Aggies’ 2026 Campaign Ends in College Station Regional to USC

Monday, June 1

College Station

8:00 PM

Texas A&M

41-16

USC

47-16

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
USC	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	2	0	7	12	0
Texas A&M	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0

Jun 02, 2026 | Baseball

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By: Nolan Koslosky, Athletics Communications

COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M's 2026 season came to an end in the College Station, falling to USC, 7-1. The Aggies finished the season with a 41-16 record.

Clayton Freshcorn (4-3) was tabbed the starter for the first time in his career as an Aggie. The right-hander worked 4.0 scoreless innings before suffering two runs in the fifth inning and allowing a late three-run homer in the seventh. He tossed a career-high 6.2 innings and matched a personal best with five strikeouts.

Bear Harrison put the Aggies on the board first in the bottom of the third inning with a solo home run. His 12th round-tripper of the year traveled 407 feet and left the bat at 107 miles per hour.

The Trojans charted a pair of runs in the top of the fifth inning on two RBI singles to claim a 2-1 advantage. In the seventh, USC took command of a 5-1 lead with a three-run shot off the bat of Augie Lopez.

Shane Sdao entered out of the bullpen in the seventh inning and suffered a pair of runs in the eighth as the visitors sealed the score at 7-1.

Gavin Lyons and Cooper Powell combined to work the last 1.2 innings in scoreless fashion, but their efforts could not help the Aggies overcome the deficit.

TOP PLAYER
Bear Harrison – 1-for-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 1 HBP

SCORING SUMMARY
B3 | Harrison charted the first run of the game with a solo homer to left-center field. USC 0, A&M 1.

T5 | Dean Carpentier led off with a single to center field and moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Walter Urbon. Abbrie Covarrubias plated the run with a single to left-center field. Covarrubias stole second and was brought home on a single from Augie Lopez. USC 1, A&M 1.

T7 | Covarrubias walked, followed by an Adrian Lopez single to center field. Augie Lopez drove a home run to right field. USC 5, A&M 1.

T8 | Maddox Riske led off with a single up the middle. Carpentier reached on a fielder's choice that put Riske out at second. Urbon doubled down the right field line, advancing Carpentier to third. Covarrubias was intentionally walked. Adrian Lopez reached on a fielder's choice, scoring Carpentier. Augie Lopez brought another run home with a sacrifice fly to left field. USC 7, A&M 1.

GAME NOTES

Freshcorn worked a career-long 6.2 innings and matched a personal best with five strikeouts in his first start as an Aggie.
Harrison has reached base safely in 32 consecutive games.
Royo extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
The Maroon & White finished the season with 121 home runs, ranking third-most in a single season in club history.
Texas A&M boasted its 27th 40+ win season in 2026.

QUOTES
Head Coach Michael Earley on the tough loss… "First off, congratulations to USC and Coach Stankiewicz, who is a heck of a coach. They played their tail off. As far as our team and these guys, I mean, we had a hell of a year. Obviously, this is not the outcome we wanted, but I'm super proud of them and their effort. We went through a lot, and we got to this point because of these guys and everyone in that clubhouse."

Gavin Grahovac on his time at Texas A&M University… "This place has changed my life more than I could have ever imagined. They took me in from California, a thousand miles away from home, and it felt like home immediately. I love this place with all my heart, and I always will. I can't thank Coach Earley enough for believing in me, for everything he's done over these past couple of years, and for letting me do what I've done. I can't thank my teammates enough, every staff member I've had here, all the players I've played with, all the support staff, everyone. There's nothing like this place, and I'll forever cherish it."

"The way I want to be remembered is that we changed this place, we made it better than when I showed up on campus. The class I came in with, and the freshman year that we had, it changed the program. It really showed how high the tide can go, and with Coach Earley at the head, there is so much that this team can accomplish. Obviously, on the hitting side of things, we were one of the best hitting teams in the country, and that's nothing new on his resume. Looking at where this program goes over the next couple of years, I think you're only going to see the greatest of Texas A&M. I'm super proud of what he's done here in his first two years, and how he has trusted all of us to lead this team."

Clayton Freshcorn on his first career start as an Aggie… "I wanted to try to keep it as similar as possible. I didn't want to change everything just because I was getting the ball in the first inning. I knew the job at hand, and I knew that I had to try to give everything I could to keep us in the ball game. As far as my mindset, I pretty much kept it the same; I just wanted to go out there one pitch at a time. And I mean, there's no worse feeling than this right now, for sure."

Bear Harrison on his teammate Clayton Freshcorn's pitching performance… "Yeah, just what he normally does, except it was the beginning of the game. He's been doing that all year, and I thought he did great. You know, that's the longest he's ever been stretched out this season, so I'm super proud of him. It was a very well-deserved moment for him to start that game, and everyone knew that. You know, he was the guy that was going to do that."

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