How pregame meditation and Bible readings help Texas A&M star freshman lift Aggies offense
True freshman Boston Kellner has started every game for Texas A&M baseball. Hear how his intensity and demeanor have made a difference for the Aggies.
COLLEGE STATION — Texas A&M head coach Michael Earley has seen a lot of ballplayers in his day. A former MLB draft pick and nine-year collegiate coach, Earley has spent decades around the game. But he had particularly high praise for freshman shortstop Boston Kellner.
“I just think his maturity level is just different,” head coach Michael Earley told the Austin-Statesman of Kellner. "Probably the most unique or mature kid I've ever recruited," Earley said. That maturity means meditation and reading scripture before games.
It means a demeanor that sometimes exceeds his 19 years of age. That maturity has also led to 20 starts on an 17-3 A&M team coming into this weekend's series against Georgia. The No.
23 Aggies are off to their best start of the season since 2024, when they made it to the College World Series finals. And a key reason why is Kellner, who has come a long way not only to College Station, but as a young man. "I feel like that stoicness has always been with me my whole life," Kellner said earlier this month.
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