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Texas A&M pitcher Evan Aschenbeck earns 2024 NCBWA Stopper of the Year

Texas A&M’s star closer Evan Aschenbeck brings home the 2024 NCBWA Stopper of the Year to Aggieland

The National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association News (NCBWA) has spoken, and their 2024 Stopper of the Year is Texas A&M left-hander Evan Aschenbeck. He saw a major improvement across the board while some of that can be attributed to the hiring of Max Weiner, Aschenbeck still had to put in the work. Below is an excerpt from the official NCBWA website.

Aschenbeck has been instrumental in Texas A&M’s postseason run. In the College Station Regional, he allowed no runs and no hits in 4 2/3 innings, leading the Aggies to a 4-2 victory in 11 innings over Texas. He followed that performance in the College Station Super Regional with two saves, holding Oregon scoreless and hitless in 1 2/3 innings on June 8 and allowing just one run on two hits over three innings the following evening to secure Texas A&M’s eighth berth to the College World Series. Aschenbeck was also named a first-team All-SEC selection by the league’s head coaches.

SEASON STATS

  • Record – 6-1
  • Saves – 9
  • ERA – 1.66
  • Innings Pitched – 65.0
  • Strikeouts – 72
  • Walks – 8
  • Opposing Batting Average – .185

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Texas A&M relief pitcher Evan Aschenbeck named as NCBWA finalist

Aggie closer Evan Aschenbeck in among the 10 finalist for the NCBWA stopper of the year

The National Collegiate Writer Association (NCBWA) has unveiled its finalists for the prestigious Stopper of the Year award. Standing out among the 59 relief pitchers is Texas A&M’s senior left-hander, Evan Aschenbeck. His exceptional performance has earned him a spot among the final 10 pitchers, a recognition he secured even before the season began.

In 26 appearances this season, the lefty has registered a 6-1 record to go along with a 1.64 ERA and 0.83 WHIP, both of which lead the nation. The senior has also logged an SEC-best seven saves. In 60.1 innings of work, Aschenbeck has racked up 65 strikeouts and is holding opponents to a .190 batting average. Of the senior’s 26 appearances, 22 have been for multiple innings and 18 have been scoreless.

Texas A&M will begin the Super Regional in Bryan-College Station on Saturday, June 8, at Olsen Field versus the Oregon Ducks at 1 pm.

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The Collegiate National Team has extended a training camp invite to Shane Sdao

Sophomore standout pitcher Shane Sdao has been invited to Team USA’s training camp

One of the welcome improvements for the 2024 Texas A&M baseball team has been their pitching. With the hiring of Max Weiner, the pitchers across the board have been better as a whole. Their walks have dropped from 4.92 a game to 3.09 and ERA has dropped from 5.67 to 3.85.

While all of the pitchers have benefitted from Coach Weiner, sophomore Shane Sdao has proven to be a reliable start or reliever for this team. He currently has a 5-1 record with a 2.61 ERA and 55 strikeouts. His performance this season has been recognized by the Collegiate National Baseball Team earning him a training camp invite for this year’s team.

The USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp will feature 56 of the premier non-draft-eligible college players for a two-game Stars vs. Stripes intrasquad series in North Carolina on June 26 and 27. USA Baseball will name the final Collegiate National Team–inclusive of an International Friendship Series roster and a Summer League Tour roster–following Training Camp on June 29.

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Texas A&M relief pitcher Evan Aschenbeck makes NCBWA midseason watchlist

Texas A&M’s ace relief pitcher Evan Aschenbeck finds himself on NCBWA Stopper of the Year watchlist

Earlier this week the National Collegiate Writer Association (NCBWA) announced their midseason watchlist for their Stopper of the Year award. Among the 59 relief pitchers on the list Texas A&M senior left-hander pitcher Evan Aschenbeck earned a spot again after being named to the preseason before the season.

In 17 appearances Aschenbeck has recorded four wins and six saves across 40.1 innings. He has been head coach Jim Schlossnagle’s go-to arm when he needs someone to get a game back under A&M’s control. His six saves are good enough to have him tied for the No. 1 spot in the SEC and his 1.70 ERA, .190 opposing batting average, with 51 strikeouts cements him as one of the best closers in the business.

Texas A&M will begin a three-game home series on Friday at 6 p.m. at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park versus No. 17 Georgia.

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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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Through four games Texas A&M pitching is off to a solid start for the 2024 campaign

Texas A&M pitching is off to a good start and the future looks bright under coach Max Wiener

Confidence is key in a lot of situations in life and sports are no different. It was apparent early last season that Texas A&M was in trouble from the mound in what essentially should have been “tune-up” games. At points throughout the season, the starting pitcher lineup consisted of “TBD” due to  Coach Jim Schlossnagle not knowing how many pitchers we would need to use in a given game.

One staggering stat from last season was the Aggies went almost a month before a starting pitcher made it past the fifth inning of a game. That is a tough way to win games when you have to cycle through so many pitchers early in games. The 2024 season is already off to a much better start through the first four games and below are the stats from the first four games from both seasons.

2023 season – first four games 

  • 3-1 record
  • 14 runs allowed
  • 3 Home runs
  • 40 strikeouts
  • 14 walks
  • 3.56 ERA

2024 season – first four games 

  • 4-0 record
  • 4 runs allowed
  • 0 Home runs
  • 47 strikeouts
  • 7 walks
  • 0.53 ERA

The improvement is there statically, and the pitchers also just seem to be throwing with more confidence. The common theme we hear from the pitchers is that new pitching coach Max Wiener making practice fun has helped them settle into what works of them individually. There is still a ton of ball to be played, but this is a great starting point for Coach Wiener and his band of pitchers.

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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Aggie Pitching is in good hands with top assistant Max Wiener

New Aggie pitching coach Max Wiener is named as one of the top assistants in college baseball.

There is no doubt that the new pitching coach is already an asset to Coach Jim Schlossnagle’s staff, with multiple players expressing how much they enjoy his coaching style. Stanford transfer Braden Montgomery said as much earlier in the year.

Baseball America laid out its top ten hottest assistants on no part and Max Wiener has a well-earned spot. Below is only part of why he made the list:

During his time with Seattle, Weiner played a key role in developing several of the Mariners high-profile pitching prospects. Despite his age, Weiner’s knowledge and philosophies will go a long way in helping Texas A&M’s pitching staff both this year and beyond. Weiner is on track to be in play for a future head coaching position.

We can’t wait to see how much the pitching improves has an extremely inconsistent performance across the board last season.

The remaining list can be viewed at Baseball America (subscription needed)

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