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Texas A&M baseball vs. South Carolina: Series preview

The Texas A&M baseball team has been red hot as of late, winning 12 out of their last 16 games, 4 straight SEC series against 3 ranked opponents, and 5 straight non-conference matchups against 3 ranked opponents, leading to a respectful #13 national ranking.

The Aggies now have a chance to continue the momentum with a weekend series matchup against the South Carolina Gamecocks at Olson field in College Station, Texas.

After a recent series win last weekend against the then Top 25 ranked Vanderbilt Commodores after securing 2 out of 3 games, the Aggies returned to Olson on Wednesday to face the UT Arlington Mavericks, securing a 10-5 comeback win while sporting a uniform blackout, which seemed to help create some Olson magic late into the evening.

Texas A&M has not faced the Gamecocks yet this season, With South Carolina currently holding a 22-20 overall record, with a 9-12 record in SEC play. While the Gamecocks have been a tough opponent at their home field, Founders Park in which they hold an 18-9 record, their road record speaks otherwise, standing at an abysmal 2-10 record.

Texas A&M (28-15, 12-9) is tied for 2nd in the SEC with fellow 12-9 LSU and 12-9 Auburn, only trailing the #4 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, who stand at 14-7 in the division.

With a series win this weekend, the Aggies have a chance to take control of the second place, or potentially tie or overtake Arkansas depending on their series outcome.

Aggies Baseball continues hot streak

The Aggies baseball team continues their hot streak, takes down UT-Arlington 10-5

The Texas A&M baseball team is on a roll. Coming into Tuesday, they’d won 4 straight Southeastern Conference series, (3 against top 25 teams), and 5 straight non-conference games (3 against top 25 teams), which catapulted the Aggies up to #13 in the national rankings.

On Tuesday night, the University of Texas-Arlington Mavericks made the journey to College Station to take on the Aggies in a mid-week non-conference tilt.

The Aggies took an early one run lead in the bottom half of the first inning when Austin Bost grounded into a fielders choice that scored Kole Kaler, and then extended the lead to 2-0 when Trevor Werner scored on a sacrifice fly by Jordan Thompson.

The Mavericks plated three in the 4th and 1 in the 5th to take a 4-2 lead, before the Aggies answered in the bottom half of the 5th. Dylan Rock got them started with a solo homerun, and two singles, and some help from the Mavericks in the form of a wild pitch, a walk, and a throwing error pushed two more runs across, putting the Aggies back up 5-4 after 5 innings.

The Mavericks pulled even in the top of the 6th, but it was their last gasp, as the Aggies would rally in the bottom of the frame, as Rock and Bost each hit two run doubles, and Werner hit a sacrifice fly to score Jack Moss.

The 10-5 lead held, and the Aggies picked up yet another victory, moving to 28-15 on the season.

The South Carolina Gamecocks will make the trip to Blue Bell Park for a weekend series as the Aggies continue their extended homestand and their charge up the SEC standings.

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Aggie’s starting pitcher Micah Dallas enters the NFT game

Texas A&M starting pitcher Micah Dallas, the man who alongside pitcher Nathan Dettmer has helped lead the now #13 ranked Aggies to a 27-15 record, has introduced his first NFT in an interview with TexAgs Radio on Monday. Dallas began explaining his reasoning behind the NFT announcement, stating “I dropped an NFT. The first one will be free, and we just wanted to give back to the community and the 12th man for all the support you have given me.” he also noted that a purchase of his NFT will come with some added benefits, like a chance to win free tickets to an upcoming match up with the Mississippi State Bulldogs.

Before some of you read this with a confused face like we’re speaking another language, let me first define what an NFT actually is: “An NFT is a digital asset that represents real-world objects like art, music, in-game items, and videos. They are bought and sold online, frequently with cryptocurrency, and they are generally encoded with the same underlying software as many cryptos.”

Yes, an NFT is just a digital representation of something, and from a sports perspective, it’s like a digital trading card of a player portraying their name, image, and likeness (NIL), which Micah defined during the interview as “It’s essentially an online trading card. There’s a community of people who love it.”

Micah Dallas started his career at Texas Tech and was recognized multiple times for his achievements on the mound, including being a part of the 2019 Big 12 All-Freshman Team. After Transferring to Texas A&M for the 2022 season, Micah has been a consistent and reliable presence in the starting lineup and holds a 5.49 ERA, 68 strikeout line, and a 4-3 record.

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Aggie baseball continues hot streak with series win over Vanderbilt

The 21st ranked Aggie baseball team traveled to Nashville this weekend for an important three game South Eastern Conference tilt with #22 Vanderbilt.

Nathan Dettmer took the bump for the Aggies on Thursday in his typical game 1 slot, and he continued his dominant streak, tossing 7 innings, of 1 run ball, allowing only 2 hits and striking out 6. Jacob Palisch gave up 3 hits but held the Commadores scoreless in his 2 innings of relief. Offensively Kole Kaler had a first inning solo home run, and the Ags small balled their way to 4 more runs, totaling 7 hits and drawing 7 walks, on their way to a 5-1 series opening win.

In game 2, the Commadores offense went off, scoring 7 runs in the first 4 innings, and didn’t get slow down, as they ran away with an 11-1 win to tie the series.

The Aggies answered with an offensive explosion of their own on Saturday, led by Ryan Targac’s 2 homeruns and 6 total RBI, while Moo Menefee pulled a clutch relief performance, tossing 5.1 innings of 2 hit, 1 run ball, on the way to a 12-4 A&M victory in the rubber match.

Aggie baseball takes down #3 Arkansas

Aggies baseball takes down the #3 Razorbacks

The Texas A&M baseball team faced off with the the #3 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks this weekend in a key Southeastern Conference tilt in College Station. The series represented an important opportunity for the Aggies to continue their recent momentum, and pull closer to the Hogs in the SEC West standings.

The Aggies took game one of the series 2-1 as Nathan Dettmer followed up his stellar outing against Georgia, with another strong performance, striking out 7 while giving up only 3 hits and 1 run in 5 innings on Friday night. Dettmer was relieved by Jacob Palisch, who struck out 7 of his own over 4 innings.

Saturday’s game didn’t go A&M’s way, as they mustered only a single 4th inning run after the Razorbacks scored in each of the first three innings, and the Aggies fell 3-1.

The excitement came in Sunday’s rubber match up, as Aggies designated hitter Austin Bost, and First baseman Jack Moss combined for 7 hits and 7 RBI. The Aggies jumped out to a 7-0 lead, before the Hogs battled back, pulling to within a single run in the top of the 8th inning. But it was Palisch again who was called on to slam the door shut, and although he surrendered a two-run double to his first batter, he proceeded to retire 6 in a row to end the game and secure the series win for the Aggies.

The Aggies are now 25-14 overall, and 10-8 in SEC play, tied with LSU for 3rd in the SEC West.

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Know Your Enemy: Hogs vs. Aggies preview with Aggies Wire’s Joey Ickes

In the second installment of “Know Your Enemy”, we dig deeper into Arkansas Baseball’s upcoming series with Texas A&M with Aggies Wire’s Joey Ickes.

As we approach another SEC weekend series, it is time to introduce a new way to preview the upcoming matchup. We present to you a series called “Know Your Enemy” where we dig deeper into Arkansas Baseball’s upcoming opponent with a member of a fellow College Wire site.

This week, we get to know this weekend’s opponent, the Texas A&M Aggies, thanks to Joey Ickes, managing editor of the newly launched Aggies Wire.

The No. 4 Razorbacks travel to Texas A&M for a three-game series beginning Friday night at Blue Bell Park. Arkansas has bounced back by winning seven games in a row following their first SEC series loss since 2019 to Florida earlier this month. The Aggies have had a hot run as well, winning three of their last four games over ranked opponents.

Ickes has had his finger on the pulse of Aggies baseball all season long, and we asked him several questions regarding Texas A&M Baseball, and his take on how the weekend will shake out.

Aggies score early, blast Dallas Baptist 14-1

Aggies run-rule DBU

College Station, Texas – To say that Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle’s Aggies have faced adversity this season on the mound is an understatement and with the matchup against #25 Dallas Baptist Tuesday night followed by a three-game home slate with #3 Arkansas, it may be the most challenging week of baseball the team has faced yet.

After winning two out of three on the road against then #10 ranked Georgia, the Aggies seemed to have found a solid mix of consistent starting pitching headlined by sophomore RHP Nathan Dettmer, and an eruption of offense which included 23 runs scored in the rubber match.

The momentum of that series apparently made the trip back to Texas, when the Aggies faced Dallas Baptist tuesday night, run-ruling the patriots 14-1.

The trouncing ended after 7 innings, and the Aggies have outscored their opponents by a margin of 37-10 in the last two games.

The offense started out hot, scoring 6 in the 1st inning off of 3 homeruns, led by Sophomore Logan Britt, who went 3-4 with two home runs and 4 RBI on the night. Junior Brett Minnich also went 3-4, a homerun and 3 RBI, followed by grad transfer Troy Claunch who went 1-2, with a homerun, and 3 RBI.

Freshman southpaw Ryan Prager had a solid outing, notching his first win (1-1) in in 3.2 innings while garnering four strikeouts. Over the final 3 innings due to the run rule, sophomore Wyatt Tucker, sophomore Will Johnston, and freshman Robert Hogan finished the game, all combining for 4 strikeouts.

The offense thoroughly controlled the game throughout, scoring 6 in the 1st inning, 1 in the 2nd, 2 in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th innings, and 1 in the 6th. Dallas Baptist scored its only run int the top of the 4th inning.

The Aggies are now 7-2 against ranked opponents for the season, looking towards a three-game home series against the #3 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks, looking to continue their scoring rampage.

The first game starts on Friday, April 22nd at 7:30 PM, also airing on the SEC Network.

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Nathan Dettmer: SEC Pitcher of the Week

Sophomore Nathan Dettmer dominated Georgia on his way to the SEC pitcher of the week award.

After his performance on Friday night, it was only a matter of formality before the SEC announced officially what was obvious. Texas A&M sophomore Nathan Dettmer, is the SEC conference pitcher of the week.

In the Aggies’ series opener against the Georgia Bulldogs, Dettmer allowed only 1 unearned run in a career-high 8 innings pitched. He didn’t walk a single Dawgs batter, and struck out 9 while allowing only 5 hits. The unearned run was the result of two A&M defensive errors in the bottom of the first, before Dettmer slammed the door shut.

The Aggies 8-1 win on Friday, was Dettmer’s 3rd W on the season, pushing his record to 3-2. The sophomore holds a 3.54 ERA and an impressive 1.23 WHIP on the year.

Dettmer is the 2nd Aggie’s hurler to win the Pitcher of the Week award this season.

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Dettmer strikes out the Dawgs: Aggies take series opener

The 2022 Texas A&M Baseball Team had one of its most season-defining wins on Thursday night, controlling the game both on the mound and at the plate with an 8-1 win against No. 13 Georgia

Athens, Georgia – The 2022 Texas A&M Baseball Team had one of its most season-defining wins on Thursday night, controlling the game both on the mound and at the plate with an 8-1 win against No. 13 Georgia at the always intimidating Foley Field.

Sophomore pitcher Nathan Dettmer (3-2) put on a show, netting 9 strikeouts while allowing only 5 hits and 1 run allowed, lasting on the mound for 8 total innings, both a season and career-long for the youngster. Offensively, Grad Transfer Troy Claunch started out hot, tying the game with a moon shot to leftfield after Georgia initially took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 1st, leading the Aggies statistically on offense with a 2-5, HR, 2 RBI day.

After taking a 2-1 lead after a Brett Minnich double sending the base runner home in the top of the 3rd, the lead exploded after a Jordan Thompson double and a Brett Minnich walk, leading to a three-run eventual game-sealing home run by previous SEC player of the week and cycle hitter, Dylan Rock. After two more insurance runs in the top of the 5th, top of the 6th, and top of the 8th, freshman lefty Ryan Prager left the Dawgs scoreless in the 9th, completing the 8-1 Aggie win.

Game Two is set for Friday, April 15th, 5:00 PM Central.

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Aggies baseball team takes series opener in Tuscaloosa

Aggies take series opener in Tuscaloosa.

The Texas A&M baseball team took their mid-week matchup over Texas 12-9 on Tuesday, and then journeyed to Tuscaloosa, AL for a weekend series against the Crimson Tide of Alabama.

Nathan Dettmore got the ball in the series opener, and did not disappoint. He tossed 6 and a third innings and gave up only 1 earned run while striking out 7 Tide batters.

Alabama opened the scoring early in the 2nd inning, on an RBI double by right fielder Adam Pinckney. Dettmore was able to get out of the inning without further damage, and the Aggies were able to answer with a run of their own on a Brett Minnich double in the 4th.

The 1-1 score held until the top of the 6th when Minnich hit a two run homer down the right field line to put A&M up 3-1. The Tide would muster one more run in the bottom of the 7th when Dettmore issued back to back one out walks before leaving the game with two on and one out. Jacob Palisch came on in relief of Dettmore and struck out the first batter he faced before committing a fielding error that loaded the bases. He then walked the next batter to allow the tide to score their second run of the game. Chris Cortez came in for Palisch, and quickly induced a ground ball out to shut down the Tide rally, and ultimately give A&M the important series opening win.

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