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No. 7 Aggies Blank McNeese in 2024 Opener, 15-0
Feb 16, 2024 | Baseball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Behind five home runs and a strong pitching performance from Ryan Prager, the No. 7 Texas A&M baseball team rolled past McNeese, 15-0, to open the 2024 season Friday night from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Friday's shutout marked the first on Opening Day for the Aggies since 2019, when the Maroon & White blanked Fordham 4-0.
After missing all of last season with an injury, Prager took the ball for the first time in 604 days and delivered five shutout innings to go along with a career-high nine strikeouts to earn the win. In relief, Isaac Morton struck out four in two scoreless frames and Brad Rudis finished off the night with a pair of shutout innings.
Offensively, nine different Aggies recorded a hit led by newcomer Ted Burton's 3-for-4 performance. The Michigan transfer also plated three RBI in his Maroon & White debut. Unanimous Preseason All-American Jace LaViolette topped the squad with four RBI to go along with a pair of home runs, marking his fifth career multi-homer performance. In his collegiate debut, College Station native Blake Binderup went 3-for-6 and plated three RBI.
In his first career at-bat as an Aggie, Stanford transfer Braden Montgomery ripped a line-drive homer to right-center to open the scoring in the first.
After Jackson Appel led off the third with a walk, LaViolette cranked his first homer of the season to extend the lead to 3-0. The sophomore's first home run of the 2024 campaign left the bat at 114 mph and traveled 419 feet.
Later in the frame, Burton brought home the Maroon & White's fourth run of the night on an RBI single through the left side. Following a Targac walk, Binderup pushed the lead to 6-0 on a two-run single to left-center.
The Aggies put together another five-run inning in the fifth, jumpstarted by a second two-run LaViolette blast. After Montgomery drew a walk and advanced to second on a Hayden Schott single, freshman Gavin Grahovac came through with his first collegiate hit and RBI. Burton rounded out the five-run fifth with a two-run triple down the right field line.
Texas A&M tacked on four more runs in the ninth to make the final, 15-0. Binderup and Ali Camarillo opened the frame with back-to-back home runs and freshmen Caden Sorrell and Jack Bell each registered an RBI to cap off the scoring for the night.
Inside the Box Score
The Texas A&M baseball team will go for the series win against McNeese tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Blue Bell Park.
Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on 12thman.com/watch.
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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.
Friday's shutout marked the first on Opening Day for the Aggies since 2019, when the Maroon & White blanked Fordham 4-0.
After missing all of last season with an injury, Prager took the ball for the first time in 604 days and delivered five shutout innings to go along with a career-high nine strikeouts to earn the win. In relief, Isaac Morton struck out four in two scoreless frames and Brad Rudis finished off the night with a pair of shutout innings.
Offensively, nine different Aggies recorded a hit led by newcomer Ted Burton's 3-for-4 performance. The Michigan transfer also plated three RBI in his Maroon & White debut. Unanimous Preseason All-American Jace LaViolette topped the squad with four RBI to go along with a pair of home runs, marking his fifth career multi-homer performance. In his collegiate debut, College Station native Blake Binderup went 3-for-6 and plated three RBI.
In his first career at-bat as an Aggie, Stanford transfer Braden Montgomery ripped a line-drive homer to right-center to open the scoring in the first.
After Jackson Appel led off the third with a walk, LaViolette cranked his first homer of the season to extend the lead to 3-0. The sophomore's first home run of the 2024 campaign left the bat at 114 mph and traveled 419 feet.
Later in the frame, Burton brought home the Maroon & White's fourth run of the night on an RBI single through the left side. Following a Targac walk, Binderup pushed the lead to 6-0 on a two-run single to left-center.
The Aggies put together another five-run inning in the fifth, jumpstarted by a second two-run LaViolette blast. After Montgomery drew a walk and advanced to second on a Hayden Schott single, freshman Gavin Grahovac came through with his first collegiate hit and RBI. Burton rounded out the five-run fifth with a two-run triple down the right field line.
Texas A&M tacked on four more runs in the ninth to make the final, 15-0. Binderup and Ali Camarillo opened the frame with back-to-back home runs and freshmen Caden Sorrell and Jack Bell each registered an RBI to cap off the scoring for the night.
Inside the Box Score
- Overall, the Maroon & White logged 17 hits to McNeese's two.
- In total, Ol' Sarge's charge registered eight extra-base hits on the night.
- Eight different Aggies recorded an RBI in the win.
- Six players registered multi-hit performances for the Maroon & White.
- As a staff, Texas A&M struck out 15 Cowboys to only one walk.
- In relief, Rudis punched out two batters in two frames.
- Grahovac led all players with two walks on the night.
- Binderup, Grahovac, LaViolette, Montgomery and Schott each crossed the plate twice in the win.
- Binderup and Burton registered three hits apiece to lead all players.
- With the win, the Aggies improved to 85-32-5 on Opening Day and 35-4 when the season kicks off at Blue Bell Park.
- In home openers, Texas A&M is now 41-6 and 3-0 under head coach Jim Schlossnagle.
- Nineteen different Aggies saw the field in tonight's win.
- 11 different players made their Texas A&M debut and seven made their collegiate debut.
- The Maroon & White's 15 strikeouts marked their most on Opening Day since 2021 (16).
- The five home runs were the most in a game for Texas A&M since 2022.
- The 15 runs were the most on Opening Day for the Aggies since 2020 (17).
- Prager's nine strikeouts marked a career-high for the redshirt sophomore.
- LaViolette's multi-homer performance was the fifth of his career.
- Montgomery has now reached base safely in 29 straight games.
The Texas A&M baseball team will go for the series win against McNeese tomorrow at 2 p.m. at Blue Bell Park.
Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on 12thman.com/watch.
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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Prager, Ryan (1-0)
L: Zach Voss (0-1)
Base Running:
HBP: Braley Hollins 1 ; Simon Larranaga 2
Batting:
2B: Schott, Hayden 1 ; Burton, Ted 1
3B: Burton, Ted 1
HR: LaViolette, Jace 2 ; Montgomery, Braden 1 ; Binderup, Blake 1 ; Camarillo, Ali 1
RBI: LaViolette, Jace 4 ; Montgomery, Braden 1 ; Sorrell, Caden 1 ; Grahovac, Gavin 1 ; Bell, Jack 1 ; Burton, Ted 3 ; Binderup, Blake 3 ; Camarillo, Ali 1
SF: Bell, Jack 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Appel, Jackson 1 ; Bard, Hank 1 ; LaViolette, Jace 2 ; Chestnut, Travis 1 ; Montgomery, Braden 2 ; Schott, Hayden 2 ; Grahovac, Gavin 2 ; Burton, Ted 1 ; Binderup, Blake 2 ; Camarillo, Ali 1
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