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Aggies Star Jace LaViolette Withdraws From Transfer Portal, Returns to Texas A&M

Texas A&M Aggies star Jace LaViolette will indeed be staying in College Station, he annouced Tuesday.

Matt Galatzan

Jun 23, 2024; Omaha, NE, USA; Texas A&M Aggies right fielder Jace Laviolette (17) celebrates after hitting a home run against the Tennessee Volunteers during the first inning at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 23, 2024; Omaha, NE, USA; Texas A&M Aggies right fielder Jace Laviolette (17) celebrates after hitting a home run against the Tennessee Volunteers during the first inning at Charles Schwab Field Omaha. Mandatory Credit: Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports / Dylan Widger-USA TODAY Sports

Its all coming together for the Texas A&M Aggies.

On Wednesday, star Texas A&M outfielder Jace LaViolette elected to leave the Aggies program and enter the NCAA Transfer Portal, in large part due to the defection of head coach Jim Schlossnagle to the Texas Longhorns.

However, as has been the case with multiple other Aggie standouts, that has all changed with the hiring of new head coach Michael Earley.

On Tuesday morning, LaViolette annouced via his Instagram account that he would be returning to Aggieland for one more season.

"Aggieland, the past two years have undoubtedly been the best two years of my entire life," LaViolette said in his announcement. "Mike Earley is the best coach in the nation. There is nobody I'd rather play for. Gig 'Em"

LaViolette was arguably the best player on the Aggies roster in 2024, hitting 29 home runs (the sixth most in the nation), and scoring 87 runs with 78 RBI. The left-handed slugger also notched 71 walks/HBPs, 78 total hits, three triples and 16 doubles in 67 games.

He ended his 2024 campaign hitting .307 with an on-base percentage of .453, a slugging percentage of .736, and an OPS of 1.189, and was named First-Team All-SEC for his efforts.

Now, LaViolette becomes the latest Aggie star to return to College Station, alongside Gavin Grahovac - who also made his announcement on Tuesday - Ali Camarillo, and Hayden Schott.

And according to rumors and reports, he is likely to be far from the last.

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Managing Editor and Publisher of Texas Longhorns On SI and Texas A&M Aggies On SI and a long-time member of the Football Writer’s Association of America. He graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry in 2014 covering the Dallas Mavericks and SMU Mustangs with 247Sports. He then moved to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of the Longhorns and Aggies sites a year later. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan.

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