COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies had their season come to a close Sunday with a 4-1 loss to the TCU Horned Frogs in a rubber match of the College Station Super Regional on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
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TCU (47-16) scored the decisive three runs in the top of the seventh. A pair of Aggie relievers who had issued just 12 walks in 92.2 innings all season were squeezed for three walks in the frame. The Horned Frogs scored runs on a bases-loaded walk issued by Andrew Vinson to break a 1-1 tie. Mark Ecker came on to relieve Vinson and yielded a sacrifice fly to Cam Warner and uncorked a wild pitch to allow the final run to score as TCU mounted a 4-1 lead.
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Texas A&M (49-16) broke the scoring seal in the first inning. J.B. Moss led off the frame with a single and moved to second on an error by a grounder hit by Nick Banks. A groundout by White pushed both runners into scoring position and Ryne Birk knocked Moss in with a sacrifice fly.
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The Horned Frogs tied the game in the top of the fifth. Watson led off the inning with a single to rightfield. Watson moved to third on a one-out infield single by Ryan Merrill and a groundout by Connor Wanhanen. He would eventually come home to score the equalizer on a passed ball.
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Vinson (4-3) was saddled with the loss for Texas A&M. He was tagged for three unearned on one hit and two walks while striking out two in 1.2 innings.
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Turner Larkins was solid in the start for the Aggies. He worked 4.2 innings, allowing one unearned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four.
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The loss ended a season that featured Texas A&M's first SEC Tournament championship and their seventh NCAA Regional title.
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TCU (47-16) scored the decisive three runs in the top of the seventh. A pair of Aggie relievers who had issued just 12 walks in 92.2 innings all season were squeezed for three walks in the frame. The Horned Frogs scored runs on a bases-loaded walk issued by Andrew Vinson to break a 1-1 tie. Mark Ecker came on to relieve Vinson and yielded a sacrifice fly to Cam Warner and uncorked a wild pitch to allow the final run to score as TCU mounted a 4-1 lead.
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Texas A&M (49-16) broke the scoring seal in the first inning. J.B. Moss led off the frame with a single and moved to second on an error by a grounder hit by Nick Banks. A groundout by White pushed both runners into scoring position and Ryne Birk knocked Moss in with a sacrifice fly.
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The Horned Frogs tied the game in the top of the fifth. Watson led off the inning with a single to rightfield. Watson moved to third on a one-out infield single by Ryan Merrill and a groundout by Connor Wanhanen. He would eventually come home to score the equalizer on a passed ball.
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Vinson (4-3) was saddled with the loss for Texas A&M. He was tagged for three unearned on one hit and two walks while striking out two in 1.2 innings.
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Turner Larkins was solid in the start for the Aggies. He worked 4.2 innings, allowing one unearned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four.
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The loss ended a season that featured Texas A&M's first SEC Tournament championship and their seventh NCAA Regional title.