Was watching SportsCenter highlights over the weekend and noticed Andrew Benintindi and was reminded of a tough weekend for Aggie Baseball that I remember watching from 2015 season. I remember how elated I was feeling when Nick Banks hit a grand slam in Game 2 of a double header on SECN that Saturday night only to see the bullpen squander the game in the 8th and 9th.
I remember this Benintindi kid being a sophomore and I think he was named SEC Player of the Week after that series. Who knew he would be starting for the Red Sox in just 2 seasons. I think we were ranked #3 or #4 at the time as well and then I think we kind of tapered off down the stretch and then obviously lost to TCU in heart break fashion in the Super.
I kind of feel like this was the turning point of our baseball team. Obviously the CWS visit this year helped to quell the pain a bit, but I feel like this Arky series from 2015 set us on a little bit of a backwards course, from which we never quite recovered.
I remember this Benintindi kid being a sophomore and I think he was named SEC Player of the Week after that series. Who knew he would be starting for the Red Sox in just 2 seasons. I think we were ranked #3 or #4 at the time as well and then I think we kind of tapered off down the stretch and then obviously lost to TCU in heart break fashion in the Super.
I kind of feel like this was the turning point of our baseball team. Obviously the CWS visit this year helped to quell the pain a bit, but I feel like this Arky series from 2015 set us on a little bit of a backwards course, from which we never quite recovered.