Three batches of three runs each defined Thursday's contest between South Carolina baseball and Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.
In the end, the Aggies got two of those batches, rallying to top the Gamecocks 6-3 in the final regular season series opener for both teams. USC (30-22, 15-13 SEC) must now win the final two games of the series to keep its run of SEC series wins, currently at four, alive.
Carolina freshman starter Logan Chapman stumbled out of the gate Thursday, giving up a two-run home run in the first inning to A&M sophomore shortstop Braden Shewmake, then a solo shot to freshman catcher Aaron Walters in the second.