maximize contribution from younger players in 2023.

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Max Wagner makes D1Baseball’s All-America First-Team

Clemson third baseman Max Wagner just received another honor for his 2022 season.

Clemson baseball third baseman Max Wagner just added another honor to his resume.

Having already won the ACC Player of the Year award, Wagner has now been named to D1Baseball’s All-America First-Team.

Playing in 58 games as a sophomore in 2022, Wagner led the Tigers in batting average with .369 and had a team-high 27 home runs, 76 RBIs and .496 on-base percentage. He was also named to Collegiate Baseball’s All-American First-Team earlier this month.

Besides leading the Tigers in nearly every offensive category, Wagner also set a school record by averaging a home run every 7.5 at-bats.

With Clemson entering a new era with newly-appointed head coach Erik Bakich, Wagner’s performance in 2022 is undoubtedly a positive for a program that missed the past two NCAA Tournaments.