No. 5 Texas A&M pitchers have been named for the opening SEC series against the Auburn Tigers
No. 5 Texas A&M (22-3, 3-3 SEC) will start their third SEC series on March 28 when they host the Auburn Tigers at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. After winning their first SEC series beating Mississippi State two games to one moving their record to .500 on the season.
As of right now, coach Jim Schlossnagle is rolling out his regular starters once again in hopes of back-to-back SEC series wins. There have been a few struggles with the pitching as the competition has gotten better, but there is still a lot of promise on the mound.
On Thursday, Schlossnagle announced Texas A&M’s three starting pitchers.
For Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Here is that lineup:
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D1Baseball drops their Week 6 ranking updates and Texas A&M moves back into the Top 5
After a rough outing to start SEC play, Texas A&M (21-3, 3-3 SEC) had a nice bounce back, going 3-1 in the last four games. They started the week by beating a determined Prairie View team 11-9 and then winning their first SEC series, going 2-1 against Mississippi State. Aggie left-hander Justin Lamkin pitched well enough in game three of the series to hold the Bulldogs to a single run and earn SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week.
The Aggies have come back down to earth a little bit now that the level of competition has been elevated. Even with that, A&M still looks like one of the best teams in the nation, and if the pitching can start to find its groove in conference play, this team lives in that top-five ranking throughout the season.
South Carolina, NC State, Kansas State and Kentucky join this week’s rankings. TCU, Campbell, Auburn and UCSB fall out of the Top 25 pic.twitter.com/dINwkk56kk
Texas A&M will host HCU at Blue Bell Park on March 26 at 6 p.m. It can be watched on SEC Network +.
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Texas A&M sophomore pitcher Justin Lamkin was named the SEC Co-Pitcher of the Week after a strong game against Mississippi State
After a strong start to the season by the Texas A&M pitching rotation, the beginning stages of SEC play were a little unforgiving. They appeared to struggle throughout the Florida game series, dropping the SEC series opener.
A&M fared slightly better in the opening two games against Mississippi State, splitting the first two games. In game three, Justin Lamkin shined the brightest. His 12 strikeouts through seven innings gave the Aggies just what they needed to win game three and take the series.
The SEC recognized the sophomore’s production after the big week by naming him SEC Player of the Week. Below is the excerpt from the release from the SEC officials:
Texas A&M’s Justin Lamkin helped the Aggies to a series-
clinching win against No. 16 Mississippi State, tossing 7.1 innings with a career-high 12 strikeouts on Saturday. The sophomore carried a no-hitter into the fifth and retired 21 of the first 22 batters he faced. He surrendered just one run on the afternoon, and seven of Lamkin’s 12 punch outs were looking in the win.
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“It was great getting the love and support from my teammates and all of the 12th Man. It was something that was surreal and really cool.”
Led by 7.1 dominant innings on the mound from sophomore left-handed pitcher Justin Lamkin and 2 home runs from junior outfielder Braden Montgomery, the Texas A&M baseball team earned its first SEC series win this weekend
After the victory versus Mississippi State on Saturday afternoon, both Aggies spoke to the media.
“I think it’s always more impressive to be able to drive to the back side so I would say the first (homer) was my favorite,” Montgomery said. “I was trusting in everything that I’ve built up to this moment. Being able to see and react to what I’m seeing and I got a lot of fastballs. That’s what I enjoy swinging at so it was very fun.”
Lamkin struggled on the bump last weekend at Florida but clearly shook it off prior to Saturday’s start.
“It was great getting the love and support from my teammates and all of the 12th Man. It was something that was surreal and really cool to get to experience that,” Lamkin recalled. “It was not the first time but that (ovation) was extra loud, you could tell.
“I’d say overall fastball command (was the difference). That’s one thing that coach Walsh told me after the outing,” Lamkin explained. “So I took this week to work on that and I think it played out being able to throw the fastball where I want and establish all the plate.”
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“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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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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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.
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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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’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).
Our staff has been 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 through the first 17 games 😤
First pitch Friday is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. CST.
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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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