News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Left-hander Myles Patton and right-hander Grant Cunningham of the Texas A&M baseball team have been named to the D1Baseball Top 85 Impact Transfer Pitchers List.
A transfer from Long Beach State, Patton earned the No. 4 spot on the list. In 2024, Patton earned Big West All-Conference honors after going 4-3 with a 3.26 ERA. The lefty racked up a team-best 85 strikeouts to only 24 walks in 66.1 innings of work during his sophomore campaign. In his two collegiate campaigns, Patton has recorded a 4.34 ERA and 122 punchouts in 105.2 innings.
D1Baseball Breakdown of Patton:
Patton should step right in as a weekend starter for the Aggies in the spring. The 6-foot-3, 200-pounder, started 11 games with a 3.26 ERA in 66.1 innings of work last season. He also struck out 85 and walked 24, while teams hit him at a .214 clip. Patton will sit in the upper-80s, low-90s with his fastball, which is thrown 57% of the time, per Synergy. The slider in the low-80s generated around a 45% whiff rate last season, while the little-used cutter has a whiff rate over 50%.
Cunningham, who checked in at No. 10 on the list, joins the Aggies after earning All-Pac-12 honors in 2024 as the primary closer for Washington. In 20 appearances, Cunningham registered a 2.68 ERA and a pair of saves. In 50.1 innings of work, the right-hander racked up 56 strikeouts, while allowing only 16 walks.
D1Baseball Breakdown of Cunningham:
The Aggies cleaned up in the portal as usual and picked up a solid addition to their bullpen in Washington hard-throwing righthanded pitcher Grant Cunningham. Cunningham appeared in 20 games for the Huskies last season, tallying a 2.86 ERA in 50.1 innings of work, along with 56 strikeouts and 16 walks. Cunningham will sit in the low-to-mid 90s with his fastball. There’s more in the tank there as well. He threw predominantly fastballs out of the pen for UW last season.
Texas A&M fans will get their first look at the pitching duo and the rest of the 2025 squad on Friday, Oct. 4 as the Aggies host Houston Christian in a fall exhibition at 6 p.m.