COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Santa Clara baseball dropped the rubber match of its three-game series at Texas A&M 5-2 on Sunday.

It was a pitcher's duel through the first six innings with the Aggies (10-5) holding a 2-0 lead before the Broncos (9-6) scored a pair in the top of the seventh without a hit. Texas A&M would respond with the go ahead run in the bottom of the seventh and add two insurance runs in the eighth.

Santa Clara got the tying run to the plate in the ninth after John Hanley and JonJon Berring led off with singles. Jacob Palisch responded with a pair of strikeouts and a fly ball to center to close things out.

Palisch (2-1) ended up with the win in 2 1/3 innings of scoreless relief. He allowed two hits with two strikeouts. Ryan Prager got a no-decision in a 6-inning start. He allowed just a run on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts.

The Aggies offense was led by Austin Bost and Jack Moss who both had two hits and a run scored. Dylan Rock had the go-ahead RBI with a pinch hit double in the seventh Brett Minnich added a two-run single in the eighth.

Santa Clara's offense came via wildness from Texas A&M. Two walks started the seventh before a sac bunt moved both runners up. A hit by pitch then loaded the bases and after the second out was recorded, two more walks put the Broncos on the board.

Connor Henriques and Alex Lambeau drew the RBI walks with Matt Jew and Eamonn Lance scoring the runs.

Alex Reelfs (1-2) took the loss in 1 2/3 innings of relief of starter Jared Feikes who allowed two runs on three hits with a walk and four strikeouts in 6 innings of work. Reelfs surrendered three runs on three hits with a walk and two strikeouts.

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