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Texas A&M Baseball: Meet the 2018 National Signing Day class

By Tim England

PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 28: New baseballs are delivered to the home plate umpire prior to a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals at Maryvale Baseball Park on February 28, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images)
PHOENIX, AZ - FEBRUARY 28: New baseballs are delivered to the home plate umpire prior to a game between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Kansas City Royals at Maryvale Baseball Park on February 28, 2017 in Phoenix, Arizona. (Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images) /
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The future members of Texas A&M Baseball signed their Letters of Intent on Wednesday, Nov. 8. The Aggies added several major playmakers to their ranks.

National Signing Day for College Baseball is by no means the chaotic spectacle that College Football is. It didn’t stop the Texas A&M Baseball team from receiving several official Letters of Intent from major high school athletes from across the nation as part of their 2018 Signing Class.

The Aggies are coming off one of their best years in school history after a somewhat unexpected trip to the College World Series after being one of the last four teams admitted into postseason play. Here are the newest members of the team.

Joseph Menefee – LHP

  • Hometown: Richmond, TX
  • High School: George Ranch High School
  • Named to 2nd Team Preseason Underclass All-American Team by Rawlings-Perfect Game

Mason Englert – RHP

  • Hometown: Forney, TX
  • High School: Forney High School
  • No. 40 Ranked Overall Prospect via MaxPreps.com 

Jonathan Childress – LHP

  • Hometown: Forney, TX
  • High School: Forney High School
  • Selected for the 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic

Ty Coleman – IF

  • Hometown: Midland, TX
  • High School: Lee High School

Noah Naylor – C

  • Hometown: Mississauga, ON CAN
  • High School: St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School
  • Selected for the 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic

Grayson Rodriguez – 1B

  • Hometown: Nacogdoches, TX
  • High School: Central Heights High School
  • No. 31 Ranked Overall Prospect via MaxPreps.com 

Miko Rodriguez – OF

  • Hometown: Ada,MI
  • High School: Forest Hills Central High School
  • Named to 3rd Team Preseason Underclass All-American Team by Rawlings-Perfect Game

Brandon Birdsell – RHP

  • Hometown: Willis, TX
  • High School: Willis High School
  • Named to 2nd Team Preseason Underclass All-American Team by Rawlings-Perfect Game

Brett Brown – SS

  • Hometown: Godley, TX
  • High School: Godley High School

Colson Geisler – LHP

  • Hometown: Columbus, TX
  • High School: Columbus High School

Hunter Watson – 3B

  • Hometown: Pottsboro, TX
  • High School: Pottsboro High School
  • Selected for the 2017 Perfect Game All-American Classic

Chris Weber – LHP

  • Hometown: Fair Oaks Ranch, TX
  • High School: Boerne – Samuel V Champion

Landry Wideman – RHP

  • Hometown: San Antonio, TX
  • High School: Churchill High School

Hunter Townsend – OF

  • Hometown: Rusk, TX
  • High School: Rusk High School

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Texas A&M finished with the seventh Ranked 2018 Recruiting Class in the Nation according to PerfectGameUSA and the future of this team looks very promising for future trips to Omaha. Aggie baseball will look to make their second consecutive World Series appearance next year. And we all know what happens when something happens twice in a row in Aggieland – it becomes a tradition.

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