Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle is leaving the Aggies for rival Texas.
Jim Schlossnagle, who built the Texas A&M baseball program into a national power in three years and led the Aggies to the brink of this season's national championship, is leaving to become coach at arch-rival Texas.Schlossnagle and Texas A&M officials announced that he was leaving Tuesday night without saying where he was going. Texas then confirmed Schlossnagle would be a Longhorn."What a home run hire," Texas President Jay Hartzell said.And a hit to the Aggies.
Texas won the Big 12 three times and advanced to the CWS three times under Pierce, who had two years left on a contract that paid him $1.2 million annually.Contract terms for Schlossnagle at Texas were not immediately announced. The school planned an introductory news conference for Schlossnagle on Wednesday.Schlossnagle's name immediately surfaced as likely target for Texas, even as the Aggies were preparing to play the CWS final.
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