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‘This place would be a boombox’: Texas A&M OF Hayden Schott explains Blue Bell Park’s new anthem

“(Jace and I) were like ‘Dude, if we got a whole crowd in on that and played it every run or something, this place would be a boombox!'”

On its way to becoming the No. 1 team in the nation this weekend with a sweep of SEC rival Vanderbilt, the Texas A&M baseball team recently found a new tune to groove to every time an Aggie scores a run.

It’s a new day, a new week 👀
About time for a new song 🎶#GigEm pic.twitter.com/KmoCgo0q8h

— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) April 15, 2024

After the series finale against the Commodores, graduate student outfielder Hayden Schott was asked about the origin of the team’s fondness for the song “Rattlin’ Bog” by the Irish Descendants.

“Me and Jace LaViolette, they were playing it at South Carolina on the speakers and we were like ‘Dude, if we got a whole crowd in on that, and played it every run or something, this place would be a boombox!’ So then Friday night, obviously we had a great baseball game, it just added so much to the crowd I felt like,” Schott recalled. “Everyone was so loud.

“I think now that we won, they can’t take it away, so I’m going to have a word with coach about that. I’ll just make sure that he doesn’t end this streak. I’ll probably have a word with him tomorrow during our media meeting with me and him.”

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No. 3 Texas A&M baseball drops Game 3 vs. No. 22 South Carolina

The Aggies dropped their fourth game of the year in Game 3 vs. South Carolina, failing to complete the sweep

No. 3 Texas A&M (28-4, 8-4 SEC) failed to complete the sweep vs. No. 22 South Carolina on the road this weekend, dropping Game 3 6-5 on Sunday afternoon and fighting until the end.

On a positive note, the Aggies earned their first SEC road series, as grad transfer Hayden Schott was yet again on another level, finishing 3-4 at the plate, including a home run and 3 RBI on the afternoon. However, starting pitcher Justin Lamkin struggled mightily, allowing five of the Gamecock’s six runs in just 3.1 innings before he was pulled.

In usual Aggie baseball fashion this season, no deficit was enough to prevent this team from coming back, as South Carolina’s 3-0 advantage in the third led to a response from Schott’s first RBI on the day, adding to more in the sixth after this two-run homer, tightening things up at 5-3.

In the seventh, after the Gamecocks added their final run of the game, Aggies’ star outfielder Jace LaViolette hits a solo homer, followed by transfer shortstop Ali Camarillo adding an RBI single, scoring Braden Montgomery.

Going into the ninth, the Aggies left multiple players in scoring position, while South Carolina’s bullpen sealed the deal with a solid final showing on the mound.

Pitching: Justin Lamkin: 31. IP, six hits, five runs, 4 Ks.

Weston Moss: 2.0 IP, one hit, zero runs, zero runs, 1 K

Hitting: Ted Burton: one run, two hits. Hayde Schott: three hits, one run, three RBI.

Texas A&M’s critical home series vs. Vanderbilt will start on Friday, April 12, but the Aggies will first take on UTSA in a midweek matchup on Tuesday, April 9, at 6:00 p.m.

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‘Star power guys’: Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle reflects on series win vs. Auburn

“Those guys at the top, the star power guys are going to do their thing most days. The key is can we get on base enough towards the bottom?”

Following a 12-8 win against Auburn to clinch a second SEC series victory in a row, Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle spoke to the media on Friday night.

The No. 4 Aggies (24-3, 5-3 SEC) were led to the win at Blue Bell Park against the Tigers by junior right-handed pitcher Tanner Jones (2-1).

“That was as good as he’s pitched. The last game was pretty good, he had a cutter going a little bit, all three pitches for the most part and that’s the deepest he’s pitched,” Schlossnagle said. “Remember that he missed most of the preseason so he is still kind of behind everyone else in terms of appearances and innings pitched. He did well against a good lineup and on a tough night to pitch.”

The outfielder dynamic duo of junior Braden Montgomery and freshman Caden Sorrell led the way with 3 runs batted in, respectively.

“Those guys at the top, the star power guys, those guys are going to do their thing most days. The key is, can we get on base enough towards the bottom? Ali (Camarillo) had a great night. (Hayden) Schott has shown signs of coming back,” Schlossnagle recalled. “Sorrell has been staying on baseballs the other way. That’s a big sign for a good young player like that. I thought Targac’s first at-bat was tough when he smoked a ball to center field but the game rewarded him finally down the left field line, so I’m happy for Ryan.”

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Post game: No. 4 Texas A&M outlast Auburn in a 9-7 series opening win

Texas A&M takes game one fending off each Auburn rally for a Thursday night victory

No. 4 Texas A&M (23-3, 4-3 SEC) defeats Auburn (16-9, 1-6 SEC) 9-7 in College Station on Thursday night.

Aggies star switch-hitter Braden Montgomery got the party started early with a two-run home run in the first inning for an early 2-0 for his 13th of the year. Later in the third inning, a Jaxon Appel sac fly scored Jace LaViolette, extending the lead to 3-0. Auburn had only mustered one hit to this point, and it looked like A&M might have started to pull away. Then, at the top of the fourth, Auburn tied the game with a three-run shot over the left field wall.

With the game tied at three apiece, A&M answered back when Hayden Schott hit a solo home run to retake the lead. Two walks and two singles later, the Aggies were back on top 6-3. A scoreless fifth-inning Auburn tied the game again, but it was short-lived once Texas A&M returned to the plate.

However, the scores came off free passes. They scored three runs without recording a hit. Two scores came from a bases-loaded hit by pitch followed by a bases-loaded walk. The final run was Schott’s sac fly, which brought Montgomery across the plate.

The Tigers would put another run on the board, but it wouldn’t matter as star Aggies’ closer Evan Aschenbeck closed the door on Auburn in the top of the ninth inning. Sitting at 9-7 with two out, Aschenbeck struck out the final batter to move the Aggies to 23-3 on the year with an open win in the series.

Total offense: 10 hits, 9 runs
Pitching: Evan Aschenbeck W (4-0): 4.0 innings, 5 Ks, 61 pitches. Ryan Prager: 4.1 innings, 2 Ks, 72 pitches. Chris Cortez: 0.2 innings, 1 Ks, 23 pitches. Josh Stewart: 0.0 innings, 0 Ks, 7 pitches.

Texas A&M will be back in action against Auburn in game two of the series at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park on March 29 at 6 p.m.

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Texas A&M head coach Jim Scholssnagle speaks after the 6-3 victory over HCU

Here’s what Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnalge had to say after the midweek win over HCU

No. 4 Texas A&M (22-3, 3-3 SEC) defeats Houston Christian (7-13) 6-3 in College Station on Tuesday night.

Coach Jim Schlossnagle wasn’t pleased with the batting, but he was glad that he was able to get a lot of pitchers some work. So many pitchers got work that Chris Cortez got the win after only throwing seven pitches. Max Wiener has been doing a good job of getting his guys ready, but now that SEC play has started, they need to use these midweek games to prepare the relief pitchers.

“…it went about as good as we could have hoped in terms of who we wanted to pitch tonight we wanted to get Cortez just a little bit in the middle of an inning and he did that and did it in seven pitches wanted to get Shane back out there and get a little better taste in his mouth I thought Rudis did a great job”

Below, you can watch the full presser Q&A with Jim Schossnagle.

Texas A&M player Hayden Schott speaks after the 6-3 victory over HCU

Here’s what Texas A&M outfielder Hayden Schott had to say after the midweek win over HCU

No. 4 Texas A&M (22-3, 3-3 SEC) defeats Houston Christian (7-13) 6-3 in College Station on Tuesday night.

The Aggies didn’t look smooth in the batters’ box against HCU, but multiple free passes gave A&M enough runners on base to get six runs on the board. One of the six runs came off the bat of Hayden Schott when we hit a single scoring the first run of the game. Schott explained that when you’re struggling at the plate sometimes you have to find other ways to win.

“I don’t know like we didn’t put that many barrels together which we obviously want to do but at the same time I think we got on base be able to walk around 10 times or something maybe even 11 and when you’re not banging the ball around the ballpark it’s important to get on base and that’s where those hits that kind of just barely leave the infield or stay in the infield can score runs when guys are on base so I think that’s how we won today”

Below, you can watch the full presser Q&A with Hayden Schott

Texas A&M drops two spots in the latest USA TODAY Coaches Poll

The Texas A&M baseball tumbled a few spots in the rankings after dropping the SEC series opener to the Florida Gators

Texas A&M hit their first roadblock on the season when they traveled to Gainsville Florida to take on the No. 8 Florida Gators. The pitching took a step back after being one of the top rotations in the country for the first few weeks. The lack of quality opponents could take some of the blame as the SEC is a whole other ball game compared to the non-conference schedule the Aggies completed with an unblemished record.

There was a lot to learn from the past weekend and now that the honeymoon is over, this talented bunch is ready to get back to business. Coach Jim Schlossnagle will probably start to look at his weekend starters again and the hitting coach will need to get things back dialed in during the midweek game.

Dropping the SEC series opener is not the end of the world because there is a ton of baseball left to the played, but it helps answer a few questions the college baseball world wanted to know once the Aggies played a team closer to their caliber.

Check out the Full USA TODAY Sports Baseball Coaches Poll.

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Change
1	Arkansas	17-2	775 (31)	–
2	Oregon State	17-2	713	+1
3	Vanderbilt	18-3	671	+7
4	LSU	17-4	645	-2
5	Clemson	17-2	630	+4
6	Texas A&M	18-2	602	-2
7	Tennessee	18-3	534	-1
8	Florida	12-7	506	+3
9	Duke	15-5	491	-2
10	Alabama	17-3	471	+2
11	Virginia	16-4	434	+4
12	Florida State	18-0	428	+10
13	ECU	14-4	418	+3
14	Wake Forest	13-6	390	-9
15	Coastal Carolina	17-3	384	+2
16	DBU	16-3	324	+2
17	UNC	17-4	276	-4
18	TCU	15-5	243	-10
19	Camp	15-4	190	+4
20	Oklahoma	13-6	168	+22
21	UC-Irv	15-3	145	-1
22	UCSB	12-5	92	+5
23	Virginia Tech	14-4	86	+6
24	Auburn	13-6	79	-5
25	Kentucky	17-3	65	+17

Schools Dropped Out

No. 14 North Carolina State; No. 20 South Carolina; No. 24 Texas; No. 25 Texas Tech;

Others Receiving Votes

Mississippi State 58; South Carolina 56; North Carolina State 44; Georgia Tech 23; Texas Tech 20; Southern Miss 17; Miami (FL) 16; Ole Miss 15; UCF 12; Texas 11; Nebraska 8; Oregon 7; Indiana State 7; Georgia 7; Louisiana Tech 5; Troy 3; Oklahoma State 2; Northeastern 2; Maryland 2;

No. 4 Texas A&M baseball team loses its first SEC series of the season at No. 8 Florida after 17-0 start

After starting the season unbeaten after 17, the Aggies have lost 2-of-3 contests and dropped the first SEC series of the season at Florida.

After starting the 2024 season unbeaten after 17 games, the Texas A&M baseball team has lost two of its last three contests and dropped the first SEC series of the season at Florida this weekend in Gainesville.

The No. 8 Gators (12-7, 1-2) defeated the No. 4 Aggies (18-2, 1-2) by a final score of 4-2 on Sunday afternoon at Condron Ballpark. Florida ended Texas A&M’s undefeated streak on Friday night with an 8-6 win. The Aggies bounced back for a 10-6 victory on Saturday.

Texas A&M struck first in the series finale, scoring an unearned run in the top of the first inning. Graduate student outfielder Hayden Schott reached base after a throwing error by sophomore second baseman Cade Kurland to score sophomore OF Jace LaViolette, who has now reached safely in all 20 games. The Gators responded in the bottom of the second frame and tied the conference matchup.

Junior OF Braden Montgomery reclaimed the advantage for the Aggies in the fifth with a solo shot to left field, which was his second homer of the weekend and ninth of the campaign. Florida hit a solo home run in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game again and added a 2-run jack in the eighth to ultimately win 4-2.

Texas A&M has now lost three consecutive series against the Gators. The Aggies are 2-2 versus ranked opposition, including their blowout of Texas in Austin on March 5.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Justin Lamkin started on the bump and tossed the first 4.2 frames and allowed 4 hits, 2 runs, 2 walks & 2 hit by pitch with 5 strikeouts on 88 pitches. Senior sidewinding righty Brock Peery threw the next two innings for a new season-best without allowing a hit with 1 K on 23 pitches. Junior RHP Josh Stewart (1-1) took the loss after recording only 1 out and giving up 2 hits & 1 run on 7 pitches.

Florida junior RHP Brandon Neely (1-0) earned his first win after tossing the seventh & eight innings in relief, allowing 2 walks & 1 HBP with 4 punchouts on 41 pitches. Freshman RHP Luke McNeillie (1) got the save after pitching a scoreless ninth giving up 1 hit with 1 strikeout on 17 pitches.

Texas A&M begins an eight-game homestand at Blue Bell Park on Wednesday at 4 p.m. against Prairie View A&M.

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No. 6 Texas A&M Baseball sweeps Rhode Island, winning Game 3 in an extra inning thriller

Texas A&M remains one of just two unbeaten team in college baseball after complete the sweep against visiting Rhode Island

The Texas A&M baseball team (16-0) completed the sweep against the visiting Rhode Island Rams on Sunday afternoon, as it took extra innings to remain just one of two undefeated teams in the country, keeping pace with undefeated Florida State.

In one of the more exciting games of the year thus far, Hayden Schott delivered the final comeback blow in extra innings to propel the Aggies to a 12-11 extra-innings win against a Rams team who held an 11-9 lead heading into the 9th.

The Aggies were in control of the game early, plating six runs in the fourth to extend the lead to 6-0, but due to a poor showing by the Aggies bullpen, the Rams, who went scoreless in the first two games, began to find their sixth with two home runs to trim to lead to 7-3.

However, the visitors weren’t finished. They owned the seventh inning as the Rams’ bats were on fire, scoring eight runs to take an 11-8 lead, which, by all accounts, looked to be the nail in the coffin. Needing to rally, “Olson magic” took over as Jace LaViolette drew a bases-loaded walk, sending the run home to slowly creep back toward tying things up.

As he’s done all season, Braden Montgomery came through in the 9th, scoring off a Hayden Schott groundout, earning another run to tighten things up to 11-10, which all led to freshman Caden Sorrell coming to the plate for one final shot at staying perfect on the year, and with based loaded no less.

OLSEN MAGIC 🫧#GigEm x @SchottHayden pic.twitter.com/yFmHBeEMDJ

— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 10, 2024

Ahead of his time, Sorrell was stoic at the plate, reading every pitch with ease; the freshman took a ball 4 to walk in a runner and tie the game at 11-all. Heading into the 10th, veteran pitcher Evan Aschenbeck, one of the bright spots on the day, struck out three batters to send the Aggies back to the plate in the bottom of the 10th, leading to Schott’s walk-off single to earn the 12-11 victory outright.

Pitching:

Justin Lamkin: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 11 SO
Evan Aschenbeck: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 SO
Texas A&M matched their season-high in strikeouts on the year with 17

Hitting:

LF Hayden Schott: 4 hits, 2 RBI
RF Braden Montgomery: 2 hits, 3 runs, 1 RBI
RF Jace LaViolette: 2 runs, 1 RBI

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Unbeaten No. 6 Texas A&M pitching staff continues to dominate with another shutout

The Aggies scored three runs in the first inning, two in the fourth and one in the fifth against Rhode Island on Saturday at Blue Bell Park.

For the sixth time this season and second game in a row, the Texas A&M baseball team has shutout their opponent.

The No. 6 Aggies (15-0) continued to dominate on Saturday afternoon at Blue Bell Park in College Station, defeating Rhode Island (2-9) by a final score of 6-0. Texas A&M beat the Rams 11-0 on Friday night at Olsen Field.

Florida State (12-0) is the only other undefeated team left in college baseball other than the Aggies. The Seminoles host New Orleans tonight and are likely to remain unbeaten through the weekend. However, they face in-state rival Florida on Tuesday night in Gainesville.

The Aggies scored three runs in the first inning, two in the fourth and one in the fifth against Rhode Island on Saturday. Junior right fielder Braden Montgomery and graduate student designated hitter Hayden Schott each had 2 runs batted in. Senior first baseman Ted Burton and freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac had 1 RBI a piece.

Junior right-handed pitcher Tanner Jones started on the mound and pitched the first 4.0 scoreless innings, allowing 4 hits & 2 walks with 8 strikeouts on 79 pitches. Fellow junior RHP Brad Rudis earned the victory after pitching 3.0 scoreless frames of relief, giving up only 1 hit with 4 Ks on 32 pitches.

Texas A&M goes for its third three-game sweep on Sunday at 1 p.m.

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