Around Aggieland (6/23)

On Friday’s edition of TexAgs Radio, Kay Naegeli took us Around Aggieland and provided updates on all things A&M as football grabbed two 2024 commitments in one day and baseball  and softball both nabbed a transfer out of the portal. 

Football
Jimbo & Co. pick up two big commitments on Thursday in TE Eric Karner‍ and LB Jordan Lockhart‍.

Eric Karner

• 6-foot-5, 225lb TE out of Elmhurst, IL
• Rankings: Natl. 391, TE 21^st, IL 9th
• Chose the Aggies over Florida, Michigan St., Purdue, Alabama and more

Jordan Lockhart

• Lockhart is a 6-foot-3 230lb LB out of St. John Bosco HS
• Rankings: Natl. 369, LB 31^st, CA 30th
• Chose the Aggies over USC, Ole Miss, Alabama, Arizona and more

Baseball
Aggie Baseball landed a transfer commitment in RHP Tanner Jones from Jacksonville State.

• 2023 Season Stats: 4.67 ERA, 79 IP, 84 Ks, 28 BB
• Was the leader in innings pitches for JSU last season
• Transferring after his sophomore season at JSU

Softball
Aggie softball added two transfers this week in Kramer Eschete from Louisiana and Kennedy Powell from UCLA.

Kramer Eschete

• Played two seasons at ULL
• Orginally from Brenham, TX
• In 2023, made 42 starts, .321 BA and 21 RBI
  
   

Kennedy Powell

• All-Freshman team at UCLA
• Orginally from Conroe, TX
• In 2023, made 40 starts, .408 BA and 21 RBI
  
   

Men’s Golf
Former Aggie golfer Sam Bennett teed off the Traveler’s Championship yesterday. Bennett shot 2-under yesterday and teed off at 8:45 a.m. this morning.