Diamond Thoughts: Four-hundred down & the road ahead
The Aggies' stellar season continued in Knoxville with a meaningful milestone sidling up in the process. The stretch run to a national seed is officially underway; only a small collection of concerns remain unsolved.
Diamond Thoughts: One bad day, or reason for concern?
The Aggies rolled over and through all competition en route to a No. 1 ranking, entering the weekend with only three losses. On Sunday, they picked up two more. What should the takeaways be with LSU awaiting on Thursday?
Diamond Thoughts: Building the bridge to a national seed
Trying to beat Grayson Long? No one's done it yet. Mounting a charge against this Aggie bullpen? Good luck. In reaffirming its status as consensus No. 1 in the nation, A&M put together a week exemplifying its charge to the top.
Diamond Thoughts: Humming along into important week
Neither rain nor Kentucky could slow the Aggies' momentum; the national rankings and SEC West standings reflect as much. With a key mid-week matchup and home conference series on deck, the next step toward a national seed is waiting to be taken.
Diamond Thoughts: To No. 1 and beyond
Mid-way through the season the Aggies have proven themselves worthy of being called the nation's best team. What will they do with it from here? The list of problems is small and recent developments are encouraging.
Diamond Thoughts: Back to baseball, still ahead of the pack
The Aggies finally taking a loss 25 games into the season hardly matters at this point. Fueled by deep and powerful pitching options and free of the pressure of the streak, the season's second half can begin to unfold.
Diamond Thoughts: Launching to 16-0 in Houston
The run continues for Texas A&M, which is now a bona fide top 10 team — and the nation's only undefeated one. Concerns are quickly shoring up and the Aggies are dominating in every other phase, just in time for SEC play's arrival.
Diamond Thoughts: Pitching carries A&M's streak to 12
Ah, the competition-versus-results argument. The Aggies may not know who they can beat until the opponents' quality ramps up, but they know who they are after a dominant season-opening stretch.
Diamond Thoughts: Businesslike Aggies move to 7-0
Dreadful competition isn't enough to drown out the efficient manner in which Texas A&M has dominated at the plate and on the mound to open the season. While there is one concern, the Aggies' depth may override it.
Diamond Thoughts: Offense drives A&M's 3-0 start
Overmatched opponent or not, the ball flew around and out of Olsen Field over the weekend at a rate Aggies haven't often seen in years. Stars were stars and the mistakes were correctable in a flashy season opener.
9:47
Led by Long, Aggies blank Sacramento State to take series
Grayson Long took the mound with the series in the balance on Sunday and delivered his second straight scoreless, seven-inning performance to open the season. The Aggies coasted to a 5-0 win to move to 6-1.
5:52
Diamond Thoughts: A&M rolls over Northeastern again, 11-2
Led by a balanced and powerful offense for the second straight game, the Aggies opened the season 2-0 with another win against the Huskies. Sophomore J.B. Moss hit A&M's first homer and added two web gems.
9:46
Diamond Thoughts: Texas A&M 10, Northeastern 2
Temperate weather welcomed the awaited start of Aggie baseball season on Friday and the pleasant temps gave way to red hot offense and dominant mound performance from Daniel Mengden in an eight-run win.
5:15
Diamond Thoughts: A&M overpowers Stephen F. Austin, 9-2
Led by Mikey Reynolds and Charlie Curl at the plate and Corey Ray on the mound, the Aggies started slow but overwhelmed the Lumberjacks with a pair of big innings on Tuesday night, running their record to 3-1.
8:24
Diamond Thoughts: Mengden leads No. 6 A&M to 5-1 win vs. TX State
The Aggies won their fourth straight on Tuesday night, defeating a quality Bobcats squad with seven strong innings from freshman Daniel Mengden and two RBIs apiece from Tyler Naquin and Cole Lankford.
6:34
Diamond Thoughts: Juengel's double catapults A&M to sweep
San Diego State starter Ryan Doran dominated the Aggie lineup for seven innings but Matt Juengel stepped to the plate in a tie game and delivered an eighth-inning, bases-loaded double to deliver a 4-2 win.
10:02
Diamond Thoughts: A&M hits 4 HRs, secures series with 7-2 win
Ross Stripling dominated the Texas Tech lineup on Saturday with four hits and one earned run allowed in eight innings. The bats answered with four homers, taking A&M's second consecutive Big 12 series victory.
8:24
Diamond Thoughts: Altered lineup, Mengden overpower SHSU
A&M pulled out a dominant 10-0 win in Huntsville on Tuesday. Freshman Daniel Mengden made his second straight midweek start and made the most of it, throwing seven scoreless innings while the lineup rolled.
4:45
Diamond Thoughts: Despite Pineda's gem, A&M drops finale 2-1
Rafael Pineda pitched 7.2 scoreless innings for the Aggies but the bullpen came apart in the ninth, allowing the tying and winning runs and denying A&M a series sweep in their final regular season series in Austin.
8:33
Diamond Thoughts: Aggies win 12-4 in Austin, take 2-0 series lead
Ross Stripling pitched eight solid innings and A&M never looked back after taking an early lead, scoring its highest run total in Austin in 17 years and clinching its first series win against Texas since 2003.