'I love being here\nI love being an Aggie' Texas A&M's LaViolette spoke ahead of LSU series
Texas A&M holds control over its postseason destiny with nine crucial SEC games remaining in regular-season play. Currently sitting at 8-13 in SEC standings, the Aggies must secure at least five more conference wins to reach the pivotal magic number of 13, keeping their hopes alive for postseason baseball in June.
With two top-five teams left on the schedule, A&M will rely heavily on Jace LaViolette to return to peak form—the level of dominance he displayed against Arkansas, which earned him SEC Player of the Week honors.
However, LaViolette faced struggles against Texas, recording just one official hit and striking out three times over the three weekends. Despite this, he took time for self-reflection, reminding himself of his love for the game and the opportunity to keep competing at a high level.
"I was pretty in the dumps after probably one of the worst games in college I've ever played, but at the same time, I look at it and I'm like you know what, I could be somewhere totally different doing something totally different that I don't love, but instead I get to come here every day even though I went 0 for six I still got to do the thing that I love I still got to wake up and come here and play the game of baseball."
LaViolette, who was originally committed to LSU before joining the Aggies, remains focused on the challenge ahead, knowing that his family in Louisiana will be watching closely.
"I love being here I love being an Aggie and that's that's long time in the past"
"My family still lives in Louisiana, so I mean they're excited to watch this, but at the same time it's just another weekend it's an important weekend that we just have to go and play good baseball, and no matter who we're playing"
Below, you can watch the full press conference leading into the LSU series.
Texas A&M will host No. 2 LSU (37-9) on Friday, May 2 at 6:00 p.m. CT. The game will stream on SEC Network+.
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