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Two recent Washington transfers could be options for Texas A&M baseball

Texas A&M could be in the market for multiple Washington transfer after former Huskies head coach Jason Kelly joined Michael Earley’s staff

Texas A&M baseball’s 2025 roster is all but set after hiring new head coach Michael Earley. Nearly half of the 14 portal entries have returned to the team, after Jim Schlossnagle’s abrupt exit to take over the Texas Longhorns program produced a chaotic transition week.

Earley, who served as the program’s hitting coach for the last three seasons, was by far the most popular coach on staff. He recruited and developed star hitters Jace LaViolette, Gavin Grahovac and Caden Sorrell, while former Penn outfielder Wyatt Henseler reaffirmed his commitment to the program for next season.

Looking ahead at the 2025 depth chart, the inclusion of former Texas Tech first baseman Gavin Kash paired with Henseler has shaken things up, while postseason hero Kaeden Kent will likely take over as the starting second baseman.

From a depth perspective, the Aggies could be in the market for one or two more experienced players to put the roster over the top talent-wise. D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers reported that Washington infielders Aiva Arquette and Cam Clayton, who both entered the transfer portal, could be in the mix for Texas A&M.

Why the interest? Former Washington head coach Jason Kelly has been hired as Texas A&M’s new pitching coach. That created the potential for several of his players to follow him to College Station, given the Aggies could end up being the preseason No. 1 team next year.

Here’s how both players performed during the 2024 season:

  • 2B/SS Aiva Arquette, 6 feet, 4 inches, 220 pounds: 68 hits, 12 home runs, .325 batting average
  • 2B/SS Cam Clayton, 6 feet, 205 pounds: 54 hits, seven home runs, .270 batting average

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USC baseball loses to Washington at Pac-12 Tournament, waits for key result

If Stanford beats Oregon, #USC makes the #Pac12 Tournament semis on Friday. If Stanford loses, @Ducks_Wire advances.

USC could not wrap up a Pac-12 Baseball Tournament semifinal berth on Thursday afternoon in Scottsdale, Arizona. However, the Trojans just need one result to go their way, and they will still be part of Friday’s final foursome in the desert.

USC lost to the Washington Huskies, 8-3, on Thursday. USC had its chances, loading the bases in the seventh inning down 4-2 but failing to get a run, and then having the tying run at third in the top of the eighth, down 4-3, but once again failing to get over the hump. Washington scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth to break the game open. USC’s bullpen, which locked down Tuesday’s win over UCLA by shutting out the Bruins in the final three innings, did not have the same effectiveness in this game. Washington was able to pad a lead twice from the sixth inning onward, preventing USC from tying the game at any point.

Washington took a 3-0 lead after five innings. USC’s one big hit of the game came from Johnny Olmstead, who lashed a two-run, two-out single in the top of the sixth to cut the Trojans’ deficit to 3-2, but Washington scored in the bottom of the sixth to increase its lead to 4-2. USC then had its chances the next two innings, but the well ran dry.

Washington joins Stanford and Arizona in Friday’s semifinals. The final berth comes down to either USC or Oregon. If Oregon beats Stanford, it advances and eliminates USC. If Oregon loses to Stanford, USC advances.

Semifinal No. 1 is at 2:30 p.m. on Friday in Scottsdale. Semifinal No. 2 is at 7 p.m.

Teams from the same pool cannot meet in the semis, so if USC does advance, it would not play Washington. The Trojans would likely play Stanford, and that would probably be the 7 p.m. game, with Washington playing Arizona at 2:30 in the first game. We’ll have an update early Friday morning on the Pac-12 Tournament, setting the table for Friday’s semis. We will find out soon enough if USC will be part of the festivities.

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