COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) – Andrew Vinson allowed five hits in 7 2-3 shutout innings and Texas A&M beat Coastal Carolina 8-1 on Sunday in an NCAA regional elimination game.
The Chanticleers, seeded second at the Regional and ranked 25th, end the season with a 39-21 record and were nationally ranked in each of the last nine weeks of the season.
Vinson improved to 5-2. Nick Banks and Logan Nottebrok homered for the Aggies.
A&M (47-12) has allowed only three runs over 32 innings in the regional, with a shutout over Texas Southern and a 2-1, 14-inning loss to California on Saturday night.
The Aggies will face Cal again Sunday night, in hopes of forcing a final title game Monday.
Coastal Carolina finished the season 39-21.
