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COLLEGE STATION — For the first time in about 600 days, Texas A&M baseball left-hander Shane Sdao is slated to take the mound.
The Aggies' Friday starter will open the 2026 season against Tennessee Tech. Sdao is pitching for the first time since June 6, 2024; he had surgery in September that year to repair a ligament in his throwing arm.
Despite the injury-plagued year-and-a-half, Sdao is still considered one of A&M's best players. He was tabbed as D1 Baseball's top college prospect entering the season.
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Texas A&M pitcher Shane Sdao (38) during the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament game vs Arkansas on May 24, 2023 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Three Aggies were named preseason All-SEC selections: infielder Gavin Grahovac (first team), outfielder Caden Sorrell (first team), and pitcher Clayton Freshcorn (second team). They also added former Maryland star Chris Hacopian, a preseason All-American selected by the National College Baseball Writers Association, and Baylor transfer Wesley Jordan, who hit 10 home runs and 18 doubles last season.
Tennessee Tech placed third in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2025 and comes to College Station after a 37-20 season. The Golden Eagles were solid on the road last year, finishing 14-11. They slashed .277/.392/.442 as a team, with 68 home runs.
With a good mix of returning players and potentially high-impact signees, A&M aims to improve on its 30-26 record from 2025, which kept it out of the postseason.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the action:
Updates to follow first pitch.
Updated once made available.
LHP Shane Sdao
RHP Jaxson Pease
When: 6 p.m. Friday
Where: Blue Bell Park, College Station
TV/radio: SEC Network+
Reach Texas A&M beat reporter Tony Catalina via email at [email protected].
Continue reading...
The Aggies' Friday starter will open the 2026 season against Tennessee Tech. Sdao is pitching for the first time since June 6, 2024; he had surgery in September that year to repair a ligament in his throwing arm.
Despite the injury-plagued year-and-a-half, Sdao is still considered one of A&M's best players. He was tabbed as D1 Baseball's top college prospect entering the season.
MORE: How Texas A&M's baseball team plans to exceed modest expectations in 2026
MORE:Could Gavin Gravohac change positions? 3 takeaways from Texas A&M baseball's scrimmage
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Texas A&M pitcher Shane Sdao (38) during the 2023 SEC Baseball Tournament game vs Arkansas on May 24, 2023 at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Ala. (Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) (Icon Sportswire/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Three Aggies were named preseason All-SEC selections: infielder Gavin Grahovac (first team), outfielder Caden Sorrell (first team), and pitcher Clayton Freshcorn (second team). They also added former Maryland star Chris Hacopian, a preseason All-American selected by the National College Baseball Writers Association, and Baylor transfer Wesley Jordan, who hit 10 home runs and 18 doubles last season.
Tennessee Tech placed third in the Ohio Valley Conference in 2025 and comes to College Station after a 37-20 season. The Golden Eagles were solid on the road last year, finishing 14-11. They slashed .277/.392/.442 as a team, with 68 home runs.
With a good mix of returning players and potentially high-impact signees, A&M aims to improve on its 30-26 record from 2025, which kept it out of the postseason.
Stay tuned for updates throughout the action:
Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee Tech: Scoring updates Friday
Updates to follow first pitch.
Texas A&M baseball vs Tennessee Tech starting lineups
Texas A&M
- 1B Gavin Grahovac
- CF Caden Sorrell
- 2B Chris Hacopian
- DH Wesley Jordan
- LF Jake Duer
- 3B Nico Partida
- RF Terrence Kiel II
- C Bear Harrison
- SS Boston Kellner
Tennessee Tech
Updated once made available.
Texas A&M starting pitcher
LHP Shane Sdao
Tennessee Tech starting pitcher
RHP Jaxson Pease
Texas A&M baseball vs. Tennessee Tech: How to watch
When: 6 p.m. Friday
Where: Blue Bell Park, College Station
TV/radio: SEC Network+
Reach Texas A&M beat reporter Tony Catalina via email at [email protected].
Continue reading...
