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Texas A&M Baseball: Braden Shewmake Tabbed SEC Freshman of the Week

By Shelbie Warr

Jun 24, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; Baseball before the contest between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 24, 2016; Omaha, NE, USA; Baseball before the contest between the Texas Tech Red Raiders and Coastal Carolina Chanticleers in the 2016 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. Mandatory Credit: Steven Branscombe-USA TODAY Sports /
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Texas A&M baseball kicked off the season with a sweep of Bowling Green, thanks in large part to SEC Freshman of the Week, Braden Shewmake.

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After a quite impressive showing vs. Bowling Green, Aggie Baseball freshman Braden Shewmake was named SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday morning. The second baseman finished the weekend 6-for-13 with two doubles, three runs scored, and eight RBI.

Braden Shewmake joined LSU’s Jared Poche and Ole Miss’ Ryan Olenek for the SEC Weekly Baseball honors, finishing the week as the SEC leader in RBI with eight.

He is the first Aggie freshman to pick up this honor since Nick Banks did it in 2014. Other notable former Aggies to capture this award include Grayson Long, Jonathan Moroney, and Hunter Melton.

High School Career

Braden Shewmake was a four year letterwinner at Wylie East High School. He completed his senior season batting .495 with 28 RBI. That year, he was selected to the Collin Street Bakery/Texas SportsWriters Association Class 5A All-State First Team, District 10-5A MVP and All-District 10-5A First Team as a utility infielder.

He was ranked as the No. 38 overall prospect in Texas, joining a highly touted freshman class at Texas A&M in 2017.

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Shewmake vs. Bowling Green

D1 Baseball’s Kendall Rogers noted the potent Texas A&M offense in his top five on Saturday evening. The Aggies outscored Bowling Green 50-7 over the three game clean sweep of the Falcons. Freshman Braden Shewmake, batting in the three-hole, was a large part of that.

On Friday night, his collegiate debut, Shewmake finished three for five with four RBI and a run scored. During the first of two on Saturday, he went one for three with a walk, a run scored and two RBI. He closed out the weekend series Saturday evening two for five with a double, a run scored and two RBI.

Shewmake is currently batting at .462 after the first weekend series of the year. He is also playing error free ball so far as the starter at 2nd base, taking over for junior Ryne Birk who was drafted by the Houston Astros in 2016.

Next: Get to Know Freshman Braden Shewmake

What’s Next?

Shewmake and the Aggies will face Stephen F. Austin State University at Blue Bell Park on Tuesday night. First pitch will be at 6:30, televised on SEC Network+.

***Stats from 12thman.com***