No. 3 Aggies shutout Grambling in Regional Opener, 8-0

COLLEGE STATION – The No. 3 Texas A&M baseball team shutout Grambling 8-0 in the opening game of the NCAA Bryan-College Station Regional Friday afternoon from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. With the win, the Aggies (45-13) advance to the winner’s bracket and will face either Louisiana or Texas.

Brad Rudis, Eldridge Armstrong III, Tanner Jones and Weston Moss combined for the Maroon & White’s 11th shutout of the season, which marks the second most in program history. Rudis earned the win after striking out one over 1.2 scoreless innings of work. Jones, who made his first start since May 5, received a no-decision after striking out four over 3.1 scoreless frames.

Ted Burton led the charge offensively as the senior racked up a team-best three RBI and finished 3-for-4 at the plate. Braden Montgomery joined Burton with a three-hit afternoon of his own, while Ali Camarillo rounded out the multi-hit performers with a 2-for-4 day at the dish.

After a scoreless first from both clubs, the Aggies broke the game open in the second with a seven-run frame. Burton led the way with a pair of hits to go along with two RBI. Camarillo, Montgomery and Jace LaViolette also recorded an RBI in the frame, while a pair of wild pitches made up for the remaining two Texas A&M runs.

In the fourth, Burton extended the lead to 8-0 with his third RBI of the afternoon on a single to left.

The Maroon & White staff worked around nine hits for the Tigers (26-27) and stranded 14 baserunners on the afternoon to finish off the shutout. Inside the Box Score

Texas A&M totaled 10 hits and drew six walks in the win.Burton and Montgomery each logged three hits for the Aggies.Camarillo also recorded a multi-hit performance.LaViolette drew a game-high tying two walks.The Maroon & White swiped a season-high tying six bases in the win.Gavin Grahovac stole a season-best two bases on the afternoon.Caden Sorrell also swiped two bases in the victory.As a staff, the Aggies punched out 11 Tigers in the win.Moss struck out three over 1.2 scoreless innings.Armstrong III recorded two strikeouts in 2.1 scoreless frames.

Game Notes

Friday’s matchup marked the first meeting between the two clubs since 2013.With the win, the Aggies improved to 3-0 all-time against the Tigers.The Maroon & White are now 15-4 in their opening game of an NCAA Regional since 1999 and 10-0 at Blue Bell Park.In regional play, Texas A&M is now 79-52 all-time.The shutout marked the Aggies first in the NCAA Tournament since 2015.LaViolette has now reached base safely in 16 straight games.Montgomery’s three-hit performance marked his sixth of the season and 24th multi-hit performance.Burton’s multi-hit game was his 15th of the season.The senior’s multi-RBI game was his 12th of the year.

Up Next The Aggies will face the winner between Louisiana and Texas tomorrow evening at 8 p.m. from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.