Texas A&M’s season is on the brink as they face Stanford in the NCAA Regional Final

Wipe the memory of whatever baseball game was on Sunday night, because the true Regional Final between Texas A&M and Stanford goes down tonight, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Wipe the memory of whatever baseball game was on Sunday night, because the true Regional Final between Texas A&M and Stanford goes down tonight, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

There’s no better context for tonight’s setting other than to say that it’s “do or die” for Aggies baseball, who will face Stanford for the third time in as many nights on Monday. Whoever comes out on top in tonight’s contest, they’ll be rewarded with a best-of-three series against the Texas Longhorns, who advanced out of the Coral Gables Regional over host Miami.

For the Maroon and White, a win tonight would usher in the next chapter of the Lone Star Showdown with a matchup versus the Longhorns in the Super Regionals, effectively reigniting a rivalry that will likely resume once Texas joins the SEC in 2024.

Should the Aggies win the Regional Final and advance onward to the Supers, then the question that lies ahead is whether Texas A&M or Texas would host the respective best-of-three series.

While both teams submit bids to host, the NCAA Selection Committee effectively decides the site, and respectively which team, is most deserving.

That presents an interesting conundrum, as the Longhorns took home a share of the Big 12 regular season title, only to flame out quickly by going 0-2 in the conference tournament. The Aggies, as a double-digit seed, embarked on a miraculous run to the SEC title game, eventually falling to Vanderbilt.

While the thought of an Aggies-Longhorns matchup in the supers is entertaining, all that is for naught if A&M doesn’t close things out tonight. Should the Maroon and White’s postseason campaign come to a close in Palo Alto, then expect Coach Schloss and his staff to greatly focus their time and efforts on the recruiting trail this offseason, where bolstering the bullpen remains a clear priority.

The first pitch for the Regional Final is set for 8 p.m. CT tonight on ESPN2.

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