OXFORD – The No. 2 Texas A&M baseball team dropped its series opener at Ole Miss, 4-3, Friday night from Swayze Field.
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Evan Aschenbeck suffered his first loss of the season after allowing two runs over 1.2 innings of work. Starter Ryan Prager earned a no-decision after giving up two runs over 5.2 frames. The lefty also punched out 10 Rebels (26-23, 10-15) on the night, marking the fifth time this season he has reached double-digit strikeouts. Â
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Jackson Appel led the Aggies (41-9, 16-9) offensively with a 3-for-4 performance at the dish. The three-hit night marked the fifth of the season for the senior. Designated hitter Hayden Schott followed with a 2-for-3 night to round out the multi-hit performers for the Maroon & White.
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Appel opened the scoring in the first with an RBI single to left center that plated Gavin Grahovac, who reached on an error.
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After Kaeden Kent extended the lead to 2-0 with a solo blast to right center in the second, the Rebels cut the lead in half with a solo homer of their own. For Kent, the long ball marked his second of the year and second in the last three games.
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In the third, Ole Miss evened the score at 2-2 with an RBI single to center.
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Following a two-out double from Appel in the fifth, Schott plated the senior with an RBI single back up the middle to put the Maroon & White back in front, 3-2.
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In the eighth, the Rebels jumped in front 4-3 behind an RBI double and a sacrifice fly. An errant pickoff throw by the Aggies aided Ole Miss in the frame. Â
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Texas A&M put the tying run on second in the ninth but were unable to extend the game as the Rebels finished off game one, 4-3.
Inside the Box Score
The Aggies will look to even the series tomorrow afternoon as game two is slated for 4 p.m. from Swayze Field.
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Evan Aschenbeck suffered his first loss of the season after allowing two runs over 1.2 innings of work. Starter Ryan Prager earned a no-decision after giving up two runs over 5.2 frames. The lefty also punched out 10 Rebels (26-23, 10-15) on the night, marking the fifth time this season he has reached double-digit strikeouts. Â
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Jackson Appel led the Aggies (41-9, 16-9) offensively with a 3-for-4 performance at the dish. The three-hit night marked the fifth of the season for the senior. Designated hitter Hayden Schott followed with a 2-for-3 night to round out the multi-hit performers for the Maroon & White.
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Appel opened the scoring in the first with an RBI single to left center that plated Gavin Grahovac, who reached on an error.
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After Kaeden Kent extended the lead to 2-0 with a solo blast to right center in the second, the Rebels cut the lead in half with a solo homer of their own. For Kent, the long ball marked his second of the year and second in the last three games.
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In the third, Ole Miss evened the score at 2-2 with an RBI single to center.
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Following a two-out double from Appel in the fifth, Schott plated the senior with an RBI single back up the middle to put the Maroon & White back in front, 3-2.
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In the eighth, the Rebels jumped in front 4-3 behind an RBI double and a sacrifice fly. An errant pickoff throw by the Aggies aided Ole Miss in the frame. Â
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Texas A&M put the tying run on second in the ninth but were unable to extend the game as the Rebels finished off game one, 4-3.
Inside the Box Score
- The Aggies totaled seven hits and five walks on the night.
- Appel and Schott were the only Texas A&M batters to record a multi-hit performance.
- As a staff, the Maroon & White struck out 12.
- Josh Stewart recorded the final two outs of the eighth for the Aggies.
- With the loss, Texas A&M is now 19-20 all-time against Ole Miss.
- Prager logged his fifth game with double-digit strikeouts.
- The lefty struck out six consecutive batters during the outing.
- Appel's multi-hit performance was his 19th of the year.
- Schott logged his 19th multi-hit game of the season.
- The Aggie designated hitter also extended his on-base streak to 13 games.
The Aggies will look to even the series tomorrow afternoon as game two is slated for 4 p.m. from Swayze Field.
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