Texas A&M baseball is in an extremely bad way, and it's getting tougher and tougher to see the path out
The Aggies entered this weekend series with the Vanderbilt Commodores needing a series win badly. After getting swept at home against Alabama last weekend, the Ags unloaded in a midweek contest against A&M-Corpus Christi, but that's not exactly something that will build a lot of confidence among fans.
No, the Aggies needed to take at least two games from the 22nd-ranked Commodores up in Nashville. It looked for some times like they might get a foot in the door in the first game, putting up a quick pair of runs, but their offense abandoned them for the rest of the game en route to a 5-3 loss.
Game two was worse. The Aggies only managed a single run against Vandy, and despite a herculean effort by starting pitching, the Ags dropped the series as the 'Dores triumphed, 3-1.
There was hope again in game 3, as the Aggies took a lead late. However, the Commodores put up six late runs to finish off the sweep, and the Aggies were sent home winless.
With pressure mounting and injuries continuing to hamper this team, the Aggies have all but run out of runway. Especially with hated rival Texas triumphing over 2nd-ranked LSU this weekend in a series, the doomsday clock is close to striking midnight.
Now, this all could be premature. The Aggies could rip off two sweeps of their own over the next two weekends and all could be turned around. But we've seen nothing to suggest that might happen.
Instead, we're in the regrettable position of discussing how soon is too soon to fire a first-year head coach. Given that it has not yet happened, Earley is still alive for the moment. But with the way things are trending, and the rabid enthusiasm that had built for the program coming close to being entirely squandered, it's becoming more difficult to conceive of this season ending in any way but one.
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