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‘Takes a village,’ Texas A&M DH Hayden Schott reacts to reaching 2nd College World Series

“It takes a village and our village showed out when we could’ve really easily sat back and waited for tomorrow. I’m so proud of these guys.”

Sophomore second baseman Kaeden Kent and designated hitter Hayden Schott combined for 9 RBI on Sunday night at Blue Bell Park to propel the No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team to a 15-9 victory versus Oregon to advance from the Bryan-College Station Super Regional.

“It means a ton, the offense for sure, but it starts in the dugout. Man, it starts with Hank Bard, (Blake) Binderup, guys that are staying with us the whole game,” Schott said postgame. “Our pitching, everyone, it takes a village and our village showed out today when we could’ve really easily sat back and waited for tomorrow. So I’m so proud of these guys, man.”

The graduate student was perfect, going 4-for-4 with 4 runs batted in, 3 runs scored, 1 home run, and 1 walk. Schott will be making his second appearance in Omaha, Nebraska, at the College World Series, beginning Saturday at 6 p.m. against SEC rival Florida on ESPN.

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Coach Jim Schlossnagle has led Texas A&M ‘back to the pearly gates of college baseball’

“Guys just kept playing and the 12th Man played a huge role in that. I’m just honored to get back to the pearly gates of college baseball.”

When Jim Schlossnagle left TCU to become Texas A&M head coach in 2022, many skeptics in the Lone Star State criticized the move as the Horned Frogs “program was ahead” of the Aggies.

“It was an incredible night,” Schlossnagle said postgame Sunday. “The 12th Man was amazing. Obviously super proud of our players for all of the adversity we’ve been dealt in the last 48 hours, actually the whole week, between Hayden getting banged up a little bit, Braden going down, whatever happened to Shane today. Guys just kept playing and the 12th Man played a huge role in that.

“I definitely want to congratulate Oregon on a great season, unbelievable opponent to play, incredibly well-coached. Coach Was is a very dear friend and his team was more than prepared to do this. Congratulations to them on a great season.

“I couldn’t be anymore proud of these two guys, (Schott & Sorrell). I’m just honored to be here and to get back to the pearly gates of college baseball: Omaha, Nebraska.”

Following this season, it’s safe to say that Texas A&M is the better team overall after clinching its second College World Series appearance in three years under Schlossnagle.

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‘Not sure I’ve ever been more proud,’ Schlossnagle recaps Texas A&M win vs. Oregon

“I’m not sure I’ve ever been more proud of a team,” he said. “You know, emotionally, Prager goes out and didn’t have a great first inning.”

Murphy’s Law appeared to be taking place early at the Bryan-College Station Super Regional on Saturday afternoon as the Texas A&M baseball team trailed Oregon 6-3 after two innings.

On top of that, junior outfielder Braden Montgomery suffered a season-ending right leg injury in the bottom of the first frame, deflating the crowd at Blue Bell Park. Despite that, the No. 3 Aggies prevailed 10-6, much to the joy of coach Jim Schlossnagle.

“I’m not sure I’ve ever been more proud of a team. You know, emotionally, Prager goes out and didn’t have a great first inning. Then we battle back into it and then the injury,” Schlossnagle said. “To get down 6-3, the emotions of that, I think a lot of teams fold. Chris gave us a big lift. I thought Hayden Schott had a lot of great at-bats, and obviously, Jackson. Super proud of our club. All we’ve done is won a game, nothing more than that. We’ve gotta be ready to go tomorrow. I think Oregon has a good team and we’re going to face some good lefties tomorrow.”

Game 2 at Olsen Field is Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2.

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No. 2 Texas A&M baseball team avoids sweep at Ole Miss with shutout victory led by Shane Sdao

The Aggies avoided a potential disastrous sweep on Sunday evening at Swayze Field against SEC rival Ole Miss with a 6-0 shutout victory.

The Texas A&M baseball team avoided a potential disastrous sweep on Sunday night at Swayze Field against SEC rival Ole Miss.

The No. 2 Aggies (42-10, 17-17 SEC) shutout the Rebels by a final score of 6-0. Texas A&M scored 3 runs in the sixth inning and 1 in each of the third, seventh and ninth.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Shane Sdao (4-1) led the Aggies to the win. He tossed 7.0 scoreless frames and allowed 3 hits and 1 walk with 6 strikeouts on 87 pitches. Sdao set a new career-high in innings pitched and strikeouts.

Sunday’s shutout was Texas A&M‘s first since a 9-0 victory versus Vanderbilt on April 13. Graduate student designated hitter Hayden Schott extended his on-base streak to 25 games with 1 hit and 1 walk.

Senior first baseman Ted Burton made his return in the series finale and went 1-for-4 with a double and 2 runs batted in. He has reached base safely in 24 consecutive contests and the multi-RBI game was his 10th of the year.

The No. 2 Aggies begins their final set of the regular season at Blue Bell Park on Thursday against conference rival No. 3 Arkansas (41-10, 18-8) at 7 p.m.

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No. 2 Texas A&M baseball team loses second straight SEC series with lopsided loss vs. Ole Miss

The sky hasn’t necessarily started falling yet but the Aggies are getting very close following their second consecutive SEC series loss.

The sky hasn’t necessarily started falling in College Station but the Texas A&M baseball team is getting very close following its second consecutive SEC series loss this weekend.

The No. 2 Aggies (41-10, 16-10 SEC) were blown out 10-2 at Ole Miss (27-23, 11-15) on Saturday night at Swayze Field. Texas A&M has now lost four of its last five conference games.

The Rebels scored 5 runs in the second inning, 3 in the fourth and 1 in the third and eighth, respectively. The Aggies plated 1 in each of the third and ninth frames. Texas A&M tallied only 5 hits on the evening.

The Aggies are now 19-21 all-time against Ole Miss. Texas A&M has lost back-to-back SEC sets and three total this season. The 8-run loss was the Aggies’ biggest of the year in the final road series of the regular season.

One of the few positives from the defeat was that graduate student designated hitter Hayden Schott extended his on-base streak to 24 games, recording 1 hit and 1 walk.

Texas A&M will attempt to avoid the sweep Sunday at 5 p.m. CST.

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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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‘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.

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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