Texas A&M Aggies baseball


The Texas A&M Aggie baseball team represents Texas A&M University in NCAA Division I college baseball. The Aggies have competed in the Southeastern Conference since 2013. The Aggies play home games at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. The team is led by head coach Rob Childress.

History

Texas A&M baseball has compiled an all-time record of 2550-1427-42 through the 2014 season. The Aggies have won 19 conference championships. Texas A&M has made 33 NCAA tournament appearances, advancing to the College World Series six times, in 1951, 1964, 1993, 1999, 2011, and 2017. The Aggies have a record of 2–12 in the College World Series.

The early years (1894–1958)

Texas A&M played its first baseball game in 1894. No games were recorded from 1895 to 1903. Seventeen head coaches led A&M baseball from 1904 to 1958, including football coaches Charley Moran, Dana X. Bible, and Homer Norton. During this period, A&M finished with a 626–469–27 record, claimed seven Southwest Conference titles, and made their first trip to the College World Series in 1951. In 1951, led by Beau Bell, the Aggies won a three-game series in the District VI Playoffs over Arizona and advanced to the College World Series. In the 1951 College World Series, Texas A&M defeated Ohio State 3–2 in a first round elimination game to give the Aggies their first College World Series win.

Tom Chandler era (1959–1984)

Tom Chandler came to Texas A&M as an assistant to head coach Beau Bell in 1958. He took over as head coach in 1959 and immediately won the Southwest Conference championship in his first year. Over the next 25 years at the helm, Chandler led the Aggies to 4 more conference championships, 8 NCAA postseasons, and an appearance in the 1964 College World Series. His teams finished 660–329–10. Chandler was honored for his accomplishments by being inducted into the American Association of Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame. His jersey is now displayed on the left field wall at Olsen Field in recognition of his contributions.

Mark Johnson era (1985–2005)

Mark Johnson, an assistant under Chandler, assumed head coaching duties in 1985 and guided the program for just over two decades. During that time, his teams put together a win-loss record of 876–431–3 and made College World Series appearances in 1993 and 1999. Johnson's highly ranked teams and powerful offenses in the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s brought excitement and increased attendance to Olsen Field. His #7 jersey hangs on the right field wall at Olsen Field in honor of his service to A&M. Johnson's 876 wins are the most in Texas A&M history. Johnson led the Aggies to a 37–29 postseason record in 13 appearances.
In 1989, the Aggies put together a 58–7 record and were SWC Co-Champions. The Aggies won the SWC Tournament and hosted a regional at Olsen Field, which included Jackson State, BYU, South Alabama, and #12 LSU. The Aggies exploded in the first three games, outscoring their opponents 65–13 before they were upset by LSU twice, ending one of the most remarkable seasons in A&M history. Despite not advancing to the College World Series, the Aggies finished the year #2 overall in the final Baseball America poll. The Aggies defeated #3 Texas 4 out of 5 times, including twice in the SWC Tournament.
Johnson led the Aggies to the College World Series in 1993. The Aggies won the Southwest Conference championship and swept through the Central I Regional in College Station at Olsen Field to advance to Omaha for the third time. A&M defeated Kansas, 5–1, for the 2nd CWS win in A&M history. Notable stars on the team included Jeff Granger, Brian Thomas, Chris Clemons, Trey Moore and Kelly Wunsch.
The Aggies again advanced to the College World Series in 1999, led by Daylan Holt, Steven Truitt, John Scheschuk, Dell Lindsey and Casey Fossum. In the College Station regional, the Aggies lost to Long Beach State in game 2 before defeating Ole Miss and Long Beach State twice to advance to the Super Regionals, where they faced #17 Clemson. The Aggies defeated Clemson in a best of 3 series, 2–1, earning the team's fourth trip to the College World Series.

Rob Childress era (2006–present)

In 2006, Texas A&M hired Nebraska associate head coach and pitching coach Rob Childress to take over the program. After struggling to a losing record his first year, Childress has guided the Aggies to a 359–208–2 record, two Big 12 championships, one Southeastern Conference championship, and College World Series appearances in 2011 and 2017. Childress has led the Aggies to the postseason 11 years in a row, beginning in 2007.
The Aggies advanced to the 2011 College World Series, led by Michael Wacha, Ross Stripling, John Stilson, Tyler Naquin, Jacob House, and Matt Juengel. A&M faced Missouri in the final game of the 2011 Phillips 66 Big 12 Baseball Championship. Missouri took an early 6–0 lead before the Aggies rallied to win it in the bottom of the 10th with a walk off home run by Andrew Collazo. Texas A&M won the College Station Regional with wins over Wright State, Seton Hall, and Arizona to advance to the Super Regional at Tallahassee to face the 5th national seed, Florida State. A&M won the first game 6–2 but was blasted in game 2, losing 23–9. The Aggies would win the rubber match 11–2 to advance to the College World Series. The Aggies lost to eventual champion South Carolina in a very close game, 5–4.

Stadium

The Aggies play at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, named in honor of C. E. "Pat" Olsen, a 1923 graduate of Texas A&M University and a former baseball player in the New York Yankees farm system. The field opened in 1978 and underwent major renovation after the 2011 season. Average attendance in 2011 was just under 4000 per game.

Head coaches

Year-by-year results

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Texas A&M in the NCAA Tournament

YearRecordPctNotes
19513–3.500District VI Playoffs
College World Series;
19551–2.333District VI Playoffs;
19590–2.000District VI Playoffs;
19640–2.000College World Series;
19751–2.333Norman Regional;
19762–2.500Edinburg, TX Regional;
19770–2.000Norman Regional;
19782–2.500Ann Arbor Regional;
19841–2.333Stillwater Regional;
19861–2.333Tallahassee Regional;
19873–2.600Starkville Regional;
19882–2.500Starkville Regional;
19893–2.600College Station Regional,
19912–2.500Baton Rouge Regional;
19923–2.600Gainesville Regional;
19935–2.714College Station Regional, def. Yale, def. UCLA, def. Lamar, def. North Carolina ; Regional Champions
College World Series; def. Kansas, def. by LSU and Long Beach State
19954–2.667Coral Gables Regional; def. by Florida International, def. UMass, def. Florida International, def. North Carolina, def. Miami, def. by Miami
19970–2.000Palo Alto Regional; def. by Fresno State and Stanford
19983–2.600College Station Regional; def. UNC Charlotte, def. Mississippi State, def. by Mississippi State, def. Washington, def. by Mississippi State
19996–4.600College Station Regional, def. Monmouth, def. by Long Beach State, def. Washington, def. Long Beach State, def. Long Beach State; Regional Champions
College Station Super Regional, def. Clemson, def. by Clemson, def. Clemson; Super Regional champions
College World Series; def. by Florida State and Cal State Fullerton
20032–2.500College Station Regional, def. Oral Roberts, def. Alabama, def. by Houston twice
20043–3.500Rice regional, def. Lamar, def. Texas Southern, def. by Rice, def. Rice; Regional Champion
Baton Rouge Super Regional; def. by LSU twice
20074–3.571College Station Regional, def. Le Moyne, def. by Louisiana-Lafayette, def. Ohio State, def. Louisiana-Lafayette, def. Louisiana-Lafayette ; Regional Champion
Houston Super Regional; def. by Rice
20083–3.500College Station Regional, def. UIC, def. Houston, def. by Houston, def. Houston; Regional Champion
Houston Super Regional; def. by Rice
20091–2.333Fort Worth Regional; def. by Oregon State, def. Wright State, def. by Oregon State
20103–2.600Coral Gables Regional, def. Florida International, def. by Miami. def. Dartmouth, def. Miami, def. by Miami
20115–4.556College Station Regional, def. Wright State, def. Seton Hall, def. by Arizona, def. Arizona; Regional Champion
Tallahassee Super Regional; def. Florida State
College World Series; def. by South Carolina and California
20121–2.333College Station Regional; def. Dayton, def. by Ole Miss, def. by TCU
20132–2.500Corvallis Regional; def. by UC-Santa Barbara, def. UT-San Antonio, def. UC-Santa Barbara, def. by Oregon State
20143–2.600Houston Regional; def. by Texas, def. George Mason, def. Rice, def. Texas, def. by Texas
20155–3.625College Station Regional; def. Texas Southern, def. by California, def. Coastal Carolina, def. California, def. California; Regional Champion
Fort Worth Super Regional; def. by TCU
20164–2.667College Station Regional; def. Binghamton, def. Wake Forest, def. Minnesota; Regional Champion
College Station Super Regional; def. by TCU
20175–21.000Houston Regional; def. Baylor, def. Iowa, def Houston; Regional Champion
College Station Super Regional; def. Davidson
College World Series; def. by Louisville and TCU
20181–2.333Austin Regional; def Indiana, def. by Texas, def. by Indiana
20192-2.500Morgantown Regional; def Fordham, def. by Duke, def West Virginia, def. by Duke
2020Canceled Due to Covid-19
TOTALS84–74.532

Players selected in the MLB Draft

NamePositionRoundOverallTeamYearNotes-
Doug RauLHP1st7thLAD1970retired – LAD, LAA-
Dave ElmendorfOF1stNYY1971Played in the NFL-
Billy HodgeC1st22ndSD1971-
Bobby BonnerSS3rd74thBAL1978-
Mark ThurmondP5th118thSD1979retired – SD, DET, BAL, SF-
Scott LivingstoneIF2ndDET1988retired – DET, SD, STL, MON-
Chuck KnoblauchIF1st25thMIN1989retired – MIN, NYY, KC-
Jeff GrangerLHP1st5thKC1993retired – PIT, KC-
Kelly WunschLHP1st26thMIL1993retired – CHW, LAD-
Chad AlexanderOF3rd41stHOU1995retired – HOU, SEA. DET-
Kevin BeirneOF11th308thCHW1995retired – CHW, TOR, LAD-
Chad AllenOF4th97thMIN1996retired – MIN, CLE, FLA, TEX-
Jeff BaileyOF/1B2nd64thFLA1997retired – BOS-
Jason TynerOF1st21stNYM1998retired – TB, MIN, NYM, CLE-
Ryan RupeRHP6thTB1998retired – TB, BOS-
Chance CapleRHP1st30thSTL1999-
Casey FossumLHP1st48thBOS1999retired – BOS, ARI, TBD, DET, NYM-
John Scheschuk1B7th232rdSD1999-
Eric ReedOF9th262ndFLA2002retired – FLA-
Logan KensingRHP2nd53rdFLA2003current club – WAS-
Zach JacksonLHP1st32ndTOR2004current club – Minors, MLB – MIL, CLE-
Justin RuggianoOF25th748thLAD2004current club – LAD-
Cliff PenningtonIF1st21stOAK2005current club – TOR-
Robert RayRHP7th206thTOR2005-
Austin CrepsRHP6th191stCLE2006-
Brandon HicksIF3rd108thATL2007current club – SF-
David NewmannLHP4th125thTB2007-
Kyle NicholsonRHP7th224thSF2007-
Jose DuranIF6th188thMIL2008-
Alex WilsonRHP2nd77thBOS2009current club – DET-
Brooks RaleyLHP6th200thCHC2009in Class AAAcurrent club – Lottle Giants
Anthony VasquezLHP18th533rdSEA2009-
Barret LouxRHP1st6thARI2010Class AAA in 2013-
Brodie GreeneIF4th127thCIN2010in Class AA-
John StilsonRHP3rd108thTOR2011in Class AAA-
Tyler NaquinOF1st15thCLE2012current club – CLE-
Michael WachaRHP1st19thSTL2012current club – STL-
Ross StriplingRHP5th176thLAD2012current club – LAD-
Mikey ReynoldsIF5th163rdATL2013in Class A-
Kyle MartinRHP9th263rdBOS2013current club – BOS-
Daniel MengdenRHP4th106thHOU2014current club – OAK-
Corey RayRHP5th153rdKC2014-
Troy SteinC10th293rdCOL2014-
A.J. MinterLHP3rd75thATL2015-
Grayson LongRHP3rd104thLAA2015-
Blake AllemandSS5th151stMIL2015-
Logan Taylor3B12th365thBOS2015-
Matt KentLHP13th381stBOS2015-
Nick BanksOF4th124thWSH2016-
Jace VinesRHP4th133rdKC2016-
Ryan HendrixRHP5th138thCIN2016-
Mark EckerRHP5th145thDET2016-
J.B. MossOF7th199thATL2016-
Michael BarashC9th276thLAA2016-
Boomer White3B10th294thSD2016-
Andrew VinsonRHP10th306thLAA2016-
Ryne Birk2B13th377thHOU2016-
Kyle SimondsRHP14th424thWSH2016-
Hunter Melton1B18th530thCOL2016-
Brigham HillRHP20th592ndOAK2016-
Ronnie Gideon1B23rd681stMIL2016-

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