2024 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team

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2024 Texas A&M Aggies baseball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record47–13 (19–11 SEC)
Head coach
Associate head coachNolan Cain (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Earley (3rd season)
  • Max Weiner (1st season)
Home stadiumOlsen Field at Blue Bell Park
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Southeastern Conference baseball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Tennessee xy 22 8   .733 53 11   .828
No. 2 Kentucky x‍‍y 22 8   .733 43 14   .754
No. 10 Georgia  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 41 16   .719
Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 38 23   .623
Florida ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 31 28   .525
South Carolina  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 37 25   .597
Missouri  ‍‍‍ 9 21   .300 23 32   .418
Western
No. 5 Arkansas  x‍‍‍y 20 10   .667 44 16   .733
No. 4 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y 19 11   .633 46 14   .767
No. 17 Mississippi State  ‍‍‍y 17 13   .567 40 23   .635
Alabama  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 33 24   .579
No. 24 LSU  ‍‍‍y 13 17   .433 43 22   .662
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍ 11 19   .367 27 29   .482
Auburn  ‍‍‍ 8 22   .267 27 26   .509
x – Division champion
† – Conference champion
‡ – Tournament champion
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament
As of June 2, 2024[1]
Rankings from D1Baseball


The 2024 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represents Texas A&M University in the 2024 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Aggies play their home games at Blue Bell Park.

Previous season[edit]

The Aggies finished 38–27, 14–16 in the SEC to finish in 5th place in the West.

Stadium upgrades and renovations[edit]

Demand for Aggie baseball season tickets has greatly outweighed availability.[2] Texas A&M set a new post-2012 renovation attendance record of 8,075[3] on April 13, 2024, against the Vanderbilt Commodores and the combined attendance of 22,809[4] during the series against the Georgia Bulldogs was the second-largest crowd since the stadium opened in 1978. To address the high demand and record crowds, Texas A&M expanded the outfield seating known as "Section 12" by adding an additional 250 seats to left-center field.[5] The Aggies concluded the 2024 regular season with an average home game attendance of 6,271, which ranked 7th nationally and exceeds the stated Blue Bell Park capacity.

In May 2024, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved a proposal to spend $80 million to renovate Blue Bell Park and expand seating.[6] The proposed renovation would begin between September 2025 and August 2026. Discussions from November 2022 about a proposed renovation indicated the project would include new reserved seating plus renovations to concourses, restrooms, food service areas, and current premium club areas, as well as spaces used by the team such as the locker room, hitting and pitching facilities, weight room, meeting rooms, bullpens, and coaches’ offices.[7]

Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2024 Texas A&M Aggies Roster
 

Pitchers

  • 10 – Chris Cortez – Junior
  • 14 – Isaac Morton – Freshman
  • 15 – Eldridge Armstrong III – Junior
  • 18 – Ryan Prager – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 19 – Troy Wansing – Junior
  • 21 – Weston Moss – Freshman
  • 23 – Tanner Jones – Junior
  • 28 – Brett Antolick – Freshman
  • 30 – Kaiden Wilson – Freshman
  • 32 – Brad Rudis – Junior
  • 33 – Justin Lamkin – Sophomore
  • 34 – Josh Stewart – Junior
  • 35 – Jason Bodin – Freshman
  • 37 – Ty Baker – Freshman
  • 38 – Shane Sdao – Sophomore
  • 41 – Jackson Brasseux – Freshman
  • 44 – Luke Jackson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 49 – Austin Vargas – Freshman
  • 53 – Evan Aschenbeck – Senior
  • 55 – Zane Badmaev – Redshirt Senior
  • 59 – Zach Frye – Freshman
  • 62 – Peyton Smith – Sophomore
  • 88 – Brock Peery – Senior
 

Catchers

  • 11 – Max Kaufer – Sophomore
  • 20 – Jackson Appel – Senior
  • 48 – Hank Bard – Senior

Infielders

  • 0 – Justin Vossos – Redshirt Freshman'
  • 1 – Jack Bell – Freshman
  • 2 – Ali Camarillo – Junior
  • 3 – Kaeden Kent – Sophomore
  • 27 – Ted Burton – Senior
  • 31 – Carl Schmidt – Freshman
  • 50 – Boots Landry – Freshman
  • 46 – Blake Binderup (P) – Redshirt Freshman
 

Outfielders

  • 5 – Hayden Schott – Graduate
  • 13 – Caden Sorrell – Freshman
  • 17 – Jace LaViolette – Sophomore
  • 47 – Tab Tracy – Junior'
  • 52 – Brady Sullivan – Freshman
  • 6 – Braden Montgomery (P) – Junior

Utility Players

  • 4 – Travis Chestnut – Senior
  • 9 – Gavin Grahovac – Freshman
  • 12 – Ryan Targac – Senior
  • 36 – Jett Johnston (P) – Freshman

Legend

  • (P) Player is also a pitcher
  • Redshirt Redshirt
 

Coaches[edit]

2024 Texas A&M Aggies Coaching Staff
  • Jim Schlossnagle – Head Coach – 3rd Season
  • Nolan Cain – Associate Head Coach – 3rd Season
  • Michael Earley – Assistant Coach – 3rd Season
  • Max Weiner – Assistant Coach – 1st Season

Support Staff[edit]

2024 Texas A&M Aggies Support Staff
  • Jason Hutchins – Director of Baseball Operations – 26th Season
  • Chuck Box – Director of Player and Program Development – 3rd Season
  • Will Fox – Director of Video and Analytics – 5th Season
  • Josh Kesel – Head Strength & Conditioning Coach – 1st Season
  • Kalie Swain – Senior Associate Athletic Trainer – 1st Season
  • Jack Mahala – Director of Research & Development
  • Mindy Phillips – Associate Director, Academic Services
  • Roman Gomez – Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
  • Jace Hutchins – Student Assistant

Schedule and results[edit]

2024 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log
Regular season
February (8–0)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
February 16 McNeese State No. 8 Blue Bell Park
College Station, TX
W 15-0 Prager (1–0) Voss (0–1) SECN+ 7078 1-0
February 17 McNeese State No. 8 Blue Bell Park W 6-1 Peery (1–0) Abraham (0–1) Badmaev (1) SECN+ 5818 2-0
February 18 McNeese State No. 8 Blue Bell Park W 10-0 Sdao (1–0) Gravel (0–1) SECN+ 5500 3-0
February 20 Incarnate Word No. 8 Blue Bell Park W 9-3 Cortez (1–0) Johnson (0–1) SECN+ 4870 4-0
February 23 Wagner No. 8 Blue Bell Park W 17-2 Prager (2–0) Wright (0–2) SECN+ 5944 5-0
February 24 Wagner No. 8 Blue Bell Park W 2-0 Lamkin (1–0) Hayden (0–1) Aschenbeck (1) SECN+ 6187 6-0
February 25 Wagner No. 8 Blue Bell Park W 21-2 Jones (1–0) Taudin-Chabot (0–2) SECN+ 5201 7-0
February 27 Lamar No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 13-2 Moss (1–0) Havard (1–2) SECN+ 5161 8-0
March (17–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
March 1 vs Arizona State No. 7 Globe Life Field
Arlington, TX
W 4-0 Prager (3–0) Burns (1-1) Aschenbeck (2) FloBaseball.TV 7273 9-0
March 2 vs USC No. 7 Globe Life Field W 9-3 Moss (2–0) Stromsborg (0–2) FloBaseball.TV 10547 10-0
March 3 vs Arizona State No. 7 Globe Life Field W 10-5 Badmaev (1–0) Meyer (0–1) FloBaseball.TV 6516 11-0
March 5 at Texas No. 7 UFCU Disch–Falk Field
Austin, TX
W 9-2 Aschenbeck (1–0) Witt (0–1) LHN 8060 12-0
March 6 Texas Southern No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 7-4 Stewart (1–0) Castillo (0–1) 4720 13-0
March 8 Rhode Island No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 11-0 Prager (4–0) Grotyohann (0–3) SECN+ 5480 14-0
March 9 Rhode Island No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 6-0 Rudis (1–0) Maloney (0–1) SECN+ 5964 15-0
March 10 Rhode Island No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 12-11 Aschenbeck (2–0) Heon (0–1) SECN+ 5857 16-0
March 12 Sam Houston State No. 4 Blue Bell Park W 9-8 Cortez (2–0) David (1–2) SECN+ 7342 17-0
March 15 at No. 8 Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark
Gainesville, FL
L 6-8 Fisher (2–1) Cortez (2–1) Neely (1) SECN+ 5863 17-1
March 16 at No. 8 Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark W 10-6 Aschenbeck (3–0) Peterson (1–2) Sdao (1) SECN+ 6541 18-1
March 17 at No. 8 Florida No. 4 Condron Ballpark L 2-4 Neely (1–0) Stewart (1-1) McNeillie (1) SECN+ 6110 18-2
March 20 Prairie View A&M No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 11-9 Morton (1–0) Bravo (3–1) SECN+ 4547 19-2
March 21 No. 21 Mississippi State No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 6-3 Prager (5–0) Stevens (2–1) Aschenbeck (3) ESPNU 4776 20-2
March 22 No. 21 Mississippi State No. 7 Blue Bell Park L 1-5 Stephen (3–2) Jones (1-1) SECN+ 6443 20-3
March 23 No. 21 Mississippi State No. 7 Blue Bell Park W 6-1 Lamkin (2–0) Cijntje (4–1) SECN+ 7159 21-3
March 26 Houston Chr No. 4 Blue Bell Park W 6-3 Cortez (3–1) Coronel (0–2) SECN+ 4784 22-3
March 28 Auburn No. 4 Blue Bell Park W 9-7 Aschenbeck (4–0) Carlson (2–1) SECN+ 6466 23-3
March 29 Auburn No. 4 Blue Bell Park W 12-8 Jones (2–1) Allsup (1–2) SECN+ 6664 24-3
March 30 Auburn No. 4 Blue Bell Park W 10-9 Moss (3–0) Schorr (0–1) SECN 6484 25-3
April (14–3)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
April 2 at Texas State No. 3 Bobcat Ballpark
San Marcos, TX
W 12-2 Badmaev (2–0) Robie (2-2) ESPN+ 2917 26-3
April 5 at No. 22 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park
Columbia, SC
W 9-2 Prager (6–0) Jones (2–1) SECN+ 7159 27-3
April 6 at No. 22 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park W 6-3 Sdao (2–0) Pitzer (4–1) Aschenbeck (4) SECN+ 8242 28-3
April 7 at No. 22 South Carolina No. 3 Founders Park L 5-6 Veach (2–1) Lamkin (2–1) Gainey (5) SECN+ 6720 28-4
April 9 UTSA No. 3 Blue Bell Park W 6-5 Cortez (4–1) Orloski (3–4) SECN+ 4826 29-4
April 12 No. 6 Vanderbilt No. 3 Blue Bell Park W 15-0 Prager (7–0) Cunningham (4–2) SECN+ 7351 30-4
April 13 No. 6 Vanderbilt No. 3 Blue Bell Park W 9-0 Jones (3–1) Holton (5–1) SECN 8075 31-4
April 14 No. 6 Vanderbilt No. 3 Blue Bell Park W 12-6 Cortez (5–1) McElvain (1–2) Aschenbeck (5) SECN+ 7063 32-4
April 16 Air Force No. 1 Blue Bell Park W 15-5 Rudis (2–0) Brantingham (1–2) SECN+ 5407 33-4
April 19 at No. 18 Alabama No. 1 Sewell–Thomas Stadium
Tuscaloosa, AL
W 18-9 Cortez (6–1) Fay (1–2) Sdao (2) SECN+ 3691^a Doubleheader game 1 34-4
April 19 at No. 18 Alabama No. 1 Sewell–Thomas Stadium W 10-5 Peery (2–0) Hess (3–4) SECN+ ^a Doubleheader game 2, no separate attendance count 35-4
April 20 at No. 18 Alabama No. 1 Sewell–Thomas Stadium L 9-10 Davis II (4–1) Wilson (0–1) SECN+ 3995 35-5
April 23 Houston No. 1 Blue Bell Park W 13-11 Rudis (3–0) Solis (0–2) Aschenbeck (6) SECN 6248 36-5
April 26 No. 20 Georgia No. 1 Blue Bell Park W 5-2 Prager (8–0) Goldstein (4–1) Aschenbeck (7) SECN+ 7968 37-5
April 27 No. 20 Georgia No. 1 Blue Bell Park L 4-5 Sdao (3–0) Zeldin (3–2) SECN+ 7770 37-6
April 27 No. 20 Georgia No. 1 Blue Bell Park W 19-9 Smith (6–2) Cortez (6–2) Mracna (1) SECN+ 7021 38-6
April 30 Tarleton No. 1 Blue Bell Park W 10-6 Rudis (4–0) Risley (2–5) SECN+ 5919 39-6
May (5-5)
Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record
May 3 at LSU No. 1 Alex Box Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
L 4-6 Ulloa (1-1) Prager (8–1) Herring (4) ESPN2 11007 39-7
May 4 at LSU No. 1 Alex Box Stadium L 4-6 Little (2–0) Sdao (3–1) Guidry (2) ESPN2 11751 39-8
May 5 at LSU No. 1 Alex Box Stadium W 14-4 Cortez (7–2) Dutton (0–1) SECN+ 10747 40-8
May 7 Rice No. 3 Blue Bell Park W 16-3 Rudis (5–0) Rodriguez (1-1) SECN+ 7111 41-8
May 10 at Mississippi No. 3 Swayze Field
Oxford, MS
L 3-4 Mendes (2–1) Aschenbeck (4–1) Spencer (7) SECN 9155 41-9
May 11 at Mississippi No. 3 Swayze Field L 2-10 Doyle (3–2) Lamkin (2-2) SECN+ 9310 41-10
May 12 at Mississippi No. 3 Swayze Field W 6-0 Sdao (4–1) Nichols (4–1) SECN+ 9013 42-10
May 16 No. 3 Arkansas No. 5 Blue Bell Park W 1-0 Aschenbeck (5–1) Faherty (0–1) ESPN2 6976 43-10
May 17 No. 3 Arkansas No. 5 Blue Bell Park L 3-6 Molina (4–2) Stewart (1–2) SECN 7980 43-11
May 18 No. 3 Arkansas No. 5 Blue Bell Park W 14-4 Cortez (8–2) Dossett (3–1) SECN 7337 44-11
Postseason
SEC Tournament (0-2)
Date Opponent Seed Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record
May 22 vs (5) Mississippi State (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
Hoover, AL
L 3-5 Dohm (4–0) Cortez (8–3) Davis (5) SECN 11840 44-12
May 23 vs (1) Tennessee (4) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 4-7 Causey (11–3) Peery (2–1) SECN 6825 44-13
Schedule and results source • Rankings based on the teams' current ranking in the D1Baseball poll
 W  Texas A&M win •  L  Texas A&M loss •  Postponement or cancellation Bold denotes Texas A&M player

Record vs. conference opponents[edit]

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

Source: 2024 SEC baseball game results, 2024 SEC baseball schedule

Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW
ALA 13–17 2–1 1–2 . 0–3 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 . ALA W4 5–5 0–2
ARK 20–10 1–2 2–1 2–1 . 1–2 3–0 2–1 3–0 3–0 2–1 . 1–2 . ARK W1 7–3 3–0
AUB 8–22 2–1 1–2 . . 0–3 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 AUB W7 2–8 0–4
FLA 13–17 . 1–2 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 2–1 0–3 . 1–2 1–2 2–1 1–2 FLA E5 4–6 0–1
UGA 17–13 3–0 . . 1–2 0–3 . 1–2 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 3–0 UGA E3 5–5 3–1
KEN 22–8 3–0 2–1 3–0 2–1 3–0 . . 2–1 3–0 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 KEN E2 8–2 4–0
LSU 13–17 1–2 0–3 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 3–0 . 0–3 2–1 1–2 LSU W5 4–6 1–2
MSU 17–13 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 2–1 2–1 1–2 . . 1–2 2–1 MSU W3 6–4 1–0
MIZZ 9–21 . 0–3 1–2 3–0 1–2 1–2 1–2 1–2 . 1–2 0–3 . 0–3 MIZZ E7 1–9 1–3
MISS 11–19 1–2 0–3 2–1 . 1–2 0–3 0–3 2–1 . 2–1 1–2 2–1 . MISS W6 4–6 0–3
SCAR 13–17 1–2 1–2 . 2–1 0–3 2–1 . . 2–1 1–2 0–3 1–2 3–0 SCAR E6 4–6 1–2
TENN 22–8 1–2 . 2–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 3–0 . 3–0 2–1 3–0 . 2–1 TENN E1 9–1 3–0
TAMU 19–11 2–1 2–1 3–0 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 1–2 2–1 . 3–0 TAMU W2 7–3 2–0
VAN 13–17 . . 3–0 2–1 0–3 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 . 0–3 1–2 0–3 VAN E4 4–6 2–3
Team W–L ALA ARK AUB FLA UGA KEN LSU MSU MIZZ MISS SCAR TENN TAMU VAN Team Div SR SW

Updated for entire regular season. Tie Brkrs: TENN>KEN head to head. MSU>UGA head to head. ALA>VAN & FLA>SCAR & LSU TENN common. VAN>FLA head to head. SCAR>LSU ARK common. ARK SEC Tournament seed>KEN, ARK West champion.

Rankings[edit]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
Coaches'[8]1010*764 (3)64331 (22)1 (29)1 (29)2 (7)4 (1)3
Baseball America[9]11111111510533111254
NCBWA[10]1098646433111243
D1Baseball[11]887747433111354
Perfect Game[12]744437533111285

NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season.
* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2024 SEC Baseball Standings". secsports.com. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Ticket Information Request Form". Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  3. ^ "No. 3 Aggies Shutout No. 6 Vanderbilt, 9-0, Clinch Series". Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  4. ^ "No. 1 Aggies Split Doubleheader, Claim Series Against No. 17 Georgia". Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Baseball Announces Extension of Section 12". Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "Texas A&M System Regents approve $80 million Olsen Field renovations as part of 5-year capital plan". Retrieved May 20, 2024.
  7. ^ "Proposed Olsen Field renovation project gets updated cost of $80M, start date FY 2026". Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  8. ^ Baseball Coaches Poll
  9. ^ Baseball America College: Top 25
  10. ^ NCBWA Division I poll
  11. ^ D1 Baseball
  12. ^ Perfect Game Top 25 Rankings