Tag: Gavin Grahovac

Texas A&M baseball team reaches 5-0 for first time since 2020 with series-opening win versus Wagner

The Aggies continued to roll on Friday at Blue Bell Park, wallopping Wagner University of Staten Island, New York by a final score of 17-2.

For the 32nd time in program history and the first occurrence since 2020, the Texas A&M baseball team has begun the season with a 5-0 overall record.

The Aggies continued to roll to begin this weekend at Blue Bell Park, wallopping Wagner University of Staten Island, New York by a final score of 17-2. Friday’s matchup was the first all-time between the two programs.

Texas A&M kicked off the new campaign last weekend with a three-game sweep of McNeese State. The Aggies outscored the Cowboys 31-1 and achieved a feat that hadn’t been done in over 100 years.

On Tuesday night, Jace LaViolette propelled Texas A&M to a 9-3 win versus Incarnate Word. The superstar sophomore outfielder hit 2 home runs, bringing his total to 5 through four games. LaViolette didn’t homer in the series opener against the Seahawks on Friday but he did record his fourth multi-hit performance alongside junior infielder Ali Camarillo.

Graduate OF Hayden Schott has tallied at least 1 hit in each game thus far. Senior catcher Hank Bard set a new career-high with 4 runs batted in against Wagner.

Redshirt sophomore Ryan Prager (2-0) earned the win by pitching a career-best 6.2 scoreless innings. He also set a new career-high in strikeouts with 10. In two starts, Prager has tossed 11.2 shutout innings with 19 strikeouts and 1 walk.

Aggies starting pitchers have yet to allow an earned run through five games. Texas A&M will be back at it on Saturday at 2 p.m.

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The top five Aggies to watch for to start the baseball season

Here are five Aggies to watch for Texas A&M Baseball that’s busting at the seams with talent

Texas A&M is chalked full of talent this season having two consensus All-Americans on top of being a top ten-ranked team in most pre-season polls. There are even some coaches, granted anonymous, who believe the Aggies have one of the best rosters from top to bottom.

Coach Jim Schlossnagle is excited about this team and the opportunity to get back to the college world series and they have been working hard to put all the pieces in place to address the issues from last season. He brought in a pitching coach with fresh ideas to fill that void left by Nate Yeskie and they hit the recruiting trail hard to bring in talent.

There are a lot of new faces on the Texas A&M baseball team this year. Some due to incoming players via the transfer portal, some due to the new recruiting class, and lastly the 2023 MLB draft. More matter the reason now is a good time to point out a few new and familiar faces that Coach Schlossnagle will need to count on this season.

Below are five Aggies, excluding pitchers, you need to keep your eye on when A&M takes the field on February 16th.

Texas A&M Baseball lands two on the D1Baseball Preseason All-American Team

D1Baseball names Aggies’ Jace LaViolette and Braden Montgomery to their Preseason All-American teams.

The top-ranked Aggies have a lot of hype coming into the 2024 season, being ranked in the top 10 or at least near the top 10 in most preseason polls. Leaving out the question mark that is pitching, the team is chalked full of talent and if they can gel early, there is a good chance the College World Series is a real possibility.

Leading the Maroon & White in the spring will be Collegiate National teammates sophomore Jace LaViolette and junior Braden Montgomery. Both are highly rated across the board and D1Baseball named both to their All-American team selection with LaViolette making the first team and Montgomery on the second.

We are quickly approaching opening day and the Aggies are ready to welcome McNeese State to Olsen Field on February 16th.

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Texas A&M just misses the top 10 in Baseball Americas’ Top 25 Poll

Texas A&M lands just outside the top 10 the Baseball America Top 25 poll.

You know the baseball season is getting ready to start when every outlet begins putting out their respective preseason rankings and team previews. So far, the Aggie baseball team has landed in the top ten in two polls, and this is the first ranking them outside of the Top 10, instead landing  at No. 11.

To still be ranked this high shows how much the experts believe in third year head coach Schlossnagle and the talent of this team. Especially with how much of a question pitching was the whole season last year. Baseball America pointed this out A&M in their Top 25 preview.

 A&M has depth and talent on the mound, now it will be about finding the right combination.

A&M has premium talent to work with, but few of its pitchers have a lot of experience in big roles in the SEC.

We are quickly approaching opening day and the Aggies are ready to welcome McNeese State to Olsen Field on February 16th.

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Aggie Newcomer Gavin Grahovac named Preseason SEC Freshman of the Year

Aggie outfielder Gavin Grahovac named as D1Baseball’s Preseason SEC Freshman of the Year

With the Aggies having the fourth-ranked freshman class headed into the 2024 season, seeing one of them being named the Preseason SEC Freshman of the Year is not surprising. Texas A&M outfielder and California native Gavin Grahovac received this recognition from D1Baseball.

The No. 2 outfielder in California was the highlight of Coach Jim Schlossnagle’s freshman class, especially once Grahovac pulled his name from the MLB draft. He has good size for an incoming freshman and shows potential to be a dangerous power hitter once he gets acclimated to college play. Below is part of his player profile from Perfect Game.

Athletic frame with broad shoulders and physical strength proportioned well throughout frame. Runs well, posted a 6.78 60-yard dash. Primary outfielder, fields the ball to side, comes through it well and utilizes a shorter arm path through the back, one hop accuracy to the intended base with quickness to arm stroke; similar arm action on throws across the infield, higher slot on throws, shows carry across diamond and will continue to refine overall actions. Right-handed hitter, begins with a wide and even base, has moving parts in lower half working into contact. Above average bat speed already through the zone, shows a handle for the barrel with a full swing path through the zone. Loud contact off the barrel, went deep out to left-center field in BP and picked up an opposite field double in live action; combination of bat speed and strength at impact stand out, easy power projection moving forward. Excellent student.

We’ll finally get a look at Gavin when the Aggies open the season against McNeese State on February 16th at Olsen Field.

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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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Three Aggie signees withdraw their names from the 2023 MLB Draft, and will join the program in 2024

Three Aggie baseball signees, Gavin Grahovac, Caden Sorrell, and Weston Moss, have withdrawn their names from the 2023 MLB Draft and will join the team in 2024.

During Day 2 of the 2023 MLB Draft, Texas A&M saw three players drafted in the mid to late round, as Shortstop Hunter Haas was the first Aggie off the board, going No. 120 to the Tampa Bay Rays, while the Oakland Athletics took RHP Nathan Dettmer No. 139, and third baseman Trevor Werner rounded out the three after being taken No. 199 by the Kansas City Royals.

As all three players above were expected to depart, big news concerning three highly touted prospects in the Aggies 2023 recruiting class withdrew their names from the Draft on Monday, as Flower Mound (Texas) outfielder Caden Sorrell, Villa Park (California) outfielder Gavin Grahovic, and Montgomery County (Texas) Lake Creek RHP Weston Moss will officially join Texas A&M and Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle for the 2024 campaign, first reported by AggiesBaseballToday.

Texas A&M’s 2023 recruiting class features 21 high school signees, and while every player possesses unique and desirable talents on the field, Sorrell, Grahovic, and Moss are by far the three most sought-after prospects in the class.

Here is how each player ranks going into the 2024 season:

  • Caden Sorrell: ranked as the 79th player in the draft, according to MLB.com, who stands at 6-3 and 200 pounds, is ranked as the 100th overall player in the class, the 9th overall player, According to Perfect Game. During his senior season at Marcus, Sorrell posted a .347/7 HR/33 H/29RBI/29BB line while earning District 6-6A Offensive Player of the Year honors to end his illustrious high school career.
  • Gavin Grahovic, ranked as the 146th player in the draft (MLB.com), who stands at 6-2 and 210 pounds, is ranked as the 55th player in the class, the 10th-ranked outfielder, and the 12th-ranked player in California, according to Perfect Game. During his senior season at Villa Park, Grahovic hit for .350, five home runs, and 19 RBI in 31 games.
  • Weston Moss, who recently told GigEm247 reporter Carter Karels that he has turned down a fourth-round offer and intends to play for Texas A&M next season, is ranked as the 55th RHP and the 182nd-ranked player in the class, according to Perfect Game.

With Rounds 11-20 set to take place tomorrow at 1:00 p.m., several other Texas A&M prospects remain in the fold, and if the placing/money isn’t right, expect more news to come regarding the future of the Aggie baseball roster for the 2024 season.

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