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No. 4 Aggies Clinch Series Against No. 21 Auburn, 12-8
Mar 29, 2024 | Baseball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 4 Texas A&M baseball team clinched its second straight SEC series Friday night, defeating Auburn (16-10, 1-7) 12-8 at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Starter Tanner Jones earned the win for the Aggies (24-3, 5-3) after allowing three runs over five innings of work. The junior right-hander also struck out five batters in the victory. In relief, Brad Rudis punched out five consecutive batters in 1.2 scoreless innings of work.
Braden Montgomery powered the offensive attack for the Maroon & White as the junior went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of homers. Ted Burton followed with a three-hit performance of his own to go along with one RBI. Jackson Appel (2-for-5) and Gavin Grahovac (2-for-4) also recorded multi-hit performances for Texas A&M.
The Aggies pounced in the first as Jace LaViolette belted his 13th home run of the year off the scoreboard in left. The long ball traveled 402 feet and plated Grahovac, who reached on a leadoff walk.
The Tigers cut the deficit in half in the second courtesy of a Cooper McMurray solo homer.
In the fourth, the Maroon & White added to their lead, 3-1, as Ali Camarillo drove home Appel, who reached on a single and advanced to third on a Burton double, with a sacrifice fly.
Montgomery extended the advantage in the fifth as the junior lifted his team-leading 14th home run of the season off the scoreboard in left. The long ball plated Grahovac, who reached on a one-out double, and traveled 388 feet.
After Auburn cut the deficit to one, 5-4, with three runs in the top half of the sixth, the Aggies responded with a four-spot in the bottom half of the frame to stretch the advantage to 10-4. Caden Sorrell delivered the big hit as the freshman went opposite field for a three-run homer to left. RBI singles from Grahovac and Burton accounted for the last two runs of the frame.
A pair of solo homers from Camarillo and Montgomery accounted for the final runs of the night for the Aggies. The multi-homer game marked the second of Montgomery's Aggie career.
Despite a grand slam from the Tigers in the ninth, the Maroon & White went on to win 12-8.
Inside the Box Score
The Maroon & White will go for the sweep tomorrow night at 7 p.m. from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
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Visit for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram and X by following @aggiebaseball.
Starter Tanner Jones earned the win for the Aggies (24-3, 5-3) after allowing three runs over five innings of work. The junior right-hander also struck out five batters in the victory. In relief, Brad Rudis punched out five consecutive batters in 1.2 scoreless innings of work.
Braden Montgomery powered the offensive attack for the Maroon & White as the junior went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a pair of homers. Ted Burton followed with a three-hit performance of his own to go along with one RBI. Jackson Appel (2-for-5) and Gavin Grahovac (2-for-4) also recorded multi-hit performances for Texas A&M.
The Aggies pounced in the first as Jace LaViolette belted his 13th home run of the year off the scoreboard in left. The long ball traveled 402 feet and plated Grahovac, who reached on a leadoff walk.
The Tigers cut the deficit in half in the second courtesy of a Cooper McMurray solo homer.
In the fourth, the Maroon & White added to their lead, 3-1, as Ali Camarillo drove home Appel, who reached on a single and advanced to third on a Burton double, with a sacrifice fly.
Montgomery extended the advantage in the fifth as the junior lifted his team-leading 14th home run of the season off the scoreboard in left. The long ball plated Grahovac, who reached on a one-out double, and traveled 388 feet.
After Auburn cut the deficit to one, 5-4, with three runs in the top half of the sixth, the Aggies responded with a four-spot in the bottom half of the frame to stretch the advantage to 10-4. Caden Sorrell delivered the big hit as the freshman went opposite field for a three-run homer to left. RBI singles from Grahovac and Burton accounted for the last two runs of the frame.
A pair of solo homers from Camarillo and Montgomery accounted for the final runs of the night for the Aggies. The multi-homer game marked the second of Montgomery's Aggie career.
Despite a grand slam from the Tigers in the ninth, the Maroon & White went on to win 12-8.
Inside the Box Score
- Texas A&M totaled 16 hits on the night.
- As a team, the Maroon & White registered a season-high 10 extra-base hits.
- Ten different Aggies recorded a hit in the win.
- Four batters in the Maroon & White logged a multi-hit performance.
- Grahovac crossed the plate a game-high three times.
- The Texas A&M staff struck out 14 Tigers on the night.
- Shane Sdao recorded 1.1 scoreless innings of work and struck out two.
- Brock Peery (0.2) also made a scoreless appearance for the Aggies.
- Weston Moss and Peyton Smith appeared on the mound for the Maroon & White.
- With the win, Texas A&M is now 19-15 all-time and 11-6 at home against Auburn.
- Grahovac and Montgomery each logged their team-leading 12th multi-hit game of the year.
- Grahovac has now reached base safely in 16 straight games.
- The multi-RBI performance for Montgomery was his team-best 14th of the year.
- Camarillo extended his on-base streak to 13 games.
- Appel has pushed his on-base streak to 12 games.
The Maroon & White will go for the sweep tomorrow night at 7 p.m. from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
Follow the Aggies
Visit for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram and X by following @aggiebaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jones, Tanner (2-1)
L: Allsup, Chase (1-2)
Batting:
2B: Irish, Ike 1 ; McMurray, Cooper 1
HR: Irish, Ike 1 ; McMurray, Cooper 1
RBI: Irish, Ike 5 ; McMurray, Cooper 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Maners, Mason 1 ; Hall, Christian 1 ; Weiss, Cooper 1 ; Miller, Gavin 1 ; Irish, Ike 2 ; McMurray, Cooper 1 ; Green, Caden 1
HBP: Hall, Christian 1 ; Hernandez, Javon 1
Batting:
2B: Grahovac, Gavin 1 ; Montgomery, Braden 1 ; Appel, Jackson 1 ; Burton, Ted 1 ; Targac, Ryan 1
HR: LaViolette, Jace 1 ; Montgomery, Braden 2 ; Camarillo, Ali 1 ; Sorrell, Caden 1
RBI: Grahovac, Gavin 1 ; LaViolette, Jace 2 ; Montgomery, Braden 3 ; Burton, Ted 1 ; Camarillo, Ali 2 ; Sorrell, Caden 3
SF: Camarillo, Ali 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Grahovac, Gavin 3 ; LaViolette, Jace 1 ; Montgomery, Braden 2 ; Appel, Jackson 1 ; Schott, Hayden 1 ; Camarillo, Ali 2 ; Sorrell, Caden 1 ; Targac, Ryan 1
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