Latest news with #JaceLaviolette
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Jace Laviolette injury update: Texas A&M baseball star leaves SEC tournament with hand injury
(This story was updated with new information) As Texas A&M baseball continues to fight for its NCAA Tournament hopes, the Aggies have lost a key member of their team. In the top of the fifth inning of Thursday's SEC baseball tournament game vs. No. 10 Auburn, Aggies star outfielder Jace Laviolette exited the game with an apparent hand injury after taking a pitch off his hand from Tigers' left-hander pitcher Carson Myers. Laviolette is one of the more recognizable names in the Aggies' offense, and entered Thursday's game with a .259 batting average and 18 home runs. He is ranked as the No. 7 prospect in this year's upcoming MLB draft by MLB Pipeline. REQURIED READING: SEC Baseball Tournament games today: Scores, TV schedule, bracket for second round Texas A&M is currently leading Auburn 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning at Hoover Met Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. A win on Thursday would advance the Aggies to Friday's quarterfinals vs. No. 3 seed LSU, No. 1 nationally ranked team in the country. Here's the latest on Laviolette's injury: Laviolette left Texas A&M's second-round game vs. Auburn on Thursday with an apparent hand injury. The SEC Network Broadcast showed Laviolette attempting to swing at a pitch before the ball came in on him and hit him off his knuckles and the nob of the bat. After initially taking a pitch to his hand during an at-bat, Laviolette trotted down to first base while showing signs of pain. The SEC Network broadcast then showed Laviolette signaling to the Aggies' dugout that he couldn't stay in the game. He was replaced at first by pinch runner Jamal George, who would then enter the game in Laviolette's place in the lineup the next half inning. After a lengthy time away from the dugout for X-rays, Laviolette was shown on the SEC Network broadcast returning to the dugout in the seventh inning with his left hand all wrapped up with a splint. TV broadcast shows Jace LaViolette's left hand is wrapped up: — Alex Miller (@AlexMill20) May 22, 2025 ESPN's Kris Budden reported earlier on the SEC Network's broadcast that Laviolette left the Aggies' dugout for further testing after initially entering and going to sit on the bench once he came off the field. "There is an X-Ray machine onsite so he does not have to leave and go to the hospital to have it checked out. He has not come back here in the dugout," Budden reported. "When that happened, this place was so silent that from across the field that I could hear Jace screaming out in pain." While it has not been confirmed by Texas A&M, it appears that Laviolette sustained a hand injury in Thursday's SEC tournament game. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jace Laviolette injury update: Texas A&M baseball star exits vs Auburn
USA Today
22-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Jace Laviolette injury update: Texas A&M baseball star leaves SEC tournament with hand injury
Jace Laviolette injury update: Texas A&M baseball star leaves SEC tournament with hand injury Show Caption Hide Caption SEC baseball predictions: Tennessee and Vanderbilt could get hot at the perfect time The Montgomery Advertiser's Adam Cole makes his predictions for which team will win the 2025 SEC baseball tournament, highlighting Tennessee, Vanderbilt, LSU, Arkansas and more. As Texas A&M baseball continues to fight for its NCAA Tournament hopes, the Aggies have lost a key member of their team. In the top of the fifth inning of Thursday's SEC baseball tournament game vs. No. 10 Auburn, Aggies star outfielder Jace Laviolette exited the game with an apparent hand injury after taking a pitch off his hand from Tigers' left-hander pitcher Carson Myers. Laviolette is one of the more recognizable names in the Aggies' offense, and entered Thursday's game with a .259 batting average and 18 home runs. He is ranked as the No. 7 prospect in this year's upcoming MLB draft by MLB Pipeline. REQURIED READING: SEC Baseball Tournament games today: Scores, TV schedule, bracket for second round Texas A&M is currently leading Auburn 3-1 in the bottom of the fifth inning at Hoover Met Stadium in Hoover, Alabama. A win on Thursday would advance the Aggies to Friday's quarterfinals vs. No. 3 seed LSU, No. 1 nationally ranked team in the country. Here's the latest on Laviolette's injury: Jace Laviolette injury update Laviolette left Texas A&M's second-round game vs. Auburn on Thursday with an apparent hand injury. After initially taking a pitch to his hand during an at-bat, Laviolette trotted down to first base while showing signs of pain. The SEC Network broadcast then showed Laviolette signaling to the Aggies' dugout that he couldn't stay in the game. He was replaced at first by pinch runner Jamal George, who would then enter the game in Laviolette's place in the lineup the next half inning. After taking a ball off the hand in Hoover, @AggieBaseball OF Jace LaViolette leaves the game with a hand injury. Looked like he took a pitch right off the knuckle. He tried to run at first base but kept clutching his hand. #MLBDraft — Kendall Rogers (@KendallRogers) May 22, 2025 ESPN's Kris Budden reported on the SEC Network's broadcast that Laviolette has not returned to the Aggies' dugout after initially entering it once he came off the field. "There is an X-Ray machine onsite so he does not have to leave and go to the hospital to have it checked out. He has not come back here in the dugout," Budden reported. "When that happened, this place was so silent that from across the field that I could hear Jace screaming out in pain." What is Jace Laviolette's injury? While it has not been confirmed by Texas A&M, it appears that Laviolette sustained a hand injury in Thursday's SEC tournament game.
New York Times
17-02-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
The Athletic college baseball Top 25: Texas A&M holds top spot after opening weekend
There wasn't much movement in The Athletic's college baseball Top 25 after the first weekend of the season. The top 10 teams remained the same, with all but No. 3 Virginia and No. 8 Clemson going 3-0. Duke dropped from No. 11 to No. 22 after losing two of three at home to Cincinnati while Arizona and Indiana fell out of the rankings after combining to go 0-6. The Wildcats (preseason No. 15) lost to Ole Miss, Clemson and Louisville by a combined score of 31-7 at The Shriners Children's College Showdown in Arlington, Texas. Indiana (preseason No. 23) lost to UNLV, Xavier and Oregon State in Sunrise, Ariz. The Hoosiers play UNLV again on Monday afternoon. GO DEEPER College baseball week in review: Fast start for Stanford slugger Rintaro Sasaki Louisville and Stanford crashed the rankings after strong opening weekends. The Cardinals beat Texas and Arizona and lost to Oklahoma State in Arlington. Stanford, powered by freshman slugger Rintaro Sasaki, won the first three of a four-game series at Cal State Fullerton. Dropped out: No. 15 Arizona, No. 23 Indiana (Photo of Jace Laviolette: Brianna Paciorka / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
