Texas A&M eliminated from NCAA Tournament by USC, ending 2026 season
By Andrew Olson
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Texas A&M baseball saw its 2026 season end in disappointing fashion. The Aggies lost 7-1 to USC in the winner-take-all game of the College Station Regional.
It’s a rough way to go out for A&M. Michael Earley’s team was in the driver’s seat to win the College Station Regional after defeating Lamar 7-5 in the opener and Texas State 17-2 in the winner’s bracket game.
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USC, however, was too much for A&M. After fighting their way out of the loser’s bracket, the Trojans walloped the Aggies 14-3 on Sunday night to force a winner-take-all game on Monday with Super Regionals on the line.
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It was 2-1 USC at the end of the 6th inning. The Trojans scored 3 in the 7th inning to extend the lead to 5-1 and added 2 more in the 8th.
Clayton Freshcorn went 6.2 innings for the Aggies, running into trouble in the 7th. He finished with 5 ER on 9 hits and 1 walk, striking out 5 of his 31 batters faced on 101 pitches (72 strikes).
AUGIE. LOPEZ. WOW!
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A 3-run CRUSHER to the trees 💯#RoadToOmaha x 🎥 ESPN2 / @USC_Baseball pic.twitter.com/H9TWSO0d9v
Texas A&M finishes the season 41-16 overall in Michael Earley’s second season coaching the team. As the winner of the College Station Regional, USC heads to the Chapel Hill Regional, hosted by No. 5 national seed North Carolina.
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