MARV Training makes baseball training equipment<\/a>, such as rubber pitching machine balls. <\/p>\nAttempts to reach Longley and A&M athletic director Trev Alberts Monday went unanswered by the time this report was published. <\/p>\n
Former Aggie catcher Troy Claunch, who now serves as the Aggies\u2019 director of hitting and catching development, will take a more prominent role with the hitters, Earley said. Claunch was graduate assistant with A&M in 2025, his first season in coaching. Claunch received interest for coaching positions from other Division I programs and professional baseball over the offseason, Earley said. <\/p>\n
\u201cTroy, I think, is a stud,\u201d Earley said. \u201cHe\u2019s a superstar coach in the making. He\u2019s someone, honestly, that probably won\u2019t be here very long, at some point, because when you have younger coaches like that \u2014 he has shown the ability and aptitude to learn and being an awesome dude and I just trust what he does.” <\/p>\n
Earley also mentioned not wanting to bring in a new on-field coach so close to the beginning of the season. A&M also added assistant coach Cliff Pennington in June, who has offensive coaching experience at his last stop, Dallas Baptist. <\/p>\n
\u201cTroy\u2019s great,\u201d A&M infielder Gavin Grahovac said. \u201cHe\u2019s a player\u2019s coach. He\u2019s fresh out of playing, obviously, and just the way he\u2019s able to relate to all of us and, kind of, give us those little inside point of views. It\u2019s been phenomenal.\u201d <\/p>\n
Since the fall, Earley has retaken a greater role in A&M\u2019s hitting development, he said Monday. He came to A&M as a hitting coach under former Aggie head coach Jim Schlossnagle and was a piece of A&M\u2019s trips to the College World Series in 2022 and 2024. <\/p>\n
Grahovac said Earley\u2019s return to day-to-day hitting instruction has been noticeable through the offseason. <\/p>\n
He\u2019s been around a lot more, especially on the mechanical side of things, just paying a lot of attention,” Grahovac said. \u201cNot saying he didn\u2019t [last year]… He\u2019s back in his old groove, I would say.\u201d <\/p>\n
Aggies add strength and conditioning coachNate Friedman was announced as A&M baseball\u2019s new strength and conditioning coach Monday, according to a release from the program. Friedman has served as the Arizona Diamondbacks\u2019 minor league strength and conditioning coach since 2018, including the last two years as the organization\u2019s minor league rehab strength and conditioning coordinator. \u201cWe conducted an extensive search with a strong focus on identifying the best strength and conditioning coaches in professional baseball, and Nate\u2019s name continued to surface at the highest levels of Major League Baseball,\u201d Earley said in a statement. \u201cWhat separated Nate was his elite ability to communicate and connect with players, along with his understanding of how to build strength while prioritizing durability and injury prevention. Most importantly, Nate aligned with the standards and culture of Texas A&M and had a genuine desire to be a part of this program and the daily work required to compete at the highest level.\u201d<\/p>\n
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