2017 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team

The 2017 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Texas A&M University in the 2017 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

2017 Texas A&M Aggies baseball
Houston Regional champions College Station Super Regional champions
College World Series
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
CB	No. 10
Record	41–21 (16–14 SEC)
Head coach	Rob Childress (12th season)
Assistant coaches	Justin Seely (8th season) Will Bolt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southeastern Conference baseball standings

v t e	Conf									Overall
Team	W		L		T		PCT			W		L		T		PCT
Eastern
No. 1 Florida  x‍†‍‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			52	–	19	–	0		.732
No. 10 Kentucky  ‍‍‍y	19	–	11	–	0		.633			43	–	23	–	0		.652
No. 15 Vanderbilt  ‍‍‍y	15	–	13	–	1		.534			36	–	25	–	1		.589
Missouri  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			36	–	23	–	0		.610
South Carolina  ‍‍‍	13	–	17	–	0		.433			35	–	25	–	0		.583
Georgia  ‍‍‍	11	–	19	–	0		.367			25	–	32	–	0		.439
Tennessee  ‍‍‍	7	–	21	–	0		.250			27	–	25	–	0		.519
Western
No. 2 LSU  x‍†‍‡‍y	21	–	9	–	0		.700			52	–	20	–	0		.722
No. 22 Arkansas  ‍‍‍y	18	–	11	–	0		.621			45	–	19	–	0		.703
No. 13 Mississippi State ‍‍‍y	17	–	13	–	0		.567			40	–	27	–	0		.597
No. 8 Texas A&M  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			41	–	23	–	0		.641
No. 29 Auburn  ‍‍‍y	16	–	14	–	0		.533			37	–	26	–	0		.587
Ole Miss  ‍‍‍	14	–	16	–	0		.467			32	–	25	–	0		.561
Alabama  ‍‍‍	5	–	24	–	1		.183			19	–	34	–	1		.361
x – Division champion † – Conference champion ‡ – Tournament champion y – Invited to the NCAA tournament Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Aggies reached the College World Series for the sixth time in school history.

Personnel

Roster

2017 Texas A&M Aggies roster[1]
	Pitchers 12 - Corbin Martin - Junior 14 - John Doxakis - Freshman 15 - Brigham Hill - Junior 20 - Tristen Bayless - Freshman 21 - Cason Sherrod - Junior 22 - Jason Ruffcorn - Freshman 23 - Turner Larkins - Junior 27 - Kyle Richardson - Freshman 28 - Mason Cole - Freshman 30 - John Kutac - Freshman 32 - Stephen Kolek - Sophomore 33 - Landon Miner - Freshman 34 - Mitchell Kilkenny - Sophomore 41 - Lee May Gonzalez - Junior 56 - Kaylor Chafin - Junior		Catchers 5 - Logan Foster - Freshman 10 - Hunter Coleman - Freshman 36 - Baine Schoenvogel - Junior 54 - Cole Bedford - Sophomore Infielders 1 - Tommy Gillman - Freshman 3 - Jorge Gutierrez - Freshman 8 - Braden Shewmake - Freshman 11 - Tanner James - Freshman 17 - Joel Davis - Senior 25 - Austin Homan - Senior 40 - Chris Andritsos - Sophomore 44 - George Janca - Sophomore		Outfielders 2 - Tim Lichty - Junior 4 - Cam Blake - Freshman 9 - Walker Pennington - Senior 13 - Blake Kopetsky - Senior 18 - Nick Choruby - Senior 31 - Trey Jimmerson - Freshman 37 - Coll Stanley - Freshman

Coaching staff

2017 Texas A&M baseball coaching staff[1]

Rob Childress – Head Coach - 12th year Justin Seely – Assistant Coach - 8th year Will Bolt – Assistant Coach - 3rd year Jake Carlson – Volunteer Assistant Coach - 2nd year Jason Hutchins – Director of Baseball Operations - 19th year Jeremy McMillan – Sports Performance Coach - 6th year

Schedule and results

2017 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log[2]
Regular season
February Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record Feb 17 Bowling Green* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 15–1 Hill (1–0) Anderson (0–1) None 7,209 1–0 Feb 18 Bowling Green* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 19–2 Kolek (1–0) Croy (0–1) None 2–0 Feb 18 Bowling Green* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 16–5 Kilkenny (1–0) Carey (0–1) None 6,355 3–0 Feb 21 Stephen F. Austin* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 6–512 Cole (1–0) Ponder (0–1) None 4,418 4–0 Feb 24 Pepperdine* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 3–0 Hill (2–0) Wilson (0–1) Sherrod (1) 6,121 5–0 Feb 25 Pepperdine* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 1–2 Gamboa (1–0) Martin (0–1) Qsar (1) 6,130 5–1 Feb 26 Pepperdine* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 10–6 Chafin (1–0) Jensen (0–1) None 4,938 6–1 Feb 28 Prairie View A&M* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 9–2 Miner (1–0) Williams (0–1) None 4,116 7–1
March Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record Mar 1 Incarnate Word* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 12–5 Gonzalez (1–0) Taggart (1–1) None 4,191 8–1 Mar 3 vs. Texas Tech* Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic) W 9–0 Hill (3–0) Martin (1–1) None 17,145 9–1 Mar 4 vs. TCU* Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic) L 10–1115 Feltman (1–0) Chafin (1–1) None 21,843 9–2 Mar 5 vs. Baylor* Minute Maid Park • Houston, TX (Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic) L 3–6 Montemayor (1–0) Martin (0–2) None 6,497 9–3 Mar 7 Texas–Rio Grande Valley* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 16–7 Sherrod (1–0) Delgado (1–1) Bayless (1) 3,988 10–3 Mar 8 Texas–Rio Grande Valley* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 7–4 Martin (1–2) Witherspoon (0–1) None 3,635 11–3 Mar 10 Brown* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 6–4 Hill (4–0) Taugner (0–1) Miner (1) 4,279 12–3 Mar 12 Brown* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 3–2 Martin (2–2) Sliepka (0–1) None 4,405 13–3 Mar 12 Brown* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 5–1 Kilkenny (2–0) Ritchie (0–2) None 4,420 14–3 Mar 14 at Texas* UFCU Disch–Falk Field • Austin, TX L 3–4 Kennedy (3–0) Doxakis (0–1) Shugart (2) 6,985 14–4 Mar 17 Kentucky Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 0–6 Hjelle (3–1) Hill (4–1) None 5,242 14–5 0–1 Mar 18 Kentucky Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 6–7 Schaenzer (3–0) Sherrod (1–1) Salow (3) 5,796 14–6 0–2 Mar 19 Kentucky Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 7–11 Lewis (3–1) Kilkenny (2–1) None 4,472 14–7 0–3 Mar 21 Rice* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 8–5 Doxakis (1–1) Moss (0–1) None 4,462 15–7 Mar 24 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 3–4 Wright (1–3) Hill (4–2) Hayes (4) 3,418 15–8 0–4 Mar 25 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN L 3–17 Raby (4–2) Kolek (1–1) None 3,309 15–9 0–5 Mar 26 at Vanderbilt Hawkins Field • Nashville, TN W 6–4 Chafin (2–1) Snider (2–2) Kilkenny (1) 3,586 16–9 1–5 Mar 28 at Texas State* Bobcat Ballpark • San Marcos, TX W 9–3 Sherrod (2–1) Pagano (2–2) None 2,952 17–9 Mar 30 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–0 Hill (5–2) Lange (3–3) None 10,072 18–9 2–5 Mar 31 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA L 4–7 Poche' (6–1) Kolek (1–2) None 11,308 18–10 2–6
April Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record Apr 1 at LSU Alex Box Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 4–3 Martin (3–2) Gilbert (1–1) Kilkenny (2) 11,109 19–10 3–6 Apr 4 Dallas Baptist* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 7–3 Sherrod (3–1) Johnson (0–1) None 4,411 20–10 Apr 7 Auburn Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 1–2 Mize (5–1) Hill (5–3) Mitchell (2) 5,910 20–11 3–7 Apr 8 Auburn Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 6–3 Chafin (3–1) Thompson (4–1) Kilkenny (3) 7,165 21–11 4–7 Apr 9 Auburn Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 3–1 Kolek (2–2) Daniel (2–2) Kilkenny (4) 5,549 22–11 5–7 Apr 11 Abilene Christian* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 8–1 Doxakis (2–1) Hanson (2–4) None 3,984 23–11 Apr 13 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 9–5 Sherrod (4–1) Walters (4–4) None 3,458 24–11 6–7 Apr 14 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 8–2 Martin (4–2) Duarte (2–3) None 4,087 25–11 7–7 Apr 15 at Alabama Sewell–Thomas Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL W 3–2 Chafin (3–0) Suchey (2–5) Kilkenny (5) 4,477 26–11 8–7 Apr 18 Texas–Arlington* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 2–3 Gardner (2–1) Larkins (0–1) James (9) 1,939 26–12 Apr 21 Tennessee Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 2–1 Kilkenny (3–1) Martin (4–4) None 4,226 27–12 9–7 Apr 22 Tennessee Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 3–1 Martin (5–2) Stallings (2–1) Kilkenny (6) 6,022 28–12 10–7 Apr 23 Tennessee Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 3–515 Linginfelter (3–4) Doxakis (2–2) Schultz (1) 4,837 28–13 10–8 Apr 25 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 5–2 Chafin (5–1) Glover (0–1) Sherrod (2) 3,935 29–13 Apr 28 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 11–1 Hill (6–3) Bartlett (5–1) None 30–13 11–8 Apr 28 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 7–1 Chafin (6–1) Houck (3–7) None 838 31–13 12–8 Apr 30 at Missouri Taylor Stadium • Columbia, MO W 7–2 Kolek (3–2) Montes De Oca (3–4) Kilkenny (7) 476 32–13 13–8
May Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SEC record May 2 Houston Baptist* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 8–2 Larkins (1–1) Smith (0–2) None 4,124 33–13 May 4 Mississippi State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 9–2 Hill (7–3) Pilkington (5–4) None 4,417 34–13 14–8 May 5 Mississippi State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 1–5 McQuary (2–1) Martin (5–3) Gordon (1) 5,490 34–14 14–9 May 6 Mississippi State Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 3–4 Self (5–0) Kilkenny (3–2) None 6,295 34–15 14–10 May 12 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS W 12–5 Chafin (7–1) McArthur (3–5) None 7,403 35–15 15–10 May 13 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 4–6 Ethridge (2–2) Doxakis (2–3) Woolfolk (11) 8,132 35–16 15–11 May 14 at Ole Miss Swayze Field • Oxford, MS L 3–6 Parkinson (6–3) Kolek (3–3) Woolfolk (12) 7,228 35–17 15–12 May 16 Sam Houston State* Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 2–8 Mills (6–3) Larkins (1–2) None 4,968 35–18 May 18 Arkansas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 4–610 Reindl (3–1) Kilkenny (3–3) None 5,396 35–19 15–13 May 19 Arkansas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 5–2 Martin (6–3) Taccolini (4–1) Sherrod (3) 5,110 36–19 16–13 May 20 Arkansas Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX L 0–8 Knight (7–4) Kolek (3–4) Kopps (2) 5,456 36–20 16–14
Post-season
SEC Tournament Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 23 Missouri Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL L 7–12 Toelken (5–3) Chafin (7–2) None 36–21 0–1
NCAA Houston Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 2 vs. Baylor Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 8–5 Hill (8–3) Parsons (5–4) Chafin (1) 3,402 37–21 1–0 June 3 vs. Iowa Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 3–2 Martin (7–3) Gallagher (8–2) Chafin (2) 3,389 38–21 2–0 June 5 at Houston Schroeder Park • Houston, TX W 4–3 Kolek (4–4) Bond (2–1) Sherrod (4) 3,369 39–21 3–0
NCAA College Station Super Regional Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 9 Davidson Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 7–615 Doxakis (3–3) Whitmire (3–4) None 6,936 40–21 4–0 June 10 Davidson Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park • College Station, TX W 12–6 Doxakis (4–3) Leonard (1–3) Chafin (3) 7,058 41–21 5–0
NCAA College World Series Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save Attendance Overall record CWS record June 18 Louisville TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 4–8 McKay (11–3) Martin (7–4) None 23,437 41–22 0–1 June 20 TCU TD Ameritrade Park • Omaha, NE L 1–4 Howard (12–3) Kolek (4–5) 17,940 41–23 0–2

Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.

2017 SEC baseball records v t e Source: 2017 SEC baseball game results
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW
ALA	5–24		1–2	3–0	0–3	.	.	0–3	0–3	0–3	0–3	1–2	.	0–3	0–2	ALA	W7	1–9	1–6
ARK	18–11	2–1		1–2	.	3–0	.	1–2	3–0	2–1	1–2	.	1–1	2–1	2–1	ARK	W2	6–3	2–0
AUB	16–14	0–3	2–1		3–0	2–1	.	0–3	2–1	.	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	.	AUB	W5	7–3	1–2
FLA	21–9	3–0	.	0–3		3–0	2–1	2–1	.	3–0	3–0	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	FLA	E1	8–2	4–1
UGA	11–19	.	0–3	1–2	0–3		2–1	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	UGA	E6	4–6	0–3
KEN	19–11	.	.	.	1–2	1–2		2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	3–0	3–0	2–1	KEN	E2	7–3	2–0
LSU	21–9	3–0	2–1	3–0	1–2	3–0	1–2		3–0	.	2–1	2–1	.	1–2	.	LSU	W1	7–3	4–0
MSU	17–13	3–0	0–3	1–2	.	1–2	2–1	0–3		.	3–0	2–1	3–0	2–1	.	MSU	W3	6–4	3–2
MIZZ	14–16	3–0	1–2	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	.	.		1–2	2–1	3–0	0–3	1–2	MIZZ	E4	4–6	2–2
MISS	14–16	3–0	2–1	1–2	0–3	.	1–2	1–2	0–3	2–1		.	.	2–1	2–1	MISS	W6	5–5	1–2
SCAR	13–17	2–1	.	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	1–2	.		3–0	.	1–2	SCAR	E5	2–8	1–0
TENN	7–21	.	1–1	1–2	2–1	1–2	0–3	.	0–3	0–3	.	0–3		1–2	1–1	TENN	E7	1–7	0–4
TAMU	16–14	3–0	1–2	2–1	.	.	0–3	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–2	.	2–1		1–2	TAMU	W4	5–5	2–1
VAN	15–13	2–0	1–2	.	1–2	2–1	1–2	.	.	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–1	2–1		VAN	E3	5–4	0–0
Team	W–L	ALA	ARK	AUB	FLA	UGA	KEN	LSU	MSU	MIZZ	MISS	SCAR	TENN	TAMU	VAN	Team	Div	SR	SW

Updated for entire regular season. Alabama and Vanderbilt had one tie game.

References

1. "2017 Baseball Roster". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved June 16, 2017.
2. "2017 Baseball Schedule". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved June 15, 2017.