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Ole Miss baseball assistant Mike Clement turns down Texas A&M hitting coach gig

Texas A&M came after an Ole Miss assistant, looking to upgrade its baseball program, and for now they have come up empty.

Mike Clement, current Ole Miss hitting and third base coach, turned down a reported offer for the same job with the Aggies, according to Ole Miss Rivals’ Chase Parham. Texas A&M were on the wrong side of the hosting bubble this season and likely lost its bid to the Rebels after Ole Miss swept them in the regular season AND made a remarkable run to the SEC Tournament championship game.

Clement has coached the Rebel offense to more than 70 home runs in the last two seasons (153 to be exact), and the 2018 group was the only team in the SEC to have a team batting average over .