No. 10 Baseball Secures Series Over No. 13 Mississippi State in Seesaw Battle on Senior Day

Saturday, May 16

College Station

11:00 AM

Texas A&M

39-13, 18-11

Mississippi State

39-16, 16-14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Mississippi State	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	6	11	1
Texas A&M	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	2	X	7	7	1

May 16, 2026 | Baseball

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By: Olivia Sims, Athletics Communications

COLLEGE STATION – No. 10 Texas A&M claimed its final SEC series of the season over No. 13 Mississippi State with a back-and-forth 7-6 win behind seven hits and 13 walks Saturday afternoon from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. Prior to the game, the Maroon & White honored its 10 seniors for their contributions to the program.

The Aggies (39-13, 18-11) got on the board first in the third inning after consecutive walks from Caden Sorrell and Chris Hacopian. Jake Duer drove in the lone run of the frame after reaching on a fielding error, allowing Sorrell to score from third.

In the top of the fourth, the Bulldogs (39-16, 16-14) tallied a run of their own on an RBI groundout to tie the game at one a piece.

Following three consecutive walks to load the bases in bottom of the fourth, Texas A&M tacked on a pair of runs behind a fielder's choice RBI from Sorrell and a base knock from Hacopian.

The visitors took their first lead of the contest in the fifth inning behind back-to-back homers, making it a 4-3 Mississippi State advantage.

The Maroon & White evened the ledger on a Ben Royo sacrifice fly and reclaimed the lead with a two-out single from Boston Kellner. The Bulldogs took the lead back in the eighth inning behind a two-run shot to right field.

In the home half of the eighth, the Aggies struck back as Sorrell drew a walk and Hacopian singled to center field to put two baserunners on with no outs. Travis Chestnut answered the call off the bench and laid down a sacrifice bunt to advance both runners. Bear Harrison ripped a go-ahead single to left field to clear the bases and put the Aggies back in front, 7-6.

Ethan Darden made his second start of the weekend in the series finale, tossing a season-high 3.1 innings, allowing one run off four hits while punching out a lone batter. Gavin Lyons entered first in relief, surrendering three runs off four hits while striking out two in his 1.2 innings pitched. Cooper Powell dealt a 2.0-inning hold, sitting down a career-high three batters. Clayton Freshcorn closed the final 2.0 frames, securing his third win of the season and first in conference play.

TOP PLAYERS
Bear Harrison – 2-for-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 BB
Chris Hacopian – 2-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Caden Sorrell – 1-for-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB
Jake Duer – 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Blake Binderup- 0-for-1, 1 R, 4 BB
Boston Kellner – 1-for-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Ethan Darden – 3.1 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K
Cooper Powell – 2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 BB, 3 K

SCORING SUMMARY
B3 | Sorrell drew a four-pitch walk. Hacopian walked, advancing Sorrell to second. Sorrell moved to third on a wild pitch. Duer reached on a fielding error, plating Sorrell. A&M 1, MSU 0.

T4| Noah Sullivan reached on an infield single. Vytas Valincius singled down the left field line and Sullivan advanced to second. Reed Stallman walked to load the bases. Bryce Chance grounded out to score Sullivan. A&M 1, MSU 1.

B4 | Blake Binderup and Kellner drew consecutive walks, and both runners advanced a bag on a wild pitch. Gavin Grahovac drew a walk to load the bases. Sorrell reached on a fielder's choice to send Kellner to third and plate Binderup. Hacopian singled to center field to score Kellner. A&M 3, MSU 1.

T5 | Ryder Woodson singled to center field. Ace Reese homered to right field. Sullivan homered to center field. A&M 3, MSU 4.

B7 | Duer led off the frame with a walk. Harrison doubled down the left field line to send Duer to third. Royo hit a sacrifice fly to right-center to score Duer and Harrison moved to third. Nico Partida entered as a pinch-hitter and drew a walk. Kellner singled down the right field line to plate Harrison. A&M 5, MSU 4.

T8 | Sullivan singled to left field and Jacob Parker homered to right field. A&M 5, MSU 6.

B8 | Sorrell drew a four-pitch walk and Hacopian dropped a single to right field. A Chestnut sacrifice bunt advanced Sorrell and Hacopian. Harrison drilled a go-ahead single to left field, bringing Sorrell and Hacopian across the plate. A&M 7, MSU 6.

GAME NOTES

Texas A&M's 18 wins in SEC play are tied for the fourth-most in its conference slate since its debut season in the league in 2013.
Sorrell recorded nine RBI across the weekend, the most he has recorded in a three-game conference series in his career.
Darden tossed a season high 3.1 innings in the contest.
Binderup's four walks in the series finale sets a new career high.
The junior has reached base safely in eight straight matchups.
Powell punched out three batters and tossed 2.0 innings, both marking career highs.
Hacopian has reached base safely in the last 17 contests and recorded his 13^th multi-hit game of the season.
Harrison extended his on-base streak to 27 games.
The Aggies have drawn double-digit walks in nine contests this season with six coming in conference games. The 13 walks issued to the Aggies tied the highest amount they have drawn in an SEC series this season.
The series finale brought 6,600 fans to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
With the win, the Aggies hold the lead in the all-time series over the Bulldogs 29-24.

UP NEXT
With the win, the Aggies begin their SEC Tournament slate Friday, May 22, at the Hoover Met as either the No. 2 or No. 3 seed, securing a double bye.

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