Behind six different pitchers and a four RBI night from Ronnie Gideon, Texas A&M won its 35th consecutive non-conference game and 20th midweek contest. The Aggies now get ready to face Pepperdine this weekend.

Easily and impressively, No. 4 Texas A&M opened the season with a sweep. Yes, it was Hofstra. Nonetheless, that the Aggies took care of business was less impressive than the fact that it was done with a balanced effort at the plate and the emergence of a stellar freshman on the mound.

Rob Childress' Aggies finished off a season-opening sweep of Hofstra on Sunday, leaning on the arm of freshman Tyler Ivey and the bat of Ronnie Gideon in a 5-0 victory. It was Ivey's first win in an Aggie uniform and Texas A&M's third in three games this season.

In what will go down as one of the all-timers, Texas A&M battled with everything they had in game three of the Super Regional match up with TCU. Despite heroics from multiple players, A&M watched its wild story end.

Facing elimination for the second time in a single day, Texas A&M came through in the clutch and kept its advancing hopes alive. Tyler Stubblefield, Mark Ecker, Ronnie Gideon and more provided heroic moments to send the College Station Regional to Monday.

Once the team's biggest strength, the Aggie bullpen has become an area of concern heading down the stretch. In other regards, Friday night's back-and-forth loss to USC reinforced the things about A&M we already knew.

Key contributors who have faltered in the past month will be the focus in the Aggies' final home series of the season, and the struggling Gamecocks may be the perfect medicine. Yet, execution, as always, will be key.

After fighting through two hotly contested games and a three hour rain delay, A&M finally got a victory on Saturday. They did it with clutch hitting, a resurgent bullpen and some incredibly well timed defensive plays.

The Aggies rolled over and through all competition en route to a No. 1 ranking, entering the weekend with only three losses. On Sunday, they picked up two more. What should the takeaways be with LSU awaiting on Thursday?

A&M jumped out to an early 11-0 lead on the strength of Logan Taylor's five RBI's before Arkansas struck back. After allowing six runs in the sixth, the Ags had to grind out the victory but improved to 35-3.

Nothing has stopped the Aggies yet, but to keep pace they'll have to ensure that the struggling Bulldogs don't either. Another SEC series will be decided by the arms and A&M's ability to continue playing to its strengths.

Despite seizing an early 1-0 lead, the Aggies found themselves in a 3-1 deficit on Tuesday night. As it has all year, No. 1 A&M turned to the long ball and came back to defeat the thirteenth-ranked Owls in thrilling fashion.

Neither rain nor Kentucky could slow the Aggies' momentum; the national rankings and SEC West standings reflect as much. With a key mid-week matchup and home conference series on deck, the next step toward a national seed is waiting to be taken.

After failing to score a run from third in both of the final two innings, A&M lost its first home game of the year. Nick Banks led off the second with a homer to right and Kyle Simonds made his first start in an A&M uniform.

A great response from the A&M offense and an impressive performance from the Aggies pitching staff, especially Andrew Vinson, carried the Ags to victory. They now move to 26-1 and 6-1 in the SEC.

The streak lies behind the Aggies, but a world of potential waits ahead. At 25-1 and leading the SEC West, A&M can settle in and focus on a visit from the surprising, East-leading Tigers in a series that will be determined by pitching.

The Aggies finally taking a loss 25 games into the season hardly matters at this point. Fueled by deep and powerful pitching options and free of the pressure of the streak, the season's second half can begin to unfold.

The streak is understandably on the minds of all. However, the weekend's real goal in Hoover will be about something even simpler. A&M's key to achieving it will be in its usual strengths and one sometimes-weakness.