Kyle Kessel, Basketball Player
Kyle was drafted by the New York Mets in the 60th round of the 1994 draft out of high school and signed, but he still came to Texas A&M to play his second love, basketball, for coach Tony Barone. For the Aggies, he set the all-time assists record for a freshman with 161 during the 1994-1995 basketball season. Not satisfied with that, he then set the assists record for a sophomore with 183. His 344 career assists is 11th all-time for the Aggies. After the 1995-1996 season, Kyle decided to concentrate solely on his baseball career. After a trade to the Houston Astros farm system, Kyle accelerated through the minors to AAA in 2001, but he struggled at that level and moved on to play in the independent leagues. After his professional career, Kyle joined his dad in running one of Illinois' best basketball training organizations, Kessel Heat.
Chris Clemons 1992-1994
Chris led the Aggies in appearances on the mound his freshman year with 18 while compiling a 7-1 record with a 3.51 ERA. The penultimate moment during his 6-2 sophomore campaign, again mostly out of the bullpen, came when Chris closed out Jeff Granger's CWS win over Kansas. Entering the 1994 season he was rated the #4 college pitching prospect in the country, and the #7 overall college prospect for the upcoming 1994 draft. For his junior year, he converted to the starting rotation and went 5-5 for a team that struggled after losing its top pitchers and hitters to the draft. He was still selected in the 1st round of the 1994 draft by the Chicago White Sox, and Chris was called up to the majors in 1997; he was the first Aggie to make his MLB debut in almost four years. After six years playing professional baseball, Chris finished his degree and got into coaching. He served a few years as the Baylor Bears' pitching coach under former A&M graduate assistant, Steve Smith; the Ags went 7-3 against the Bears during his tenure.
Trey Moore 1992-1994
Trey split time on the mound starting and relieving his freshman year posting a 2-2 record. As a sophomore, Trey locked up the end of the weekend starting rotation that featured all left-handers (Granger and Wunsch were the other two) by posting a 12-0 record with a 2.77 ERA. During the CWS, Trey got the start against LSU, but unfortunately, errors led the Tigers to four unearned runs allowing LSU to come back from a 7-2 deficit to give A&M their first loss in the series 13-8. Trey also spent time in 1993 as a 1B/DH and hit .314 with four home runs. The 1993 season earned Trey a preseason #5 college pitching prospect rating, one spot behind fellow teammate Chris Clemons. Just like Chris, Trey posted a 5-5 record during his junior year and was an early 2nd round selection in the 1994 draft by the Seattle Mariners. He made his MLB debut nine months after Chris, appearing for the Montreal Expos in 1998. After three season in the majors, Trey signed with the Hanshin Tigers in the Nippon League (Japan), and then played briefly for the Orix BlueWave. In 2012, Trey, as a pitcher, participated in the Mercy Project's Baseball Bash that set a Guinness World Record by playing 50 consecutive hours of baseball; the game featured 172 innings and 430 total runs scored.