COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – No. 12 Texas A&M baseball rallied from a five-run deficit to defeat Lamar 7-5 in the opening game of the College Station Regional on Friday at Blue Bell Park.<\/p>\n
The Aggies are hosting the opening round of the NCAA Tournament for the third time in the last five seasons.<\/p>\n
Texas A&M and Lamar faced off for the 43rd time in the College Station Regional of the NCAA Tournament.<\/p>\n
Here is a game rundown:<\/p>\n
Why did A&M win? Lamar scored first after Shane Sdao gave up a base hit. Sdao gave up two runs in the third inning on back-to-back RBIs off the bats of A.J. Taylor and Jack Wagoner.<\/p>\n
In the fourth, Braden Benton hit a home run to left center to make it a 4-0 lead. Gavin Lyons came into relieve Sdao. <\/p>\n
However, after retiring two batters in the inning, Kevin Duran hit a home run for the Cardinals. Lamar led 5-0 before the Aggies scored.<\/p>\n
Gavin Grahovac led off the bottom of the fifth inning with a solo home run to put A&M on the board. Two at bats later, Chris Hacopian hit a two-run home run to bring the Aggies within two runs.<\/p>\n
A&M got the score within one when Nico Partida was walked with bases loaded. Bear Harrison came in clutch with a sacrifice fly in the next at bat to tie the game. <\/p>\n
In the bottom of the eighth, Travis Chestnut laid down a sacrifice bunt but a throwing error from Cardinals\u2019 pitcher Julius Carpio, Ben Royo scored for the Aggies to take a 6-5 lead.<\/p>\n
Later in the inning, Hacopian hit a sacrifice fly to score Chestnut and gave A&M the 7-5 win over Lamar.<\/p>\n
Who stood out? Hacopian went two-for-three with three RBI and tallied his tenth home run of the season. Grahovac also notched his 20th home run of the season.<\/p>\n
What was a key stat? It\u2019s the first time the Aggies have come back from a 5-0 deficit since a game against Georgia in 2021.<\/p>\n
What\u2019s next? A&M will face the winners of the USC-Texas State game in the winner\u2019s bracket on Saturday at 8:00 p.m.<\/p>\n
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