Saturday, March 29
Bryan-College Station
2:00 PM
Texas A&M
13-13, 1-7
11
vs
14
Kentucky
16-9, 3-5
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Kentucky
1
0
2
2
0
6
0
3
0
14
13
0
Texas A&M
3
0
1
2
0
0
4
0
1
11
11
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Tommy Skelding (1-0)
L: Lamkin, Justin (1-3)
S: James McCoy (1)
Batting:
2B: Tyler Bell 1
HR: Cole Hage 1 ; Tyler Bell 1 ; Ethan Hindle 1 ; Devin Burkes 1
RBI: Luke Lawrence 1 ; Cole Hage 2 ; Hudson Brown 1 ; Tyler Bell 4 ; Patrick Herrera 1 ; Ethan Hindle 1 ; Devin Burkes 3 ; Shaun Montoya 1
SH: Griffin Cameron 1
SF: Luke Lawrence 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Luke Lawrence 1 ; Cole Hage 3 ; James McCoy 1 ; Tyler Bell 1 ; Patrick Herrera 1 ; Ethan Hindle 3 ; Griffin Cameron 1 ; Devin Burkes 2 ; Shaun Montoya 1
CS: Tyler Bell 2
HBP: Cole Hage 1 ; Hudson Brown 1 ; Tyler Bell 1 ; Patrick Herrera 1 ; Ethan Hindle 1 ; Shaun Montoya 1
Batting:
2B: Harrison, Bear 2
HR: Henseler, Wyatt 1 ; LaViolette, Jace 1 ; Sorrell, Caden 1 ; Harrison, Bear 1 ; Royo, Ben 1
RBI: Henseler, Wyatt 1 ; LaViolette, Jace 1 ; Kiel II, Terrence 1 ; Sorrell, Caden 2 ; Harrison, Bear 4 ; Royo, Ben 2
SH: Farr, Sawyer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Henseler, Wyatt 1 ; LaViolette, Jace 2 ; Kiel II, Terrence 2 ; Sorrell, Caden 2 ; Harrison, Bear 1 ; Kash, Gavin 1 ; Royo, Ben 2
HBP: Kiel II, Terrence 1
Game Leaders
AB
5
R
1
H
4
RBI
4
AB
6
R
2
H
2
RBI
2
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
1
Players Mentioned
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LaViolette Sets Program Record, Aggies Drop Middle Game to Kentucky
Mar 29, 2025 | Baseball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – Despite Jace LaViolette setting the program record for career home runs, the Texas A&M baseball team dropped the middle game to Kentucky, 14-11, Saturday afternoon at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Offensively, the Aggies (13-13, 1-7) racked up 11 hits led by Bear Harrison, who finished the day 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and four RBI. Ben Royo followed with a 2-for-5 afternoon to go along with a homer and two RBI. Sophomore Caden Sorrell made his season debut for the Maroon & White and finished 2-for-6 at the dish with a homer and two RBI.
After the Wildcats (16-9, 3-5) opened the scoring in the first with an RBI single, Texas A&M responded with a crooked number in the bottom half to take a 3-1 advantage. LaViolette put the Maroon & White on the board with a solo homer to Section 12 in right. The homer marked the seventh of the year for the junior and 57th of his career, breaking the program's all-time record.
Following a walk by Terrence Kiel II, Sorrell launched a 52.3 degree two-run homer to the visitor bullpen in right to stretch the Texas A&M lead to 3-1.
Kentucky clawed back in the third to take a 4-3 lead behind a two-run homer to right center.
Wyatt Henseler answered for the Aggies in the bottom half with a 427-foot solo blast to left center. The long ball marked the 60th of the Emmaus, Pa., native's career and sixth as an Aggie.
The two teams traded two-run homers in the fourth as the Maroon & White remained in front 6-5 heading into the fifth. Royo was responsible for the two-run blast for the Aggies as the junior went 433 feet to straightaway center.
After the Wildcats posted a six-spot in the sixth to take an 11-6 advantage, Texas A&M responded with a Harrison grand slam in the seventh to pull within one, 11-10.
Kentucky immediately answered with a two-run homer and a solo shot to extend its advantage to 14-10. In the bottom half, the Maroon & White loaded the bases with two outs but were unable to cut into the deficit.
The Aggies once again loaded the bases in the ninth with two outs and were able to push across a run on an RBI walk from Kiel, trimming the deficit to 14-11. The next at-bat resulted in fly out, ending the Texas A&M threat and the contest.
Inside the Box Score
The rubber match is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Blue Bell Park.
Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
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Offensively, the Aggies (13-13, 1-7) racked up 11 hits led by Bear Harrison, who finished the day 4-for-5 with a homer, two doubles and four RBI. Ben Royo followed with a 2-for-5 afternoon to go along with a homer and two RBI. Sophomore Caden Sorrell made his season debut for the Maroon & White and finished 2-for-6 at the dish with a homer and two RBI.
After the Wildcats (16-9, 3-5) opened the scoring in the first with an RBI single, Texas A&M responded with a crooked number in the bottom half to take a 3-1 advantage. LaViolette put the Maroon & White on the board with a solo homer to Section 12 in right. The homer marked the seventh of the year for the junior and 57th of his career, breaking the program's all-time record.
Following a walk by Terrence Kiel II, Sorrell launched a 52.3 degree two-run homer to the visitor bullpen in right to stretch the Texas A&M lead to 3-1.
Kentucky clawed back in the third to take a 4-3 lead behind a two-run homer to right center.
Wyatt Henseler answered for the Aggies in the bottom half with a 427-foot solo blast to left center. The long ball marked the 60th of the Emmaus, Pa., native's career and sixth as an Aggie.
The two teams traded two-run homers in the fourth as the Maroon & White remained in front 6-5 heading into the fifth. Royo was responsible for the two-run blast for the Aggies as the junior went 433 feet to straightaway center.
After the Wildcats posted a six-spot in the sixth to take an 11-6 advantage, Texas A&M responded with a Harrison grand slam in the seventh to pull within one, 11-10.
Kentucky immediately answered with a two-run homer and a solo shot to extend its advantage to 14-10. In the bottom half, the Maroon & White loaded the bases with two outs but were unable to cut into the deficit.
The Aggies once again loaded the bases in the ninth with two outs and were able to push across a run on an RBI walk from Kiel, trimming the deficit to 14-11. The next at-bat resulted in fly out, ending the Texas A&M threat and the contest.
Inside the Box Score
- Texas A&M totaled 11 hits and drew a season-high 11 walks.
- Five different Aggies recorded a home run.
- Harrison set a career-high with four hits on the day, three of which were for extra bases.
- The sophomore also registered a team-high four RBI.
- Royo (2-for-5) and Sorrell (2-for-6) also registered multi-hit performances.
- The duo also recorded two RBI each.
- LaViolette and Kiel each drew a season-high three walks on the afternoon.
- LaViolette, Kiel, Sorrell and Royo each crossed the plate two times.
- Starter Justin Lamkin suffered the loss after allowing seven runs over five innings of work.
- Clayton Freshcorn, Luke Jackson, Caden McCoy, Brad Rudis and Kaiden Wilson all made appearances in relief.
- Saturday's contest marked the 24th meeting all-time between the clubs.
- Despite the loss, Texas A&M still leads the series 15-9.
- LaViolette's home run marked the 57th of his career, breaking a tie with Daylan Holt for the program record.
- The junior has now logged a hit in seven straight games.
- Henseler has now registered a hit in 23 of the 26 games this season.
- The long ball marked the 60th of his career, which leads all active players.
- Sorrell made his 2025 debut after missing the first 25 games with an injury.
- In his first at-bat, the sophomore lifted a two-run homer to right field.
- Harrison recorded his third consecutive multi-hit game and extended his hitting streak to five games.
- Hayden Schott made his first appearance in the field since March 22, 2024.
- A combined total of 14 pitchers made an appearance in the game.
The rubber match is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Blue Bell Park.
Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
Follow the Aggies
Visit for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram and X by following @aggiebaseball.
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