Texas A&M baseball confirmed coach Michael Earley will return for his second season on Friday.
Earley, in his first season after taking over for now-Texas coach Jim Schlossnagle, missed out on the NCAA tournament despite Texas A&M opening the season as the preseason No. 1-ranked team.REQUIRED READING: College World Series predictions: Who will reach Omaha in 2025 NCAA baseball tournament?
Texas A&M athletic director Trev Alberts told reporters Wednesday at the SEC spring meetings in Destin, Florida, they were assessing the future of the program. Alberts came to the conclusion of backing Earley going forward, however.
“Earlier today, I met with Coach Earley to discuss the state of our baseball program. I appreciate Mike’s work in taking a holistic view of what changes need to be made so that we have a baseball program that meets our high standards, Alberts’ statement read Friday. “Baseball success is critically important to Texas A&M. I am confident in Mike’s ability to execute the needed change and fully support his vision going forward.”
Texas A&M finished the season with a 30-26 record, including an 11-19 mark in SEC play. The Aggies were also swept by Missouri late in the season, giving the Tigers their only three conference wins of the year in one series.
Aggies players, including star outfielder Jace LaViolette, also have been outward in their support of Earley throughout the season.
“We will never stop fighting especially for (Earley),” LaViolette told SEC Network at the SEC tournament. “I think we’ll all run through a brick wall for that guy if he tells us to.”
Texas A&M battled numerous injuries in 2025, losing preseason All-American Gavin Grahovac to a season-ending injury and Caeden Sorrell for large chunks of the year. LaViolette, a projected first-round pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, broke a bone in his hand at the SEC tournament.
The Aggies went to the national championship series last season, falling to Tennessee in a deciding Game 3 under Schlossnagle.
Earley spent three seasons as Texas A&M’s hitting coach before being elevated to head coach. He started his coaching career as an assistant at Arizona State from 2017-21 before joining Schlossnagle in College Station.