Kaeden Kent finished with three hits and four RBIs, including a no-doubt, two-RBI home run in Texas A&M‘s 9-5 Game 1 win over Tennessee in the College World Series final.
The sophomore slugger started 16 games during the regular season for the Aggies. Replacing the injured Braden Montgomery, head coach Jim Schlossnagle has given him the opportunity to start on college baseball’s biggest stage and Kent hasn’t looked back.
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“I think it’s attributed to the support that I get and the people that believe in me,” Kent said after the Game 1 win. “The people that have my back and I can count on, and people that I can, like my parents or my brother, I can look to the stands and they can give me, they can pound their chest, like you got this. That puts a lot of relaxation on my mind, kind of to ease down.
“Anyway, that at-bat, it was a 2-2 slider, and I don’t know, he hung the slider. I was able to get it.”
Kent has been on a tear since Montgomery was injured. In the past six games since the injury, Kent is 11 for 25 at the plate with two home runs and 14 RBIs. The son of former MLB All-Star Jeff Kent, Kaeden has made the most of his opportunity in the limelight.
Of course, the he isn’t the only Aggies underclassmen to see sustained success this postseason. Freshmen Caden Sorrell and Gavin Grahovak both logged pivotal plate appearances for Texas A&M in Game 1.
“Even though they’re young, I think we’re past the young phase,” Kent continued. “Gavin Grahovak is so mature. So is Sorrell. They’re good baseball players. And their brain works super well. Their ability to come out here and play is amazing.
“What it takes to be prepared. Baseball is a frustrating game. So the consistency and the time that you put in is not always shown out on the field when you play. The countless hours in the cages sometimes turns into an 0-for-4 when you go out on Tuesday. But it’s just the repetition, man, you’re stacking days on days. The compound effect. And you just gotta keep pushing through it.”
First pitch for Game 2 between the Aggies and Volunteers is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET and will air live on ABC. A Texas A&M win will crown the Aggies as national champions for the first time in program history.
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