Texas A&M baseball faces Ole Miss in an SEC showdown this weekend. The Aggies are making changes to their starting rotation, with Ethan Darden replacing Shane Sdao as the starter for the series opener.
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Texas A&M baseball (36-10, 15-8) has another massive SEC showdown this weekend, as the Aggies travel to Oxford, Miss., to face the Ole Miss Rebels (32-17, 12-12), beginning with the series opener on Friday night.
For this weekend's matchup against the Rebs, Texas A&M head coach Michael Earley decided to switch up the starting pitching rotation. Left-hander Shane Sdao was pulled from the Friday slot for Clemson transfer Ethan Darden. Inconsistent starts from Sdao, including allowing four hits and six earned runs in just one inning pitched against Auburn, led to Earley making the change to Darden. The Rock Hill, S.C., native boasts a 2.88 ERA with 19 strikeouts so far this season.
Additional changes to the lineup include Nico Partida's absence at third base, due to an injury he suffered in last weekend's series loss to the Tigers. While the star freshman's presence will be missed, the Aggies remain third in the conference with a .305 team batting average and 99 total home runs in 2026. Texas A&M's lineup faces a solid Ole Miss pitching staff, which ranks third in the SEC with 540 strikeouts.
Follow along with live coverage of Texas A&M's series opener against Ole Miss at Swayze Field below:
Game 1 - May 8 at 6:30 p.m. CT
Channel: SEC Network +
Texas A&M: LHP Ethan Darden
Stats: 4-0, 2.88 ERA, 25.0 IP, 19 K, 10 BB
Ole Miss: LHP Hunter Elliott
Stats: 4-2, 5.49 ERA, 59.0 IP, 77 K, 31 BB
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Game 2 - May 9 at 4 p.m. CT
Channel: SEC Network +
Texas A&M: RHP Aiden Sims
Stats: 8-1, 3.60 ERA, 65.0 IP, 68 K, 18 BB
Ole Miss: RHP Cade Townsend
Stats: 5-1, 2.42 ERA, 52.0 IP, 73 K, 13 BB
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Game 3 - May 10 at 5 p.m. CT
Texas A&M replaced Shane Sdao with Clemson transfer Ethan Darden as the starting pitcher for the series opener against Ole Miss.
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Streaming: SEC Network
Texas A&M: TBD
Stats: N/A
Ole Miss: RHP Taylor Rabe
Stats: 3-4, 4.17 ERA, 61.2 IP, 62 K, 9 BB
TV/Streaming: SEC Network / ESPN App
Radio: Locally Sports Radio 1150/93.7 The Zone
Social: Follow the @AggiesBaseball on X for updates
Internet: 12thMan.com / 12th Man Mobile app for live play-by-play
This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: Live coverage of Texas A&M baseball's series opener against Ole Miss