Texas A&M (21-15, 6-9 SEC) has won seven consecutive games leading into this weekend’s critical road series vs. No. 2 Arkansas, as the Aggies look to win their third straight SEC series, coming off last weekend’s sweep over visiting South Carolina.
Since being shut 10-0 and held hitless against Tennessee in the first game of the series, A&M’s offense erupted for 26 runs in the following Saturday doubleheader, including a 17-6 win to finish the series. Against the Gamecocks, Caden Sorrell’s walk-off home run in Game 1 led to a 17-0 run-rule win on Friday night, leading to Texas A&M’s largest comeback in program history.
Down 12-2 in the bottom of the sixth, the Aggies chipped away, adding five runs heading into the ninth, only to load the bases with graduate DH Hayden Schott delivering a timely grand slam to bring the Aggies within one score. Texas A&M’s patience at the plate continued to pay off in the final frame, as junior SS Kaeden Kent, for the second time in his career, stepped up to the plate with bases loaded with two outs, destroying an inside fastball for his second career walk-off grand slam.
The Aggies are riding high, but the Razorbacks are No. 2 for a reason, boasting an elite pitching rotation with a 3.65 ERA, a batting average of .330, and rank third nationally with 84 home runs, compared to Texas A&M’s 59.
According to the newest injury report, Texas A&M enters the game as healthy as last weekend. At the same time, first baseball Gavin Kash is listed as “probable” with the potential to return to the lineup by Friday or Saturday. However, Blake Binderup, who was recently named SEC Player of the Week, has been one of the Aggies’ best bats since last week, meaning Kash could be a candidate to play left field to keep Binderup at first.
For the Razorbacks, second baseman Nolan Souza, who was injured against Georgia will miss Thursday’s game, while pitcher Parker Coil is also out.
The initial SEC Student-Athlete availability report ahead of Thursday’s series opener between Texas A&M and No. 2 Arkansas in Fayetteville: pic.twitter.com/sxdjXQgVeB
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Texas A&M will head to Fayetteville to face No. 2 Arkansas. Game 1 is slated for Thursday and will air on the SEC Network at 7:00 p.m. CT.
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