Brett Minnich says goodbye to Texas A&M baseball
Texas A&M outfielder Brett Minnich is moving on. The senior Aggie announced his decision Friday on Twitter.
“It’s hard to say bye to something that gave you everything. From having the best season in Texas A&M history to the countless injuries and setbacks, I’ll cherish every moment. My time in Aggieland has been life-changing and I can’t thank God, my family, friends, coaches, teammates, and especially the 12th man enough for all the support. This place will always be home,” Minnich wrote.
Minnich batted .263 this season with a career-high 10 home runs. The 6-foot-5 senior went 0-1 from the plate in his final contest with the Aggies. Texas A&M’s season came to an anticlimactic end on Monday when the team dropped its second-straight game against Stanford in the NCAA Tournament Regionals.
Minnich had a .278 career batting average while driving in 96 runs as an Aggie. The SEC named Minnich as a preseason All-SEC Second-Team member this year. Before Minnich played for Texas A&M, he played for two seasons at Blinn College in Brenham, Texas.
While there, Blinton earned Texas-New Mexico Junior College Baseball Coaches Association All-Star honors and was named all-conference as a freshman. Unfortunately, the end of Minnich’s collegiate ride wasn’t as smooth as the beginning.
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Minnich suffered a broken thumb in Texas A&M’s season opener against Seattle U. The Texas native did not return to the dirt diamond for nearly a month and a half. Minnich played for a month upon his return, slowly improving before disaster struck again.
On May 2, Minnich separated his shoulder while diving into home against Tarleton. The valuable contributor missed another 10 days due to the injury and battled with pain for the rest of the season. Nonetheless, Minnich was happy to be on the field with his fellow Aggies.
“It’s just good to be out there. Nobody is 100% at this time of the year so you just got play through some things. It was just good to help the team,” Minnich said after Texas A&M’s first loss against Stanford in the regional.
Texas A&M won’t forget Minnich’s sacrifice soon. The 12th man wished Minnich well under his farewell post.