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No. 7 Texas A&M shuts out Arizona State in opener of College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field

The Aggies pitching staff continued to roll on Friday to begin the College Baseball Series held at the home of the World Series Champions.

The Texas A&M pitching staff continued to roll on Friday night to begin the College Baseball Series held at Globe Life Field, the home of the reigning World Series Champions.

The Aggies (9-0) remained unbeaten with a 4-0 win against Arizona State (5-4). During the game, head coach Jim Schlossnagle acknowledged the heavy presence of the 12th Man.

Two home runs led Texas A&M to victory. Junior outfielder Braden Montgomery hit a 3-run blast to left-center field in the bottom of the first inning. Freshman OF Caden Sorrell tallied his first career collegiate homer with a solo shot to left in the fourth frame.

Redshirt sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager (3-0) earned the win by tossing 5.0 scoreless innings, allowing only 1 hit and 2 walks with 8 strikeouts. Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck pitched the final 4.0 frames to record his second save, giving up 1 hit with 4 Ks.

The Aggies play USC on Saturday at 2 p.m. with junior RHP Tanner Jones on the bump. Texas A&M has a rematch with the Sun Devils on Sunday at 11 a.m. as sophomore LHP Justin Lampkin will start on the mound. The Aggies will attempt to get bragging rights against Arizona State, with the all-time series tied at one apiece.

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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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Texas A&M baseball team reaches 5-0 for first time since 2020 with series-opening win versus Wagner

The Aggies continued to roll on Friday at Blue Bell Park, wallopping Wagner University of Staten Island, New York by a final score of 17-2.

For the 32nd time in program history and the first occurrence since 2020, the Texas A&M baseball team has begun the season with a 5-0 overall record.

The Aggies continued to roll to begin this weekend at Blue Bell Park, wallopping Wagner University of Staten Island, New York by a final score of 17-2. Friday’s matchup was the first all-time between the two programs.

Texas A&M kicked off the new campaign last weekend with a three-game sweep of McNeese State. The Aggies outscored the Cowboys 31-1 and achieved a feat that hadn’t been done in over 100 years.

On Tuesday night, Jace LaViolette propelled Texas A&M to a 9-3 win versus Incarnate Word. The superstar sophomore outfielder hit 2 home runs, bringing his total to 5 through four games. LaViolette didn’t homer in the series opener against the Seahawks on Friday but he did record his fourth multi-hit performance alongside junior infielder Ali Camarillo.

Graduate OF Hayden Schott has tallied at least 1 hit in each game thus far. Senior catcher Hank Bard set a new career-high with 4 runs batted in against Wagner.

Redshirt sophomore Ryan Prager (2-0) earned the win by pitching a career-best 6.2 scoreless innings. He also set a new career-high in strikeouts with 10. In two starts, Prager has tossed 11.2 shutout innings with 19 strikeouts and 1 walk.

Aggies starting pitchers have yet to allow an earned run through five games. Texas A&M will be back at it on Saturday at 2 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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Texas A&M blows out McNeese to open the 2024 college baseball season

Behind Ryan Prager’s arm and Jace LaViolette’s bat, Texas A&M blew out McNeese State 15-0 to open the 2024 season.

No. 8 Texas A&M (1-0) started its promising 2024 college baseball season in blowout fashion, defeating McNeese State 15-0 behind five scoreless innings from redshirt sophomore starting pitcher Ryan Prager, who finished with 9 strikeouts and just one hit, the Cowboys only hit through all 9 innings.

At the plate, transfer outfielder/pitcher Braden Montgomery lived up to his lofty expectations during his first at-bat, hitting his first home run in an Aggie uniform to put A&M up 1-0. After one scoreless inning in the 2nd, sophomore OF Jace LaViolette did what he does best, hitting a 2-run moon shot to right-center field, which started the scoring barrage for the rest of the matchup.

Scoring three more runs in the 3rd inning, LaViolette wasn’t finished, hitting his second 2-run bomb to, you guessed it, right center, ending his hitting night in elite fashion. Even more impressive, transfer DH Ted Burton was just a home run away from hitting for the cycle after registering 3 hits, including a 2-run triple to bring the score to 11-0 in the 5th.

Two fellow newcomers joined the home run party during their A&M debuts, as shortstop Ali Carmarillo and freshman 1st baseman Blake Binderup both homered in the 8th.

  • Total offense: 17 hits, five home runs, 15 runs
  • Pitching: Ryan Prager W (1-0): 5.0 innings, 9 Ks, 58 pitches. Issac Morton: 2.0 innings, 4 Ks, 40 pitches. Brad Rudis: 2.0 innings, 2Ks, 16 pitches.

Texas A&M will return to Blue Bell Park for Game 2 against McNeese State on Saturday, starting at 2:00 p.m. CT. The Game will be available for streaming on SEC Network+.

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Texas A&M Baseball’s opening weekend pitchers have been announced

Texas A&M opens its 2024 baseball season hosting McNeese State this weekend, and we now know who will take the mound all three days.

Texas A&M Baseball’s 2024 season begins on Friday, Feb. 16, as head coach Jim Schlossnagle’s most talented squad in his tenure will take the field to host McNeese State for their opening weekend series in Blue Bell Park.

Throughout the offseason, we at Aggies Wire have touched on A&M’s elite batting lineup, led by returning All-SEC outfielder Jace LaViolette and former Stanford OF Branden Montgomery. Still, the Aggies starting pitching has many of us eager to see what they’ll bring to the table throughout the season.

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: LHP sophomore Shane Sdao

It’s no surprise that all three young men have been chosen to lead the way to start off the season, as the roster is loaded with left-handed pitching talent, also including junior Troy Wansing, freshman Kaiden Wilson, and senior Evan Aschenbeck, who we will see throughout the season.

10th-ranked (USA TODAY Sports) Texas A&M vs. McNeese State: Game 1: Friday, Feb. 16 at 6:00 p.m. CT. Game 2: Feb. 17 at 2:00 p.m. CT. Game 3: Feb. 18 at 1:00 p.m.

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