News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
No. 24 Texas A&M secured the series sweep over Penn, 7-1, behind a dominant start from Aiden Sims Sunday afternoon from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Sims (2-0) faced the minimum through five innings to keep the Quakers (0-3) silent at the plate. The Forney, Texas, native concluded his outing with a career-high 7.0 innings pitched, allowing one run on just three hits. The righty topped his career-best strikeout total, fanning 10 batters.
Josh Stewart put a cap on the contest, tossing the final two frames. He allowed one hit and struck out one.
Nico Partida led the Aggies (7-0) offensively, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored. The Pearland, Texas, native drilled his third home run of the season in the bottom of the third inning to put the Maroon & White ahead, 4-1. Both Jake Duer and Gavin Grahovac recorded multi-hit performances and drove in a run with a double.
GAME NOTES –
With the win, the Aggies lead the all-time series against Penn, 4-2.
Blue Bell Park held 5,265 fans Sunday afternoon, totaling 18,388 fans throughout the weekend.
The Aggies are 7-0 to start the season for the fifth time in the last 10 years.
The Texas A&M pitching staff did not walk a single batter in the series, the first time accomplishing the feat since at least 2000.
Aggie pitchers have not issued a walk in the last 44.2 innings pitched.
Sims struck out a career-high 10 batters.
Grahovac’s single in the fourth inning was the 100th hit of his collegiate career.
Kiel has hit safely in each of the first seven games this season.
With two hits in the win, Duer leads the team in multi-hit performances with four.
The Maroon & White have recorded sweeps in consecutive series for the first time since sweeping the first three series of 2024.
Texas A&M held Penn to just two runs in three games, the least allowed in a three-game set since Feb. 16-18, 2024, against McNeese.