Next Game: Alabama 4/23/2016 | 2:00 PM SEC Network + 1150 AM/102.7 FM

Rob Childress

Austin Homan

Boomer White

Mark Ecker

Austin Homan

The No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies walked off in the 10inning Friday on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park to secure their ninth victory in a row. The 4-3 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide gives A&M a two-game cushion in the SEC Western Division.With the score knotted at 3-3 heading into the bottom of the 10th frame, the Aggies had the sights set on their fourth walk-off win on the season.reached base with a hit by pitch andmoved him to scoring position with a sacrifice off Tide reliever Dylan Duarte (2-2). Pinch-hitterwas intentionally walked setting the table for. Homan sent a single to left and the crowd anticipated a play at the plate. Barash beat the tag home giving the Aggies their seventh straight SEC win.got the call on the mound for the Aggies looking to extend his perfect 5-0 record. He had Alabama guessing for his 6.0-plus innings giving up three runs, two earned allowing just four hits and fanning seven.The Aggies (31-7, 11-5) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first off Tide starter Geoffrey Bramblett.' single followed by' walk put two runners on for. The SEC's batting leader, White, scored the SEC's leader in runs, Moss, on a double in the gap.and Barash followed it up with productive RBI outs.The Crimson Tide (23-16, 8-8) attempted to match the Aggie output in top of the second. With the aid of a couple of A&M errors, Bama plated one. Hill buckled down with two runners in scoring position and one out to get out of the jam with the Aggies holding a two-run lead.The game went quiet on the scoreboard for the next few innings. Hill got in a got out of a jam in the third and followed it up retiring seven in a row until the sixth. Bama started the sixth with a single and a groundout. Alabama freshman Chandler Taylor tied the game up at three with a line shot to right that grazed the top of the wall before going over.Hill got the no decision on the night and was relieved after walking the leadoff runner in the seventh.came in and was lights out retiring the next three Tide hitters. Vinson was back on for the eighth and continued where he left off striking out the side.(3-1) worked a scoreless ninth giving the Aggies a chance to win it in the bottom half.In the ninth, after two quick outs, the red-hot White blooped a single to right for his fourth hit of the ball game. After an intentional walk to Melton, Birk stepped up. It looked as if he might have ended the game, but Alabama leftfielder Hunter Webb chased down the fly ball ending the frame.Ecker was back out for the 10th and despite a couple based runners avoided giving up a run setting up the Aggies for their Magic in the bottom of the tenth.White continued his impressive season with a 4-for-5 day that included two doubles. He raised his average to .444 and .552 in SEC play. Barash had a career night reaching in all five plate appearances and scoring the game winning run. Ecker made it 13.0 innings pitched in SEC play without allowing a run after his two scoreless frames.The Maroon and White will be back at it on Saturday for game two against the Tide.will get the start for the 2:04 start on Olsen Field and Blue Bell Park."Good teams find a way to win even if they're not having their best night. We make a couple mistakes there in the second inning with the fielding errors and it gives them a run without a hit. That sort of stopped the momentum. In the sixth inning I made a mistake as pitch call and he (Chandler Taylor) made us pay for it. Just like that it's a ballgame. Their bullpen did an outstanding job and so did ours. But we found a way. Great teams find a way."We set up a lot of innings tonight. We just weren't able to get that next hit. Give Alabama's hitters all the credit in the world. Butwas swinging the bat well coming into tonight, so if he focused on getting a good pitch we knew he could do something with it.""Like the coaches said 'Some nights one part of the game has to pick up another.' Tonight it was the pitching staff. They won the game for us by keeping us in it long enough that the offense could do its part.""Those are the moments pitchers live for. It was great atmosphere at the ballpark.