Texas A&M baseball’s 8-4 win over Florida in Game 2 on Saturday forced an all-important, winner-take-all series finale on Sunday at Condron Family Ballpark in Gainesville.
After one of the worst performances at the plate of the season in the series-opening loss to the Gators, Texas A&M bounced back nicely in the second game of the series to force a rubber match in what is shaping up to be one of the most competitive league matchups of the season thus far.
The Aggies produced four home runs at the plate in Saturday’s four-run victory, which included infielder Gavin Grahovac going yard for the second time this weekend. Texas A&M’s freshmen showed up big against an extremely talented pitching staff, as Nico Partida and Jorian Wilson also recorded homers. To defeat Florida and return to Bryan-College Station with the program’s 14th win of SEC play, Texas A&M’s pitching staff must be sharp and clean on the mound.
Weston Moss will likely get the start in the series finale, with Russell Sandefer starting for Florida. Sandefer boasts a 3.86 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 2026.
Follow along with live coverage of the rubber match between Texas A&M and Florida, as the Aggies look to claim their fifth straight SEC series:
B5: Texas A&M 3, Florida 1
Gavin Lyons enters the contest to replace Moss after he pitches a lead-off walk to Myers.
End of T5: Texas A&M 3, Florida 1
Duer’s one-out single gets the Aggies going in the top of the fifth, but Partida grounded into a double play to conclude the inning.
End of B4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 1
McDonald’s RBI single gets the Gators on the board. Florida is stringing together some nice at-bats, but Moss forces Kendall to pop up and leave two runners stranded.
B4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 0
The Gators have runners on the corners with two outs, after a wild pitch and a walk from Moss.
B4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 0
Moss forces back-to-back fly-outs, but Kurland records a two-out ground-rule double. Runner in scoring position for Florida.
End of T4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 0
The Aggies add another run in the fourth for a 3-0 lead over the Gators.
T4: Texas A&M 3, Florida 0
Texas A&M adds to its lead, as Wilson scores on a wild pitch. Harrison moves to third on the pitch, but Grahovac strikes out. Two outs for the Aggies with a runner in scoring position for Sorrell.
T4: Texas A&M 2, Florida 0
Harrison’s double moves Wilson to third, and the Aggies have two runners in scoring position with no outs in the inning.
T4: Texas A&M 2, Florida 0
Wilson leads off the inning with a single. No outs for Harrison.
End of B3: Texas A&M 2, Florida 0
Moss records another excellent inning of work against the Gators. He has notched two strikeouts and allowed just two hits through 3.0 innings of work. 1-2-3 inning sends us to the fourth.
End of T3: Texas A&M 2, Florida 0
The Aggies score two runs from Grahovac’s RBI single and Hacopian’s sac-fly in the third.
T3: Texas A&M 2, Florida 0
Hacopian’s sac-fly to center field is deep enough to score Grahovac from third. Texas A&M has a 2-0 advantage over Florida.
T3: Texas A&M 1, Florida 0
Kellner leads off the inning with a single and advances to second base on a throwing error. Grahovac follows him with an RBI single that plates the first run of the contest to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead. Sorrell also singles to move Grahovac all the way around to third base. Runners on the corners with no outs in the inning for Texas A&M.
End of B2: Texas A&M 0, Florida 0
Nice bounce back from Moss on the mound to get out of the inning unscathed. Florida leaves runners stranded on the corners to end the inning. The Aggies and Gators enter the third scoreless.
B2: Texas A&M 0, Florida 0
Moss starts the inning with a strikeout, but hits Kurland. Stripling’s single moves Kurland to second, and the Gators now have runners in scoring position with just one out in the inning.
End of T2: Texas A&M 0, Florida 0
A nice outing on the mound for Sandefer in the top of the second against the Aggie lineup. He recorded his first strikeout of the contest in the inning. The 1-2-3 inning sends us to the bottom of the second at Condron Family Ballpark.
End of B1: Texas A&M 0, Florida 0
Jones secures a lead-off single for the Gators, but the Aggies turn a nice double play to clear the base path. Moss forces another groundout on the next pitch for a quick six-pitch inning. Texas A&M and Florida are scoreless entering the second inning in Gainesville.
End of T1: Texas A&M 0, Florida 0
Some nice hitting from Hacopian and Duer gave Texas A&M a shot to strike first, but Partida’s fly-out ended the inning. Moss will jog out to the bump and start this one on the mound for the Aggies.
T1: Texas A&M 0, Florida 0
Duer’s single into right field moves Hacopian all the way to third base. Two outs and runners on the corners for the Aggies in the first inning.
T1: Texas A&M 0, Florida 0
Hacopian records a two-out single for the first hit of the day.
First pitch moved to 12:30 p.m. CT
Starting lineups
Texas A&M
Florida
Game schedule
Game 1 – April 24 at 5:30 p.m. CT
Channel: SEC Network +
Texas A&M: LHP Shane Sdao
Stats: 3-2, 5.60 ERA, 53.0 IP, 62 K, 13 BB
Florida: RHP Aidan King
Stats: 6-2, 1.71 ERA, 52.2 IP, 55 K, 13 BB
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Game 2 – April 25 at 4 p.m. CT
Channel: SEC Network
Texas A&M: RHP Aiden Sims
Stats: 7-0, 3.44 ERA, 55.0 IP, 57 K, 17 BB
Florida: RHP Liam Peterson
Stats: 1-3, 3.42 ERA, 50.0 IP, 71 K, 27 BB
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Game 3 – April 26 at 12 p.m. CT
Streaming: SEC Network +
Texas A&M: TBD
Stats: N/A
Florida: RHP Russell Sandefer
Stats: 2-1, 3.86 ERA, 30.1 IP, 38 K, 12 BB
Ways to follow the series
TV/Streaming: SEC Network / ESPN App
Radio: Locally Sports Radio 1150/93.7 The Zone
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This article originally appeared on Aggies Wire: Texas A&M vs. Florida: Game 3 live updates, score, highlights
Reporting by Dylan Flippo, Aggies Wire / Aggies Wire
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