Texas A&M nearly let a four-run lead slip away, but held on for a 4-3 win over Auburn in College Station on Sunday to avoid a weekend sweep.
Chris Hacopian’s sacrifice groundout in the bottom of the first scored Gavin Grahovac as the Aggies opened up a 1-0 lead. Then, in the bottom of the sixth, Hacopian stroked a three-run home run to left field, his only hit of the game, to stretch the advantage to 4-0.
Chris Rembert’s run-scoring single in the top of the seventh brought the Tigers within 3-1 before things got interesting in the top of the ninth. With runners on first and second with one out, Rembert’s base hit — followed by an Aggie error — made it 4-2. Two batters later, Bub Terrell’s RBI single cut the lead to 4-3 and loaded the bases. But Clayton Freshcorn forced Brandon McCraine to ground into a 4-6-3 double play to end the game.
Weston Moss (6.1 innings, 1 run, 1 hit, six strikeouts, 0 walks) improved to 4-2 with the win. Alex Petrovic (5.2 IP, 4 ER, 6 K, 0 BB) was saddled with the loss.
Texas A&M hosts Prairie View A&M on Tuesday before traveling to Ole Miss for its second-to-last SEC series of the season. Auburn heads to UAB before a trip to Mississippi State.
Sydney is an Atlanta-based journalist who has covered everything from SEC and ACC football to MLS, the U.S. men's national soccer team and professional tennis. His work has appeared on such platforms as SB Nation, Cox Media Group and FanSided.
