2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team

American college baseball season March 2026 August 2023 baseball 2016 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference Western Division SEC 2 49–16 20–10 Rob Childress 11th Justin Seely (7th season) Will Bolt (2nd season) Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park SEC tournament championsCollege Station Regional champions The 2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Texas A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. Personnel Roster 2016 Texas A&M Aggies roster Pitchers 10 Andrew Vinson – Senior 12 Corbin Martin – Sophomore 14 Kyle Simonds – Senior 15 Brigham Hill – Sophomore 21 Cason Sherrod – Sophomore 22 Tyler Ivey – Freshman 23 Tuner Larkins – Sophomore 27 Ryan Hendrix – Junior 28 Mark Ecker – Junior 32 Stephen Kolek – Freshman 34 Mitchell Kilkenny – Freshman 36 Ty Schlottmann – Senior 38 Jace Vines – Sophomore 41 Lee May Gonzalez – Junior 45 Dakota Klein – Freshman 47 Hunter Spaeth – Freshman 56 Kaylor Chafin – Sophomore Catchers 5 Michael Barash – Senior 20 Dayne Sommer – Sophomore 54 Cole Bedford – Freshman Infielders 2 Ryan Birk – Junior 3 Alan Campero – Freshman 17 Joel Davis – Junior 25 Austin Homan – Junior 33 Ronnie Gideon – Junior 42 Tristan Metten – Freshman 44 George Janca – Freshman 50 Hunter Melton – Senior Outfielders 4 Nick Banks – Junior 9 Walker Pennington – Junior 11 J.B. Moss – Senior 13 Blake Kopetsky – Senior 18 Nick Choruby – Junior 31 Trey Jimmerson – Freshman 35 Matt Collins – Freshman 37 Coll Stanley – Freshman 40 Jonathan Moroney – Senior Utility 8 Boomer White – Senior  Coaching staff 2016 Texas A&M baseball coaching staffRob Childress – Head coach – 11th year Justin Seely – Assistant coach – 7th year Will Bolt – Assistant coach – 2nd year Jake Carlson – Volunteer assistant coach – 1st year Jason Hutchins – Director of baseball operations – 18th year Jeremy McMillan – Sports performance coach – 5th year Schedule and results 2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log Regular season (41–13) February (7–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Feb. 19 2016 Hofstra Pride Hofstra #5 Blue Bell Park W 5–2 Kyle Simmons (1–0) Alec Eisenberg (0–1) Ryan Hendrix (1) SECN+ 6,806 1–0 – Feb. 20 Hofstra #5 Blue Bell Park W 15–4 Corbin Martin (1–0) Chris Weiss (0–1) none SECN+ 5,120 2–0 – Feb. 21 Hofstra #5 Blue Bell Park W 5–0 Tyler Ivey (1–0) Bowie Matteson (0–1) none SECN+ 3,980 3–0 – Feb. 23 2016 Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Stephen F. Austin #5 Blue Bell Park W 21–1 Jace Vines (1–0) Austin Hagy (0–1) none SECN+ 3,585 4–0 – Feb. 24 2016 Prairie View A&M Panthers Prairie View A&M #5 Blue Bell Park W 11–0 Kaylor Chafin (1–0) Edward Robledo (0–1) none SECN+ 3,418 5–0 – Feb. 26 at 2016 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine #5 Eddy D. Field Stadium L 5–7 A. J. Puckett (1–1) Andrew Vinson (0–1) Max Gamboa (1) 509 5–1 – Feb. 27 at Pepperdine #5 Eddy D. Field Stadium W 6–0 Kyle Simmons (2–0) Kiki Garcia (1–1) none 598 6–1 – Feb. 28 at Pepperdine #5 Eddy D. Field Stadium W 4–0 Tyler Ivey (2–0) Chandler Blanchard (1–1) Jace Vines (1) 711 7–1 – March (15–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC record Mar. 1 2016 Houston Baptist Huskies Houston Baptist #3 Blue Bell Park W 3–213 Cason Sherrod (1–0) Matt Harding (1–1) none SECN+ 3,934 8–1 – Mar. 4 2016 Yale Bulldogs Yale #3 Blue Bell Park W 12–5 Jace Vines (2–0) Mason Kukowski (0–1) none SECN+ 6,262 9–1 – Mar. 5 Yale #3 Blue Bell Park W 13–0 Brigham Hill (1–0) Scott Politz (0–1) none SECN+ 7,322 10–1 – Mar. 6 Yale #3 Blue Bell Park W 10–2 Turner Larkins (1–0) Kumar Nambiar (0–1) none SECN+ 5,068 11–1 – Mar. 8 2016 Northwestern State Demons Northwestern State #3 Blue Bell Park W 7–6 Brigham Hill (2–0) Nathan Aultman (1–1) Ryan Hendrix (2) SECN+ 3,502 12–1 – Mar. 11 2016 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State #3 Blue Bell Park W 3–2 Jace Vines (3–0) Ricky Tyler Thomas (2–1) Ryan Hendrix (3) SECN+ 13–1 – Mar. 12 Fresno State #3 Blue Bell Park W 4–310 Ty Schlottmann (1–0) Tim Borst (0–1) none SECN+ 5,020 14–1 – Mar. 13 Fresno State #3 Blue Bell Park W 12–1 Kyle Simonds (3–0) Antony Arias (2–1) none SECN+ 4,656 15–1 – Mar. 15 Texas #3 Blue Bell Park W 5–4 Mark Ecker (1–0) Ty Culbreth (2–2) none SECN+ 6,965 16–1 – Mar. 19 at 2016 Auburn Tigers Auburn #3 Plainsman Park W 12–8 Mark Ecker (2–0) Marc Frazier (0–2) none SECN 17–1 1–0 Mar. 19 at Auburn #3 Plainsman Park L 7–9 Gabe Klobosits (1–1) Martin Corbin (1–1) none SECN 3,614 17–2 1–1 Mar. 20 at Auburn #3 Plainsman Park W 12–10 Kyle Simonds (4–0) Cole Lipscomb (1–2) Ryan Hendrix (4) SECN+ 2,840 18–2 2–1 Mar. 22 2016 Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Islanders Texas A&M–Corpus Christi #4 Blue Bell Park W 13–37 Stephen Kolek (1–0) Dalton D'Spain (0–3) none SECN+ 3,776 19–2 – Mar. 24 #15 2016 LSU Tigers LSU #4 Blue Bell Park W 6–1 Jace Vines (4–0) Jared Poche' (2–3) Brigham Hill (1) SECN 4,477 20–2 3–1 Mar. 25 #15 LSU #4 Blue Bell Park L 2–3 Caleb Gilbert (3–1) Mark Ecker (2–1) none SECN 6,436 20–3 3–2 Mar. 26 #15 LSU #4 Blue Bell Park W 3–1 Kyle Simonds (5–0) John Valek III (4–1) Ryan Hendrix (5) SECN+ 6,181 21–3 4–2 Mar. 29 at 2016 Houston Cougars Houston #3 Schroeder Park W 7–2 Brigham Hill (3–0) Jon King (3–2) Mark Ecker (1) 3,186 22–3 – April (12–6) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordApril 1 at #1 Florida #3 McKethan Stadium L 4–7 Kirby Snead (2–0) Tyler Ivey (2–1) Shaun Anderson (5) SECN+ 5,197 22–4 4–3April 2 at #1 Florida #3 McKethan Stadium L 2–7 Alex Faedo (6–0) Kyle Simonds (5–1) Dane Dunning (2) ESPNU 5,339 22–5 4–4April 3 at #1 Florida #3 McKethan Stadium L 7–10 Kirby Snead (3–0) Ryan Hendrix (0–1) Shaun Anderson (6) ESPNU 4,824 22–6 4–5April 5 at 2016 Rice Owls Rice #7 Reckling Park L 3–4 Glenn Otto (3–1) Tyler Ivey (2–2) none 5,478 22–7 –April 8 2016 Georgia Bulldogs Georgia #7 Blue Bell Park W 5–0 Brigham Hill (4–0) Robert Tyler (3–2) Andrew Vinson (1) SECN+ 6,322 23–7 5–5April 9 Georgia #7 Blue Bell Park W 15–1 Jace Vines (5–0) Connor Jones (4–2) none SECN+ 6,318 24–7 6–5April 10 Georgia #7 Blue Bell Park W 10–2 Kyle Simonds (6–1) Bo Tucker (3–3) none SECN+ 5,673 25–7 7–5April 12 2016 Abilene Christian Wildcats Abilene Christian #8 Blue Bell Park W 10–4 Mitchell Kilkenny (1–0) Nate Cole (1–4) none SECN+ 3,734 26–7 – April 15 at #5 Mississippi State #8 Dudy Noble Field W 10–3 Brigham Hill (5–0) Dakota Hudson (4–3) none SECN+ 10,032 27–7 8–5April 16 at #5 Mississippi State #8 Dudy Noble Field W 10–6 Jace Vines (6–0) Austin Sexton (3–2) Mark Ecker (2) SECN+ 15,078 28–7 9–5April 17 at #5 Mississippi State #8 Dudy Noble Field W 10–5 Mitchell Kilkenny (2–0) Reid Humphreys (0–1) none SECN+ 8,786 29–7 10–5April 19 2016 Texas State Bobcats Texas State #5 Blue Bell Park W 14–1 Stephen Kolek (2–0) Jonathan Hennigan (2–2) none SECN+ 3,982 30–7 –April 22 Alabama #5 Blue Bell Park W 4–310 Mark Ecker (3–1) Dylan Duarte (2–2) none SECN+ 5,905 31–7 11–5April 23 Alabama #5 Blue Bell Park L 4–7 Jake Walters (4–3) Jace Vines (6–1) none SECN+ 6,543 31–8 11–6April 24 Alabama #5 Blue Bell Park W 2–1 Andrew Vinson (1–1) Matt Foster (4–3) none SECN+ 5,936 32–8 12–6April 26 2016 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Texas–Arlington #5 Blue Bell Park W 7–3 Turner Larkins (2–0) Matt Michalski (1–3) Cason Sherrod (1) SECN+ 3,495 33–8 –April 30 at Arkansas #5 Baum Stadium L 5–9 Dominic Taccolini (5–2) Andrew Vinson (1–2) none ESPN2 33–9 12–7April 30 at Arkansas #5 Baum Stadium W 11–811 Mark Ecker (4–1) Blian Knight (2–1) Turner Larkins (1) SECN+ 9,752 34–9 13–7 May (7–4) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SEC recordMay 1 at Arkansas #5 Baum Stadium W 6–2 Kyle Simonds (7–1) Keaton McKinney (1–3) none ESPNU 8,326 35–9 14–7May 5 #6 Vanderbilt #5 Blue Bell Park W 1–0 Andrew Vinson (2–2) Jordan Sheffield (7–3) Mark Ecker (3) ESPN2 4,482 36–9 15–7May 6 #6 Vanderbilt #5 Blue Bell Park L 6–1 Kyle Wright (6–3) Brigham Hill (5–1) none SECN+ 6,054 36–10 15–8May 7 #6 Vanderbilt #5 Blue Bell Park W 3–0 Kyle Simonds (8–1) Patrick Raby (6–1) none SECN 6,550 37–10 16–8May 13 at #3 South Carolina #5 Carolina Stadium W 3–0 Brigham Hill (6–1) Clarke Schmidt (9–2) Mark Ecker (4) SECN+ 7,702 38–10 17–8May 14 at #3 South Carolina #5 Carolina Stadium W 5–2 Andrew Vinson (3–2) Branden Webb (9–4) none SECN 8,242 39–10 18–8May 15 at #3 South Carolina #5 Carolina Stadium L 7–10 Josh Reagan (2–2) Kyle Simonds (8–2) Tyler Johnson (6) SECN 7,815 39–11 18–9May 17 2016 Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State #3 Blue Bell Park L 0–5 Dakota Mills (2–1) Tyler Ivey (2–3) none SECN+ 4,389 39–12 –May 19 #12 Ole Miss #3 Blue Bell Park W 6–1 Brigham Hill (7–1) Brady Bramlett (7–3) none SECN+ 4,494 40–12 19–9May 20 #12 Ole Miss #3 Blue Bell Park W 11–5 Stephen Kolek (3–0) David Parkinson (4–3) Andrew Vinson (2) SECN+ 5,876 41–12 20–9May 21 #12 Ole Miss #3 Blue Bell Park L 2–3 Will Stokes (2–0) Kyle Simonds (8–3) Wyatt Short (11) SECN 6,559 41–13 20–10 Postseason (8–3) Texas A&M Aggies 2016 Southeastern Conference Baseball Tournament SEC Tournament (4–1) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record SECT Record May 25 #10 Vanderbilt #5 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium L 5–6 Matt Ruppenthal (5–1) Mark Ecker (4–2) none SECN 5,637 41–14 0–1 May 26 #4 South Carolina #5 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 4–1 Brigham Hill (8–1) Branden Webb (10–5) Mark Ecker (5) SECN 5,232 42–14 1–1 May 27 #10 Vanderbilt #5 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 13–37 Kyle Simonds (8–3) Kyle Wright (8–4) none SECN 9,429 43–14 2–1 May 28 #16 Ole Miss #5 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 12–8 Corbin Martin (2–1) Wyatt Short (2–2) Mark Ecker (6) SECN 13,821 44–14 3–1 May 29 #6 Florida #5 Hoover Metropolitan Stadium W 12–5 Andrew Vinson (4–2) Michael Byrne (0–1) none ESPN2 8,352 45–14 4–1 Texas A&M Aggies 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#College Station Super Regional NCAA College Station Regional (3–0) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 3 2016 Binghamton Bearcats Binghamton #1 Blue Bell Park W 4–2 Kyle Simonds (10–3) Mike Bunal (8–4) Mark Ecker (7) SECN 5,754 46–14 1–0 June 4 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest #1 Blue Bell Park W 22–2 Brigham Hill (9–1) Drew Loepprich (3–2) none SECN 5,865 47–14 2–0 June 5 2016 Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota #1 Blue Bell Park W 8–2 Turner Larkins (3–0) Matt Fiedler (7–4) Mark Ecker (8) SECN 5,844 48–14 3–0 Texas A&M Aggies 2016 NCAA Division I baseball tournament#College Station Super Regional NCAA College Station Super Regional (1–2) Date Opponent Rank Site/stadium Score Win Loss Save TV Attendance Overall record NCAAT record June 10 #10 TCU #1 Blue Bell Park L 2–8 Jared Janczak (7–3) Brigham Hill (9–2) none ESPN2 6,109 48–15 3–1 June 11 #10 TCU #1 Blue Bell Park W 7–1 Kyle Simonds (11–3) Mitchell Traver (1–2) none ESPN 6,073 49–15 4–1 June 12 #10 TCU #1 Blue Bell Park L 1–4 Brian Howard (9–2) Andrew Vinson (4–3) Durbin Feltman (8) ESPN2 6,068 49–16 4–2 † Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings. *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll. 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