Texas A&M star OF makes 2025 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team
Texas A&M star OF makes 2025 SEC Tournament All-Tournament Team
Texas A&M's (30-26) 2025 baseball season is likely over after the Aggies' 4-3 Quarterfinal loss to LSU in the SEC Tournament this week, as the NCAA Tournament is likely a pipe dream given the program's poor record, despite finishing with 13 wins in conference play, including consecutive wins over Mississippi State and Auburn this week.
Texas A&M's excellent pitching was outshined by junior outfielder Jace LaViolette, whose broken left hand didn't prevent the star but returning 24 hours later to the lineup to deliver two of the Aggies' three runs on the night, which was truly miraculous to watch. If the Aggies' season is indeed over, LaViolette finished as the NCAA active leader in home runs with 68, including a team-high 18 this season paired with 51 hits, while hitting a career-low .258 at the plate.
During the SEC Tournament, LaViolette had two hits, including a home run and 6 RBI, and was unsurprisingly named to the 2025 SEC Baseball All-Tournament Team as a designated hitter. Here is the rest of the list at every position after Vanderbilt took home the SEC Tournament Championship on Sunday afternoon.
P: Hunter Elliott, Ole Miss
P: Connor Spencer, Ole Miss
C: Cannon Peebles, Tennessee
DH: Jace LaViolette, Texas A&M
1B: Riley Nelson, Vanderbilt
2B: Judd Utermark, Ole Miss
3B: Brodie Johnston, Vanderbilt
SS: Jaxon Willits, Oklahoma
OF: RJ Austin, Vanderbilt
OF: Hunter Ensley, Tennessee
OF: Richie Bonomolo Jr., Alabama
Most Valuable Player: Brodie Johnston, Vanderbilt
Texas A&M coach Michael Earley and his 2025 roster will wait and see if they will be selected in the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Monday afternoon, which is a long shot, but as we've seen in the past, crazier things have happened on Selection Monday.
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