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Hop's Take: Aggie baseball has all the pieces to attract a high-end coach

Between fan and financial support, facilities and a talent-rich recruiting base, Texas A&M baseball is truly one of the nation's elite programs. With the head coaching position sitting open, whoever takes over has all of the building blocks to push the Aggies over the top.
By David Sandhop
May 25, 2021
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A coaching change doesn’t happen very often with Texas A&M baseball. In fact, Texas A&M has employed only three head coaches to run the program over the past 63 seasons.

Tom Chandler took the reins of Aggie baseball in 1959 and finished the 1984 season with 660 wins and a .667 winning percentage.

Mark Johnson was the top assistant at Mississippi State under legendary hall of fame coach Ron Polk. He came to Aggieland in 1984 as the heir apparent to Chandler.

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