Texas A&M Finalizes 2020 Baseball Schedule
COLLEGE STATION - Although the season is still months away, baseball magic is in the air. On Monday, Texas A&M finalized the finishing touches on their 2020 season out on the diamond.
The Aggies announced SEC home series against Alabama (Apr. 17-19), LSU (May 1-3) and Tennessee (May 8-10) and road series against Mississippi State (Apr. 24-26) and Missouri (May 14-16). The team will play 33 games at Blue Bell Park, 31 against opponents the 2019 NCAA Baseball Championship.
Three teams featured in the 2019 College World Series will play Texas A&M this season. The team will travel to the plains to face Auburn (Mar.13-15), Fayetteville to face Arkansas (Apr.10-12) and Starkville to face the Bulldogs.
The Aggies have won nine of their last 10 games against Alabama, including a series sweep the last time the Crimson Tide visited Blue Bell Park in 2018.
LSU-A&M has become one of the most anticipated series in the SEC over the past several seasons. A rubber match decided the series six times in the past seven years. The Aggies won the series twice back in 2016 and '18.
Tennessee makes just their second visit to Aggieland. Texas A&M won two of three against the Volunteers in their 2017 visit.
The Aggies finished the 2019 season with a 39-23-1 mark, making their 35 NCAA Championship appearance overall and their 13 in a row. Texas A&M will return 22 letterwinners and six starting position players for the 2020 season.