Pitching struggles continued for the Gators Saturday night after a tough start for Liam Peterson, going through seven pitchers total on the night. The Gators had 12 hits compared to the Aggies nine, but they couldn’t convert as they dropped game two against the Aggies by a score of 10-6.
Texas A&M got off to a fast start with a three run homerun in the first inning to go up 3-0.
Heyman hit a three run homerun, his fifth of the season, to even the game up and make it a brand new ballgame, 3-3.
They then loaded the bases and could not add on any more runs.
Peterson gave up back to back solo homeruns in the third and the Aggies took a 5-3 lead. Philpott came in for Peterson, ending his day after two innings. Philpott couldn’t get things started and walked the two batters he faced and was replaced by Fisher Jameson. The Aggies added on three more runs, going up 8-3.
Dale Thomas had an RBI double to score Shelnut and Evans, but the Gators still trailed 8-5.
The Gators pitching struggles continued as Robert Satin entered the game in the fourth. Both teams bats were quiet.
Grayson Smith took the mound in the sixth and provided a much-needed solid outing, throwing 50 pitches and six strikeouts.
The Gators loaded the bases in the seventh, but could not convert any runs, which was the same situation in the first.
Menendez came in to pitch in the eighth after a strong showing from Smith. He was able to keep the Aggies off the board. The Gators couldn’t convert any runs in the eighth despite singles from Kurland and Caglianone.
The Aggies loaded the bases in the ninth and Blake Purnell was brought in, the seventh pitcher of the night. They were able to add two more runs to make it 10-5.
In the bottom of the ninth, Shelton walked to start the inning. Shelnut kept the momentum going with a double to left field. Landon Russsell pinch hit for Dale Thomas and produced a sacrifice fly to make it 10-6. The Gators left two runners stranded to end the game. Final score, Aggies take game two and win 10-6.
The series finale will be at 1 p.m. Sunday.
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