Jace LaViolette is back in the lineup for Texas A&M baseball.
The junior outfielder left the Aggies’ SEC Tournament second-round game against Auburn early after a pitch hit his left hand Thursday. Texas A&M plays LSU on Friday.
Head coach Michael Earley said postgame that LaViolette, an All-SEC second-teamer this season, would miss the rest of the single-elimination tournament, which ends with the title game Sunday.
But a source close to the team, who wasn’t at liberty to reveal the information publicly, confirmed to the American-Statesman pregame that LaViolette would be batting third for the Aggies in the SEC quarterfinal Friday against LSU.
This story will be updated.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Jace LaViolette injury update: OF to play vs LSU despite hand injury
