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Texas A&M blows 9th-inning lead, drops series finale to Cal Poly for 1st loss of 2025
By Andrew Olson
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Texas A&M, the No. 1-ranked team in the most referenced college baseball polls, suffered its first loss of the 2025 season on Sunday in heartbreaking. The Aggies took a shutout into the 9th inning but came out on the wrong side of a 3-2 ballgame.
Clayton Freshcorn entered the game for the Aggies in the 9th, and things did not go as planned. After allowing a leadoff single, he gave up a 2-run home run to Collins, tying the ballgame.
After the home, Cal Poly had its next batter, Murray, reach on a fielding error. He was bunted over to second and advanced to 3rd base on a wild pitch. Murray came around to score on a grounder, beating the throw home to make it a 3-2 game. The final tally for the decisive top of the 9th inning was 3 runs on 2 hits with 1 error.
In the bottom of the 9th, the Aggies went 3 up, 3 down. Tanner Sagouspe secured the victory by retiring Texas A&M batters in order on a pair of ground outs that bookended a fly out to left-center field.
Cal Poly’s rally spoiled a stellar outing for Myles Patton. The A&M hurler tossed 7 shutout innings, striking out 8 in a no decision.
Cal Poly came to College Station with a 1-3 record but could have easily won the series against No. 1 Texas A&M. The Aggies trailed 2-1 after the 7th inning stretch in Saturday’s game. Texas A&M scored 3 in the bottom of the 7th and won that game 4-3 to clinch the series after a 6-1 victory Friday.
Up next, Texas A&M hosts Texas State on Tuesday.
Andrew writes about sports to fund his love of live music and collection of concert posters. He strongly endorses the Hall of Fame campaigns of Fred Taylor and Andruw Jones.
