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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (05/29/2026) — The Texas A&M Aggies turned an early deficit into a rout, scoring 17 unanswered runs to overwhelm the Texas State Bobcats 17-2 on Friday at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Texas State struck first and looked the part of the aggressor for two innings. But once Texas A&M solved the scoreboard, the Aggies never let go, piling on hits in every late frame and closing the game with a 17-0 surge that buried any hope of a Bobcats comeback.
How It Happened
Texas State set the early tone with the long ball. Manny Salas homered to left in the first inning to put the Bobcats ahead 1-0, and Jackson Cotton followed with a home run to left-center in the second to stretch the lead to 2-0. For a brief stretch, the visitors controlled the night.
The Aggies answered in the third when Gavin Grahovac homered to left to cut the margin to 2-1. In the fourth, Jake Duer launched a two-run shot to center that scored Nico Partida and flipped the lead to 3-2 — the only lead change of the game, and one Texas A&M would never surrender.
From there, the Aggies methodically pulled away. Chris Hacopian singled home Caden Sorrell in the fifth to make it 4-2 before the sixth inning blew the game open. Texas A&M plated five runs in the frame, capped by Duer's two-run single to right and a run-scoring infield single from B. Royo, pushing the score to 9-2.
Turning Point
The sixth inning was the sequence that decided it. Already ahead by two, Texas A&M sent the order around and strung together a barrage that included Hacopian reaching on an error, a Partida hit-by-pitch with the bases loaded, and Duer's two-run single. By the time the inning ended, a 4-2 game had become a 9-2 runaway, and the Bobcats had no answer for the rest of the night.
Hacopian kept the pressure on with an RBI double in the seventh to make it 10-2, and the eighth turned into a six-run exclamation point. Brett Kellner's RBI single, a two-run double by Sorrell, a two-run double by Hacopian, and Duer's two-run double to deep right center accounted for the final tally of 17-2.
Star of the Game
Jake Duer was the centerpiece of the Aggies' offense, finishing 3-for-5 with a home run, a run scored, a walk and a game-high six RBI. His fourth-inning homer gave Texas A&M the lead for good, his sixth-inning single broke the game open, and his eighth-inning double closed the scoring.
Hacopian was nearly as productive, going 3-for-6 with four RBI across three separate scoring plays. Sorrell added a 3-for-5 line with two runs and two RBI, while Grahovac homered, scored four times and drove in a run, and Partida reached base repeatedly with three runs scored.
On the mound, Weston Moss set the tone, working 7.1 innings and allowing just five hits and two runs while striking out 10. Cole Hubert and Hunter Vincent finished it off, with Vincent fanning two in two-thirds of a scoreless inning.
What It Means
The 17-run output and Moss's 10-strikeout outing give the Texas A&M Aggies a complete performance to build on, pairing a deep, productive lineup with a starter who controlled the game once he settled in. With contributions up and down the order — five players driving in multiple runs — the Aggies showed the kind of offensive depth that travels.
For the Texas State Bobcats, the early home runs from Salas and Cotton offered an encouraging start before the Aggies' bats took over. The bullpen was tested across a long night, and Texas State will look to reset and tighten up after a tough road result. Both clubs leave Olsen Field with a clear sense of where they stand — the Aggies riding a balanced, high-scoring effort, and the Bobcats searching for the consistency to match it.
