Tag: Jackson Appel

Texas A&M senior second baseman Ted Burton reflects on victory vs. No. 17 Georgia to start SEC series

“I actually got up a little concerned that I tore something,” Burton recalled. “I was glad that I was able to stretch out for my teammates.”

On Friday evening at Blue Bell Park, the No. 1 Texas A&M baseball team was able to earn a 5-2 SEC win versus No. 17 Georgia thanks to winning plays, like a defensive web gem from senior second baseman Ted Burton.

“I actually got up a little concerned that I tore something. It was a good spot to do it and I was glad that I was able to stretch out for my teammates,” Burton explained. “I’ve gotta give credit to our training staff. I’m with them everyday and they just put so much energy into us. All credit to them making for us feel our best.

“That’s what make this team great is a lot of the time it’s Jace, Braden and Gavin, even Jackson Appel, they’re just unbelievable. Just one through nine,  you never know who is going to play the best and who is going to be player of the game, so that makes it special.”

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‘Don’t let the game play you’: Texas A&M junior pitcher Chris Cortez was lights out in UTSA win

“You play the game, you don’t let it play you,” he stated. “I think I’ve been doing that my entire career and not really enjoying the game.”

The No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team’s evasion of an upset loss on Tuesday night versus UT San Antonio is largely being credited to senior catcher Jackson Appel, deservingly so after he crushed 3 home runs.

However, just as much credit should be shown to junior right-handed pitcher Chris Cortez, who was absolutely dealing against the Roadrunners. He earned the victory after tossing the final 4.0 innings on the mound.

“I think it’s just me having fun. I’ve grown up a lot this year through the help of Max Wiener, myself and my teammates. You play the game, you don’t let the game play you,” Cortez proclaimed afterwards. “I think I’ve been doing that my entire career and not really enjoying the game. Now I just go out there and I have fun, good or bad. It gives me a lot of clarity and freedom to go out there and just be who I am.”

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‘It was a normal day’: Texas A&M senior catcher Jackson Appel explains 3-HR game vs. UTSA

“It was a normal day, I don’t know what really just happened. You’re just up there trying to get on base and put a good ball in the zone.”

The three youngest players in Major League Baseball all have the same first name and another may be on his way to joining them in the near future.

Texas A&M senior catcher Jackson Appel smashed 3 home runs during a 6-5 win against UT San Antonio on Tuesday night, with the last being a walk-off shot.

“It was a normal day, I don’t know what really just happened, it was pretty cool,” Appel recalled postgame. “You’re just up there trying to get on base really and put a good ball in the zone. I got one and it somehow got out, not sure how, but there wasn’t too much in the back of my mind.

“I thought I squared (the first and third) up well but you just never really know. Sometimes the ball flies and sometimes it hangs up in the wind. Both happened to get out so we’ll take it.”

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‘Brutal baseball’: Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle recaps walk-off win vs. UTSA

“We played about as brutal baseball that you can possibly play that I ever remember an A&M team playing, which was out of character for us.”

The No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team barely avoided an upset loss against in-state rival, UT San Antonio, on Tuesday night at Blue Bell Park.

After the game, head coach Jim Schlossnagle provided his summary of the contest, including senior catcher Jackson Appel’s 3-home run performance.

“We got (Appel) in that spot because he puts the ball in play. We’re thinking that Grahovac, LaViolette and Montgomery are going to be on base a lot,” Schlossnagle explained. “It’s not necessarily about his power but he did a good job of staying on top of the baseball. There was a weird wind, I couldn’t tell if the flag was blowing across the field a little bit east. I thought Grahovac’s ball had a chance and the balls hit to center and right field.

“We played about as brutal baseball that you can possibly play, that I ever remember an A&M team playing, either one I’ve coached or seen play, which was out of character for us. But I’m really proud of our team for staying in the fight.

“Zane got us some decent outs. Peery got us four outs. Cortez was obviously electric. If we just knew 8-of-10 times that we would get that for the rest of the season, we’re an infinitely better team.”

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Jackson Appel’s homer hat trick leads No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team to walk-off win vs. UTSA

All 3 of his homers were of the oppo-taco variety, each belted to the left of Olsen Field. The 2-time All-Ivy League selection went 3-for-4.

Thanks to 3 home runs from senior catcher Jackson Appel, the Texas A&M baseball team avoided a midweek upset loss at home versus the University of Texas at San Antonio.

The No. 3 Aggies (29-4) walked off with a narrow 6-5 victory against the Roadrunners (19-14) on Tuesday night at Blue Bell Park in College Station. Texas A&M scored once in the third, eighth and ninth innings, respectively, and 3 in the fifth.

All 3 of Appel’s homers were of the oppo-taco variety, each belted to the left of Olsen Field. The two-time All-Ivy League selection went 3-for-4 with 4 runs batted in, 3 runs scored and 1 walk.

Junior right-handed pitcher Chris Cortez (4-1) pitched the final 4.0 innings to earn the win. He allowed 2 hits and 1 walk with 7 strikeouts on 54 pitches.

The Aggies will now gear up for arguably their toughest SEC home series of the season thus far with three games this weekend versus No. 6 Vanderbilt. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m. CST.

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