Ball Five: Up-and-down performances lead to series loss in Athens
Despite an obvious tick up in production vs. Georgia over the weekend, Texas A&M still sank to a series loss in the final regular-season weekend of the year. The Aggies' only hopes for a berth in the 2025 NCAA Tournament is through a run of complete performances in Hoover.
Ball Five: Major setback will now require emphatic response in Athens
Combining subpar pitching and an abysmal offensive showing, the Fightin' Texas Aggies sank to a devastating sweep at the hands of the Missouri Tigers. From this point on, the only way for A&M to save its postseason hopes is through perfection in Athens.
Ball Five: Success in big moments yields another big series win for A&M
With stout pitching performances from starters and relievers alike combined with a couple of clutch hits, Texas A&M earned its third series victory over an opponent ranked in the nation's top two as the Aggies took two of three from then-No. 2 LSU over the weekend at Olsen Field.
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Ball Five: Disappearance of a 'clutch' factor halts Texas A&M's surge
The weekend in Austin was disappointing as Texas A&M dropped all three games to No. 1 Texas by a grand total of three runs. For Michael Earley and the Aggies, a failure to execute with RISP or getting a clutch bullpen performance hurt their efforts in the rivalry series.
Ball Five: Inside Texas A&M's rare series victory at Baum-Walker
By taking two of three from then-No. 2 Arkansas, the Fightin' Texas Aggies earned a rare series victory in Fayetteville and have now won seven of their last eight SEC games. Entering this weekend's showdown with top-ranked Texas, the Maroon & White are officially rolling.
Ball Five: A&M's white-hot offense stayed scorching vs. South Carolina
Texas A&M scored 40 runs in a three-game sweep of South Carolina over the weekend at Blue Bell Park. With the offensive explosion (and a couple of stout pitching performances), the Aggies stretched their SEC winning streak to five consecutive conference games.
Ball Five: Aggies flip script in crucial SEC series victory over Tennessee
The differences between Friday's no-hit performance and Saturday's doubleheader sweep are stark as the Fightin' Texas Aggies returned from Knoxville with a critical SEC series victory over the then-No. 1 Tennessee Volunteers. Now, the challenge for A&M is to keep it rolling.
Ball Five: Offense improves as pitching plagues A&M in Kentucky series
Texas A&M finally won its first SEC game of the season on Friday night, but the Aggies dropped their Saturday and Sunday contests as Kentucky took the three-game set at Blue Bell Park. While the A&M offense finally produced, the pitching regressed significantly.
Ball Five: Failures in clutch spots have kept A&M from finding a rhythm
Between allowing too many timely hits and rarely finding any of their own, the Texas A&M Aggies suffered a series sweep in Nashville at the hands of the Vanderbilt Commodores. Despite playing close games, the Ags must find a way to land the knockout punches.
Ball Five: Lack of clutch moments led to A&M's disappointing weekend
Texas A&M lost all three games in an SEC-opening series with Alabama at Blue Bell Park, and with the margins already razor-thin in the nation's best league, the Aggies found themselves on the wrong side of nearly every key statistic against the Crimson Tide.
Ball Five: Sunday blemished A&M's otherwise solid weekend vs. NMSU
Playing error-free baseball for the entire weekend and seeing some ups and downs as it relates to timely hitting, Texas A&M took two of three from New Mexico State at Blue Bell Park. Next up is a Tuesday game vs. Prairie View A&M before SEC play begins on Friday night.
Ball Five: Statistical takeaways from A&M's showing at the 'Ice Box'
Sunday saw Texas A&M break out of its offensive slump with a 14-run explosion vs. Rice, but that was not enough to outweigh a pair of losses to Arizona and Oklahoma State earlier in the weekend. The statistics will show that the Aggies still have work to do to regain "elite" status.
Ball Five: A&M's series win over Cal Poly points to developing trends
Texas A&M watched a 35-game non-conference winning streak come to an end on Sunday afternoon as the Aggies fell just shy of sweeping Cal Poly. It was the lack of offensive production that plagued the Maroon & White and prevented them from a second sweep.
Ball Five: Key statistical takeaways from Texas A&M's sweep of Elon
Michael Earley's top-ranked Aggies began 2025 with a three-game sweep of the Elon Phoenix at Blue Bell Park over the weekend. While there are some question marks that must be answered in the weeks ahead, the stats show that A&M got off on the right foot in Week 1.
Ball Five: Areas pivotal to Texas A&M baseball's success in 2025
Each week, Cade Bickham will provide five takeaways from the weekend that was for Michael Earley and Texas A&M baseball. With Opening Day scheduled for Friday, we look at five key areas that could make or break the Maroon & White's quest for a national title in 2025.