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‘Star player in star moments’: Jim Schlossnagle speaks to media after Texas A&M’s first SEC series victory

“Today (Lamkin) had that fastball command,” Schlossnagle said. “Then Braden, what more do you need to say? A star player in star moments.”

The Texas A&M baseball team earned its first SEC series victory of the season with a 6-1 win versus Mississippi State at Blue Bell Park.

Following the triumph, head coach Jim Schlossnagle spoke about the impact sophomore left-handed pitcher Justin Lamkin and junior outfielder Braden Montgomery made on Saturday’s game.

“Obviously, awesome days for Lamkin and Braden,” Schlossnagle said. “I’m super proud of Justin, he didn’t have the greatest start to the season and then last week was a little bit better.

“The thing that he did for us all last year is have good fastball command and his offspeed pitches were a little short. This year, his offspeed pitches are much better but his fastball command kind of went away from him. Today he had that fastball command, especially in against those good right-handed hitters like Jordan and the other right-handed guy. Kudos to him, he was awesome and I was trying to ride him as much as I could because I felt like he earned it. Sometimes that helps boost a pitcher’s ego when you do that.

“Then Braden, what more do you need to say? A star player in star moments.”

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No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team earns first SEC series victory with Game 3 win vs. Mississippi State

For the first time in the young 2024 season, the Aggies have earned a three-game conference series victory following a 6-1 win on Sunday.

For the first time in the young 2024 season, the Texas A&M baseball team has earned a three-game conference series victory.

The No. 6 Aggies (21-3, 3-3 SEC) beat Mississippi State (17-8, 3-3) by a final score of 6-1 on Saturday at Blue Bell Park to take two out of three games from the Bulldogs. Texas A&M won 6-3 on Friday but its offense fell flat Friday, losing 5-1. The Aggies scored once in the first, fifth, sixth & seventh, respectively, and 2 in the fourth.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Justin Lamkin (2-0) earned the win by absolutely dominating in the series finale. He tossed 7.1 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 run & 1 walk with 12 strikeouts on 104 pitches. Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck pitched the final 1.2 innings and gave up 1 hit with 2 Ks on 19 pitches.

Junior outfielder Braden Montgomery crushed 2 home runs. Freshman OF Caden Sorrell joined him with two extra-base hits, smashing a solo homer and a double.

Texas A&M continues its eight-game homestand at Olsen Field on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Houston Christian University before hosting Auburn for a three-game set beginning Thursday.

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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;

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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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‘We’re ready to go’: Texas A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle looks ahead to first SEC series at Florida

“We’ve been able to, for the most part, stay healthy which is always at the forefront of my mind is keeping every player healthy,” he said.

As 1-of-2 remaining undefeated teams in college baseball entering the first SEC series of the season, the Texas A&M baseball squad is ready to go according to head coach Jim Schlossnagle.

“I think we’ve progressed well. We’ve been able to, for the most part, stay healthy which is always at the forefront of my mind is keeping every player healthy,” Schlossnagle said Thursday. “We’re missing a few guys, especially in the bullpen, the injury to (Travis) Chestnut stinks, especially for him. But we’ve also been able to play a lot of guys battling for positions that are still up for grabs and see what they can do. I feel like that has worked out well.

“Our starting pitching between (Ryan) Prager, (Tanner) Jones and (Justin) Lamkin, obviously Prager has been great and the other two guys are improving. We’re ready to go! We’ll see what that success or lack thereof leads to as we get into these big weekends.”

The No. 4 Aggies (17-0) have a three-game set in Gainesville versus No. 8 Florida (10-6).

First pitch Friday is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CST.

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No. 6 Texas A&M starting pitchers announced for home series against Rhode Island

The unbeaten Aggies roll into another home series this weekend and Schlossnagle announced his pitching rotation ahead of the three-game set.

The unbeaten No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team rolls into another home series this weekend and head coach Jim Schlossnagle has announced his pitching rotation ahead of the three-game set at Blue Bell Park.

During an interview with TexAgs Radio on Thursday morning, the Aggies (13-0) manager with over 900 career wins shared who will start on the bump against Rhode Island (2-7).

Redshirt sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager (3-0) will toe the rubber in the series opener on Friday at 6 p.m. He enters the contest with a 0.00 earned run average, 3 walks and 27 strikeouts in 16.2 innings pitched.

On Saturday afternoon, Texas A&M will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1974 Aggies baseball squad. Junior right-handed pitcher Tanner Jones (1-0) will start on the hill at 2 p.m. He has a 1.80 ERA, 1 walk and 6 Ks in 5.0 frames tossed.

Junior LHP Justin Lamkin will be on the bump in the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m. He boasts a 0.71 ERA, 4 walks and 16 punch outs in 12.2 innings pitched.

Texas A&M enters the weekend as 1-of-4 remaining undefeated teams in Division I.

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Texas A&M Baseball has announced its starting pitchers for the Globe Life Field Series

Texas A&M head baseball Coach Jim Schlossnagle has named his three starting pitchers for the Globe Life Field Series this weekend.

After an eight-game home stand, No. 4 Texas A&M will have its first road series when they travel to Arlington for the Globe Life Field Series.

The pitching has been stellar compared to last season, and they are beating the teams they should beat with relative ease. In the one game where they did not score a million runs, the pitching held up well for a lower-scoring win over Wagner.

On Thursday, Schlossnagle announced Texas A&M’s three starting pitchers.

For Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Here is that lineup:

  • Friday: LHP redshirt sophomore Ryan Prager
  • Saturday: RHP junior Tanner Jones
  • Sunday: LHP sophomore Justin Lamkin

This is a strong lineup, and the work they are getting early in the season should pay dividends once league play starts.

Texas A&M will face Arizona State twice and USC once over the weekend at the Globe Life Series in Arlington starting at 6 p.m. on March 1.

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No. 4 Texas A&M baseball team earns first narrow victory of season versus Wagner to remain unbeaten

The Aggies were challenged for the first time in the 2024 season on Saturday afternoon at Blue Bell Park but they held on for a 2-0 victory.

The No. 4 Texas A&M baseball team was challenged for the first time in the 2024 season on Saturday afternoon at Blue Bell Park.

The Aggies (6-0) held on for a 2-0 victory versus Wagner after scoring both runs in the first inning. Texas A&M leaned on its stellar pitching staff again.

Justin Lamkin (1-0) picked up his first win of the year by pitching the first 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing 3 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts on 67 pitches. The sophomore left-hander has not allowed a run through two starts.

Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck tossed the final 4.0 innings and allowed 2 hits and 1 walk with 7 Ks on 46 pitches. Aschenbeck earned the save to mark the longest by an Aggie since 2021 alumnus Jacob Palisch accomplished the feat as a graduate student against Arkansas in 2022.

With the victory, Texas A&M earned its second straight weekend series to begin the campaign for the first time under head coach Jim Schlossnagle. Saturday’s win is the third time in program history that the Aggies have earned a shutout in half of their first six matchups (1949 & 1983). Six runs allowed thus far is the fewest since 2011.

Texas A&M scored its two runs on an RBI single up the middle by junior right fielder Braden Montgomery to score freshman third baseman Graham Grahovac. Montgomery reached base safely for the 34th consecutive contest.

Following an error in the outfield on Montgomery’s hit, sophomore center fielder Jace LoViolette scored an unearned run. Grad student left fielder Hayden Schott went 3-for-4 at the plate to continue his streak as the only Aggie to tally at least one hit in each game this season.

Texas A&M goes for a sweep of the Seahawks from Staten Island tomorrow at 1 p.m.

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Texas A&M Baseball has announced its starting pitchers for the series against Wagner

Texas A&M head baseball Coach Jim Schlossnagle has named his three starting pitchers for the series against Wagner of the weekend.

No. 4 Texas A&M pitching is off to a solid start and Coach Jim Schlossnagle has some confidence in putting out three starting pitchers before a series starts. Too often last season, we would get the starting pitcher for game one, then our favorite “TBD” for the other two games. This was mainly because they had to rotate through so many pitchers in a game that it was tough to tell who would be available the next day.

With new pitching coach Max Wiener at the helm, the team has a plan when they get to the mound and are staying in that strike zone more often than not.

On Thursday, Schlossnagle announced Texas A&M’s three starting pitchers for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Here is that lineup:

  • Friday: LHP redshirt sophomore Ryan Prager
  • Saturday: LHP sophomore Justin Lamkin
  • Sunday: RHP junior Tanner Jones

Prager and Lamkin get the nod again and Jones will get his first start this season.

Texas A&M will begin a three-game home series on Friday at 6 p.m. versus Wagner College of Staten Island, New York.

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Texas A&M baseball team accomplishes something that hasn’t been done in over a century

The Aggies officially began the season this weekend with a sweep of McNeese State, accomplishing something that hadn’t been done since 1918.

The Texas A&M baseball team officially began the 2024 season this weekend and it couldn’t have gotten off to a better start.

The Aggies (3-0) swept McNeese State at Blue Bell Park to kick off the campaign. Texas A&M outscored the Cowboys 31-1 over three games and accomplished history in the process.

According to Kyle Stafford of Texas A&M Athletics Communications, the pitching staff allowing only one run through the first three games is the fewest in program history since 1918. The Aggies won 15-0 on Friday, 6-1 on Saturday and 10-0 on Sunday.

Ryan Prager earned the season-opening win by pitching 5.0 innings, allowing 1 hit and 1 hit by pitch with 9 strikeouts. Isaac Morton and Brad Rudis each pitched 2.0 innings in relief.

Brock Peery took the win on Saturday after pitching 0.2 innings of relief without giving up a hit, walking one batter and striking out another. Justin Lamkin got the start and went 3.2 innings, allowing 2 hits, 2 walks and 2 HBPs with 6 Ks.

Evan Aschenback gave up the lone run of the weekend, pitching 2.2 innings in relief, allowing 3 hits with 4 punchouts. Zane Badmaev earned the save by pitching 2.0 innings in relief of Peery, giving up 1 hit and 1 walk with 3 Ks.

Shane Sdao started on the bump Sunday. He pitched 5.0 innings, allowing 4 hits and 1 walk with 5 strikeouts. Luke Jackson allowed 2 hits in 1.0 inning pitched. Peery (0.2 IP) and Josh Stewart (0.1 IP) each tallied 1 K in their respective appearances. The series finale ended after seven innings due to the run rule.

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