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‘He’s out for the year,’ Texas A&M coach Schlossnagle shares Braden Montgomery’s status

“It’s the third time this has happened to me in my career where right at the tail end of a season where we lost one of our best players.”

The Texas A&M baseball team defeated Oregon, 10-6, to begin the Bryan-College Station Super Regional at Blue Bell Park.

However, the mood in Aggieland is somber following a right leg injury to junior outfielder Braden Montgomery in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday.

“I was telling these guys that it’s the third time this has happened to me in my career where right at the tail end of a season or in the postseason where we lost one of our best players. It happened at Tulane and TCU,” Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle said postgame. “I don’t think he’ll be back. I don’t know the injury exactly. I haven’t talked to the doctors but yeah, I think he’s out for the year.”

Sentiments were the same from Ducks coach Mark Wasikowski.

“First thing on my mind is for Braden Montgomery. I hope the kid’s OK,” Wasikowski emphasized. “That’s a guy that we recruited, we saw quite a bit first hand and up front at Stanford. He’s obviously a very talented player and a great person. I hope he’s OK.”

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No. 3 Texas A&M tallies 7 unanswered runs to begin Super Regionals with win vs. Oregon

The No. 3 Aggies began the Bryan-College Station Super Regional with a 10-6 victory against Oregon on Saturday afternoon at Blue Bell Park.

The Texas A&M baseball team is 27 outs away from reaching the College World Series for the second time in three years.

The No. 3 Aggies (48-13) began the Bryan-College Station Super Regional with a 10-6 win against Oregon (40-19) on Saturday afternoon at Blue Bell Park. Texas A&M trailed 6-3 after two innings but scored 7 unanswered runs to defeat the Ducks in the series opener. Oregon plated 2 in the first and 4 in the second. The Aggies scored 3 in the first, fourth and fifth, respectively, and 1 in the third frame.

Junior outfielder Braden Montgomery suffered a right leg injury in the bottom of the first inning, appearing to hurt his ankle. Aggies coach Jim Schlossnagle told ESPN during the broadcast that Montgomery is “banged up pretty good.” A formal update will be provided to the media postgame.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager had a tough start. He pitched 1.2 frames and allowed 7 hits and 6 runs with 1 strikeout on 41 pitches. Junior RHP Chris Cortez came in, was lights out and saved the day per usual to earn the win.

Cortez (9-3) tossed 5.2 scoreless innings and gave up 3 walks and 2 hits with 10 Ks on 89 pitches. With two runners on base in the top of the eighth, senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck took over for Cortez and got out of the jam. Aschenbeck recorded his eighth save by pitching 1.2 frames without allowing a hit on 22 pitches. He struck out 60% of batters faced.

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

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Aggies LHP Ryan Prager is ‘not trying to reinvent the wheel’ vs. Oregon in Super Regionals

“It comes back to not trying to reinvent the wheel just because it’s this time of year and people say this is a more meaningful weekend.”

Texas A&M sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager is scheduled to start the first game of the Super Regionals against Oregon and spoke prior to the best of three series at Blue Bell Park.

“I think it’s unbelievable. We’ve seen not only what they did last week but what they’ve done all year and what they tend to do year in and year out. I think it just shows how much this place cares. It obviously means a lot to us but there are other people that care. It means something to our fans and the university. We’re super grateful to have them at our back and know that they have an impact in what goes on,” Prager said. “I think a lot of it comes back to being us. We’ve faced teams that can do it all, especially from a power standpoint. Being in this league, there’s a lot of teams that will go and try to out-slug you, try to just take their chances hitting homers.

“We’ve experienced teams that do that and nothing changes. We still have to go execute pitches and do our thing. If we do that, the numbers say that it’ll be in our favor. I think a lot of it comes back to not trying to reinvent the wheel just because it’s this time of year and people say that this is a more meaningful weekend.

“We just stay true to who we are and what we’ve done all year.”

Game 1 begins Saturday at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. If necessary, a winner take all third game would be Monday.

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‘Another opportunity,’ Texas A&M junior Braden Montgomery seeks revenge vs. Oregon

“I’ve been playing them for a couple of years. I’ve never had a chance to win a lot against them so it’s cool to get another opportunity.”

Texas A&M junior outfielder Braden Montgomery was the MVP of the Bryan-College Station Regional last weekend and he’ll attempt to keep that momentum rolling against a familiar team that he faced a lot at Stanford.

“It’s cool to play a familiar team, I’ve been playing them for a couple of years. I’ve never had a chance to win a lot against them so it’s cool to get another opportunity to play against them. Just seeing some more familiar, west coast baseball,” Montgomery recalled. “I feel like the biggest difference that I see is the depth in the teams that we’ve played against. I feel like once we would’ve gotten to some of the pitching staffs or even some of the teams last year in the Pac-12, there’s just a bigger difference from the top to the bottom.

“Whereas, they like to say, it’s a gauntlet in the SEC. Every team can truly have a chance to beat any other team. Not to say it’s not like that in the Pac-12, there’s just different layers to it.”

The NCAA Super Regionals versus Oregon begin Saturday at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. If necessary, a winner take all third game would be Monday at Blue Bell Park.

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Texas A&M coach Jim Schlossnagle previews Oregon matchup in NCAA Super Regionals

“It’s closer to a regular weekend but there is no saving a pitcher for Tuesday. You’re trying to get to 2 wins as fast as you can,” he said.

For the second time in three years, coach Jim Schlossnagle has led the Texas A&M baseball team to the Super Regionals of the NCAA Tournament.

“Welcome everybody to the College Station Super Regional. Welcome coach Was and his Oregon Ducks, excited to get a chance to play. I think this is the first time that I’ve coached against Oregon and I’m sure we’ll have a great weekend of crowds. We’re ready to play, it’s been a long time to sit around waiting,” Schlossnagle explained Friday. “It’s closer to a regular weekend but there is no saving a pitcher for Tuesday. You’re trying to get to two wins as fast as you can.

“If you have a chance to win a game, then you’ve gotta go pretty much all out, I guess within reason, to do that. Certainly if you were to lose the first one, then all hands on deck to try and stay alive. It’s closer to a regular season feel.

“Similar but different, you could say.”

The best of three series at Blue Bell Park begins Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. If necessary, a winner take all third game would be Monday.

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The Oregon baseball team is ready to go ‘toe to toe with Texas A&M’ at Super Regionals

“We’re excited to be able to get here, prepare the last couple of days and get a chance to come out here and go toe to toe with Texas A&M.”

Before the No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team hosts Oregon this weekend at Blue Bell Park, Ducks coach Mark Wasikowski shared his expectations.

“Just excited to be in College Station. I think we’re bringing a really good ball club to town,” Wasikowski said Friday. “I know that coach Schlossnagle’s ball club is an outstanding ball club. They obviously have been well represented in the polls throughout the course of the year.

“We’re excited to be able to get here, prepare the last couple of days and get a chance to come out here tomorrow and go toe to toe with Texas A&M. We know how good they are, we know how good their program has been and currently is. Credit to so many people behind the scenes for that. For us, we’re excited to go toe to toe with this ball club that they have.

“Just really excited about the work so far that our guys have put out there to be able to put us in this position to be in a Super Regional again for the second straight year.”

The NCAA Super Regionals at Olsen Field begin Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. If necessary, a winner take all third game would be Monday.

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Texas A&M baseball vs Oregon Super Regional betting line

Texas A&M baseball are the favorites over the Oregon Ducks to start the Super Regional round of play

For the second time in three seasons, the Texas A&M baseball team has advanced to the Super Regional and they will face a scrappy Oregon Ducks squad. The Aggies seemed to have turned a little bit of a corner offensively when they faced Louisiana in the finals of the Bryan-College Station Regional. They put up nine runs and hit multiple home runs with a convincing 9-4 victory.

The pitching has been helping carry A&M through its rough patch keeping them in every losing game, especially on the tail end of the season.

Ryan Prager, Evan Aschenbeck, Shane Sdao, and Chris Cortez have all seen marked improvement in getting the Aggies out of multiple jams. The pitching staff is paired with one of the better batting lineups in the country.

Below is the Moneyline via DraftKings

Texas A&M: -345

Oregon: +250

Texas A&M vs. Oregon will begin on Saturday, June 8, as Game 1 will begin at 1:00 p.m. CT. and will air on ESPN2.

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4 Aggies who will attempt to stay hot vs. Oregon in NCAA Super Regionals

Aggies fans have grown to expect production from players like Montgomery, Prager, LaViolette and Grahovac as the Super Regionals approach.

As the NCAA Super Regionals approach this weekend, fans of the Texas A&M baseball team have grown to expect big production from players like junior outfielder Braden Montgomery, sophomores, left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager & OF Jace LaViolette, and freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac.

Montgomery was named MVP of the Bryan-College Station Regional. The No. 3 Aggies (47-13) host Oregon (40-18) this weekend at Blue Bell Park in a best of three series.

If Texas A&M wants to beat the Ducks, it will need contributions from the four players that made the regional All-Tournament team: seniors, first baseman Ted Burton & LHP Evan Aschenbeck, sophomore LHP Shane Sdao and freshman OF Caden Sorrell.

The NCAA Super Regionals at Olsen Field begin Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on ESPN2. Game 2 is scheduled for Sunday night at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN2. If necessary, a winner take all third game would be Monday.

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Texas A&M’s pitching rotation vs. Oregon in the Super Regional have been announced

Texas A&M’s starting pitchers vs. Oregon have been announced ahead of the weekend’s Super Regional

Texas A&M (47-13) will host the Oregon Ducks (40-18) in the NCAA Tournament Super Regional Round this weekend. After going undefeated in the Regional Round last weekend, the Aggies will continue their homestay at Blue Bell Park.

In a thrilling display of power at the plate on Sunday, A&M’s offense came alive, delivering a total of 13 hits and five home runs. The dingers were courtesy of Caden Sorrell, Braden Montgomery, Hayden Schott, Ali Camarillo, and SEC Freshman of the Year Gavin Grahovac, who collectively led the team to a 9-4 victory over Louisiana.

Set to face an Oregon team that also went defeated in the Santa Barbara Regional, including a 3-0 victory over the site hosts on Sunday night, the Ducks bring an impressive pitching rotation. At the same time, the Aggies hold the statistical advantage in nearly every category.

However, games are won on the mound, as Texas A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle announced the team’s starting pitchers for the first two games on Saturday and Sunday:

  • Game 1: Ryan Prager (8-1, 113 Ks, 2.53 ERA)
  • Game 2: Shane Sdao (5-1, 55 Ks, 2.61 ERA)
  • Game 3 (if necessary): TBA

Texas A&M vs. Oregon will begin on Saturday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m. CT. and air on ESPN2.

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Texas A&M vs. Oregon College Station Super Regional game time, broadcast info announced

Here is the official game time and broadcast station for Texas A&M’s Super Regional matchup vs. Oregon

Texas A&M (47-13) has emerged as the victor from the College Station Regional with a perfect 3-0 record, defeating Grambling, Texas, and Louisiana in three days. This impressive performance has set the stage for an exciting clash with Oregon.

The Aggies, led by head coach Jim Schlossnagle, are set to defend their home turf in the Super Regional Round. This marks their second appearance in the Supers in three seasons, a testament to their consistent performance. Notably, this is Schlossnagle’s most talented team since his departure from TCU before the 2022 season, adding an extra layer of anticipation to the event.

However, the Ducks may have been the underdog in the Santa Barbara Regional. Still, they also went undefeated on the weekend, easily making their way to the next round for the second consecutive season. On paper, this could be one of the more exciting matchups on the weekend.

After recording 13 hits and five home runs against Louisiana, coupled with elite pitching performances from Shane Sdao and Chris Cortez, Texas A&M has reached a state of momentum. It is looking to match what the Ducks could bring to the table.

Game times are set, as Texas A&M vs. Oregon will start on Saturday, June 8 at 1:00 p.m. CT., while Game 2 is set for Sunday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. CT., while both games will air on ESPN2. Game 3’s (if necessary) time has yet to be announced.

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