Texas A&M junior RHP Josh Stewart says ‘none of us wanted to leave’ after Schlossnagle did

A group of Texas A&M baseball players were present Tuesday afternoon as Michael Earley was introduced as the program’s new head coach.

One of those guys was junior right-handed pitcher Josh Stewart , who spoke to KBTX sports reporter Nicole Griffith and shared his thoughts on the hiring.

“We were in the locker room after we had that meeting with the athletic director and General Welsh . It was like, ‘I don’t want to leave,’ and there were some guys like, ‘If you don’t leave, I’m not going to leave.’ So we’re such a tight knit group that none of us wanted to leave and none of us wanted to miss out on the camaraderie that we’ve built in the last year,” Stewart recalled. “We were all texting and we just thought it would be a really good sign to be here and support him because a lot of us were sending messages and calls.

“Like athletic director Trev said, that Jace called him a bunch. So we figured it would be a good show to come here and support him when he’s getting introduced as the new coach.”

Josh’s cousin Kohl Stewart was picked fourth overall in the 2013 MLB Draft. He’ll attempt to follow in those footsteps next year after another strong season on the bump at Blue Bell Park.

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