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USC Beats Texas A&M 7-1 to Win College Station Regional and Advance to Super Regionals

Augie Lopez’s three-run homer turned the game in USC’s favor, sending the Trojans to a best-of-three Super Regional at North Carolina.

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Overview

  • USC defeated host Texas A&M 7-1 on Monday night to win the College Station Regional and advance to the NCAA Super Regionals.
  • Augie Lopez delivered a three-run homer in the seventh inning, finished with five RBIs in the game, and was named the regional’s most outstanding player.
  • Starter Grant Govel provided four strong innings on short rest and USC’s bullpen threw 5⅔ scoreless innings to close out the win.
  • Texas A&M starter Clayton Freshcorn went 6⅔ innings and threw 101 pitches before allowing Lopez’s homer, and coach Michael Earley confirmed right-hander Aiden Sims is out for the season.
  • USC rallied from an opening loss to win four straight elimination games, outscoring opponents heavily, and will travel to Chapel Hill to face No. 5 North Carolina in a Super Regional next weekend while Texas A&M faces roster and pitching questions in the offseason.