Aggie Baseball drops series to #8 Auburn

Jorian Wilson continued his recent power surge, getting two runs back on a two-run blast in the bottom of the second. The freshman went opposite field on his 12th homer of the season.

Teams traded runs in the third, as the Tigers used a double steal attempt to get one across. The Aggies, on the other hand, went back to the power, as Gavin Grahovac left the yard in his 15th longball of the year to make it 7-3.

A pair of two-run homers in the fourth pushed Auburn into double digits and extended the advantage to 11-3. One inning later, the Tigers grew the lead to 15-3, tallying four runs on three hits and an error to get the game into run-rule territory.

Grahovac launched his second homer of the game, a two-run shot, to left to get the deficit to 10 runs at 15-5. After just the second scoreless frame in the sixth, Auburn added three runs for good measure, thanks to a three-run shot and the third Tiger longball of the contest. That 18-5 lead would hold up, as Auburn turned a 1-4-3 double play to end the game in the seventh.

The Tigers’ emphatic statement handed A&M their first run-rule defeat in conference play since a 10-0 seven-inning no-hitter by #1 Tennessee in Knoxville, Tenn., on April 4, 2025, a series the Aggies ultimately won.

GAME 2: #8 Auburn 5, #7 A&M 4

Five Tiger runs across the first three innings against Aidan Sims were ultimately too much for No. 7 Texas A&M (34-10, 14-8) to overcome, as No. 8 Auburn won a 5-4 decision in the nightcap of Saturday’s doubleheader inside Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas. Sims gave up three homers and was saddled with the loss, his first in the 2026 season.

The Tigers (32-13, 14-9) followed up their offensive masterclass with some home run power early in game two. Chase Fralick lasered a two-out solo shot in the first inning to give Auburn a 1-0 lead. In the second, Auburn scratched across a run, using a handful of infield singles. Notably, Nico Partida effectively did the splits on a single that went past him at third base and exited the contest. The freshman was ruled out for the remainder of the series with a likely groin injury.

One inning later, Fralick homered again, this time a solo shot to left, and made it 3-0. Following a fielding error, Bub Terrell barreled a two-run blast to left center and handed Auburn a 5-0 advantage after their three at-bats. Caden Sorrell put the Aggies on the board in the bottom half with his 21st longball of the campaign, a solo shot into Section 12 in right field.

Despite the early damage, Sims settled down and gave his offense time to work, posting a scoreless fourth. A Bear Harrison single and Jorian Wilson walk with two outs gave Travis Chestnut a scoring opportunity in the bottom half. The speedy infielder delivered a triple down the right field line, scoring both runners and inching the Aggies closer at 5-3. Another walk brought up Gavin Grahovac with a chance for an even bigger inning, but a diving grab in left snuffed the threat.

Thanks to a nifty double play, Sims made it through the fifth unscathed, putting an end to his up and down five-inning outing. Neither offense had an answer to each other’s relievers, getting chances, but each side was being held in check. Gavin Lyons did his job out of the Aggie ‘pen, posting zero after zero in hopes the A&M bats would wake back up.

In the eighth, A&M did wake up a bit. Chris Hacopian led off the frame with a walk. He remained at first as the next two Aggies were put out. Harrison made sure Hacopian did not stay there, as his double brought home the designated hitter and made it a one-run game entering the ninth.

Auburn failed to get insurance, as Lyons induced a web gem 6-4-3 double play to end the frame and give A&M one final hope.

A tight strike zone saw head coach Michael Earley get tossed in the bottom of the ninth but was deemed eligible to coach in Sunday’s finale, avoiding what is typically a one-game suspension. After the ejection, Sorrell singled with two outs and a runner on, putting the tying score 90 feet away. Hacopian looked to be the hero, but a soft grounder ended as a forceout at second to put the win in the books for Auburn and secured a doubleheader sweep for the Tigers. The two defeats on Saturday handed A&M their first series loss since March 20-22, when Georgia collected two wins over the Aggies in the first home conference series of the year.

GAME 3: #7 A&M 4, #8 Auburn 3

No. 7 Texas A&M (35-10, 15-8) held off an Auburn comeback, salvaging the series finale 4-3 on Sunday at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park in College Station, Texas. Chris Hacopian drove home all the A&M offense, Weston Moss turned in his best outing of the year, and Clayton Freshcorn did just enough to wrap up the third game of the series against the Tigers (32-14, 14-10).

For the first time in the series, the Aggies took a lead. Gavin Grahovac led off with a double, and after a steal of third, he scored on Hacopian’s groundout to short in the first.

That lead was what Moss needed to jumpstart his outing. The junior retired the first six Tigers he faced and kept Auburn off the board in runs and hits over the first six frames. Only one baserunner reached, doing so on a dropped third strike in the third inning. Moss struck out six in a 6.1-inning performance that earned him his fourth win of the season.

Auburn starter Alex Petrovic was doing his part for his squad, setting down 14 Aggies in a row up to the fifth inning. A Blake Binderup ended the streak, but Petrovic got right back to it with a punchout that ended the frame.

Moss matched that stretch with 12 straight Tigers retired taking the 1-0 lead into the sixth. Two singles in the bottom half brought Hacopian to the plate. The designated hitter unloaded on the first pitch he saw, sending a three-run homer into left field and giving his squad a 4-0 advantage.

The no-hitter was broken up by a leadoff double in the seventh, and a groundout would end Moss’ terrific outing. That Tiger scored on a hard-hit single given up by Ethan Darden to get the visiting team on the board at 4-1. With two runners on, Freshcorn entered and froze Bud Terrell to end the frame.

Two quick 1-2-3 frames sent the game to the bottom of the eighth, where Caden Sorrell started the frame with a double. He got to third with two outs but was left stranded.

With a 4-1 lead, Freshcorn needed just three simple outs to secure the win. The ninth was anything but simple. Five singles, including two infield hits, along with an error, aided Auburn in closing the gap to 4-3. With the bases loaded and one out, Freshcorn induced an inning-ending, game-wrapping, 4-6-3 double play, slamming the door shut on the finale and a 4-3 victory. The junior collected his 11th save of the season and his fourth straight in as many appearances.

The five-game homestand concludes with the last midweek matchup of the season, as the Prairie View A&M Panthers (10-35, 6-18 SWAC) head to Blue Bell Park on Tuesday, May 5. Then, the Aggies will hit the road for the final time in the regular season, going to Oxford, Miss., for three games against a ranked Ole Miss (32-17, 12-12 SEC) squad.