Texas A&M takes Game 1 vs. Tennessee in College World Series

Texas A&M baseball is one in away from its first national championship in program history after a 9-5 win against Tennessee on Saturday in the College World Series final.

The Aggies used a big hitting day led by Kaeden Kent, who went yard once on his way four-RBI day in the win. Ryan Prager picked up the start at pitcher as the and struck out six batters as the Aggies inched closer to a school first.

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Evan Aschenbeck recorded the final out, striking out two straight batters to end the ninth inning. Those were two of his seven strikeouts on the evening.

Texas A&M struck first in with a pair of runs in the opening inning and never looked back. The Aggies later gave up one run in the bottom of the second inning before adding five more of their own in the top of the third to go up 7-1.

Kent ended up being the biggest hitter of that inning with his two-RBI single to right center field. He finished a team-high 3-for-5 at the plate with four RBI in the victory.

Josh Stewart would go on to pick up the win against the Aggies after striking out four batters in 2.1 innings of work.

Texas A&M now finds itself just one win away from the first national championship in school history. Game 2 of the College World Series between the Volunteers and Aggies is set for 2 p.m. ET on Sunday and will be televised on ABC.

Kaeden Kent explains what fan support means for Texas A&M

Kent finished with three hits and four RBIs, including a two-run home run.

But if you were to ask Kent who has helped the Aggies the most, it’s the fans. The 12th Man as they are called, Kent discussed the fan’s impact on the game, supporting Texas A&M no matter the scenario. Having fans behind the team allows for great performances.

“It menas so much,” Kent said in his postgame interview with ESPN’s Kris Budden. “These fans support us until the very end, win or lose. To be able to pull out a win, our team played amazing. Ryan (Prager) pitched a great game, it was a fun game.”

Kent himself fed off the crowd, having a great night at the plate. Despite being in the bottom third of the order, not many in the Texas A&M lineup are producing like the second basemen. All of this without the program’s start player, Braden Montgomery, too.

When asked how he is delivering on the big stage, Kent says he is just on a hot streak right now. Baseball is a strange sport at times and Kent is just thankful to be playing well at the right time.

“It’s just the repition of hours on hours,” Kent said. “Baseball is a hard game, there’s a lot of ups and downs. Right now, I’m living on an up.”

On3‘s Griffin McVeigh contributed to this report.