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Texas Walk-Off Tops Aggies in Softball as A&M Baseball Holds Off Missouri

Injuries plus a taxed bullpen now define Texas A&M's SEC push.

Texas Longhorns infielder Mataia Lawson (3) celebrates Texas Longhorns utility Taylor Anderson (27) scoring a run as Texas and Texas A&M face off in game one of the Lone Star Showdown series at McCombs Field in Austin, Friday, March 27, 2026. The Longhorns won game one of the series 9-8.
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Texas A&M Aggies infielder Kennedy Powell (1) runs to first base as Texas and Texas A&M face off in game one of the Lone Star Showdown series at McCombs Field in Austin, Friday, March 27, 2026. The Longhorns won game one of the series 9-8.
The Longhorns celebrate a home run from Texas Longhorns infielder Viviana Martinez (23) as Texas and Texas A&M face off in game one of the Lone Star Showdown series at McCombs Field in Austin, Friday, March 27, 2026. The Longhorns won game one of the series 9-8.

Overview

  • In Austin on Friday, No. 1 Texas beat No. 16 Texas A&M 9-8 on a walk-off to extend a school-record 28-game streak after a game with four ties and five lead changes.
  • Texas A&M out-hit Texas 13-10 and scored in each of the first five innings, yet the final at-bat decided it on a bases-loaded grounder scored as a fielder’s choice.
  • In Columbia the same night, A&M baseball won its opener 11-9 after a 10-1 cushion shrank to a one-run edge when the bullpen yielded nine runs on 13 hits across five pitchers.
  • A&M set a weekend rotation of Shane Sdao, Weston Moss and Aiden Sims, then returned Saturday with a 14-6 win as Gavin Grahovac and Nico Partida each hit two home runs to clinch the series.
  • Availability and form remain swing factors, with OF Wesley Jordan listed probable before the trip and a 4.30 staff ERA underscoring reliance on bats like Caden Sorrell and freshman Jorian Wilson.