Fun Fact: I was almost kicked out of this game because I clapped back at an usher telling me to sit down in the bottom of the ninth. That usher didn't make it back the next day, so I hope he's okay.
Days Left 2 Joseph W. Earnest Home San Marcos, Texas
A native of Tennessee, Joseph W. Earnest (1844-1920) migrated to Hays County with his parents in 1854. He was a veteran of the Texas Rangers and Confederate Army. A merchant and cattleman, Earnest married Cevilia Cock (1850-1931) in 1870. He hired local builder Charles Sinz (1846-1903) to construct this Victorian residence in 1892. The Earnests' niece Mary Cock (1890-1976) grew up in this house. Later she and her husband Irvin Rylander (1822-1968) became the owners. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1979
Gig Em Ags, God Bless Old Army and Marching in Behind the Band! Whooooopppp
Days Left 1!!! Eliza Pitts Malone Home San Marcos, Texas
In 1842, Eliza Pitts (1832-1923) and her parents came to Texas from Georgia. She was a charter member of First Methodist Church in San Marcos and served as an active church leader. She married James Lafayette Malone in 1850, and they had sixteen children. During the Civil war, 1861-65, Eliza Malone ran their 1,000-acre farm and sewed for Confederate soldiers. After her husband died, she and her daughter Bramwell Malone built this home in 1909. Although in her eighties during World War I, she contributed to the war effort by knitting socks for soldiers.
2nd Plaque Entered in the National Register of Historic Places - 1983
Gig Em Ags, God Bless Old Army and Marching in Behind the Band! Whooooopppp
The roadway still exists with modifications including a bypass from the Gulf Freeway around a crowded area in Webster that clogged it and made expansion impossible…
My favorite Thai restaurant is at the corner of the old NASA Rd 1 and State Hwy 3 in fact. Thai Seafood.
Edit: we will stay near there for the classic Feb 28-Mar 2 with my in-laws in fact. Going to try to make it to Thai Seafood.
1. Aggies Use a Nine-Run Seventh Inning to Punch Their Ticket to Omaha Date: June 9, 2025
In Game One of the Bryan-College Station Super Regional, the Aggies battled back from an early deficit and weathered the adversity of losing Braden Montgomery to injury. But just when you thought you could take a breath, emergent number 2 starter Shane Sdao exited Game Two after just 11 pitches. Then, Oregon jumped on Brad Rudis and Tanner Jones to build a 7-2 lead after three innings. There were small glimpses of hope, like the Aggie offense chipping away with two runs in the fourth and Kaiden Wilson escaping a bases-loaded, no-out jam to keep things close. But A&M trailed 8-4 going into the seventh and had been held without an extra base hit through the first six innings. Then, it happened.
Ali Camarillo walked. Kaeden Kent singled to move him to third. After a Travis Chestnut strikeout, back-to-back walks to Jackson Appel and Jace LaViolette got one run on the board. But then, Gavin Grahovac struck out for the second out of the inning.
Hayden Schott walked to bring in another run, and from that point on Olsen Field was at it's absolute best. With the crowd in a frenzy that rivaled the best nights across the street at Kyle Field, Ted Burton was hit by a pitch to pull the Ags within one. Caden Sorrell earned a walk on eight pitches to tie the game. After a pitching change, Ali Camarillo was issued the seventh of eight free passes in the inning to give the Aggies the unlikeliest of leads at 9-8.
Kaeden Kent, in for the injured Braden Montgomery, sent a grand slam into Section 12 to break the game open and give the Ags a 13-8 lead. I wasn't around for Big John in 1989, but I have to imagine those swings were the only ones that could hope to rival the sheer elation in the crowd.
After the big seventh, Evan Aschenbeck closed out the final three innings, allowing just a solo home run in the eighth. Hayden Schott added a two-run bomb in the top half of that inning for good measure.
As I pointed out that night (go find the game thread if you need proof), we started scoring right after Max met Daddy Targac. I think that sparked the magic.
Thank you, Ensign, for keeping all of us focused on moving day-by-day from off-season to opening day. You are the very best.
You'll find a blue star from me on every single road you've identified in Texas. Some days, it was a pleasure to be #1. Other days, like today, I was only #5 but I've followed you for every day.
I couldn't find a better thread to put this on, and didn't want to start a new one...
D1s way early field of 64 puts the Ags in the top spot. I'm not sure how I feel about the extremely high expectations for this season, but I'll be here rooting for them either way.