Aggies Rally to Stun Lamar
The No. 12 Texas A&M baseball team entered the College Station Regional facing Lamar with a 5‑0 hole already on the board, but the Aggies refused to fold.
Lamar’s early lead was built on a base hit off Shane Sdao and two RBI singles from A.J. Taylor and Jack Wagoner in the third inning, pushing the advantage to 2‑0 before Bradenton Benton’s solo homer in the fourth made it 4‑0.
Reliever Gavin Lyons entered, only to watch Kevin Duran launch a home run that stretched the lead to 5‑0, setting the stage for a comeback.
The Aggies answered in the fifth when Gavin Grahovac opened with a solo homer and Chris Hacopian followed with a two‑run blast, while a walk to Nico Partida loaded the bases.
Bear Harrison’s sacrifice fly tied the game, and a critical throwing error by Cardinals pitcher Julius Carpio allowed Ben Royo to score, giving Texas A&M a 6‑5 edge.
Hacopian capped the rally with a sacrifice fly that brought home the winning run, finishing two‑for‑three with three RBIs and his tenth home run of the season, while Grahovac added his 20th homer of the year.
The 7‑5 victory marks the first time the Aggies have erased a 5‑0 deficit since a 2021 game against Georgia, and they will next face the winner of the USC‑Texas State matchup in the winner’s bracket on Saturday at 8:00 p.m.