Texas A&M baseball left no doubt on the diamond at Taylor Stadium on Saturday evening, as the Aggies secured their first SEC series victory of 2026 against the Missouri Tigers, with a 14-6 outing in Columbia in Game 2.
Jake Duer set the tone for the Aggies in the first inning with an RBI single. He would score on Nico Partida’s groundout to make the score 2-0 in Texas A&M’s favor. Missouri responded with an RBI single from Keegan Knutson to cut the lead down to one run, but the Maroon and White came back with one of the most massive innings of the series.
The top of the third was a scoring party for the Aggies, as they tacked on seven runs, including a moon-shot, three-run homer from Gavin Grahovac. In the following inning, Partida joined the fun with a two-run homer of his own to put Texas A&M in a commanding lead over the Tigers.
From there, Grahovac and Partida notched their second home runs of the contest to put Game 2 out of reach for Missouri and secure the program’s first conference series win of the season.
It has been a battle for Texas A&M to get to this point, but the Aggies grinded away, and the lineup found ways to keep the bats hot against the Tigers on the road. After giving up nine runs and almost allowing Missouri to mount a massive comeback in Game 1, the Aggie bullpen had a decent outing in Game 2.
Right-hander Weston Moss struggled at times, recording two strikeouts and allowing four walks, five hits and four earned runs, but Gavin Lyons and Grant Cunnigham backed him up tremendously with impressive performances on the mound to close out the game. Lyons and Cunningham combined for three strikeouts and allowed just two earned runs on six hits.
Next up, Texas A&M will look for the sweep of Missouri on Sunday. First pitch from Taylor Stadium in Columbia is slated for 1 p.m. CT and Game 3 will be broadcast live on SEC Network+.
FINAL: Texas A&M 14, Missouri 6
Texas A&M gets the job done in Game 2 to claim its first SEC series win of 2026. The Aggies put up 14 runs on 12 hits, including four home runs. Grahovac and Partida hit two homers apiece, as the Maroon and White secured a dominant victory over the Tigers in Columbia on Saturday evening. Texas A&M’s pitching staff was also much improved in the second game, striking out five and allowing four walks, 11 hits and six earned runs. Lyons gets the win on the mound for the Aggies and Cunnigham notched the save.
B8: Texas A&M 14, Missouri 6
Jordan blasts a solo home run to left field to lead off the home half of the eighth.
T8: Texas A&M 14, Missouri 5
Partida joins Grahovac as the two Aggies with two home runs in today’s contest. His solo shot makes it a nine-run advantage for Texas A&M in the eighth.
B6: Texas A&M 13, Missouri 5
Durnin’s single moves up the runners and scores Jordan from third with just one out in the inning for the Tigers.
B6: Texas A&M 13, Missouri 4
Missouri secures back-to-back singles with no outs in the home half of the sixth.
B6: Texas A&M 13, Missouri 4
The Aggies had the bases jammed in the top of the sixth, but were unable to plate any runs. Missouri is up to the plate against Gavin Lyons, who took over for Moss on the mound.
B5: Texas A&M 13, Missouri 4
Grahovac’s two-run homer extends Texas A&M’s lead, 13-4, over Missouri in the fifth.
B4: Texas A&M 11, Missouri 4
Moss is beginning to struggle with his command on the mound for the Aggies, as Durnin secures a two-out, two-RBI double.
B4: Texas A&M 11, Missouri 2
Knutson scores a run with a sac-fly and the Tigers have runners on first and second with two outs in the fourth.
T4: Texas A&M 11, Missouri 1
Duer’s RBI double, an RBI walk from Terrence and Harrison, Kellner’s sac-fly and a three-run blast from Grahovac put the Aggies ahead big in the third. Texas A&M follows it up by plating two more runs from Partida’s two-run homer to give the Aggies a 10-run lead in the fourth.
End of 2nd: Texas A&M 2, Missouri 1
The Tigers plate a run via Knutson’s RBI single in the second.
End of 1st: Texas A&M 2, Missouri 0
Nice job by Moss to escape the inning unscathed, as the Tigers leave two runners on base in the first.
T1: Texas A&M 2, Missouri 0
Partida’s RBI groundout gives the Aggies a two-run lead in the first to set the tone.
T1: Texas A&M 1, Missouri 0
Grahovac draws a lead-off walk. After Sorrell struck out, Hacopian’s single moves Grahovac to second, and Duer comes through with an RBI single down the left field line to strike first against the Tigers.
Starting lineup
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Game schedule
Game 1 – March 27 at 6 p.m. CT
Game 2 – March 28 at 4 p.m. CT
Game 3 – March 29 at 1 p.m. CT
Ways to follow the series
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