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Texas A&M baseball lands a huge commitment from former Texas Tech star

Former Texas Tech star Gavin Kash is heading to College Station!

As someone who has been covering Texas A&M athletics for nearly three years, the last week has been, by far, the craziest in recent memory.

However, the negative tone surrounding Aggie baseball after head coach Jim Schlossnagle shockingly departed to take over the Texas Longhorns program one day after the Aggies’ CWS Championship Finals loss has flipped.

Sunday’s news that former hitting coach Michael Earley had been hired as the program’s 21st head coach led to a host of players on the roster removing their names from the transfer portal, including star hitters Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovac.

Although more positive announcements are slated to arrive this week, Earley received an early Christmas (that’s a joke, folks) present hours after his official introduction on Tuesday afternoon. Former Texas Tech star first baseman Gavin Kash will reportedly transfer to Texas A&M for the 2025 season.

As one of the top five players in the transfer portal, Kash is a power hitter with MLB potential. He seems like a nearly seamless replacement for outgoing Aggie first baseman Ted Burton.

In his last two seasons combined with the Red Raiders, Kash hit 41 home runs. He is coming off an impressive 2023 season in which he slashed .300/.365/.561 with 15 home runs and 51 RBIs.

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Texas Tech’s Gavin Kash is a one-man wrecking crew

This kid is Kash money at the plate.

The No. 19 [autotag]Texas Tech Red Raiders[/autotag] have a high-powered offense on the diamond. They rank among the top 10 in NCAA in 10 different categories. This is thanks in large part to first baseman Gavin Kash.

Kash joined the Red Raiders after one year with the Texas Longhorns in 2022. He played a reserve role behind the ‘Hispanic Titanic’ Ivan Melendez, who launched 32 homers a season ago. Kash didn’t have a single hit leave the yard in 26 plate appearances for the Longhorns. Fast forward to 2023 and Kash has launched 19 home runs, the second-best mark in the country.

The Red Raiders’ top bat is showing off his talent which ranks among the top 10 in five different categories.

By The Numbers (All lead the Big 12):

  • Hits: 68 (No. 1 in NCAA)
  • Total Bases: 141 (No. 1 in NCAA)
  • Runs Batted In: 66 (No. 2 in NCAA)
  • Home Runs: 19 (Tied-No. 2 in NCAA)
  • Slugging Percentage: .860 (no. 8 in NCAA)

As Texas Tech works towards the end of the season and a likely postseason appearance, the success on offense will come from Kash. The Red Raiders begin a three-game weekend series against Baylor on Friday.