No. 20 Texas A&M Baseball Weekend Preview: Vanderbilt Commodores

Riding on a six-game winning streak after their midweek victory over the Sam Houston State Bearkats Tuesday night, the No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies now shift their focus to their conference series for the weekend that will see them host the Vanderbilt Commodores.

The Commodores were also successful during their midweek game, an 11-3 win over Belmont, and are currently riding a five-game winning streak as they sit 18-12 (5-4 SEC) overall in the 2026 season.

Both teams are also riding into the weekend looking to achieve their second straight sweeps, as Texas A&M handled Missouri with ease in Columbia last weekend, and the 'Dores took down rivals Tennessee in all three games that combined for a total of 35 innings, including the second game which lasted 16 frames and resulted in a 6-5 win by Vandy.

Ags and 'Dores

Texas A&M pitcher Shane Sdao (38) throws a pitch. | Maria Lysaker-Imagn Images

The Aggies and Commodores will meet for the 30th time when Shane Sdao fires his first pitch Thursday night, with the Maroon and White holding a lead in the all-time series with a 16-13 record, including a 7-2 record when in College Station against Tim Corbin's team.

A&M's recent string of wins has brought on a resurgence of power in the bat of first baseman Gavin Grahovac. After missing nearly all of 2025 with a shoulder injury, and a slow start in terms of home runs to begin 2026, Grahovac has been nothing short of phenomenal with his power, with five home runs in the past three games.

Freshman third baseman Nico Partida has also been quite the highlight for the Aggies at the plate, going a perfect 4-for-4 at the dish during Texas A&M's 16-2 win Tuesday night.

Game Schedule

Game 1: Thursday, April 2, 6:00 PM, SEC Network
Game 2: Friday, April 3, 6:00 PM, SEC Network
Game 3: Saturday, April 4, 2:00 PM, SEC Network

All games will take place at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas.

Team Leaders

Texas A&M

Hitting

Batting average: Caden Sorrell, .387
Home runs: Caden Sorrell, 14

Runs batted in: Caden Sorrell, 46

Pitching

Wins: Aiden Sims, 5
Strikeouts: Shane Sdao, 42
Earned run average: Aiden Sims, 3.96

Vanderbilt

Hitting

Batting average: Brodie Johnston, .367
Home runs: Braden Holcomb, 11
Runs batted in: Braden Holcomb, 34

Pitching

Wins: Brennan Seiber, 4
Strikeouts: Connor Fennell, 52
Earned run average: Wyatt Nadeau, 4.18

About the Coaches

Michael Earley, Texas A&M: Earley is in the midst of his second year as head coach of the Texas A&M Aggies, serving as a hitting coach from 2022 to 2024 and then taking over head coaching duties after Jim Schlossnagle's departure. Before moving to College Station, he spent five years with the Arizona State Sun Devils as an assistant under head coach Tracy Smith. Prior to his coaching career, he spent six years in the Chicago White Sox farm system as an outfielder.

Tim Corbin, Vanderbilt: In the midst of his 24th season in Nashville, Corbin has transformed the Commodores into a college baseball blue blood, leading them to five College World Series appearances in a span of 11 seasons from 2011 to 2021 and won it all in the 2014 and 2019 seasons. He is a three-time SEC Coach of the Year (2007, 2013, 2019) and has coached 22 first-round draft picks during his career, including two first overall picks in pitcher David Price and shortstop Dansby Swanson.

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