(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 will make its debut at the SEC Tournament on Thursday afternoon with a game against Tennessee that will begin at 3 p.m.

According to TexAgs' Ryan Brauninger, star OF Jace LaViolette will miraculously play against LSU in the SEC Tournament Quarterfinals on Friday night.

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.

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;

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