No. 1 Aggies Take Game One Against Cal Poly, 6-1

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Behind a scoreless start from Ryan Prager, the No. 1 Texas A&M baseball team claimed the series opener against Cal Poly, 6-1, on a frigid Friday afternoon from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
 
Prager earned his first win of the 2025 campaign after tossing five scoreless innings to go along with a pair of strikeouts. Through 10 innings of work this season, the left-hander has not allowed a run. On the offensive end, Wyatt Henseler reached base safely in all five plate appearances as the senior finished 3-for-3 with two hit-by-pitches and a run scored.
 
The Aggies struck first in the opening frame as Jace LaViolette, who reached on a walk, came home on a Hayden Schott RBI groundout.
 
In the fifth, Gavin Grahovac added to the lead with a solo home run to left that exited the bat at 111 mph. The sophomore's second long ball of the season traveled 367 feet and had a launch angle of 19.09 degrees. After LaViolette reached on a walk and Henseler followed with a single, Schott plated both runners with an RBI single up the middle to stretch the advantage to 4-0.
 
LaViolette extended the lead to 5-0 in the sixth with an RBI double to left center that plated Grahovac, who reached on a hit-by-pitch.  
 
The Mustangs (1-4) pushed across a run in the seventh but was quickly matched by the Maroon & White in the bottom half. Terrence Kiel II reached on a hit-by-pitch and stole second before coming around to score on an RBI double from Jacob Galloway.
 
In the ninth, Cal Poly threatened as they put a pair of runners on base but Brad Rudis retired the final two batters to seal the 6-1 victory.  

Inside the Box Score

• The Aggies totaled nine hits on the afternoon and drew five hit-by-pitches.
• Seven of the nine batters in the lineup recorded a hit.
• Henseler reached base safely in all five at-bats, finishing 3-for-3 with two hit-by-pitches.
• Schott drove in a game-best three RBI.
• LaViolette drew a game-high two walks.
• Grahovac and LaViolette each crossed the plate twice.
• Grahovac and Kiel each registered a stolen base.
• As a staff, the Maroon & White struck out three batters.
• Weston Moss tossed two innings in relief and allowed an unearned run.
• Rudis punched out one over two scoreless frames.
• The Aggie arms held Cal Poly to 1-for-19 with runners on.

Notes

• Friday's series opener marked the first meeting all-time between the two programs.
• Against non-conference foes, the Maroon & White have won 34 straight.
• Prager has not allowed a run through 10 innings of work this season, marking the second straight year he has accomplished the feat. In 2024, the left-hander opened the season with 23.2 consecutive scoreless frames.
• Over his last 18 regular season innings at Blue Bell Park, Prager has not allowed a run.
• Grahovac's home run marked the 25th of his career.
• Henseler became the first Aggie to reach base safely in five consecutive plate appearances since Jackson Appel accomplished the feat against USC on March 2, 2024.
• LaViolette extended his on-base streak to 30 consecutive games.
• Kent pushed his on-base streak to 13 games. 

Up Next
Texas A&M will look to secure the series Saturday as game two is scheduled for 2 p.m. from Blue Bell Park.

Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
 
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