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Texas A&M beats Florida and reaches the final of the College World Series for the first time
Texas A&M is in the finals of the College World Series for the first time in program history and will face No. 1 seed Tennessee (58-12) in a best-of-three championship series starting Saturday.
This meeting also marks the second consecutive All-SEC final and the third in the last four years.
It should come as no surprise that Texas A&M’s roster is full of athletes from Texas high schools – most of them come from either the Dallas or Houston area.
Here are the former DFW High School standouts on Texas A&M’s College World Series squad:
The 6-foot-3, 200-pound freshman has been a reliable contributor for the Aggies all season, with a .266 batting average, 40 RBIs, 11 home runs and 24 walks.
In his final season for Flower Mound, Marcus Sorrell hit .347 with 7 home runs, 29 RBIs and 28 runs scored as a fielder and had a 1.05 ERA and 64 strikeouts in 46.2 innings pitched on the mound. He was signed by The Dallas Morning News in 2023.
Interesting fact: Both of his grandfathers – Billy Sorrell and Tom Griffin – played in the MLB.
Prager, a redshirt sophomore, has been outstanding on the mound for Texas A&M this season. He owns a record of 9-1 with a 2.88 ERA and 118 strikeouts. In his last start, Prager held Kentuck hitless until the seventh inning, helping the Aggies win 5-1.
As a freshman for A&M, Prager made nine starts in 10 appearances, striking out 37 batters and posting a 5.02 ERA. He received a medical redshirt in 2023.
At Hillcrest, Prager had a record of 9-2 with a 0.44 ERA, 136 strikeouts and just six walks in 63.0 innings in his final season in 2021. He was signed by The news in 2021.
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound freshman was a standout at Keller Timber Creek, posting a 2.43 ERA and 60 strikeouts in 48 innings in his final season in 2023.
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