Weston Moss’s – Weston Moss struck out a career-high 10 batters in his first postseason start as Texas A&M rolled past Texas State 17-2 at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, turning a tight early game into a seven-run eighth-inning blowout. The win sends the Aggies to the College
COLLEGE STATION — The Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park crowd never had to wait long to feel momentum shift.
Texas A&M slugged past Texas State. 17-2. in front of 7. 061 fans. securing a spot in the College Station Regional finals Saturday night. The Aggies finished the night with 20 hits. and each hitter in the lineup recorded a base knock as they turned the season’s postseason spotlight into something loud and lasting.
On the mound, Weston Moss was the centerpiece in his first career postseason start. He dazzled for 7.1 innings, fanning a career-high 10 batters and delivering his longest start of his career. Texas A&M didn’t just win the game—it made it feel inevitable after early Texas State bursts.
Texas State got on the board first with a solo homer in the first inning. then added another solo shot in the second to take a 2-0 lead. Gavin Grahovac cut the deficit in half with a two-out solo homer that cleared 378 feet off the Blue Bell Park scoreboard—his 21st long ball of the season and his second of the College Station Regional.
Jake Duer then flipped the scoreboard in the Aggies’ favor in the fourth inning, launching a 413-foot two-run dinger to center field that put Texas A&M in front.
The break didn’t come in one punch. It came in sequence.
In the fifth inning. Caden Sorrell ripped a double down the left field line. and Chris Hacopian followed with an RBI-single through the left side to make it 4-2. Texas A&M kept pushing into the sixth inning. plating five runs all with two outs to blow the game open to 9-2. With the bases loaded, a fielding error by Texas State’s shortstop off Hacopian brought in a run. Partida was hit by a pitch to add another. Duer followed with a sharp single through the right side to bring a pair home. and after Bear Harrison was hit by a pitch to load the bases again. Ben Royo drove in a run with a single through the left side.
By the seventh, the Aggies had stretched the momentum further. Hacopian tallied another run with an RBI double that plated Grahovac’s third run of the contest.
Then came the kind of inning that ends debates about who controlled the night: a seven-spot in the eighth that made the final score feel written before the last out was recorded. Kellner drove in a run with a single through the left side with one out. Sorrell, Hacopian, and Duer each delivered 2-RBI doubles to secure the final tally of 17-2.
Moss exited the contest to a standing ovation in the eighth inning. Cole Hubert relieved him for 1.0 inning of scoreless work, and Hunter Vincent closed out the final two outs via strikeout.
When the Aggies looked back at the performance, the numbers told the same story the crowd felt in real time.
For Texas A&M, Duer went 3-for-5 with 6 RBI, including 1 2B and 1 HR. Hacopian finished 3-for-6 with 4 RBI and two doubles. Sorrell also landed 3-for-5 with 2 runs, 2 RBI, and two doubles. Boston Kellner went 3-for-6 with 2 runs and a double, while Nico Partida was 2-for-4 with 3 runs and 1 RBI. Grahovac contributed a 1-for-4 night with 4 runs and an RBI, plus a homer.
Grahovac and Duer each played big roles early in the swing from Texas State’s 2-0 lead to Texas A&M’s command.
Texas State’s scorers came in scattered moments—Manny Salas knocked a solo homer to left field in the first inning. then Jackson Cotton led off the second with a home run. Grahovac answered in the third with a solo homer to left field to make it 1-2. In the fourth. Partida led off with a single through the left side. and Duer’s home run pushed the Aggies to a 3-2 lead.
After Texas A&M expanded the gap through the sixth and seventh, the eighth inning officially sealed the game. Harrison and Royo were issued back-to-back walks to begin the frame. Kiel moved both runners into scoring position with a sacrifice bunt. and Kellner plated a run with a single through the left side. Grahovac was hit by a pitch to load the bases. Sorrell smashed a double to right field to bring in two. Hacopian followed with a double to left field for two more. and even after Sawyer Farr entered as a pinch-runner for Hacopian. Texas A&M kept coming—Partida walked. both runners advanced on a passed ball. and Duer brought both runners home on the Aggies’ third double of the inning.
After the win, the game wasn’t just a win—it was a milestone.
Texas A&M advanced to the regional finals for the 26th time in program history. The Aggies’ 17 runs and 20 hits were the most in a regional contest since the 22-2 win over Wake Forest in the 2016 College Station Regional. They also notched 20 hits in a game for the first time this season.
Moss recorded a career-high 10 strikeouts and tossed a career-long 7.1 innings. His 10 strikeouts were the most by an Aggie pitcher since Brigham Hill struck out 10 against Wake Forest in 2016. Every hitter in the starting lineup recorded a hit. and Texas A&M smacked double-digit hits for the 27th time this season. matching a season high with seven doubles.
Duer’s six RBI marked a new career high. Harrison reached base safely in 30 consecutive games. Kellner logged a career-best three hits. Grahovac matched a career-best with four runs scored. Hacopian matched a season-high with four RBI, and Sorrell extended his hitting streak to nine games. Royo hit safely in eight consecutive contests.
With the victory, the Aggies lead the all-time series over Texas State, 51-16.
The human moment came right after the work was done. Moss. standing in front of a crowd that chose to recognize the night with a standing ovation. called it “pretty cool. ” and said it reminded him of Auburn. He also pointed to the possibility that it could have been “my last game there. ” calling it “a very special moment.”.
He didn’t try to credit just one thing for the turnaround. When asked about the momentum shift in the third inning. Moss said. “I felt great. ” and described that third frame as “pretty huge.” He said the Aggies wanted him dialed in. and once he felt it click. he knew he’d carry it the rest of the way.
As for the offense, Jake Duer framed it as the payoff for a team trying to find its rhythm. “I feel like that’s our offense, we’ve been looking for that,” he said. “To finally get that back shows we’re ready to go.” He added that the mindset had been to “pass the baton. ” and said Texas A&M “passed it tonight.”.
Texas A&M now moves on to the College Station Regional finals and will play Sunday night at 8 p.m. against the winner of USC and Texas State’s 3 p.m. matchup.
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17-2 is wild. Weston Moss is him.
I swear I saw Texas State get up early like that sometimes and then it just collapses. 7-run eighth is crazy though. Is this the same Olsen Field that gets super hot? Either way congrats Aggies.
Wait so he struck out 10 batters in the postseason start, but it says 7.1 innings like he got pulled after. Did he get hurt or something? Also 7,061 fans?? sounds like less than what I thought for A&M. Maybe I’m mixing it up with the football crowd.
Why does it always say Texas State “bursts” like they were just being dramatic lol. The article basically says everyone got a hit and then the Aggies turned it into a blowout in the 8th, which I guess is true. Still weird to me that 20 hits somehow only turns into 17 runs? math is off or I’m tired.