OMAHA – Four members of the No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team collected All-America honors from Baseball America Friday morning.
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The four selections are the most in the nation and the third time this season the Aggies have garnered four or more All-America honors from a major outlet.
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Outfielder Jace LaViolette earned a spot on the first team, while fellow outfielder Braden Montgomery and reliever Evan Aschenbeck garnered second team honors. Starting pitcher Ryan Prager rounded out the All-America selections for the Aggies as the lefty was named to the third team.
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For LaViolette, the All-America selection marked his third of the season and second first team honor. The lefty slugger is in the midst of a monster sophomore campaign that has seen him belt 28 homers and drive in 77 RBI, while batting .306. The Maroon & White center fielder's 28 long balls are the second most in program history and upped his career total to 49, which is third all-time in the Texas A&M record books. Nationally, LaViolette ranks fifth in runs (85), fifth in walks (61), sixth in homers, 12th in total bases (182) and 14th in RBI. The sophomore's 61 walks are a program record for a single season.
In 65 games, the sophomore has registered 22 multi-hit, 20 multi-RBI and six multi-homer performances. The lefty slugger is also riding a career-best 23-game on-base streak.
Aschenbeck, who collected his fourth All-America selection of the year, has been brilliant in 30 relief appearances this season for Texas A&M. The 2024 NCBWA Stopper of the Year holds a 6-1 record and leads the nation with a 1.54 ERA. In 70 innings of work, the lefty has totaled an SEC-best 10 saves, struck out 77 batters to only 12 walks and has held opponents to a .185 batting average. The senior also ranks second nationally in WHIP (0.84) and seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.42).
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Of his 30 appearances, 26 have been for multiple innings and 20 have been scoreless outings.
Prior to a season-ending injury, Montgomery started 61 games for the Aggies and logged a .322/.454/.733 slash line. The switch-hitter belted 27 homers and drove in an SEC-best 85 RBI to go along with 14 doubles and a triple. The junior also led Texas A&M with 25 multi-hit and 25 multi-RBI performances.
In 18 starts this season for the Maroon & White, Prager has compiled a 9-1 record to go along with a 2.88 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. In 93.2 innings of work, the lefty has punched out 118 batters and is holding opponents to a .216 batting average. The redshirt sophomore has also tossed nine quality starts this season and logged seven scoreless outings.
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The lefty's latest gem came at the College World Series, where he carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in a 5-1 win over Kentucky. The 6.2 innings of no-hit baseball marked the second-longest in College World Series history.
The Aggies will look to clinch their first national title in program history as they face No. 1 Tennessee in the College World Series finals starting Saturday night at 6:30 p.m.
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The four selections are the most in the nation and the third time this season the Aggies have garnered four or more All-America honors from a major outlet.
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Outfielder Jace LaViolette earned a spot on the first team, while fellow outfielder Braden Montgomery and reliever Evan Aschenbeck garnered second team honors. Starting pitcher Ryan Prager rounded out the All-America selections for the Aggies as the lefty was named to the third team.
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For LaViolette, the All-America selection marked his third of the season and second first team honor. The lefty slugger is in the midst of a monster sophomore campaign that has seen him belt 28 homers and drive in 77 RBI, while batting .306. The Maroon & White center fielder's 28 long balls are the second most in program history and upped his career total to 49, which is third all-time in the Texas A&M record books. Nationally, LaViolette ranks fifth in runs (85), fifth in walks (61), sixth in homers, 12th in total bases (182) and 14th in RBI. The sophomore's 61 walks are a program record for a single season.
In 65 games, the sophomore has registered 22 multi-hit, 20 multi-RBI and six multi-homer performances. The lefty slugger is also riding a career-best 23-game on-base streak.
Aschenbeck, who collected his fourth All-America selection of the year, has been brilliant in 30 relief appearances this season for Texas A&M. The 2024 NCBWA Stopper of the Year holds a 6-1 record and leads the nation with a 1.54 ERA. In 70 innings of work, the lefty has totaled an SEC-best 10 saves, struck out 77 batters to only 12 walks and has held opponents to a .185 batting average. The senior also ranks second nationally in WHIP (0.84) and seventh in strikeout-to-walk ratio (6.42).
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Of his 30 appearances, 26 have been for multiple innings and 20 have been scoreless outings.
Prior to a season-ending injury, Montgomery started 61 games for the Aggies and logged a .322/.454/.733 slash line. The switch-hitter belted 27 homers and drove in an SEC-best 85 RBI to go along with 14 doubles and a triple. The junior also led Texas A&M with 25 multi-hit and 25 multi-RBI performances.
In 18 starts this season for the Maroon & White, Prager has compiled a 9-1 record to go along with a 2.88 ERA and a 1.01 WHIP. In 93.2 innings of work, the lefty has punched out 118 batters and is holding opponents to a .216 batting average. The redshirt sophomore has also tossed nine quality starts this season and logged seven scoreless outings.
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The lefty's latest gem came at the College World Series, where he carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning in a 5-1 win over Kentucky. The 6.2 innings of no-hit baseball marked the second-longest in College World Series history.
The Aggies will look to clinch their first national title in program history as they face No. 1 Tennessee in the College World Series finals starting Saturday night at 6:30 p.m.
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Follow the Aggies
Visit for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram and X by following @aggiebaseball.