With the roof at Globe Life Field open for the first time over the three weekends of the 2026 College Baseball Series, the top-ranked UCLA Bruins provided some early fireworks against undefeated Texas A&M and used a four-run opening inning to put the game out of reach early.
The Bruins followed with two more multi-run innings, top-notch pitching and stellar defense to hand the Aggies their first loss of the season by an 11-1 final score in seven innings.
The win was the second for UCLA at the 2026 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3 in Arlington, Texas, to go along with a victory over Tennessee on Friday.
Texas A&M opened the event with a rout of Virginia Tech on Friday night to remain perfect on the year with the team’s first road win in 2026.
And, just like every game over the last two weekends, all of this week’s contests are being broadcast live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
UCLA now is 4-7 all-time against Texas A&M. Their first meeting came in 1993, and their last was in 2020 after not seeing each other for 15 years. UCLA won the 2020 contest 10-2 at a neutral site.
The Bruins got the job done Saturday with the help of slugger Will Gasparino, who blasted a three-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to put UCLA ahead 11-1.
The junior leads college baseball with nine home runs this year, two of which came against Tennessee on Friday. Oh, and he only has 13 hits this season.
Gasparino was 2 for 4 on Saturday with the home run, a single, three RBIs and two runs scored. The team had 14 hits in all, with Dean West, Mulivai Levu, Roman Martin and Dominic Cadiz each adding two.
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UCLA, now in its second season in the Big Ten Conference, arrived in Texas at 6-2 on the year but coming off a loss to San Diego State on Tuesday.
The Bruins kicked off the trip Friday afternoon with a 12-5 victory over Tennessee that included five UCLA home runs, with two coming from junior outfielder Will Gasparino.
Texas A&M is two years removed from a runner-up finish to Tennessee at the 2024 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship, but a mediocre 2025 season landed the Aggies 13th among the 16 teams on the 2026 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches Poll.
The Aggies started the new season with an 8-0 eight-game homestand, winning close games and winning with blowouts. They’ve won 1-0 and 2-1, and they’ve won 23-7 and 25-5. As they test their mettle on the road for the first time and against the country’s best, will the trend continue?
Hint: It’s looking that way, as TAMU used an eight-run sixth inning to get past Virginia Tech at Globe Life Field on Friday night, 10-0.
It was the first meeting between the two schools, despite a combined history of more than 250 years.
The 2026 season marks the sixth consecutive year of college baseball at Globe Life Field, home of the 2023 World Series-winning Texas Rangers, and the third straight year the action spans three weekends.
The schedule includes the Shriners Children’s College Showdown (Feb. 13-15), Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2 (Feb. 20-22) and Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3 (Feb. 27-March 1), all of which has brought 18 teams to Arlington.
UCLA Defeats Texas A&M 11-1 At 2026 College Baseball Series
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Team1234567RHELTexas A&M01000001213UCLA420014X111407Top-Ranked UCLA Hands Texas A&M First Loss Of 2026, Bruins Win 11-1
Moss strikes out the final two Texas A&M batters to end the game early and hand the Aggies their first loss of the year.
UCLA wins 11-1 in seven innings.
UCLA 11, Texas A&M 1
UCLA Now Up 10 Runs Against Texas A&M, Bruins Lead 11-1
Freshman left-hander Cole Hubert comes on to pitch for Texas A&M in the bottom of the sixth inning, which starts with a single to left field by Levu.
Martin walks.
Brennan hits a first-pitch double down the right field line to score Levu and send Martin to third base. UCLA 8, TAMU 1
Gasparino blasts a two-out three-run home run to left center, scoring Martin and Brennan. It’s his ninth homer of the season, with two coming Friday against Tennessee. Oh, and he only has 13 hits this year.
UCLA 11, Texas A&M 1
Gasparino homers for No. 9️⃣ on the season! 😤
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— FloCollege | Baseball (@FloCollegeBSB) March 1, 2026New UCLA Pitcher Shuts Down Aggies In Sixth Inning
UCLA sends sophomore right-hander Wylan Moss to the mound in the top of the sixth inning.
Moss strikes out Sorrell to start the inning and then gives up a single to Grahovac for the second hit of the game for TAMU.
Barnett went five innings for the Bruins, giving up one run on one hit, while striking out four and walking three.
Moss gets out of the inning with a 6-4-3 double play.
UCLA 7, Texas A&M 1
UCLA Adds One In Fifth Inning, Bruins Lead TAMU 7-1
Texas A&M is retired in order in the top of the fifth inning.
UCLA slugger Will Gasparino reaches on an error, the first error of the weekend for Texas A&M, but he’s thrown out trying to steal second base.
Cadiz follows with a two-out double from the No. 9 spot in the lineup.
West singles to center to score Cadiz.
The inning ends with a Cholowsky fly ball.
UCLA 7, Texas A&M 1
Action Gets Quiet In Arlington, UCLA Leads TAMU 6-1 After Four Innings
Barnett walked a couple of Aggies in the top of the fourth inning but got off the field unscathed.
UCLA gets a one-out double from Martin, but he’s stranded on second base.
UCLA 6, Texas A&M 1
TAMU Holds UCLA At Bay, Bruins Still Ahead 6-1
Sophomore right-hander comes on to pitch for the Texas A&M and retires two Bruins after giving up an inning-opening single.
Moss went two innings, giving up six runs on six hits, while walking three and striking out one.
Freshman Dominic Cadiz then singles to give UCLA runners on first and second with two outs.
West is hit by a pitch to load the bases.
Lyons pitches out of the jam and keeps the Bruins scoreless for the first time in the game.
UCLA 6, Texas A&M
Top Of Third Inning Is Quick In TAMU-UCLA Clash
With two outs in the top of the third inning, leadoff hitter Terrence Kiel II takes a two-seam fastball off to the helmet. He’s OK and heads to first base.
The inning ends with a grounder to first, stranding Kiel.
UCLA 6, Texas A&M 1
UCLA Adds To Lead Against Texas A&M At Globe Life Field, Bruins Up 6-1
UCLA starts the second inning with a single, walk and late-show sacrifice bunt to put runners on second and third with one out.
After Cholowsky is the second out, popping up, Levu is intentionally walked to load the bases with two out.
Moss goes 2-2 against Martin, who then rips a clutch two-out single up the middle to score two more runs. UCLA 6, TAMU 1
The inning ends with a line drive to first base.
UCLA 6, Texas A&M 1
Texas A&M Answers With Solo Home Run, Bruins Lead 4-1
Senior Jake Duer blasts a 3-2 pitch over the fence in right center to get Texas A&M on the board to start the top of the second inning. UCLA 4, TAMU 1
That’s where the momentum ends, though.
UCLA 4, Texas A&M 1
And it’s GONE 🚀 Duer hits the home run for Texas A&M!
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— FloCollege | Baseball (@FloCollegeBSB) March 1, 2026UCLA Pounces On Texas A&M Early, Bruins Lead 4-0
Leadoff man Dean West, a junior outfielder, opens things for UCLA with a base hit to right field.
Top MLB prospect Roch Cholowsky adds a single to left field to give the Bruins runners on first and second with no outs.
Junior first baseman Mulivai Levu rips a single up the middle to score West and send Cholowsky to second. UCLA 1, TAMU 0
The Aggies are known for not walking a lot of batters, but Moss walks junior Roman Martin to load the bases. The strikeout-to-walk ratio for the Aggies starters this year coming into this game was 57-5.
A sac fly from redshirt junior Payton Brennan and a defensive miscue from TAMU allows Cholowsky to score and for the other two runners to advance to second and third with one out. UCLA 2, TAMU 0
Moss records a strikeout for the second out.
Junior catcher Cashel Dugger rips a single down the leftfield line, scoring Levu and Martin, but he’s thrown out trying to stretch it into a double, ending the inning.
UCLA 4, Texas A&M 0
UCLA drives in 2️⃣ more to close out the first inning!
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— FloCollege | Baseball (@FloCollegeBSB) March 1, 2026Near-Homer Turns Into Double Play, Ends First Inning For Texas A&M
Texas A&M gets its first baserunner via walk.
The inning ends with a tremendous double play. Wow!
A 373-foot fly ball is caught at the fence, and junior Caden Sorrell, who was almost at third base already, is thrown out trying to get back to first base.
The shot was a foot away from being a two-run homer by junior infielder Gavin Grahovac.
Texas A&M 0, UCLA 0
Quick thinking in the outfield and it’s a double play to close the top half 👀
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— FloCollege | Baseball (@FloCollegeBSB) March 1, 2026After A Brief Delay, TAMU And UCLA Are Underway In Texas!
Texas A&M will bat first and face senior right-hander Michael Barnett.
Barnett starts things off with a strikeout!
UCLA is the No. 1 team with the No. 3 defense and only has made three errors all season – including zero through the first seven games.
Junior right-hander Wes Moss will take the hill for the Aggies.
UCLA Responds With Lineup For Saturday Night Against Texas A&M
Here’s who will start for UCLA on Saturday night against the Aggies:
The 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐩 for game two in Texas. 📝
▫️Cash Dugger makes his 100th appearance
▫️Michael Barnett starts on the mound
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— UCLA Baseball (@UCLABaseball) March 1, 2026Texas A&M Is Ready To Rock, But What Say You, UCLA?
Here’s who Texas A&M will send out against top-ranked UCLA on Saturday night at the College Baseball Series:
Locked in at Globe Life 🔒
New start time: 8:15pm#GigEm pic.twitter.com/IXL910CvrT
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 1, 2026Updated Start Time For Texas A&M And UCLA
First pitch, 9:15 p.m. Eastern.
In Case You Missed What Happened To UCLA Baseball On Friday
UCLA defeated Tennessee to kick off its weekend at the College Baseball Series.
No. 1 UCLA (7-2) mashes five home runs in its 12-5 win over No. 20 Tennessee in the opening game of the Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at @GlobeLifeField.
RECAP: https://t.co/L01bK2l6V6 #GoBruins pic.twitter.com/GFjpJcD708
— UCLA Baseball (@UCLABaseball) February 28, 2026How To Stream Texas A&M vs. UCLA At Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3
The 2026 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3 is taking place at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 27-March 1. It is streaming live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event will be on both platforms.
Texas A&M Baseball Schedule At The College Baseball Series
Friday, Feb. 27
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Sunday, March 1
UCLA Baseball Schedule At The College Baseball Series
All Times Eastern
Friday, Feb. 27
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What Teams Are Playing In the 2026 College Baseball Series?
Here’s a list of every team headed to Globe Life Field:
Shriners Children’s College Baseball ShowdownArkansasOklahomaOklahoma StateTexas TechTCUVanderbiltAmegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 2AuburnFlorida StateKansas StateLouisvilleMichiganNebraskaAmegy Bank College Baseball Series – Weekend 3Arizona StateMississippi StateTennesseeTexas A&MUCLAVirginia TechMidweek Games*Arkansas def. Tarleton State, 3-1 (Feb. 16)* UT Arlington def. TCU, 11-8 (Feb. 17)
*Were not broadcast live by FloSports.
About Texas A&M Baseball
The last time the Texas A&M played at Globe Life Field was in 2024, posting a 3-0 record with two wins over Arizona State and a triumph over USC.
That season ended with the team’s eighth trip to the Men’s College World Series, though the Aggies came up short against Tennessee.
Prior to that, they made it to Omaha in 2022, so if you’re superstitious, does that mean Texas A&M is a lock for 2026?
The Aggies are coming off a 30-26 campaign that included an 11-19 mark in SEC competition and saw them finish third from the bottom of the conference standings.
They earned the No. 14 seed for the 2025 SEC Baseball Tournament and won two games, before being dispensed by eventual national champion LSU.
Texas A&M is in a tough spot. Is it better to be a middle-of-the-road team in the most powerful conference in college baseball, the one that has claimed every national title since 2019, or a top team in a lesser conference?
Amazingly, 11 of the 16 teams in the SEC started this season ranked in the top 25.
2026 Texas A&M Baseball Roster
Find the 2026 Texas A&M baseball roster here.
Night 1 Done. Night 1 Won.
Check out some images from Texas A&M’s CBS opener Friday against Virginia Tech.
Night Won✔️ pic.twitter.com/z4NcFzzBhT
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 28, 2026About UCLA Baseball
In their debut season in the Big Ten Conference, the UCLA Bruins shared the regular-season title with Oregon and then finished as the runner-up to Nebraska in the 2025 Big Ten Baseball Tournament Presented by IFS.ai.
UCLA then rolled into the 2025 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship and had the opportunity to host the regional round and the Super Regional that followed.
The successful postseason run saw the Bruins make it to the Men’s College World Series for the first time since 2013, though an opening win against Murray State was followed by losses to LSU and Arkansas, resulting for an early trip home.
The Bruins’ campaign ended with a 48-18 overall record and 22-8 mark in conference play.
2026 UCLA Baseball Roster
Find the 2026 UCLA baseball roster here.
UCLA First On The Board In CBS Showdown With Tennessee
Watch the Bruins plate their first runs at Globe Life Field in 2026.
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 in 💰
Bruins take an early lead!pic.twitter.com/UN8XYvi9xu
— UCLA Baseball (@UCLABaseball) February 27, 2026Complete 2026 College Baseball Showdown Schedule
Here’s when everything will be happening at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas:
Shriners Children’s College Showdown
All Times Eastern
Feb. 13, 2026
Feb. 14, 2026
Feb. 15, 2026
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 2
Feb. 20, 2026
Feb. 21, 2026
Feb. 22, 2026
Amegy Bank College Baseball Series Weekend 3
Feb. 27, 2026
Feb. 28, 2026
March 1, 2026
D1 College Baseball Rankings On Feb. 23UCLA (6-1), Previous Ranking: 1LSU (8-0), Previous Ranking: 2Texas (7-0), Previous Ranking: 3Mississippi State (8-0), Previous Ranking: 4Georgia Tech (8-0), Previous Ranking: 5Arkansas (6-1), Previous Ranking: 8Auburn (6-1), Previous Ranking: 9North Carolina (6-1-1), Previous Ranking: 10Coastal Carolina (5-2), Previous Ranking: 6Florida (7-1), Previous Ranking: 12Georgia (6-1), Previous Ranking: 14Southern Miss (6-1), Previous Ranking: 20Oklahoma (7-0), Previous Ranking: 21NC State (5-1), Previous Ranking: 17Clemson (7-0), Previous Ranking: 19Wake Forest (6-1), Previous Ranking: 22Miami (9-0), Previous Ranking: 23TCU (2-5), Previous Ranking: 7Oregon State (4-3), Previous Ranking: 11Tennessee (5-2), Previous Ranking: 13Florida State (4-2), Previous Ranking: 16Kentucky (5-2), Previous Ranking: 18Texas A&M (7-0), Previous Ranking: 24West Virginia (5-1), Previous Ranking: 25Ole Miss (8-0), Previous Ranking: NR2026 D1Baseball Preseason Top 25 RankingsUCLA (48-18)LSU (53-15)Texas (44-14)Mississippi State (36-23)Georgia Tech (41-19)Coastal Carolina (56-13)Arkansas (50-15)Louisville (42-24)Auburn (41-20)TCU (39-20)North Carolina (46-15)Oregon State (48-16-1)Florida (39-22)Tennessee (46-19)Georgia (43-17)Florida State (42-16)NC State (35-21)Kentucky (31-26)Clemson (45-18)Southern Miss (47-16)Wake Forest (39-22)Miami (35-27)Vanderbilt (43-18)Arizona (44-21)Texas A&M (30-26)2026 SEC Baseball Preseason Coaches PollLSU (9 first-place votes) — 231 pointsTexas (1) — 214Mississippi State (4) — 205Arkansas (2) — 203Auburn — 175Tennessee — 162Florida — 156Vanderbilt — 151Georgia — 133Ole Miss — 110Kentucky — 99Alabama — 87Texas A&M — 86Oklahoma — 84South Carolina — 49Missouri — 31
To see all of the individual SEC recognition and preseason honors, check out this compilation from the SEC.
2026 Big Ten Baseball Preseason Coaches PollUCLAOregonUSCNebraskaIndianaIowa
The other schools in the 17-team conference are Ohio State, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Rutgers, Michigan State, Purdue, Northwestern, Penn State, Illinois and Washington.
To see all of the individual Big Ten recognition and preseason honors, check out this compilation from the Big Ten Conference.
When Does The 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship Start?
The first/regional round of the 2026 NCAA Division I Baseball Championship will be May 29-31, with times and locations TBD.
The NCAA Super Regional action will be held June 5-7, again, with times and locations TBD.
The last eight teams standing will head to the 2026 Men’s College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska, from June 12-22 to battle through a combination of double-elimination and best-of-three competition until a champion emerges.
How To Watch More Of The 2026 College Baseball Season On FloCollege
College baseball in 2026 will be streamed on FloCollege and the FloSports app for select Division I preseason tournaments and for much of the Division II and Division III seasons.
Recent NCAA Division I Baseball National Champions2025 – LSU2024 – Tennessee2023 – LSU2022 – Ole Miss2021 – Mississippi State2020 – No Tournament 2019 – Vanderbilt When Is The 2026 MLB Draft?
The MLB Draft begins the Sunday of MLB All-Star Week, which is being held in Philadelphia from July 11-14.
3 Minutes Of Batting Practice With Florida State Baseball
Florida State took part in the 2026 College Baseball Series in Arlington, Texas. Here’s a look behind the scenes:
Missed The 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown?
Revisit everything that happened during the 2025 Shriners Children’s College Showdown at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 14-16. It all streamed live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event are available on both platforms.
Curious About What Happened During The 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series?
Revisit everything that happened during the two weekends of play at the 2025 Amegy Bank College Baseball Series at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, from Feb. 21-March 2. It all streamed live on FloCollege and the FloSports app.
Replays, highlights and breaking news from the event are available on both platforms.
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