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Austin Bost
Texas A&M head baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle unveiled the Aggies’ spring roster Dec. 12, in addition to senior infielder Austin Bost being honored with the No. 12 jersey for the upcoming 2023 season.
A product of Port Neches-Groves High School in the Golden Triangle area of Southeast Texas, Bost is a key piece of a roster that brings back 13 letterwinners from last year’s squad which won the SEC West title and advanced to Omaha for the seventh time in program history.
“Austin was chosen by our staff and support staff,” Schlossnagle said. “He is one of the most competitive players that I have ever coached and he and his family are Aggies through and through. Austin is the consummate loyal teammate, is selfless in his service to the program and, not only leads by example, but he also holds others accountable. He is and will continue to become a legendary player in the history of this great program.”
Bost has been a part of the Aggie program since the 2020 season and will enter 2023 having logged 122 games for the Maroon & White. A career .335 hitter, Bost has hit 23 home runs with 26 doubles and 94 RBI during his time at Texas A&M.
“Literally, I had goose bumps,” Bost said on his reaction to being told he would wear the No. 12 jersey in 2023. “I didn’t even know what to say to him (Coach Schlossnagle) besides ‘Thank you.’ I gave him a big hug and told him how much of an honor it was.”
Bost follows former Aggie catcher Troy Claunch as players who have been bestowed the No. 12 by Schlossnagle and staff, an honor Schlossnagle knew he wanted to highlight when he joined the program prior to the 2022 season by presenting it to a worthy student-athlete who demonstrates program values and the overall Aggie spirit.
“The honor of awarding No. 12 at Texas A&M is a process that we, as a staff, take very seriously,” Schlossnagle said. “We prefer to award it to a player in his last year of eligibility who has exemplified the core values of our great university and program at a very high level. This current team has many players of great character who live their lives in excellent ways and are exemplary Aggies, so choosing just one for this honor was very difficult.”