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Jace LaViolette hits fourth home run in 24 hours vs. Arkansas

Grant Grubbs Profile Pictureby:Grant Grubbs•04/18/25•

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Jace LaViolette. Credit: Steven Branscombe | USA TODAY Sports
Jace LaViolette. Credit: Steven Branscombe | USA TODAY Sports

Jace LaViolette is red-hot. On Friday, the Texas A&M outfielder hit his second home run of the game against Arkansas and his fourth homer of the weekend.

It’s nothing new for LaViolette, who was a 2024 D1Baseball First Team All-American. Experts didn’t expect LaViolette to slow down in the 2025 campaign. Ahead of this season, LaViolette was rated as the No. 1 2025 Collegiate Prospect per Baseball America, D1Baseball and MLB Pipeline.

However, after a slow start to the season, LaViolette slid in some analysts’ draft boards. Evidently, LaViolette took his movement in the draft rankings personally. The Aggies have won eight of their last nine games, largely thanks to LaViolette’s fantastic play.

Jace LaViolette is batting .299 this season, and boasts 15 home runs and 49 RBIs. While he’s no longer projected to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, professional scouts haven’t forgotten about the talent out of College Station.

“Possessing as much raw power as anyone in the Draft, LaViolette is built to crush balls with a quick left-handed stroke, the strength and leverage in his impressive 6-foot-6 frame and a focus on launching pitches to his pull side,” MLB.com wrote. “He also makes quality swing decisions and established an Aggies record with 64 walks in 68 games last spring. The lone flaw in his offensive game does scare some teams, however, because he frequently swings and misses within the strike zone, even on fastballs.

“Remarkably athletic for his size, LaViolette posts solid run times out of the batter’s box and is even quicker once he gets going. He played the outfield corners as a freshman before moving to center field last spring, with most evaluators projecting him to spend the bulk of his big league career in right. His power and solid arm strength fit the right-field profile to a tee.”

If LaViolette is drafted in the Top 10 this year as expected, he will be the highest-drafted player in Texas A&M history. The current record holder is Tyler Naquin, who was selected 15th overall in the 2012 Draft by Cleveland.

Of course, LaViolette’s chances of landing inside the Top 10 picks will only increase if Texas A&M continues to succeed as a team. Despite the Aggies’ recent success, they still have plenty of work to do. They are currently in 11th place in the SEC standings.