'Round the Horn: Baseball bunch answers 10 questions as SEC play looms
Texas A&M continues to play inconsistent baseball as a road trip to Baton Rouge for a three-game set with LSU is now staring down Jim Schlosnagle & Co. Ahead of this weekend's series with LSU, the TexAgs baseball coverage team answers questions during the Maroon & White.
Thoughts: Good, bad & ugly from A&M-TCU Game 1
The Aggies will head into Sunday one loss away from the season's end, and that's the bottom line. Yet, between the problems that must be addressed, a few positive developments could carry over.
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Texas A&M stumped by TCU in game one, 13-4
After pulling within a run after six innings, it felt like Saturday's Super Regional opener between Texas A&M and TCU would be a fight to the finish. Instead, the Aggies' clutch failures and TCU's bats led to a lopsided final.
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Lone Star Showdown: Texas A&M and TCU ready for Super Regional
After different paths through different conferences, both Texas A&M and TCU are ready for the right to claim the state and advance to Omaha. Over a three game series, one will be crowned and one sent back home.
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Fort Worth Super Regional Preview: Texas A&M vs. TCU
SEC vs. Big 12. Texas' two titans going to bat. The question of who truly deserved the national seed. The storylines will be endless in Fort Worth, but the goal — and the way to reach it — is simple and clear.
Thoughts: Bats fail Aggies in 14-inning loss to California, 2-1
Mere inches separated Texas A&M from a victory in the 1-0 game of the College Station Regional — as did several failures in the clutch. With the season's end one loss away, the problems Saturday revealed are key.
Away We Go: Texas A&M readies for postseason push
After a season that saw its fair share of the miraculous, the disappointing and everything in between, the Aggies enter the 2015 NCAA Tournament on Friday as one of 16 regional hosts and with their sights set on one simple goal.
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Childress, Aggies react to national seed snub, regional draw
Though appropriately disappointed in the selection committee's seeding choices, Rob Childress and his players insist they're heading into the season's final leg with the focus on one thing alone.
1, 2, 3 Baseball Thoughts: A&M 4, Ole Miss 0
All the Aggies had needed was a quality start; on Thursday it was all they got. Grayson Long flashed ace form in dismantling the Rebels across seven two-hit innings to spring A&M to a win in the series opener in Oxford.
Series Preview: No. 7 Texas A&M at Ole Miss
The potential road to Omaha begins here for the Aggies, who were long in the driver's seat for a national seed before their recent struggles. The objective is simple: take the series in Oxford. So, too, is the key to doing it.
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Ags fall to South Carolina in series opener, 9-7
Errors and missed opportunities plagued the Aggies during their Friday night loss. Despite multiple comeback efforts, the strongest led by Mitchell Nau's seventh inning homerun, A&M was unable to recover in the end.
Series Preview: No. 4 Texas A&M vs. South Carolina
Key contributors who have faltered in the past month will be the focus in the Aggies' final home series of the season, and the struggling Gamecocks may be the perfect medicine. Yet, execution, as always, will be key.
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Heartbreak in Baton Rouge: A&M falls to LSU in walkoff fashion, 4-3
A&M fought valiantly on Thursday night. Grayson long threw six strong innings and after claiming an early lead and tying things up headed to the bottom of the ninth, the Ags suffered a heartbreaking loss to #1 LSU.
Series Preview: No. 2 Texas A&M at No. 1 LSU
The day has arrived for the series of the year in college baseball; the SEC West's two titans will square off with postseason seeding and bragging rights in the balance and elite rosters up and down. What will make the difference?
Diamond Thoughts: One bad day, or reason for concern?
The Aggies rolled over and through all competition en route to a No. 1 ranking, entering the weekend with only three losses. On Sunday, they picked up two more. What should the takeaways be with LSU awaiting on Thursday?
1, 2, 3 Baseball Thoughts - Ags top Arkansas, 13-6 in game one
The top-ranked A&M baseball team pounded out 16 hits and withstood a six-run sixth inning from Arkansas to roll to its 35th win of the year and improve to 12-3 in SEC play. Gabe Bock has quick postgame thoughts.
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One down: A&M wins first part of Arkansas double header, 13-6
A&M jumped out to an early 11-0 lead on the strength of Logan Taylor's five RBI's before Arkansas struck back. After allowing six runs in the sixth, the Ags had to grind out the victory but improved to 35-3.
Diamond Thoughts: Building the bridge to a national seed
Trying to beat Grayson Long? No one's done it yet. Mounting a charge against this Aggie bullpen? Good luck. In reaffirming its status as consensus No. 1 in the nation, A&M put together a week exemplifying its charge to the top.
Series Preview: No. 2 Texas A&M vs. Mississippi State
Nothing has stopped the Aggies yet, but to keep pace they'll have to ensure that the struggling Bulldogs don't either. Another SEC series will be decided by the arms and A&M's ability to continue playing to its strengths.
