Aggie Baseball Falls to USC and Heads to Game Seven of College Station Regional

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News release from Texas A&M Athletics: 

Texas A&M dropped a 14-3 decision in its third game of the College Station Regional Sunday night from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

Chris Hacopian put the Aggies (41-15) on the board first with a solo homer laced 110 miles-per-hour down the left field line in the first inning. The Trojans (46-16) responded with a four-spot in the bottom half of the first behind four hits, including a pair of two-RBI doubles.

USC made it a 7-1 ballgame in the third inning with a three-run shot off the bat of Andrew Lamb. A two-run homer in the fourth inning put the Trojans up, 9-1.

Gavin Grahovac chalked a run back for the Maroon & White with a mammoth 446-foot home run to left field, cutting the deficit to 9-2. USC extended its advantage to nine in the bottom of the seventh on a two-RBI single.

The Aggies tacked on a run in the eighth inning on an RBI triple from Jake Duer to make it an 11-3 ballgame.

The Trojans widened the gap in the bottom of the eighth, plating three runs on five hits to seal the final tally at 14-3.

Ethan Darden was tabbed the starter but could only record two outs after allowing four runs on four hits and a walk. Gavin Lyons entered first in relief, tossing 1.1 innings and suffering two runs on three hits and a walk. Cooper Powell followed, surrendering three runs, two earned in 2.0 innings pitched. Hunter Vincent, Juan Vargas and Grant Cunningham combined to toss the last 4.0 innings. The trio combined for five strikeouts but suffered five runs in the final four frames.

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Texas A&M will play in a win-or-go home contest with USC on Monday. First pitch is scheduled for 8:06 p.m. on ESPN2.

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