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No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team earns first SEC series victory with Game 3 win vs. Mississippi State

For the first time in the young 2024 season, the Aggies have earned a three-game conference series victory following a 6-1 win on Sunday.

For the first time in the young 2024 season, the Texas A&M baseball team has earned a three-game conference series victory.

The No. 6 Aggies (21-3, 3-3 SEC) beat Mississippi State (17-8, 3-3) by a final score of 6-1 on Saturday at Blue Bell Park to take two out of three games from the Bulldogs. Texas A&M won 6-3 on Friday but its offense fell flat Friday, losing 5-1. The Aggies scored once in the first, fifth, sixth & seventh, respectively, and 2 in the fourth.

Sophomore left-handed pitcher Justin Lamkin (2-0) earned the win by absolutely dominating in the series finale. He tossed 7.1 innings and allowed 2 hits, 1 run & 1 walk with 12 strikeouts on 104 pitches. Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck pitched the final 1.2 innings and gave up 1 hit with 2 Ks on 19 pitches.

Junior outfielder Braden Montgomery crushed 2 home runs. Freshman OF Caden Sorrell joined him with two extra-base hits, smashing a solo homer and a double.

Texas A&M continues its eight-game homestand at Olsen Field on Tuesday at 6 p.m. against Houston Christian University before hosting Auburn for a three-game set beginning Thursday.

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No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team’s offense stalls in Game 2 loss against Mississippi State

The Aggies suffered their first home loss following a 5-1 defeat. The Bulldogs tallied 5 runs in the fifth, 3 of which came off one swing.

While the Texas A&M men’s and women’s basketball teams respectively battled Nebraska in the NCAA Tournament on Friday, the baseball team dealt with its own version of March Madness as its offense stalled in a loss against Mississippi State.

The No. 6 Aggies (20-3, 2-3) suffered their first home loss of the season following a 5-1 defeat against the Bulldogs (17-7, 3-2) at Blue Bell Park. Mississippi State tallied 5 runs in the fifth frame, with 3 of them coming off one swing from junior first baseman Hunter Hines.

Texas A&M scored its lone run in the second inning on an RBI single by junior shortstop Ali Camarillo, who was the only Aggie to record multiple hits, going 2-for-4. Freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac has now reached base safely in 12 consecutive contests and has at least 1 hit in 8 straight games.

Junior right-handed pitcher Tanner Jones (1-1) took the loss after pitching the first 4.0 innings and allowing 5 hits, 2 runs, 2 hit by pitch and 1 walk with 2 strikeouts on 72 pitches.

Texas A&M hosts the Bulldogs for a rubber match at Olsen Field on Saturday at 2 p.m. CST.

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Texas A&M underclassmen Gavin Grahovac & Ryan Prager recap Game 1 win vs. Mississippi State

“All these (SEC) guys are big and physical. It’s been fun, we have a great group of guys and are going to continue to compete every day.”

The No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team beat Mississippi State 6-3 on Thursday at Blue Bell Park

Sophomore redshirt left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager bounced back from a tough start last Friday at Florida to start SEC play.

“It’s always good to get to play again. The problem with being a starting pitcher is you have to wait a week,” Prager explained. “I’m just really excited that we got the game in tonight and are starting to stick with our plan. Last week, it’s not like anything went terribly wrong, we just got hit around. That’s going to happen, it just happened to be the first one and it all came together. We just stuck to our plan and saw everything work the first four weeks and again tonight.”

Freshman third baseman Gavin Grahovac has adjusted quickly to playing SEC baseball, crushing two homers to begin the Bulldogs series.

“It’s been fun, man. All these (SEC) guys are big and physical. Everyone throws hard and hits. It’s been fun, we have a great group of guys and are going to continue to compete every day,” Grahovac said. “Both (homers), I’m just happy they got out. Did something for the team, was able to get runs going, so we all played great tonight.”

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Texas A&M baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle reflects on Game 1 victory vs. Mississippi State

“For us to strikeout 12 against a team that makes big, heavy two-strike adjustments, that says a lot about how those guys threw,” he said.

The No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team doubled up Mississippi State on Thursday night to begin a three-game SEC series at Blue Bell Park.

Aggies head coach Jim Schlossnagle spoke to the media afterward about several topics, including the bounce back performance from redshirt sophomore left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager.

“Normally he throws his fastball up and his breaking ball down. Last week he just had a really rough day with his fastball down and his breaking ball up, it was as simple as that. Florida made him pay for it,” Schlossnagle recalled. “For us to strikeout 12 against a team that makes big, heavy two-strike adjustments, that says a lot about how those guys threw. It’s also a response from Ryan, especially in the first inning to strike out four guys. I’m proud of him.”

Freshman third baseman Graham Grahovac hit two homers against the Bulldogs on Thursday.

“He stays on the ball. I think his first college homer was to right field,” Schlossnagle said. “Staying on the ball the other way allows him to handle the breaking balls that are left up, which he hit in the first inning. The lefty (in the fifth) was on the ropes then punched out Targac and started feeling better about his breaking ball. Then he threw (Grahovac) one which he fouled straight back. Then I think he went right back to it and left it up again. Gavin is a heck of a player as we knew when we signed him.”

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No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team doubles up Mississippi State to take Game 1 of SEC series

After losing their first SEC series of the season last weekend in Florida, the Aggies have gotten their second off to a good start thus far.

After losing its first conference series of the season last weekend in Gainesville, the Texas A&M baseball team has gotten its second of the year off to a good start.

The No. 6 Aggies (20-2, 2-2 SEC) scored 5 runs in the fifth inning on Thursday night at Blue Bell Park to double up Mississippi State (16-7, 2-2) by a final score of 6-3. Texas A&M rallied on Wednesday with 5 runs in the eighth frame to defeat Prairie View A&M.

Gavin Grahovac had himself a career day, smashing two home runs to left field, propelling the Aggies to victory. The freshman third baseman led off the game with a solo shot in the bottom of the first inning to give Texas A&M an early advantage. Then with the game tied 2-2 in the fifth, he crushed a grand slam to reclaim the lead for good.

Junior Braden Montgomery returned to right field on Thursday night after starting on the bump Wednesday. He was the other Aggie with multiple hits, going 2-for-4.

Left-handed pitcher Ryan Prager (5-0) continued to dominate and earned the win. The redshirt sophomore tossed 6.1 innings and allowed 4 hits, 2 unearned runs and 1 walk with 8 strikeouts on 91 pitches. Senior LHP Evan Aschenbeck picked up his third save by pitching the final 1.1 frames.

On what will be an extremely busy Friday for Texas A&M Athletics with both basketball teams competing in March Madness against Nebraska, the baseball team hosts the Bulldogs at 6 p.m. for Game 2 at Olsen Field.

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How far did LSU fall in On3 national baseball power rankings after series loss at Mississippi State

The Tigers will look to bounce back against Florida at home this weekend.

LSU entered SEC play over the weekend riding high.

Coach Jay Johnson’s team was universally ranked second in the nation with just two losses on the year, and it began the week with a pair of easy midweek wins against North Dakota State.

But in their first SEC series of the season, the Tigers dropped two of three on the road against Mississippi State in Starkville, including a 15-5 run-rule defeat on Sunday.

With that loss, LSU is taking a bit of a tumble in On3’s national baseball power rankings from Jonathan Wagner. On3 previously concurred with the polls and had the Tigers at No. 2, but they’ve now fallen two spots to No. 4.

LSU was on a roll entering this past weekend, but lost on Friday and Sunday at Mississippi State to drop their first series of SEC play. The Tigers were even run-ruled in Sunday’s rubber match. Even after an off weekend, though, LSU does not fall far. While there might be more questions about this team than last year’s College World Series winning squad, the Tigers are likely to remain as one of the nation’s top teams. They’ll look to show that this weekend at home against Florida.

Next up is a home series against a Florida team that ranks sixth and is coming off a series win over a Texas A&M team that was previously undefeated and ranked in the top five.

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5 runs in the eighth inning propels No. 6 Texas A&M baseball team past Prairie View A&M

The duo of sophomore outfielder Jace LaViolette and junior shortstop Ali Camarillo were the only Aggies to record multiple hits, going 2-5.

It wasn’t always pretty on Wednesday afternoon during a midweek game against Prairie View A&M but the Texas A&M baseball team ultimately got the job done.

Thanks to a 5-run eighth inning, the No. 6 Aggies (19-2) defeated the Panthers (11-12) by a final score of 11-9 at Blue Bell Park in College Station. During Wednesday’s back and forth contest, Texas A&M tallied 2 runs in the bottom of the first frame, 3 in the second and 1 in the sixth to complete the offensive output.

The Aggies drew 11 walks and smashed 12 hits, 7 of which that went for extra bases. The duo of sophomore outfielder Jace LaViolette and junior shortstop Ali Camarillo were the only Aggies to record multiple hits, each going 2-for-5 at the dish.

Freshman right-handed pitcher Isaac Morton (1-0) earned his first career win after pitching the final 2.2 innings and striking out 4 batters. Junior Braden Montgomery, who usually stars in right field, started on the bump Wednesday for the first time in Aggieland. He had a rough outing, allowing a 3-run homer in 1.0 frame tossed.

Texas A&M now gears up for a three-game conference series versus Mississippi State (16-6, 2-1 SEC). First pitch Thursday at Olsen Field is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CST.

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‘Sundays are hard’: Trisha Ford explains 1-run loss vs. No. 21 Mississippi St. to snap 8-game win streak

“That’s what I talked to the team about,” she said. “Sundays are hard, Sundays we have to figure out how to come out here and grind it out.”

The Texas A&M softball team had its eight-game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon with a narrow loss against Mississippi State.

The No. 21 Bulldogs (21-6, 3-3 SEC) avoided the sweep with a 6-5 victory, giving the No. 17 Aggies (25-3, 5-1) their first conference loss of the season. Texas A&M coach Trisha Ford spoke to the media postgame.

“I thought we just didn’t do a great job of executing our gameplan,” Ford explained. “We had a couple of opportunities there. The zone was pretty tight for both teams and we didn’t do a good job of executing and kind of using that to our advantage. That’s just how it goes, they had more fight in us. That’s what I talked to the team about.

‘Sundays are hard, Sundays we have to figure out how to come out here and grind it out.'”

The Aggies had the tying run at third base in the top of the seventh inning but were unable to get the runner home.

“We were in the right part of the lineup for us to do some damage,” Ford recalled. “We just ran out of time.”

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Starting pitching struggles for LSU baseball in series loss to Mississippi State

It was the first SEC series loss since last May, which also came against the Bulldogs.

As good as the LSU pitching was last weekend against Xavier, it was the polar opposite this weekend against Mississippi State. [autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag], [autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] and [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] combined to give up 16 runs, 21 hits, nine strikeouts and seven walks in 13.1 innings. Only 13 of those runs were earned, making the weekend ERA of the starters 8.93.

[autotag]Luke Holman[/autotag] finished Game 1 after pitching 4.2 innings and giving up 10 hits and five runs (two earned runs) as he struck out three hitters and walked one in the Friday night loss.

[autotag]Gage Jump[/autotag] finished Game 2 after only 3.2 innings and gave up four runs on four hits, three strikeouts and three walks. Even though LSU got out to a 9-1 lead, Mississippi State scored eight runs unanswered until [autotag]Nate Ackenhausen[/autotag] shut the door on them.

[autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] finished game three after five full innings. He gave up seven runs on seven hits, three strikeouts and three walks. He had a bad first inning where he gave up three runs and then a bad fifth inning where he gave up four runs. Two doubles, a three-run bomb and a solo shot chased him from the game.

It was the first SEC series loss since last May against guess who? Mississippi State.

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Instant Analysis: LSU baseball drops series, run-ruled by Mississippi State in Game 3

Mississippi State run-ruled LSU 15-5 in Game 3.

Mississippi State run-ruled LSU 15-5 in Game 3 on Sunday to take the opening series of SEC play.

Game 3 started badly for LSU and it only got worse as the game went on. [autotag]Thatcher Hurd[/autotag] got the start on the mound and the Bulldogs scored three runs against him in the first inning before it mercifully came to an end.

In the top of the fifth inning, [autotag]Michael Braswell III[/autotag] hit an RBI double to cut the lead to 3-1 State. Back-to-back bases-loaded walks followed that to tie the game 3-3.

It looked as if the Tigers had hope and were right back in the game, but in the bottom of the inning, Hurd gave up a three-run bomb and a solo shot to give Mississippi State a 7-3 lead.

In the top of the sixth, [autotag]Tommy White[/autotag] got half of those runs back with a two-run shot of his own to cut the lead to 7-5.

That is when the wheels fell off for LSU. The Bulldogs scored five more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning to extend their lead to 12-5. All of those runs were charged to [autotag]Christian Little[/autotag]. Little was pulled from the game after giving up five runs on three hits, two strikeouts and two walks in 0.2 innings.

In the bottom of the eighth inning, Mississippi State scored three more runs to take a 15-5 lead and end the game via run-rule victory.

LSU suffered their first conference series loss since last May when the Tigers dropped two out of three games to Mississippi State. LSU will be back in action on Tuesday as the Tigers host Louisiana Tech at 6:30 p.m. CT.

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