Texas A&M baseball defeats Kentucky to move on to College World Series semifinals

Texas A&M baseball knocks off Kentucky, 5-1, to move to College World Series semifinals

Texas A&M baseball will officially be, at worst, one of the final four teams standing at the end of this season. Following a 5-1 win over the Kentucky Wildcats that was a shutout until the final frame, the Aggies are headed to the College World Series semifinals.

As continues to happen with this Aggie squad, though, it wasn't without some adversity along the way. Star outfielder Jace LaViolette, the hero of the 3-2 win against the Florida Gators, appeared to tweak his hamstring in the latter half of this contest when he was rounding third and heading home. The Aggies immediately had him sit for the rest of the night.

Despite LaViolette's absence, the Aggies were able to continue to pour on the runs. Ali Camarillo and Kaeden Kent stepped up to score three more RBIs total after Jace took a seat.

The story of this one was Ryan Prager's return to form. The Aggies' ace looked like he was in top shape, throwing a no-hitter well into the seventh inning. Josh Stewart brought things home for the Aggies after that, but Prager's excellence set the table for this Aggie team. Like I've said, when these Ags are playing from ahead, they're one of the toughest teams to beat in the entire nation.

Texas A&M baseball now awaits the winner of Kentucky and Florida. The winner of that game will need to defeat the Aggies twice in order to advance to the College World Series finals, while the Aggies will only need one win. At this juncture, all signs point to a collision course between Texas A&M baseball and the Tennessee Volunteers in the final—and what a series that would be.

Hopefully, LaViolette can return before long. This Aggie team is gritty, but losing yet another player to injury would not bode well.