Wilson Slugs Two Homers, No. 10 Baseball Downs LSU, 10-4, in Series Opener

BATON ROUGE – No. 10 Texas A&M claimed the series opener over LSU, 10-4, Friday night from Alex Box Stadium behind a pair of homers from Jorian Wilson.
 
Every batter in the Maroon & White's starting lineup reached base safely, combining for 12 hits and eight walks. Gavin Grahovac, Chris Hacopian, Terrence Kiel II and Wilson each registered multi-hit performances.
 
The Aggies (29-7, 10-5) scratched across the first run of the game in the third inning on an RBI groundout from Caden Sorrell, scoring Bear Harrison.
 
The Tigers (23-16, 6-10) matched the score in the fourth inning on a solo homer.
 
Texas A&M reclaimed the lead with two outs in the top of the fifth behind an RBI single from Hacopian. Jake Duer lined a single up the middle to score two, giving the Aggies a 4-1 advantage.
 
LSU added a run in the bottom of the fifth with an RBI single, making it a 4-2 game. In the top of the sixth, Wilson blasted an opposite-field two run homer to extend the Maroon & White's edge. Grahovac added to the tally with a solo shot, putting the Aggies ahead by five runs. Ol' Sarge's charges went up, 8-2, in the eighth inning on a bases-loaded wild pitch.
 
The home team responded with a pair of runs in the bottom of the eighth, only to be answered by Wilson's second two-run shot of the game to seal the final score at 10-4. The Hallettsville, Texas, native's ninth homer of the season traveled 412 feet to the opposite field and left the bat at 106 miles per hour.
 
Shane Sdao was tabbed the starter and worked 4.2 innings of two-run ball. The lefty allowed six hits and punched out four batters. Gavin Lyons (6-0) earned his fourth win in conference play after tossing 2.1 innings, allowing two runs, one earned, on four hits, while striking out four. Ethan Darden closed the door, pitching a clean 2.0 innings with a pair of strikeouts.
 
TOP PLAYERS
Jorian Wilson – 2-for-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 HR
Gavin Grahovac – 2-for-6, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR
Chris Hacopian – 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB
Gavin Lyons – W (6-0), 2.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
Ethan Darden – 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 2 K
 
SCORING SUMMARY
T3 | Harrison led off with a walk. Boston Kellner dropped a single into center field to move Harrison to third. Sorrell plated the run on a groundout to first base. A&M 1, LSU 0.
 
B4 | Steven Milam knotted the game with a solo homer. A&M 1, LSU 1.
 
T5 | Harrison walked to begin the inning. With two outs, Sorrell singled to center field. Hacopian lined a single to center field on a 2-2 count to plate Harrison and move Sorrell to third. Hacopian stole second and Duer drove a single up the middle to score a pair of runs. A&M 4, LSU 1.
 
B5 | Derek Curiel singled to right center field. Jake Brown singled through the right side to advance Curiel to third. Cade Arrambide plated the run with a single through the right side. A&M 4, LSU 2.
 
T6 | Kiel singled to center field and Wilson belted an opposite-field home run. Grahovac added another run with a solo homer to right-center field. A&M 7, LSU 2.
 
T8 | Grahovac singled with two outs, followed by a Sorrell walk and a Hacopian hit by pitch. The run scored on a wild pitch. A&M 8, LSU 2.
 
B8 | Arrambide singled through the right side. Milam drove a double to right-center, advancing Arrambide to third. Omar Serna Jr. plated the run on two-base throwing error. John Pearson scored Milam on a sacrifice fly to center field. A&M 8, LSU 4.
 
T9 | Kiel roped a double down the left field line. Wilson blasted his second homer of the game to left-center field. A&M 10, LSU 4.
 
GAME NOTES

• The Maroon & White have scored at least 10 runs in eight of 15 SEC games. The Aggies have achieved the feat in 18 of 36 total games this season.
• Wilson logged the first multi-homer game of his career and matched a career high with 4 RBI, set in Tuesday's midweek against Houston.
• Sorrell extended his on-base streak to 30 games and has reached safely in all 15 SEC contests.
• The junior matched a career-high with three walks.
• Grahovac extended his hitting streak to 11 games and his on-base streak to 12 games. He has reached base safely in all 15 conference games and has multiple hits in nine conference matchups.
• The Orange, California, native logged his team-best 17^th multi-hit performance and has logged multiple hits in four consecutive games.
• Partida extended his hitting streak to seven games.
• Kellner has reached base safely in 35 of 36 games this season.
• Duer extended his on-base streak to 19 games and has reached base safely in each of the last 10 conference games.
• Harrison has reached safely in each of the last 11 games.
• The Aggie pitching staff struck out at least 10 batters for the 12^th time this season.
• Friday's opener marked the 67^th meeting all-time between Texas A&M and LSU. With the win, the Aggies lead the all-time series 35-31-1.

UP NEXT
No. 10 Texas A&M returns to Alex Box Stadium at an adjusted time of 4:30 PM CT for the middle game against LSU. The contest will stream on SEC Network+ and may be heard locally on 1150 AM/93.7 FM The Zone.
 
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