Texas A&M baseball media policy states players will not speak after losses

As the college baseball season officially gets underway, Texas A&M made a change to its media policy. Players will no longer speak after losses.

It’s unclear when the change was made to the media policy. The Athletic’s Sam Khan pointed out the adjustment on social media Saturday afternoon.

“On game days, interviews will be conducted approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the game and will be coordinated by the Athletics Communications department. (Note: Players will not be made available following a loss.),” the policy states.

This is a first in my years of covering college sports: Texas A&M baseball’s media policy states that players won't be made available for interviews after losses.

It’s currently on their web site: https://t.co/cNhkvpnjSi

Any reporters out there experience this elsewhere?

— Sam Khan Jr. (@skhanjr) February 15, 2025

Texas A&M underwent a coaching change this past season with Michael Earley taking over for Jim Schlossnagle, who took over at Texas after last year’s College World Series final. The Aggies saw a slew of transfer portal entries after Schlossnagle’s departure, but got a number of big names back after Earley’s hiring.

Gavin Grahovac and potential No. 1 pick Jace LaViolette are back in the fold and are sure to help lead the charge for Texas A&M this season. The Aggies got things underway Friday with a 4-2 win over Elon to start a season-opening three-game series against the Phoenix.

Texas A&M trailed 2-0 after the sixth inning, but rallied back to get the victory. Kaeden Kent drew an RBI walk in the bottom of the inning, and Terrence Kiel II had one of his own to tie things up. Blake Binderup then came in to score after a wild pitch from Elon pitcher Hudson Narke.

In the eighth inning, Binderup added another run on a solo home run to make it a 4-2 ballgame. That held as the final, and Earley got his first victory as Texas A&M’s head coach.

“We had five hits, we had one big one, but grinding out at-bats, whatever you’ve got to do to get on base, and then you get the crowd involved, which helps a ton when we’re at home, but just never giving up,” Earley said afterward, via the Bryan College Station Eagle’s Alex Miller. “Playing one through nine, being a relentless offense and that doesn’t always mean you win by 20. It means you win when you need to win, and that’s what we did.”

Weston Moss got the win for Texas A&M while Narke took the loss for Elon. Clayton Freshcorn then came on to get the save and deliver a season-opening win for the Aggies as they look to follow up last year’s championship series appearance.