{"id":242978,"date":"2026-04-10T02:52:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/242978\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T02:52:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T02:52:15","slug":"no-18-baseball-hosts-no-2-texas-for-rivalry-series-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/242978\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 18 Baseball Hosts No. 2 Texas for Rivalry Series – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION\u00a0\u2013 No. 18 Texas A&M baseball continues SEC play with a three-game set against No. 2 Texas in the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. The series begins Friday at 7 p.m., followed by Saturday’s matchup at 2 p.m. The series finale is slated for 1 p.m. on Sunday.
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\nGame one of the series will broadcast on SEC Network while game two airs nationally on ESPN2. Sunday’s finale streams on SEC Network+. Each game may be heard locally on 1150 AM\/93.7 FM The Zone. Fans may follow along through live stats<\/a> or on X, @AggieBaseball.
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\nFriday’s matchup marks the 381st meeting between the Aggies (25-6, 7-5) and the Longhorns (27-5, 9-3). The opener is the first meeting in College Station between the rivals as SEC foes.
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\nOl’ Sarge’s charges will send lefty Shane Sdao<\/a> to the mound in the opener and righty Aiden Sims<\/a> will get the nod on Saturday. Sims earned SEC Pitcher of the Week honors after a seven-inning shutout performance in the series finale against Vanderbilt.
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\nIn SEC play, the Maroon & White lead the conference in batting average (.292), runs (118), hits (118), doubles (26), home runs (27), RBI (109), slugging percentage (.562) and walks (95).
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\nGavin Grahovac<\/a> is atop the SEC in conference play in runs scored (19) and RBI (19). Caden Sorrell’s<\/a> 52 RBI and 16 home runs on the season lead the conference and are tied for third and sixth in the national ranks, respectively.
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\nThe Aggies rank inside the top five nationally in on-base percentage (.456), slugging percentage (.592), home runs (68), runs scored (317) and walks (215). On the mound, the Aggies rank second in walks allowed per nine innings (2.90) and ninth in strikeout to walk ratio (3.19).
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\nPROMOTIONS AT THE BALLPARK
\nSATURDAY: BUBBLE BLASTER GIVEAWAY: A&M Baseball Bubble Blasters provided by Pepsi, available for the first 1,000 fans in the Blue Bell Park Plaza.
\nSUNDAY: <\/p>\n


\n\tFACE PAINTING: FREE face painting for all kids, found on the concourse across from the playground on the first base side.
\n\tANTHEM BUDDIES: Kids 12 and under are welcome to stand by a player during the National Anthem. Kids can meet at the stairs on the first base line 30 minutes prior to the first pitch. The Anthem Buddies opportunity is limited and subject to change.
\n\tKIDS RUN THE BASES: Kids 12 and under are welcome to run the bases post-game. Kids can meet at the stairs on the first base line after the game to go down to the field. <\/p>\n

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\nGAMEDAY PARKING:
\nFans are encouraged to make plans to arrive early and exhibit patience for the expected traffic and parking congestion around Blue Bell Park.\u00a0Multiple parking options are available for fans this season:
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\n\tTexas A&M permit holders\u00a0may park for free in Lots 100e, 100f, and 100g on a space available basis beginning 2.5 hours pregame. Click\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0for more info.
\n\tPurchase parking in advance\u00a0– prepay parking may be purchased for individual games. Reserve your parking for the game now and know you’ll have a space waiting for you. Click here<\/a> for more info.
\n\tGeneral parking\u00a0is available on gameday for $5 –\u00a0cash AND card payments accepted.
\n\tAccessible parking\u00a0is available in Lot 102 for $5 or free for Texas A&M permit holders.
\n\tShuttle Buses will be available to ADA guest\u00a0starting 2 hours before first pitch and 1 hour postgame. Pick up will be on Olsen Blvd in front of\u00a0Lot 102 to the Plaza of Blue Bell Park. <\/p>\n

BLUE BELL PARK A TO Z
\nFor a comprehensive look at the gameday experience (tickets, parking, tailgating, etc.) at Blue Bell Park, visit our A to Z<\/a> guide.
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\nVisit for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on\u00a0Facebook, Instagram\u00a0and X by following @aggiebaseball.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"COLLEGE STATION\u00a0\u2013 No. 18 Texas A&M baseball continues SEC play with a three-game set against No. 2 Texas…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":242979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[27,29,28],"class_list":["post-242978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-texas","tag-texas","tag-texas-headlines","tag-texas-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=242978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/242978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/242979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=242978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=242978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=242978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}