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Defending national champion LSU boosts its postseason hopes with series win against Texas A&M
With two weeks left in the regular season, LSU is scrambling to avoid becoming the third straight defending national champion to miss the NCAA Tournament. The Tigers (31-18, 9-15) won two of three against then-No. 1 Texas A&M to take a giant step over the weekend, but they probably need to win four of their last six Southeastern Conference games to strengthen their status for an at-large bid.
A&M hires Virginia's Anderson as its director of swimming & diving
Texas A&M has hired Virginia associate head swimming coach Blaire Anderson as its director of swimming & diving, a new position created by newly hired athletic director Trev Alberts. “Blaire is a bright, energetic young coach who has recruited extremely well for a championship program at Virginia,” Alberts said in...
Mireles, Aggies blank Sooners to reach NCAA tourney's Sweet 16
It was fitting that Texas A&M’s Jeanette Mireles clinched the team’s 4-0 victory over 18th-ranked Oklahoma on Sunday at the Mitchell Tennis Center to advance the Aggies to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. Two years ago, Oklahoma’s Emma Staker defeated Mireles 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 to clinch...
Texas A&M baseball takes a dive in the newest USA TODAY Coaches Poll
Down goes number one. The Texas A&M (40-8, 16-8 SEC) baseball team struggled at the plate over the weekend causing them to drop their first SEC series loss since the opening week of league play. The defense was a little off and they did see a ball in the dirt they didn’t want to swing at through the first two games. However, they did avoid the sweep with a dominant win on Sunday beating LSU 14-4, and Chris Cortez threw one of his better games of the season. SEC road games are hard, and baseball can be a game of slumps...
No. 11 Florida softball team wins pitchers’ duel vs. No. 8 Texas A&M to start SEC series
The Texas A&M softball team began its final SEC series of the regular season to start the weekend and fell short in Game 1 from Gainesville. The No. 8 Aggies (39-10, 15-7 SEC) lost a pitchers’ duel versus No. 11 Florida (41-12, 15-7) by a final score of 2-1 on Friday at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Texas A&M scored its lone run in the top of the second inning. Senior designated player Trinity Cannon walked, then scored on an RBI extra base hit by Allie Enright. The junior right fielder now has 9 doubles this season. Aggies junior left-handed pitcher Emiley Kennedy (20-8) tossed 4.1 scoreless frames til the Gators strung together 4 consecutive hits. Florida plated both of its runs in the fifth inning and held on for the victory. Despite Kennedy suffering her eighth loss of the year, she became Texas A&M’s individual SEC strikeout leader for a season with 81, passing Mel Dumezich in 2013. Game 2 is Saturday afternoon at 1 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 Shaun on Twitter: @Shaun_Holkko.
College Station softball lights up the scoreboard again in run-rule win over East View
GEORGETOWN— History often repeats itself and for College Station, the adage rang true Friday night as the Lady Cougars overwhelmed Georgetown East View, 16-6, in game two of their area round game to advance to the regional quarterfinals. College Station’s offense picked up where it left off from Thursday...
Texas A&M freshman WR Ernest Campbell continues to dominate on the track
Texas A&M and head football coach Mike Elko are gaining one of the fastest athletes in the country in 2024. Three-star wide receiver Ernest Campbell, who also happens to be a star in several events in track & field, has once again conquered the competition in the 100-meter dash. For the fourth consecutive year, Campbell has won the race in class 2A. This time, he ran a highly impressive time of 10.49, defeating the second-place finisher by .24 seconds. However, this isn’t his fastest time, as Campbell finished with a lighting-fast time of 10.22 last May and 10.32 two years ago. Some...
No. 13 Aggies Sweep No. 18 Oklahoma in Second Round of NCAA Tournament
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 13 Texas A&M women’s tennis team secured its 55th-straight win at home to punch its ticket to the Super Regional for the fifth year in a row after sweeping No. 18 Oklahoma at the Mitchell Tennis Center Sunday, 4-0, in the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament.
Texas A&M names its Whataburger Players of the month for April
Each month, Texas A&M athletics recognizes two athletes as the Whataburger Players of the Month for their achievements in their respective sports. For April, A&M chose senior pitcher Evan Aschenbeck from the baseball team and senior infielder Trinity Cannon from the softball team. Check out their accomplishments below, which earned them the honor of player of the month. Evan Aschenbeck – April Snapshot Strikeouts – 19 Strikeout high in April – 6 (South Carolina) 14.7 innings pitched – 5 runs allowed – 1 walk ERA – 1.44 Saves – 4 Trinity Cannon – April Snapshot SEC Co-Player of the Week (4/16) Helped Texas A&M to an 11-2 record in the month Batting Average – .432 Hits – 14 Home runs – 3 RBI – 18 Fielding – 1.000 Aggieland, your April Players of the month 🤝 🍔 Trinity Cannon🍔 Evan Aschenbeck@Whataburger x #GigEm pic.twitter.com/rEifxLCiwu — Texas A&M Athletics (@12thMan) May 3, 2024 Join us in congratulating Evan Aschenbeck and Trinity Cannon for being named Texas A&M’s April Whataburger Players of the Month. Aggies Wire will continue to provide award updates every week. Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.
No. 13 Aggies Sweep A&M-Corpus Christi in First Round of NCAA Tournament
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 13 Texas A&M women’s tennis team opened the NCAA Tournament with a 4-0 sweep of A&M-Corpus Christi Saturday at the Mitchell Tennis Center. Texas A&M (23-7) dominated the Islanders (23-3) from the beginning, with No. 7 Mary Stoiana/Mia Kupres kicking things off with a commanding 6-0 victory over Emma Aucagne/Naomi Moi McKenzie on court 1. Following their lead were Carson Branstine/Lucciana Perez, who took down Kateryna Rublevska/Valeria Cherfus on court 2 to clinch the doubles point (6-2).
A&M squashes San Diego, advances to Super Regional
The No. 17 Texas A&M men’s tennis team faced off against the No. 18 San Diego Toreros at the Mitchell Tennis Center in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, May 4. The Aggies managed to weather through the lightning delay midway through the match and defeat the Toreros 4-2.
Texas A&M has offered former star North Dakota State wide receiver
Texas A&M still needs more wide receiver help to solidify the depth chart, as head coach Mike Elko’s inaugural 2024 season is now less than four months away. The Maroon & White spring game proved the issue this offseason, as junior WR Noah Thomas was the only receiver to impact the passing game. With redshirt sophomore quarterback Conner Weigman back in the saddle after missing the season’s final eight games due to injury, new offensive coordinator Collin Klein’s scheme is based on reliable pass catchers at both wide receiver and tight end. In the transfer portal, Elko has already struck out on...
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