Aggies BB Earns Honors
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00:00 Head coach Jim Schlausnagel is preparing for year three at the helm of this Texas A&M baseball team.
00:06 Despite a roster filled with newcomers via the portal and through recruiting, the 11th ranked Aggies are expected to have another
00:13 strong run this season.
00:16 Adding to the preseason excitement, a pair of Aggies have already received some accolades.
00:21 Outfielders Jace Lavallette and Brady Montgomery have been named preseason All-Americans by D1 Baseball
00:29 announced on Tuesday.
00:31 Lavallette was one of the nation's premier freshmen last season who set the Aggies single-season
00:36 freshman record with 21 home runs and also led his team in RBIs with
00:41 63 and stolen bases with 18. Due to his standout year,
00:47 Lavallette was tabbed as a freshman All-American by four different publications and named to the USA Collegiate National Team.
00:55 Montgomery, who earned the second team honors, joined the Aggies this offseason after helping Stanford in back-to-back College World Series appearances.
01:03 The Mississippi native hit a 364 with 17 home runs and 61 RBIs in 64 games.
01:10 He also made 10 appearances on the mound as a righty and struck out 19 hitters in 14 innings of work.
01:18 Montgomery also earned ABCA All-America honors and was a member of the USA Collegiate National Team.
01:26 A&M opens up their 2024 campaign at Blue Bell Park with a series against McNeese State
01:31 starting Friday, February 16th at 6 p.m.
01:35 From all Aggies, I'm Alexandra Cox.