Even though the Texas A&M Aggies didn’t make it past the Regionals in 2026, it was still a positive campaign. One year after missing out on the tourney, A&M was a ranked program that did more than hold its own in Michael Earley’s second season. With a new roster for 2027, the Aggies will look to move forward & ahead.
The Returnees
The Aggies returned four key members of the 2026 roster: Nico Partida, Terrence Kiel II, Jorian Wilson, and Boston Kellner.
Partida was one of several freshmen on a team filled with juniors and seniors to earn regular playing time with Texas A&M last season. Now a sophomore, Partida will look to build on what was a stellar freshman season last year. He slashed .306/.408/.550 with 55 hits and 12 home runs in 2026. Those 55 hits were the fourth-most on the Aggies.
Jorian Wilson was also a freshman last year, and he turned into one of the Aggies’ most important hitters on the team down the stretch. Wilson hit 12 home runs last year, 10 of which came from March 24 onward. He was a force in SEC play, as the now-sophomore had several multi-homer series during in-conference play.
Terrence Kiel II played 46 games last season, in which he posted a .399 on-base percentage with 10 stolen bases. More of a sparkplug-type player.
Boston Kellner, as a freshman, led the Texas A&M Aggies with 44 walks last season.
Zane Becker is also back for the Aggies, aside from those four.
Those four, assuming all of them are healthy, are going to be key players for the offense. It’ll help to have some consistency, and the Aggies can also state that their pitching staff will have it, too.
Weston Moss is gone, as is Shane Sdao. However, the club will return Aiden Sims, Gavin Lyons, and Clayton Freshcorn, three pitchers who logged almost 200 combined innings last season.
Lyons, not a hard thrower by any means, struck out 56 over 69 innings as a reliever. He was one of several regularly used relievers, alongside Clayton Freshcorn. Freshcorn, now a senior, notched 12 saves and struck out 56 over 54 innings. Low-to-mid-90s fastball with carry, as well as a cutter, are among the pitches in his arsenal.
Sims, now a junior, was perhaps the best pitcher for A&M last season. The right-hander struck out 73 over 68 innings, posted a sub-3.00 ERA, and limited the walks. More of a finesse pitcher but his stuff was really good, with a high-carry fastball, a downer changeup, and a sweeping slider, among other pitches.
The Newcomers
Texas A&M lost Gavin Grahovac, Chris Hacopian, Caden Sorrell, Jake Duer, and Bear Harrison to the pros. Out of the top six hitters in terms of cumulative knocks in 2026, all five were on that list. So, you’d expect some help along the way.
To replace Harrison, A&M picked up former Clemson catcher Nate Savoie from the transfer portal. With the Tigers, Savoie led Clemson in total hits (75) and finished second on the club in home runs (16).
Big swing-and-miss in his game; Savoie had a 35% Whiff% in the Cape Cod League that illustrated that. It was a weird summer for him, as he didn’t take a ton of pitchers relative to the league average and yet took a lot of called strikes. Something to watch as Savoie gets ready for a pro career.
The other big grab was Alec Blair from Oklahoma. Blair was a standout high school product but didn’t get a ton of playing time on an older Sooners team that rode with what worked in their national title campaign. He slashed .247/.320/.376 in 30 contests with the Sooners.
As for the new freshmen, catcher Catcher Hopkins (appropriate name, isn’t it), two-way player Trent Vilade, and infielder CJ Sampson were among the big gets by Michael Earley.
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