Texas A&M’s season ends after College World Series loss to Oklahoma
By Adam Spencer
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Texas A&M got into trouble against the red-hot Oklahoma Sooners early in Wednesday’s do-or-die game at the College World Series in Omaha.
Needing to beat the Sooners twice in a row to advance to the title series, the Aggies fell behind 3-0 in the bottom of the first inning, thanks to a 3-run home run by Oklahoma Jimmy Crooks off A&M pitcher Ryan Prager.
JIMMY CROOKS CRANKS THE 3-RUN ?!
? ESPN#MCWS x @OU_Baseball pic.twitter.com/pD88F3uxNz
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 22, 2022
Those were the only 3 earned runs Prager allowed, giving up a fourth unearned run in the third inning.
But, even when Jacob Palisch took over and threw 5.2 innings of 1-run baseball, the Texas A&M bats couldn’t figure out Oklahoma pitchers David Sandlin and Trevin Michael. Sandlin allowed only 1 run in 7 innings while striking out 12, then Michael closed out the game for the Sooners.
Dylan Rock provided the only run of the day for the Aggies in the 5-1 loss, hitting a solo shot in the top of the 6th inning:
Here come the Aggies!
? ESPN#MCWS x @AggieBaseball pic.twitter.com/qoGVOeF6MF
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAABaseball) June 22, 2022
Now, Oklahoma — a team that finished below .500 last year — will advance to the final series. It will face an SEC team — either Ole Miss or Arkansas.
Meanwhile, Texas A&M is a program on the rise after making it all the way to Omaha in Jim Schlossnagle’s first year at the helm of the team.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
