Jace LaViolette has begun the 2025 college baseball season right where he left off last season: on a tear.
The Texas A&M baseball star is already regarded as one of the top prospects for the 2025 MLB draft and has done nothing during opening weekend to prove otherwise. Against Elon, the Aggies centerfielder has already hit three home runs in three games as Texas A&M swept Elon at Blue Bell Park Bryan-College Station, Texas.
After reaching the College World Series last season, LaViolette and the Aggies are expected to be among the best teams in college baseball this season. Texas A&M lost to Tennessee in three games in the CWS championship series after winning the opening game.
Here’s a look at LaViolette’s opening weekend stats and more:
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Jace LaViolette opening weekend stats
LaViolette went 3-for-10 with three home runs, seven RBI, two stolen bases and scored four runs over the weekend. He also walked four times while only striking out three times. LaViolette went hitless in three at-bats in the opener, walking once and striking out once in a 4-2 Texas A&M win.
On Saturday, he found his stroke in a 16-6 win in seven innings. LaViolette’s first home run was a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning. He added a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth inning, which gave the Aggies a chance to pull off the run-rule victory.
LaViolette set the tone for Sunday’s 12-6 win for the Aggies with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning. LaViolette had 21 home runs and 29 home runs in his first two collegiate seasons.
Here’s a look at Laviolette’s home run on Sunday in the first inning vs. Elon:
Jace LaViolette scouting report
LaViolette is MLB.com’s No. 2 prospect in the 2025 MLB draft. The left-handed hitter has a 60 overall grade, with a power grade of 65 as his top tool.
Here’s what MLB.com says about LaViolette:
“Few high schoolers in the 2022 class could match LaViolette’s combination of physicality and athleticism, but swing-and-miss concerns left teams hesitant to buy him out of his Texas A&M commitment. Three years later, he’s a candidate to become the first four-year college outfielder to go No. 1 overall since Darin Erstad in 1995 and should surpass Asa Lacy (No. 4 in 2020) as the highest-drafted Aggie ever. He set a school freshman record with 21 homers in 2023 before going deep 29 times and leading Texas A&M to the Men’s College World Series Finals last year.
“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. 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.”
