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Texas A&M Baseball: Aggies Combined No-Hitter Spoiled in Ninth

By Matthew Bartlett

Jul 20, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Baseballs and a stretching band and a glove on the field prior to action between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 20, 2016; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Baseballs and a stretching band and a glove on the field prior to action between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park. Philadelphia won 4-1. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports /
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Less than a year removed from their last no-hitter, Texas A&M Baseball came one out shy of another no-no on Tuesday’s 8-1 victory over ACU at Olsen Field.

Kyle Simonds recorded the Aggies’ 12th no-hitter in program history last May against Vanderbilt. That victory, particularly the ninth inning, will go down as one of the most incredible pitching performances in Texas A&M Baseball history.

On Tuesday the 2017 Aggie pitching staff came within an out of recording the program’s first combined no hitter since February 6, 1998. On that day Ryan Rupe, Shane King and Chris Scarcella shut out UT-Pan American. The Aggies had not posted no-hitters in consecutive seasons since 1987/1988.

With two outs in the ninth, ACU designated hitter Luis Trevino singled off reliever Jason Ruffcorn to break up the no-hit bid. Despite losing a piece of history, the Aggies won the ball game 8-1 and improved to 23-11 on the season. Texas A&M is also a perfect 9-0 in mid-week home games this year, that includes an incredible walk-off via a wild pitch against SFA.

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Turner Larkins was the highlight of the impressive Aggie performance on Tuesday. In his first start of the year the righty from Arlington, Texas threw four no-hit innings. He tossed a season high 55 pitches, recording one walk and two strikeouts.

Larkins was a big piece down the stretch for the Aggies last season, so continuing to bring him back from injury will be huge for the pitching staff come May.

At the plate it was freshman Braden Shewmake who carried the day. He broke out of his first collegiate slump with a 3-for-4 night with three RBI and two runs scored.

In total, six Aggies would contribute RBI to the eight run performance. Texas A&M scored six of their eight runs with two outs, which is a good sign headed back into conference play this weekend against Alabama.

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Coach Rob Childress said after the game, “We’re not playing our best baseball yet.” If eight runs scored and one hit allowed isn’t the Ag’s best baseball, fans better buckle up. This season is about to get interesting.

***Stats from Aggie Athletics***