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Late Rally Falls Short for No. 1 Aggies
May 04, 2024 | Baseball
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BATON ROUGE – The No. 1 Texas A&M baseball team brought the go-ahead run to the plate in the ninth inning for the second consecutive game but were unable to pull out the victory in Saturday's 6-4 loss to the LSU Tigers at Alex Box Stadium.
Trailing 6-3, Teddy Burton started the ninth inning with a pinch-hit single to right-center. After a pair of strikeouts, Jace LaViolette singled through the right side of the infield, knocking in pinch-runner Kaeden Kent. A fielding error by the LSU shortstop on a grounder by Braden Montgomery and a wild pitch put the tying run at second base, but the game ended on a Jackson Appel fly out to centerfield.
Texas A&M (39-8, 15-8 SEC) pounced on the Tigers for three runs in the top of the first. Gavin Grahovac laced a wall-banger to leftfield for a double and LaViolette and Montgomery drew back-to-back walks to fill the bags with Ags. Jackson Appel and Ali Camarillo each knocked in a run with sacrifice flies and Caden Sorrell singled in Montgomery for a 3-0 lead.
The Tigers knotted the game at 3-3 in the third. With two outs, Tommy White and Jared Jones hit back-to-back solo home runs. LSU followed with a Josh Pearson double down the rightfield line and an RBI single by Hayden Travinski.
LSU (31-17, 9-14 SEC) staked claim to the lead in the seventh. Alex Milazzo worked a leadoff walk and moved to second with a wild pitch on strike three to Ashton Larson. Aggie reliever Evan Aschenbeck took the mound and recorded the second out of the frame inducing a first-pitch grounder by Tommy White, but Milazzo moved to third and scored on a wild pitch.
The Tigers took advantage of an error to break the game open in the eighth. Michael Braswell reached base to start the frame on a fielding miscue by Travis Chestnut at second base. Steven Milam followed with a double down the leftfield line to put runners on the corners. A one-out single by Milazzo and a two-out single by White, both up the middle, each plated a run, inflating the cushion to 6-3.
The loss was hung on Shane Sdao (3-1) despite a solid effort out of the bullpen. He allowed one run on one hit and two walks while striking out three in 3.1 innings.
Inside the Box Score
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The teams wrap up the series Sunday at 1 p.m. with the game streamed on SEC+.
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Trailing 6-3, Teddy Burton started the ninth inning with a pinch-hit single to right-center. After a pair of strikeouts, Jace LaViolette singled through the right side of the infield, knocking in pinch-runner Kaeden Kent. A fielding error by the LSU shortstop on a grounder by Braden Montgomery and a wild pitch put the tying run at second base, but the game ended on a Jackson Appel fly out to centerfield.
Texas A&M (39-8, 15-8 SEC) pounced on the Tigers for three runs in the top of the first. Gavin Grahovac laced a wall-banger to leftfield for a double and LaViolette and Montgomery drew back-to-back walks to fill the bags with Ags. Jackson Appel and Ali Camarillo each knocked in a run with sacrifice flies and Caden Sorrell singled in Montgomery for a 3-0 lead.
The Tigers knotted the game at 3-3 in the third. With two outs, Tommy White and Jared Jones hit back-to-back solo home runs. LSU followed with a Josh Pearson double down the rightfield line and an RBI single by Hayden Travinski.
LSU (31-17, 9-14 SEC) staked claim to the lead in the seventh. Alex Milazzo worked a leadoff walk and moved to second with a wild pitch on strike three to Ashton Larson. Aggie reliever Evan Aschenbeck took the mound and recorded the second out of the frame inducing a first-pitch grounder by Tommy White, but Milazzo moved to third and scored on a wild pitch.
The Tigers took advantage of an error to break the game open in the eighth. Michael Braswell reached base to start the frame on a fielding miscue by Travis Chestnut at second base. Steven Milam followed with a double down the leftfield line to put runners on the corners. A one-out single by Milazzo and a two-out single by White, both up the middle, each plated a run, inflating the cushion to 6-3.
The loss was hung on Shane Sdao (3-1) despite a solid effort out of the bullpen. He allowed one run on one hit and two walks while striking out three in 3.1 innings.
Inside the Box Score
- Grahovac hit a double to start the game, marking Texas A&M's lone extra-base hit of the game. It was the first time they went without multiple extra-base hits in a game since March 26.
- Justin Lamkin did not factor in the decision as the Aggies' starting pitcher, yielding three runs on four hits and one walk while striking out three in 3.0 innings.
- The start of the game was delayed 30 minutes due to lightning.
Notes
- Saturday's contest marked the 61st meeting all-time between the two squads.
- With the loss, the Aggies are now 31-29-1 all-time against the Tigers.
- The Aggies dropped a series for just the second time in 2024, the other coming at Florida to open SEC play.
- Appel reached base for the 28th consecutive game with a hit-by-pitch in the fifth inning.
- Camarillo's logged a single in the fourth inning to extend his string of reaching base safely to 33 games.
- Grahovac extended his hit streak to 14 games, the longest active string for the Aggies.
Up Next
The teams wrap up the series Sunday at 1 p.m. with the game streamed on SEC+.
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.
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