Former Texas Tech first baseman Gavin Kash has committed to Texas A&M out of the NCAA Transfer Portal, he announced on social media on Tuesday. Kash will have at least one year of eligibility remaining.
Kash was one of the top players available in the transfer portal this cycle. His commitment to the Aggies is a big win for new head coach Michael Earley, along with retaining some key players who had eyed leaving College Station.
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Kash brings a big bat with him, batting .314 during his career, making 119 starts across 120 appearances the last two seasons. He’s got 41 home runs and 135 RBI in the last two seasons combined.
Playing primarily first base, Kash has also posted a career fielding percentage of 98.5%.
Earley teased some portal moves at his introductory presser
Earley addressed some of the portal decisions from earlier on Tuesday during his introductory press conference that afternoon.
“I’m not sure if you saw Twitter today but there’s a couple guys who have recommitted to the school. I completely understand and everyone should understand why they got in the transfer portal and why there are still guys in there. It is completely okay. I completely understand and everyone should understand that these guys have to take care and protect themselves.”
“We had a couple big announcements today. I’m not going to say the names but, if you got Twitter, you’ve seen them.”
The news that Earley referred to were the returns by outfielder Jace LaViolette and third baseman Gavin Grahovac. Both withdrew their names from the transfer portal earlier in the day with their former hitting coach getting the promotion.
Shortstop Ali Camarillo and outfielder and designated hitter Hayden Schott also pulled their names from the portal following the hire.
The trend comes after D1Baseball’s Kendall Rogers shared that he expected “every A&M player in the portal to stay put”. That has since started to come true with them retaining some of their roster’s biggest names, especially with LaViolette and Grahovac today as they were among the very best transfers available.
Now, after keeping key players in house down in Aggieland, Texas A&M’s attention will turn to building the other aspects of the program under Earley. That apparently includes bringing even more players back while adding some portal pieces of their own.
“We’ve got more coming. We’ve got more coming,” Earley said.
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