(KBTX) - As Texas A&M career home run leader Jace LaViolette sat on the postgame press conference podium after the Aggies were bounced from the Southeastern Conference Tournament in a 4-3 loss to LSU Friday, he had few words to describe his last 24 hours.

Texas A&M baseball outfielder Jace LaViolette left the SEC tournament game against Auburn Thursday after a pitch hit him on the knuckle.

Behind a stellar outing from left-hander Justin Lamkin and a three-run blast from shortstop Kaeden Kent, the Texas A&M baseball program secured a second consecutive victory at the SEC Tournament by defeating Auburn 3-2 in Hoover, Alabama, on Thursday afternoon.

Tennessee Vols baseball vs Texas Longhorns in SEC tournament quarterfinals on May 22, 2025, at the Hoover Met Stadium in Hoover, Alabama

Following an abrupt exit from the SEC baseball tournament on Thursday, Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle thought about a 10-year-old text message. A 7-5 loss to Tennessee that was decided by Gavin Kilen’s two-run double in the 12th inning had just eliminated Texas from the SEC’s postseason competition at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium;