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Oregon pitching vs Aggie hitting will determine Super Regional

The Texas A&M Aggies have a powerful offense, but the defense could be suspect and exploited by the Ducks in the Super Regionals.

Meet Braden Montgomery of the Texas A&M Aggies. He is a transfer from Stanford and has 27 home runs and 85 runs driven in.

This year.

And Montgomery doesn’t even lead his team in homers. That distinction goes to Jace LaViolette, who has 28 dingers for the season to go with 74 RBIs and a .315 batting average.

By comparison, Oregon’s leading power hitter, Jacob Walsh, tied the single-season home run mark at 18 this past weekend. He also has 56 RBIs.

But back to Montgomery. He also leads the Aggies with a .322 batting average. He is far from being a one-man gang in the Texas A&M lineup. They also boast Gavin Grahovac and his 22 homers to go with his 63 RBIs.

As with most cases when the baseball tournament reaches the Super Regionals, it’s going to be good pitching against good hitting and whichever wins out will advance to Omaha.

Texas A&M has some solid pitching as well and they should be a tough task for the Oregon offense. The ace, lefty Ryan Prager, leads the team with a 8-1 record and a 2.53 earned run average. He’s expected to start Game 1 on Saturday.

Tanner Jones is their No. 2 starter with a 3-1 record and a hefty 6.22 ERA. It’s been a tough season for Jones as he has been knocked out of the game before the fifth inning in every start except a win over Vanderbilt when he went 7.1 innings in the 9-0 win in mid-April.

As for the third starter, Justin Lamkin, the lefty is 2-2 with a 5.73 ERA.

While the second and third starters are a bit questionable and hittable, the Aggies do possess one of the best closers in the nation with senior Evan Aschenbeck. He is 6-1 on the season with seven saves and an ERA of 1.64. If he should come into the game in a save situation, it’s usually lights out for the opposition.

Oregon is planning not to put itself in that particular situation at any time this weekend. If the Ducks are facing Aschenbeck, the season could very well hang in the balance.

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4 Aggies who will attempt to stay hot vs. Oregon in NCAA Super Regionals

Aggies fans have grown to expect production from players like Montgomery, Prager, LaViolette and Grahovac as the Super Regionals approach.

As the NCAA Super Regionals approach this weekend, fans of the Texas A&M baseball team have grown to expect big production from players like junior outfielder Braden Montgomery, sophomores, left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager & OF Jace LaViolette, and freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac.

Montgomery was named MVP of the Bryan-College Station Regional. The No. 3 Aggies (47-13) host Oregon (40-18) this weekend at Blue Bell Park in a best of three series.

If Texas A&M wants to beat the Ducks, it will need contributions from the four players that made the regional All-Tournament team: seniors, first baseman Ted Burton & LHP Evan Aschenbeck, sophomore LHP Shane Sdao and freshman OF Caden Sorrell.

The NCAA Super Regionals at Olsen Field begin Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. If necessary, a winner take all third game would be Monday.

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Texas A&M relief pitcher Evan Aschenbeck named as NCBWA finalist

Aggie closer Evan Aschenbeck in among the 10 finalist for the NCBWA stopper of the year

The National Collegiate Writer Association (NCBWA) has unveiled its finalists for the prestigious Stopper of the Year award. Standing out among the 59 relief pitchers is Texas A&M’s senior left-hander, Evan Aschenbeck. His exceptional performance has earned him a spot among the final 10 pitchers, a recognition he secured even before the season began.

In 26 appearances this season, the lefty has registered a 6-1 record to go along with a 1.64 ERA and 0.83 WHIP, both of which lead the nation. The senior has also logged an SEC-best seven saves. In 60.1 innings of work, Aschenbeck has racked up 65 strikeouts and is holding opponents to a .190 batting average. Of the senior’s 26 appearances, 22 have been for multiple innings and 18 have been scoreless.

Texas A&M will begin the Super Regional in Bryan-College Station on Saturday, June 8, at Olsen Field versus the Oregon Ducks at 1 pm.

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’50 people in the stands,’ Evan Aschenbeck gushes about 12th Man after Longhorns win

“Coming from Blinn where I had 50 people in the stands to having who knows how many we had. It was the best atmosphere and best fan base.”

Going from a junior college to an SEC university like Texas A&M is a massive difference as senior left-handed pitcher Evan Aschenbeck learned on Saturday night during a 4-2 win in extra frames against Texas during the Bryan-College Station Regional.

“It was probably the best atmosphere that I’ve ever been in pitching wise. I mean, coming from Blinn where I had 50 people in the stands to having who knows how many we had. It was the best atmosphere and the best fan base that I’ve ever been a part of,” Aschenbeck said. “I know that they’re going to pack it again (Sunday) night with whoever who we play. I know it’s just a game at the end of the day, we just try to go out there, execute pitches and play to the standard and not the scoreboard. Just trying to be the best version of ourselves.

“I just try to be myself, it doesn’t matter what the outing is going to be like because you don’t really know what the next pitch holds. So you have to worry about where your feet are and where your mind is at that point, going pitch by pitch.”

Aschenbeck (6-1) earned the win in relief of sophomore LHP Ryan Prager. He pitched 4.2 scoreless innings without allowing a hit, recording 1 walk with 1 K on 62 pitches.

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‘7,600 is a joke,’ Texas A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle reacts to 11-inning win vs. Longhorns

“I thought both teams played great. I hope whoever’s in charge of the attendance numbers can do my taxes because 7,600 is a joke,” he said.

The No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team earned a 4-2 victory in 11 innings versus Texas on Saturday night at Blue Bell Park to advance to the Bryan-College Station Regional Final on Sunday evening.

After the game, coach Jim Schlossnagle spoke to the media.

“It was just an incredible ballgame. I thought that Lebarron Johnson and Gage Bane were awesome! And Prager was outstanding, Aschenbeck was great,” Schlossnagle said. “I thought that we got a lot of really good swings on them. Teddy in particular, it’s crazy to see how dumb baseball is. The guy destroys two balls to center field and then the one that gives us the lead is a swinging bunt that hits the base. I thought both teams played great.

“And I hope whoever’s in charge of the attendance numbers can do my taxes because 7,600 is a joke.”

Based on Schlossnagle’s recent interview with ESPN, Saturday’s attendance is likely a sign of what’s to come in Aggieland.

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No. 4 Texas A&M baseball team defeats No. 2 Arkansas in 11-inning SEC pitchers’ duel

Amid a torrential downpour in College Station, the Aggies were able to begin their final regular season series following a 90 minute delay.

Amid a torrential downpour in College Station, the Texas A&M baseball team was finally able to begin its final regular season set following a 90 minute rain delay this week.

The No. 4 Aggies (43-10, 18-10 SEC) defeated No. 2 Arkansas (42-11, 19-9) by a final score of 1-0 in 11 innings on Thursday night at Blue Bell Park. Texas A&M ended the Top 5 SEC series opener with an emphatic walk-off walk by senior first baseman Ted Burton with the bases loaded.

Redshirt sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager had another brilliant performance on the bump. He pitched 7.0 scoreless frames and allowed 5 hits and 1 walk with 9 strikeouts on 101 pitches. Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck (4-1) picked up the victory after tossing the final 4.0 innings while giving up 4 hits with 4 Ks on 46 pitches.

The Razorbacks out-hit the Aggies 9-5. Arkansas stranded twice as many base runners, 10-5. Texas A&M drew more walks, 3-1.

Game 2 at Olsen Field is on Friday evening at 7 p.m. The regular season finale is Saturday at 2 p.m.

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No. 2 Texas A&M baseball team loses second straight SEC series opener, this time at Ole Miss

For the second consecutive Friday evening, the Aggies baseball team lost their SEC series opener on the road. Game 2 is Saturday at 4 p.m.

For the second consecutive Friday evening, the Texas A&M baseball team lost its SEC series opener on the road.

The No. 2 Aggies (41-9, 16-9 SEC) lost by a final score of 4-3 at Ole Miss (26-23, 10-15) to begin the weekend at Swayze Field. Texas A&M has lost three of its last four conference matchups.

With a single run scattered across the first, second and fifth innings, respectively, the Aggies led 3-2 with six outs to go. The Rebels tallied 1 in each of the second and third, then took the lead for good with 2 go-ahead runs in the bottom of the eighth frame.

Texas A&M recorded 7 hits and 5 walks on Friday night. Senior catcher Jackson Appel and graduate student designated hitter Hayden Schott led the way as the only Aggies to rack up multiple hits. Schott has 19 multi-hit games this year and has a current on-base streak of 13 contests.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager took a no decision after allowing 2 runs and striking out 10 batters over 5.2 innings. Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck (4-1) suffered the loss after tossing 1.2 frames of relief for Prager.

Texas A&M will attempt to even the series Saturday at 4 p.m.

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Texas A&M baseball takes a dive in the newest USA TODAY Coaches Poll

After dropping two out of three games against LSU over the weekend Texas A&M falls a spot in the new USA TODAY Coaches Poll

Down goes number one. The Texas A&M (40-8, 16-8 SEC) baseball team struggled at the plate over the weekend causing them to drop their first SEC series loss since the opening week of league play. The defense was a little off and they did see a ball in the dirt they didn’t want to swing at through the first two games.

However, they did avoid the sweep with a dominant win on Sunday beating LSU 14-4, and Chris Cortez threw one of his better games of the season. SEC road games are hard, and baseball can be a game of slumps at times. Jim Schlossnagle knows this and will have his team prepared for the next series once they complete their midweek game.

Here are the complete Week 12 rankings.

Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo
1
Tennessee
 39-9 750 20 3
+2
 1/8
2
Texas A&M
 40-8 734 7 1
-1
 1/10
3
Arkansas
 40-9 702 3 2
-1
 1/5
4
Clemson
 36-10 685 0 4 – 2/11
5
Kentucky
 35-10 651 1 8
+3
 5/NR
6
East Carolina
 37-9 631 0 5
-1
 5/16
7
Florida State
 35-10 585 0 6
-1
 6/NR
8
Oregon State
 35-12 531 0 7
-1
 2/10
9
Duke
 32-14 501 0 9 – 6/14
10
Virginia
 35-12 485 0 10 – 8/15
11
North Carolina
 35-11 473 0 12
+1
 7/17
12
Georgia
 35-12 376 0 18
+6
 12/NR
13
Wake Forest
 32-16 367 0 15
+2
 1/22
14
South Carolina
 32-15 364 0 14 – 14/NR
15
Mississippi State
 32-16 317 0 21
+6
 15/NR
16
UC Irvine
 34-10 289 0 10
-6
 10/NR
17
Oklahoma
 29-17 223 0 23
+6
 17/NR
18
Indiana State
 34-10 208 0 22
+4
 18/NR
19
Arizona
 29-17 188 0 24
+5
 19/NR
20
Oklahoma State
 32-16 184 0 16
-4
 16/NR
21
North Carolina State
 26-18 125 0 20
-1
 14/NR
22
Troy
 34-15 104 0 NR
+9
 22/NR
23
UC Santa Barbara
 31-12 95 0 NR
+4
 18/NR
24
Oregon
 32-15 94 0 NR
+2
 18/NR
25
Alabama
 29-18 86 0 17
-8
 10/25

Schools Dropped Out

No. 13 Vanderbilt; No. 19 Louisiana; No. 25 Dallas Baptist;

Others Receiving Votes

Louisiana 83; Vanderbilt 73; Dallas Baptist 54; Texas 40; UNCW 18; Coastal Carolina 12; Utah 11; Nebraska 11; Charleston 11; Louisiana Tech 8; San Diego 2; LSU 2; St. John’s 1; Illinois 1;

Texas A&M will face Rice on Tuesday, May 7, at 6:00 p.m. CST, where the game will air on SEC Network+.

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Texas A&M names its Whataburger Players of the month for April

April’s Whataburger Players of the month were recently announced.

Each month, Texas A&M athletics recognizes two athletes as the Whataburger Players of the Month for their achievements in their respective sports.

For April, A&M chose senior pitcher Evan Aschenbeck from the baseball team and senior infielder Trinity Cannon from the softball team. Check out their accomplishments below, which earned them the honor of player of the month.

Evan Aschenbeck – April Snapshot

  • Strikeouts – 19
  • Strikeout high in April – 6 (South Carolina)
  • 14.7 innings pitched – 5 runs allowed – 1 walk
  • ERA – 1.44
  • Saves – 4

Trinity Cannon – April Snapshot

  • SEC Co-Player of the Week (4/16)
  • Helped Texas A&M to an 11-2 record in the month
  • Batting Average – .432
  • Hits – 14
  • Home runs – 3
  • RBI – 18
  • Fielding – 1.000

Join us in congratulating Evan Aschenbeck and Trinity Cannon for being named Texas A&M’s April Whataburger Players of the Month. Aggies Wire will continue to provide award updates every week.

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Texas A&M baseball remains No. 1 in the newest USA TODAY Coaches Poll

Texas A&M see no change in the rankings as they stay No. 1 after a 3-1 week and another Top 25 SEC series win

Texas A&M (38-6, 15-6 SEC) holds the title of King of the Mountain as they tally another midweek win coupled with a Top 25 SEC series win on Georgia. They started the week by outlasting a competitive Houston team in a 13-11 win. Then, after beating Georgia in game one, they had an epic comeback victory in game two to seal another SEC series in their favor.

The Aggie continues to look like the team to beat in a three-game series, and so far, the only team to do it has been the Florida Gators in the opening SEC series. Since that series, they haven’t dropped another once since climbing their way to the top spot.

Here are the complete Week 11 rankings.

Rank Team Record PTS 1st Prev Chg Hi/Lo
1
Texas A&M
 38-6 772 29 1 – 1/10
2
Arkansas
 37-7 739 1 2 – 1/5
3
Tennessee
 37-7 717 1 3 – 3/8
4
Clemson
 34-9 662 0 4 – 2/11
5
East Carolina
 35-8 643 0 7
+2
 5/16
6
Florida State
 34-9 602 0 9
+3
 6/NR
7
Oregon State
 33-10 572 0 10
+3
 2/10
8
Kentucky
 33-9 555 0 5
-3
 5/NR
9
Duke
 30-14 474 0 6
-3
 6/14
10
Virginia
 33-12 468 0 12
+2
 8/15
10
UC Irvine
 32-8 468 0 13
+3
 10/NR
12
North Carolina
 33-11 425 0 14
+2
 7/17
13
Vanderbilt
 31-13 383 0 8
-5
 3/14
14
South Carolina
 29-14 306 0 21
+7
 14/NR
15
Wake Forest
 27-16 292 0 11
-4
 1/22
16
Oklahoma State
 30-14 286 0 22
+6
 16/NR
17
Alabama
 28-16 217 0 18
+1
 10/18
18
Georgia
 31-12 211 0 17
-1
 17/NR
19
Louisiana
 33-13 199 0 16
-3
 15/NR
20
North Carolina State
 25-16 169 0 23
+3
 14/NR
21
Mississippi State
 29-15 166 0 NR
+7
 21/NR
22
Indiana State
 31-9 139 0 25
+3
 22/NR
23
Oklahoma
 26-16 114 0 18
-5
 18/NR
24
Arizona
 26-16 107 0 20
-4
 20/NR
25
Dallas Baptist
 31-11 90 0 NR
+1
 8/NR

Schools Dropped Out

No. 15 Coastal Carolina; No. 24 Oregon;

Others Receiving Votes

Oregon 60; UC Santa Barbara 44; Utah 40; Virginia Tech 28; West Virginia 26; Troy 13; Louisiana Tech 13; Coastal Carolina 13; Nebraska 12; Georgia Tech 11; Lamar 10; Northeastern 9; UNCW 7; Charleston 6; San Diego 3; Texas Tech 2; Kansas 2;

Texas A&M will face Tarleton on Tuesday, April 30, at 6:00 p.m. CST, where the game will air on SEC Network+.

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