Sept. 14, 2008
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The back-to-back Big 12 champion Texas A&M baseball team begins its preparations for the 2009 season on Monday as the Aggies open fall practice at Olsen Field.
The 35-man fall roster is divided into two teams that will scrimmage each Monday, Wednesday and Friday at around 3 p.m. Regular workouts will take place on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons as well. All practices and scrimmages are open to the public.
"All of us--coaches, players and staff--cannot wait to get back on the diamond," head coach Rob Childress said. "While we did bring home a championship last year, we left some goals of ours out on the field, and I know we can't wait to get after it again starting on Monday. This group is committed to working hard every single day to realize those goals and ultimately bring a national title home to Aggieland."
A&M will conclude its out-of-season workouts with the annual Fall World Series, set to begin on October 22.
The Aggies return 15 letterwinners, four position starters and nine pitchers from a 2008 squad that won the Big 12 regular-season title and the NCAA College Station Regional championship. A&M, which enters the fall having claimed back-to-back regional titles for the first time in school history, opens the 2009 season on Friday, Feb. 20 against Wright State at Olsen Field.