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No. 19 Aggies Drop Series Opener to No. 17 Alabama
Mar 14, 2025 | Baseball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – A pair of late inning home runs doomed the No. 19 Texas A&M baseball team in its SEC Opener Friday night as they fell to No. 17 Alabama 6-4 at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
After the Crimson Tide (18-1, 1-0) opened the scoring with a two-run homer to right center in the second, the Aggies (10-7, 0-1) cut the deficit in half with a run in the third. Jamal George led off the frame with a single through the left side and later came around to score on a Jace LaViolette RBI double.
In the fourth, the Maroon & White evened the score with an RBI groundout from Hayden Schott that plated Terrence Kiel II, who reached on a leadoff double and advanced to third on a throwing error.
Alabama regained the advantage, 4-2, in the fifth with a two-run homer to the right field bullpen. Texas A&M fired back with a run of its own in the sixth courtesy of an RBI single from Sawyer Farr. The RBI marked the first of the rookie's career.
After threatening in the seventh with runners on the corners, the Aggies eventually tied the game in the eighth behind an opposite field solo home run from Schott that just stayed inside the foul pole in left. The designated hitter's third homer of the season left the bat at 104 mph and traveled 385 feet.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, the Crimson Tide regained the lead, 6-4, for good with back-to-back solo homers. Texas A&M looked to respond in the bottom half as the first two batters reached base safely but a double play and a groundout ended the contest.
Starter Ryan Prager received a no-decision after battling through seven innings, allowing four runs on five hits. In relief, Brad Rudis was handed the loss after allowing two runs in a third of an inning.
Inside the Box Score
The Aggies will look to even the series Saturday afternoon as game two is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
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After the Crimson Tide (18-1, 1-0) opened the scoring with a two-run homer to right center in the second, the Aggies (10-7, 0-1) cut the deficit in half with a run in the third. Jamal George led off the frame with a single through the left side and later came around to score on a Jace LaViolette RBI double.
In the fourth, the Maroon & White evened the score with an RBI groundout from Hayden Schott that plated Terrence Kiel II, who reached on a leadoff double and advanced to third on a throwing error.
Alabama regained the advantage, 4-2, in the fifth with a two-run homer to the right field bullpen. Texas A&M fired back with a run of its own in the sixth courtesy of an RBI single from Sawyer Farr. The RBI marked the first of the rookie's career.
After threatening in the seventh with runners on the corners, the Aggies eventually tied the game in the eighth behind an opposite field solo home run from Schott that just stayed inside the foul pole in left. The designated hitter's third homer of the season left the bat at 104 mph and traveled 385 feet.
With two outs in the top of the ninth, the Crimson Tide regained the lead, 6-4, for good with back-to-back solo homers. Texas A&M looked to respond in the bottom half as the first two batters reached base safely but a double play and a groundout ended the contest.
Starter Ryan Prager received a no-decision after battling through seven innings, allowing four runs on five hits. In relief, Brad Rudis was handed the loss after allowing two runs in a third of an inning.
Inside the Box Score
- Texas A&M registered 11 hits and drew three walks.
- Kiel led all players with three hits, marking his second straight three-hit performance and fourth of the year.
- Gavin Kash and LaViolette also tallied multi-hit games.
- Schott plated a team-best two runs on the night.
- Farr drew a team-high two walks.
- Luke Jackson fired 1.1 scoreless frames in relief and struck out two.
- Kaiden Wilson made an appearance and retired the only batter he faced.
- Friday's series opener marked the 38th meeting all-time between the clubs.
- Despite the loss, the Aggies still lead the series 22-16.
- Kiel's multi-hit game was his team-leading seventh of the season.
- The rookie has now hit safely in seven straight games.
- Schott recorded his sixth multi-RBI contest of the season.
- Kent has now reached base safely in eight consecutive games.
The Aggies will look to even the series Saturday afternoon as game two is scheduled for 2 p.m.
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.
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