No. 22 Baseball Downs SFA, 14-1, in Midweek Action

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – No. 22 Texas A&M completed a perfect five-game homestand with a 14-1 victory over SFA in seven innings Tuesday night from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
 
The Aggies (15-1) totaled 12 hits and seven walks in the win. Blake Binderup headed the offensive attack with two home runs. The first was a solo shot to lead off the bottom of the fourth, and his second was a three-run blast in the sixth inning that traveled 454 feet over the wall in left-center field. Bear Harrison followed Binderup's three-run shot with a 459-foot solo homer, ending the contest 2-for-3 with two runs scored and one RBI.
 
Jake Duer and Nico Partida each logged their team-best eighth multi-hit performance. The duo combined to score four runs and drive in five RBI.
 
Gavin Lyons worked 4.2 innings as the starter, allowing one earned run on three hits. The sophomore issued just one walk and struck out a pair. Ethan Darden (2-0) earned the win after tossing 1.1 hitless innings of relief. Juan Vargas and Clayton Freshcorn combined to finish the seventh inning and seal the run-rule victory.
 
TOP PLAYERS
Blake Binderup – 2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Bear Harrison – 2-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 HBP
Jake Duer – 2-for-3, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB
Nico Partida – 2-for-4, 2 R, 2 RBI
Gavin Lyons – 4.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K
Ethan Darden – W (2-0), 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
 
SCORING SUMMARY
B1 | Terrence Kiel II led off with a single and advanced to second on a Caden Sorrell groundout. Gavin Grahovac tripled off the wall in left-center to bring Kiel home. Duer singled, plating Grahovac, and Boston Kellner followed with a single. Both runners advanced a base on a Partida groundout, and Duer scored on a wild pitch. A&M 3, SFA 0.
 
T4 | Mark Henning put the Lumberjacks on the board with a solo homer to center field. A&M 3, SFA 1.
 
B4 | Binderup got the run back for the Aggies on a solo homer to left-center field. A&M 4, SFA 1.
 
B6 | Partida singled to start the frame and Harrison doubled down the left field line. Sawyer Farr was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Kiel grounded out to second base to advance each runner and plate a run. Sorrell was intentionally walked to load the bases and Grahovac walked to score another run. Duer drove a single up the middle to plate two more runs. Kellner walked, and Partida drilled a single to center field to scratch across two more. Binderup clubbed a three-run homer to left-center and Harrison followed with a solo shot to put the Aggies up by 13. A&M 14, SFA 1.
 
GAME NOTES

• Tuesday's midweek marked the 29th meeting all time between the clubs. With the win, the Aggies lead the series 28-1.
• 5,910 fans filled Blue Bell Park for the midweek.
• Kiel and Kellner have reached base safely in all 16 games this year.
• Grahovac's triple was the first of his career and the first all season for the Maroon & White.
• Binderup recorded the second multi-homer game of his career.
• The three hits allowed by the Aggie pitching staff matches the team's lowest total in a game this season.
• Binderup and Harrison's back-to-back homers in the sixth inning is the first time the Aggies have accomplished the feat since Jace LaViolette and Wyatt Henseler on May 10, 2025.
• Grahovac has hit safely in the last seven games and reached base safely in the last 10.
• Sorrell has reached base safely in the last 10 games.

UP NEXT
No. 22 Texas A&M begins conference play with a three-game set in Norman against Oklahoma beginning Friday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m.
 
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