Texas had won 9 of its previous 11 games heading into a weekend series with Texas A&M in College Station. The Aggies didn’t care; they plated 9 runs on Friday night to beat the Longhorns 9-8.
On Saturday, A&M took the series.
A rain delay in the bottom of the first didn’t dampen the mood, but only the Aggies were simply too hot to handle. A 2-RBI double from Bear Harrison and a bases-clearing triple from Gavin Grahovac in the bottom of the opening inning gave No. 18 Texas A&M an 8-1 lead over No. 2 Texas. The Aggies got 2 more across in the sixth to win 11-4 in a game that Texas never managed to threaten.
Texas starting pitcher Luke Harrison earned just 2 outs before his day was over. A&M’s Gavin Lyons earned his fifth win of the season with 4.1 innings of 1-run ball. Lyons fanned 5 while giving up just 3 hits.
Entering the weekend, Texas boasted the best ERA in the SEC. A&M has now put 20 runs on 16 hits on the Longhorns’ pitching staff through the first 2 games of the series.
The Aggies (27-7, 9-5 SEC) will go for the series sweep on Sunday. A&M is now 21-3 at home on the season.
The Longhorns (27-7, 9-5) had not yet lost a series in SEC play prior to the weekend. Arkansas (May 1-3, 2025) was the last SEC team to secure a series sweep against Jim Schlossnagle and his bunch.
First pitch on Sunday is set for 2 p.m. ET.
Derek Peterson does a bit of everything, not unlike Taysom Hill. He has covered Oklahoma, Nebraska, the Pac-12, and now delivers CFB-wide content.
