I never like bashing anyone, especially college athletes, but I will point out issues a team is having. Texas A&M (16-11) just cannot find reliable pitching on a consistent basis. That came back to bite them again in game two where they outhit Ole Miss (16-10) 13 to 10 but got doubled up on the scoreboard. If you are wondering how the score ended up so lopsided, it’s because the pitching on Saturday walked 11 batters and hit two while only striking out 10.
The Aggies hit the ball early and often today. The game started off with back-to-back doubles by Hunter Haas and Jack Moss. Then Austin Bost hit another double to take an early 2-0 into the second. Unfortunately, Ole Miss was down two outs with two strikes and hit a home run to tie the game.
Unfazed, the Aggie batters broke the tie adding another two runs off a Max Kaufer sac fly and a Moss single each bringing a runner home for a 4-2 lead. That was wiped away in the fourth inning with Ole Miss taking advantage of two walks by getting four hits and scoring five to take the lead 4-7.
A sac fly by Moss cut the lead to 5-7
Bases loaded sac fly off the bat of Jack Moss scores Thompson from third!
B4 | 7-5 Ole Miss pic.twitter.com/xsE6xnOW3U
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) April 2, 2023
But again, Aggie pitching would put more pressure on their own hitters. After getting the first two batters out in the top of the fifth, Texas A&M walked the next FOUR batters giving them a free run. The Rebels followed up immediately with a two-run RBI double extending their lead to 5-10.
The eighth inning was just as frustrating as the fourth and fifth innings. The Aggies walked two batters, hit two batters, and gave up a double steal. All that amounted to four runs with only one hit by Ole Miss pushing the lead to 5-14. The Aggies were able to put two scores on the board in the bottom of the 9th but that was all they could muster dropping game two 7-14
Final Score: Aggies 7, Rebels 14 – W: Jones, Brayden (1-0); L: Lamkin, Justin (1-1)
Final: Ole Miss 14, Texas A&M 7
First pitch of Sunday's rubber game set for 1:02 p.m. on SECN+ pic.twitter.com/pWgtpGbSos
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) April 2, 2023
The Final game of the season will be at 1 pm on Sunday.
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