Overview
- The Aggies sealed the Lone Star Showdown on Saturday with an 11-4 victory that opened with an eight-run first inning split by a lengthy rain delay.
- A&M took Friday’s opener 9-8 in Jim Schlossnagle’s first game back in College Station, where he was booed throughout and later held postgame media over Zoom due to concerns at Blue Bell Park.
- Right-hander Aiden Sims worked 4.2 innings with three earned runs and three strikeouts on Saturday, and Gavin Lyons closed with five strikeouts while allowing one run to steady a scrutinized bullpen.
- Caden Sorrell crushed a two-run homer for his 40th career blast and Gavin Grahovac cleared the bases with a triple as A&M stacked nine hits and 11 RBI against Texas’s highly ranked pitching staff.
- The series win is A&M’s first over Texas since 2012 and ends Texas’s perfect SEC weekend run in 2026, with Game 3 scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.