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Yahoo
04-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Texas A&M earns No. 1 spot in USA TODAY Sports preseason college baseball poll ranking
Given the recent run of success the SEC has enjoyed in college baseball, it will probably not come as a shock that the league is featured prominently in the preseason USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. SEC teams hold down the top three positions and four of the top five, as voted by our panel of 30 coaches. Texas A&M will open the campaign at No. 1. The Aggies, who finished as national runners-up in Omaha last season, were picked first on 17 ballots. They return a strong lineup that includes standouts Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovic and have ace Ryan Prager leading the pitching staff. Defending College World Series champ Tennessee will start at No. 2, claiming 10 first-place votes. The Volunteers lost several key pieces from last season but return infielder Dean Curley and added a strong transfer class. Just a single poll point behind Tennessee is perennial power and 2023 national champ LSU, which received just one first-place vote but numerous No. 2 nods. Virginia, the only non-SEC member to get a first-place vote, will begin at No. 4, with the last top vote going to No. 5 Arkansas. TOP 25: Complete USA TODAY Sports preseason baseball poll Joining Virginia in the preseason top 10 are fellow ACC members Florida State at No. 6 and North Carolina at No. 8. Oregon State, playing this season as an independent, opens at No. 7. No. 9 Georgia and No 10 Florida give the SEC six squads in the top 10. The SEC has 11 ranked teams in all, with league newcomer Oklahoma tied for 25th with Troy. The ACC is next with seven ranked squads, with three from the new-look Big 12 headed by No. 17 Oklahoma State. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: College baseball preseason poll: Texas A&M, Tennessee lead rankings
USA Today
31-01-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Texas A&M baseball reveals new uniform ahead of the 2025 season
Texas A&M baseball reveals new uniform ahead of the 2025 season Texas A&M's new uniform ahead of the 2025 season is highly fitting Texas A&M's 2025 baseball season deserves the hype it's received this offseason, mainly due to the returning talent on the roster from last season's 2024 College World Series Championship runner-up, as the Aggies fell to Tennessee in game 3 of the program's first title game appearance. This is the deepest lineup in program history compared to previous seasons. The return of star hitters Jace LaViolette and Gavin Grahovic is just the tip of the iceberg; the additions of power hitters Gavin Kash and Wyatt Henseler are a good problem to have on a week-to-week basis. On the mound, ace pitcher Ryan Prager returns for a final season after flirting with the MLB, while Justin Lamkin and newcomer Myles Patton fill out a solid starting rotation. However, the bullpen is still a wildcard, which could deal with some issues early in the season. Earlier this month, it was revealed that first-year coach Mike Earley's team would don a new uniform to open the season, and while Aggie fans are focused on the play on the field, it's never a bad thing to look good while doing so. As you can see above, Maroon & White are the central colors, while the choice to go with gold in the number is interesting, with a slight resemblance to Texas State's standard color combination. The Aggies start the campaign against Elon at Blue Bell Park on Valentine's Day at 6 p.m. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Cameron on X: @CameronOhnysty.
