Sunday’s Super Regional matchup between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Oregon Ducks looked like an opportunity for Oregon to potentially tie up the best of three series. But instead, everything fell apart for the Ducks in a truly disastrous inning, or a great one depending on who you were rooting for.
Going into the seventh inning, Oregon held an 8-4 lead. But in the top of the seventh inning, Texas A&M showed the college baseball world that no lead is safe whatsoever in this sport.
By the end of the inning, the Aggies held a 13-8 lead, scoring nine runs in the inning with 12 batters. Four batters would hit twice in the inning, which was capped off by a grand slam from Kaeden Kent.
needing one win to advance to the College World Series, Texas A&M entered the 7th inning vs. Oregon down 8-4
then this happened:
walk
single
strikeout
walk
walk
strikeout
walk
HBP
walk
*pitching change*
walk
GRAND SLAMpic.twitter.com/PNABJh2Kwc— Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) June 10, 2024
You can’t ask for much of a better inning if you are the Aggies. And this momentum would continue on throughout the rest of the game, ultimately cruising to a 15-9 victory to punch their ticket to the 2024 College World Series.
For the 8th time in program history, your Aggies are headed to OMAHA!!#GigEm pic.twitter.com/D5vsFyZtum
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) June 10, 2024
Naturally, fans had plenty to say about the performance, with most specifically talking about how unbelievable the Aggies’ seventh inning was.
Kaeden Kent will never buy a drink in college station again. The grand slam that sent A&M to Omaha.
Olsen magic was alive and well all season. The Aggies finish 37-3 at home.
Good.
pic.twitter.com/dbQztu06d5— Texas College Baseball (@TexasCollegeBSB) June 10, 2024
Texas A&M Baseball has scored NINE RUNS in the 7th inning alone versus Oregon 😱
🎥 @SECNetworkpic.twitter.com/em5dzs7yee
— The Athletic (@TheAthletic) June 10, 2024
That half inning has to go down as one of the craziest in Blue Bell Park history. Texas A&M scored nine runs, and eight of them came with two outs. Also, those nine runs came on only two hits. Insane.
— Carter Karels (@CarterKarels) June 10, 2024
Kaeden Kent just turned Blue Bell park into a foam party.
9 runs in the 7th inning for Texas A&M pic.twitter.com/Y73kl9JwoI
— Trey Wallace (@TreyWallace_) June 10, 2024
This result is historic in that this is officially the final game in any sport where a Pac-12 team will be competing, as of course all of the remaining teams have gone to a different conference.
The Pac-12 as we have known it died at 9:33 p.m. PDT Sunday, when the Oregon State baseball team lost in the super regionals and all Pac-12 teams were eliminated from the NCAA tournament. Farewell to the Conference of Champions.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) June 10, 2024
As for how Texas A&M may fare in the College World Series, only time will tell of course. But anytime you can have this kind of offensive output, you will obviously have a chance in any game against any team.
About Reice Shipley
Reice Shipley is a staff writer for Comeback Media that graduated from Ithaca College with a degree in Sports Media. He previously worked at Barrett Sports Media and is a fan of all things Syracuse sports.