Ags stay at No. 7 in D1Baseball top 25 as SEC race enters stretch run

Derby Saturday is upon us.

Come the weekend, eyes will be on historic Churchill Downs, but SEC baseball fans are already watching an exciting race.

Texas A&M is currently running second and champing at the bit to catch Georgia, as the Aggies remained at No. 7 in the latest D1Baseball top 25.

Born just outside of Indianapolis, A&M skipper Michael Earley likely has more of an affinity for fast cars over the ponies.

By winning five straight SEC series and 13 of 15 conference games, his Aggies have proven to be thoroughbreds. Rather than a prancing horse, they're American muscle.

A&M’s latest power surge featured six home runs across the final two days of the program’s first series victory at Florida since 2006 as the Aggies took Saturday and Sunday contests by scores of 8-4 and 5-1, respectively.

Led by Gavin Grahovac, Caden Sorrell, Nico Partida and Jorian Wilson, a 9.4 scoring average and 87 total round-trippers have powered A&M to second place in the SEC with three weeks to play.

As it stands, 14-6 A&M is a half-game behind 15-6 Georgia in the nation's best college baseball conference.

The Aggies must face No. 8 Auburn, travel to Ole Miss and host No. 10 Mississippi State to close.

That’s teams ranked No. 6, No. 11 and No. 15, respectively, in Warren Nolan’s RPI.

Meanwhile, UGA faces 4-17 Missouri, 6-14 LSU and finishes on The Plains, as if the Bulldogs need any help running away like a greyhound.

Even closer-than-they-appear Texas has a more favorable finish than A&M with State, 10-11 Tennessee and Mizzou.

The league's regular-season crown could indeed come down to the wire in just 19 days.

Trophies, roses and milk are up for grabs in winners' circles as the calendar flips to May. Beyond the 152nd Kentucky Derby and 110th Indy 500, A&M hopes to host postseason baseball once the dust settles at the end of the month.

They're still jockeying for position, but regardless of win, place or show, the Aggies are poised to celebrate another Aggieland regional once their race is run.