It took a while for Texas A&M (10-0) to get going on Saturday afternoon against USC (2-8), but the floodgates opened when they did. Starting pitcher Tanner Jones threw well overall but did have a few command issues early and USC was able to jump out to an early 1-0 lead. A pitching duel ensued until the fifth inning when Branden Montgomery, Ted Burton, and Jaxon Appel all hit RBI singles to go up 3-1 in the top of the fifth.
USC tacked on another run in the bottom of the sixth and the wheel fell off for the Trojans. After back-to-back singles by Montgomery and Hayden Schott led to a pitching change by USC. From there, walks over the next two innings led to the Aggies getting five hits and five runs to go up 8-2 by the eighth inning.
A little insurance was added by true freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac, who homered over the left-field wall for the solo run in the top of the ninth. USC added one more run but that would be all as the Aggies beat the Trojans 9-3
- Total offense: 12 hits, 9 runs
- Pitching: Weston Moss W (2-0): 2.0 innings, 3 Ks, 33 pitches. Tanner Jones: 3.0 innings, 3 Ks, 50 pitches. Josh Stewart: 3.0 innings, 3 Ks, 38 pitches. Luke Jackson: 1.0 innings, 0 Ks, 19 pitches.
Texas A&M will close out the Kubota College Baseball Series with a rematch with Arizona State on Sunday at 11 a.m.
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