Texas A&M baseball rounds out catcher depth with another portal commitment

Texas A&M baseball adds yet another portal commitment as Michael Earley continues to clean up in the transfer ranks

Ever since Michael Earley was hired back as head coach for Texas A&M baseball, the recruiting has seemed to go into overdrive for the Aggies. A&M was already doing well in both the high school and transfer ranks under the previous regime—something that, in hindsight, I think we can tell that Earley had a lot to do with—but things are in a different gear now.

It seems like almost every day the Aggies are picking up someone new who figures to fight for a spot in the rotation next year. This A&M baseball team could be both deeper overall and more talented in its starting nine next year than they were this year!

Of course, it's an arms race in the SEC year in and year out, so the Aggies can't afford to fall behind other programs. Tennessee, LSU, and others won't wait on the Ags to get up to speed, so it's a huge benefit that they've hit the ground running under Michael Earley.

One of Earley's top priorities through the portal once he got the job had to be the catcher position. With Jackson Appel headed to the draft and Max Kaufer transferring to South Carolina, the Ags needed that position shored up—and Earley has made sure that exact thing has happened. First, it was USC's Jacob Galloway; then, it was Alabama State's Jamal George (though he can play anywhere, really); now, it's St. Mary's Bear Harrison.

That's a great name, by the way. Bear Harrison.

Harrison hit .322 last year, along with knocking in 36 runs and 8 long bombs. That's the profile of a hitter that you'd take in the lineup any day, so to potentially have him as a backup option, depending on how things shake out in the battle for catcher, is quite the luxury.