BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M baseball team split a pair of pitcher's duels with No. 2 LSU Saturday in front of 15,098 rowdy fans at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
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The Aggies (26-20, 9-14) picked up a 3-1 victory in the series opener behind a strong pitching performance from Ryan Prager before dropping game two to the Tigers (38-10, 15-8) by a final of 2-1.
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Game One: Aggies 3, Tigers 1
Prager (3-3) earned the win in the series opener after delivering seven innings of one-run baseball to go along with five strikeouts. In relief, Kaiden Wilson recorded 1 1/3 scoreless frames and a strikeout en route to his first career save. Â
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Ben Royo led the offensive attack for the Maroon & White as the junior went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. The Corpus Christi, Texas, native's multi-hit game marked his third in the last five contests.
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Following a scoreless first, the Aggies opened the scoring in the second with a two-out RBI double from Royo.
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After the Tigers evened the score with a solo homer in the sixth, the Maroon & White answered in the seventh with a pair of runs to jump in front 3-1.
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Royo continued his hot hitting with a leadoff triple and came home to score on a pinch-hit RBI single from Hayden Schott. Later in the frame, Caden Sorrell plated Sawyer Farr, who pinch-ran for Schott, with a sacrifice fly to center.
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In the eighth, Wilson entered with the bases loaded and two outs and proceeded to force a flyout to right to end the LSU threat. The left-hander also worked around a pair of baserunners in the ninth to seal the 3-1 victory. Â
Inside the Box Score
After five scoreless frames, the Tigers struck first in the sixth with a pair of runs courtesy of an RBI double and an RBI bunt single.
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In the bottom half, Royo answered for the Aggies with a 391-foot solo blast to left center. The long ball marked the junior's ninth of the season and third in the last three games. Â
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The Maroon & White were only able to record two baserunners over the final three frames as they dropped game two, 2-1.
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Starter Justin Lamkin (3-6) was handed the loss despite working 5 1/3 innings of two-run baseball. The lefty also struck out six on the night. In relief, Caden McCoy totaled 3 2/3 scoreless frames to go along with six strikeouts.
Inside the Box Score
Sunday's rubber match is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Blue Bell Park.
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Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
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The Aggies (26-20, 9-14) picked up a 3-1 victory in the series opener behind a strong pitching performance from Ryan Prager before dropping game two to the Tigers (38-10, 15-8) by a final of 2-1.
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Game One: Aggies 3, Tigers 1
Prager (3-3) earned the win in the series opener after delivering seven innings of one-run baseball to go along with five strikeouts. In relief, Kaiden Wilson recorded 1 1/3 scoreless frames and a strikeout en route to his first career save. Â
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Ben Royo led the offensive attack for the Maroon & White as the junior went 2-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. The Corpus Christi, Texas, native's multi-hit game marked his third in the last five contests.
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Following a scoreless first, the Aggies opened the scoring in the second with a two-out RBI double from Royo.
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After the Tigers evened the score with a solo homer in the sixth, the Maroon & White answered in the seventh with a pair of runs to jump in front 3-1.
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Royo continued his hot hitting with a leadoff triple and came home to score on a pinch-hit RBI single from Hayden Schott. Later in the frame, Caden Sorrell plated Sawyer Farr, who pinch-ran for Schott, with a sacrifice fly to center.
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In the eighth, Wilson entered with the bases loaded and two outs and proceeded to force a flyout to right to end the LSU threat. The left-hander also worked around a pair of baserunners in the ninth to seal the 3-1 victory. Â
Inside the Box Score
- Texas A&M logged six hits and drew four walks on the afternoon.
- Royo registered the lone multi-hit contest for the Aggies, finishing 2-for-4.
- Jamal George, Wyatt Henseler, Kaeden Kent and Schott also recorded a hit for the Maroon & White.
- Kent drew a game-best two walks.
- As a staff, Texas A&M struck out eight.
- Weston Moss also made an appearance in relief, working 2/3 of an inning.
After five scoreless frames, the Tigers struck first in the sixth with a pair of runs courtesy of an RBI double and an RBI bunt single.
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In the bottom half, Royo answered for the Aggies with a 391-foot solo blast to left center. The long ball marked the junior's ninth of the season and third in the last three games. Â
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The Maroon & White were only able to record two baserunners over the final three frames as they dropped game two, 2-1.
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Starter Justin Lamkin (3-6) was handed the loss despite working 5 1/3 innings of two-run baseball. The lefty also struck out six on the night. In relief, Caden McCoy totaled 3 2/3 scoreless frames to go along with six strikeouts.
Inside the Box Score
- The Aggies were held to three hits and one walk on the night.
- Bear Harrison, Royo and Sorrell tallied the lone hits for the Maroon & White.
- Blake Binderup drew the only walk of the night for Texas A&M.
- As a staff, the Aggies struck out 12.
- Luke Jackson also made an appearance in relief.
- Saturday's contests marked the 63rd and 64th meetings all-time between the clubs.
- With the split, the Maroon & White lead the series, 33-30-1.
- Royo went 3-for-7 in the doubleheader and extended his hitting streak to eight games.
- The junior is now 11 for his last 20 at the dish (.550).
- In the series opener, Royo tallied his ninth multi-hit game of the year.
- Harrison has now reached safely in 24 of the last 27 contests.
- As a staff, the Aggies struck out 20 batters and tallied a 1.50 ERA on the day.
- Prager's quality start in the opener marked his third of the season.
- Over his last 10 1/3 innings, McCoy has allowed only one run and tallied 16 strikeouts. Â
- Game one's attendance was 7,768, while game two's was 7,271 for a total of 15,098.
Sunday's rubber match is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Blue Bell Park.
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Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
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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.