COLLEGE STATION — After losing a late lead on Saturday night, Texas will have to rally to save its season.

Texas A&M scored twice in the 11th inning of 4-2 win over the rival Longhorns at Blue Bell Park. With the victory, Texas A&M (46-13) seized control of the College Station regional and is just one win away from advancing to a super regional. The Aggies will play either Louisiana (41-19) or Texas (36-23) at 7 p.m. on Sunday night.

If Texas A&M is beaten on Sunday, it will get another chance the following day to keep its season alive.

Meanwhile, a Texas team that held an eighth-inning lead over the Aggies will need to win twice on Sunday and once again on Monday in order to advance in the NCAA tournament. The Longhorns first must face Louisiana at 2 p.m. on Sunday afternoon. One more loss ends UT’s season.

Here is a recap of what happened in what was an instant classic in this 382-game rivalry series:

Final: Texas A&M 4, Texas 2

Needing two runs, Texas was retired in order in the bottom of the 11th inning. Texas finished the game with just four hits against TAMU pitchers Ryan Prager and Evan Aschenbeck.

Texas A&M produced five hits.

Mid 11: Texas A&M 4, Texas 2

After loading the bases, Texas A&M scored two runs with two outs on an infield single that bounced off of third base and a wild pitch. Texas has three outs left and the heart of its batting order due up.

End 10: Texas A&M 2, Texas 2

Texas got the winning run to third base in the 10th inning, but Jalin Flores flied out to right field to end the threat. The ninth spot in the TAMU lineup will lead off the 11th inning.

Mid 10: Texas A&M 2, Texas 2

Texas A&M got a runner aboard on a two-out walk during the 10th inning. Andre Duplantier II, however, extinguished that threat with an inning-ending strikeout.

As Texas tries to end this game in the bottom of the 10th inning, Will Gasparino, Dee Kennedy and Jared Thomas as due up.

End 9: Texas A&M 2, Texas 2

After the Longhorns were retired in order in the ninth inning, Texas and Texas A&M will attempt to settle things in extra innings. Texas senior Andre Duplantier II will enter this game in relief of Gage Boehm, who pitched the last four innings for Texas. Duplantier threw 2 ⅔ innings of one-hit relief in Friday's 12-5 win over Louisiana.

This season, Texas is 1-2 in games decided in extra innings. Texas A&M is 3-0.

Mid 9: Texas A&M 2, Texas 2

Texas A&M had a chance to grab its first lead of the evening but a deep flyout to right field stranded two runners. Texas will send Kimble Schuessler, Porter Brown and Rylan Galvan to the plate in the ninth inning as it attempts to record a walkoff win.

Mid 8: Texas A&M 2, Texas 2

Two errors by Jalin Flores proved to be costly in the eighth inning. To lead off the inning, Flores made a nice stop on a hard-hit baseball by Braden Montgomery, but the sophomore shortstop's rushed throw to first base was wild. Montgomery later scored from third base after Flores fielded a two-out grounder but again committed a throwing error to first base.

Mid 7: Texas 2, Texas A&M 1

Texas is six outs away from seizing control of the College Station regional. Ahead of the seventh inning, Gage Boehm struck out two batters and got a flyout to left field. He will face the heart of the Texas A&M lineup in the eighth inning.

End 6: Texas 2, Texas A&M 1

Texas designated hitter Kimble Schuessler is having a nice weekend in College Station. The one-time Texas A&M signee doubled twice and reached base in five of his six at-bats during UT's regional-opening win over Louisiana on Friday. Against his old team tonight, Schuessler has doubled and homered. His solo shot in the sixth inning has given the Longhorns a slim lead.

Gage Boehm remains on the mound for Texas. In the top of the sixth inning, Boehm stranded an Aggie on third base with a strikeout of Caden Sorrell.

End 5: Texas A&M 1, Texas 1

After failing to score in the fifth inning, Texas has made a pitching change and replaced Lebarron Johnson Jr. with Gage Boehm. In arguably his best start of the season, Johnson allowed two hits, three walks and one run while striking out eight batters.

Boehm is 5-3 with a 2.74 ERA and eight saves this season. Boehm originally joined the Texas A&M baseball program after he graduated from Hutto High in 2020, but he transferred after his first semester in College Station.

Mid 5: Texas A&M 1, Texas 1

Texas A&M outfielder Caden Sorrell led off the fifth inning with a game-tying homer, but Lebarron Johnson likely capped his outing with the biggest pitch of the night. With two runners in scoring position and two outs, Johnson caught Braden Montgomery looking for his eighth strikeout of the game. Montgomery's 81 RBIs lead the Texas A&M offense.

Through five innings, Johnson has allowed two hits and issued three walks. He has thrown 103 pitches.

End 4: Texas 1, Texas A&M 0

Texas A&M starting pitcher Ryan Prager was immaculate in the fourth inning. The third-year left-hander needed nine pitches to retire Kimble Schuessler, Porter Brown and Rylan Galvan. All nine of those pitches were strikes. He retired each batter with a strikeout.

Texas has struck out five times tonight.

Mid 4: Texas 1, Texas A&M 0

Texas A&M made Texas pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. sweat for the first time as the Aggies' first hit of the evening and a walk put two runners aboard with one out. Johnson, though, got a flyout and then recorded his sixth strikeout to keep the shutout intact.

Johnson had thrown 78 pitches through four innings. Nobody has started to warm up in the Texas bullpen yet.

End 3: Texas 1, Texas A&M 0

Texas A&M starter Ryan Prager entered this game having allowing 62 hits over 79 innings this season. Texas has gotten a hit off of Prager in each of tonight's three innings, but Jared Thomas' first-inning homer is the only swing that has led to a run so far.

Texas A&M has yet to get a hit against Lebarron Johnson Jr., but the Texas starter has had to work to keep the Aggies off the scoreboard. Johnson has already thrown 53 pitches and he has reached a full count against four batters.

End 2: Texas 1, Texas A&M 0

Texas had a chance to add to its lead in the second inning after former Texas A&M signee Kimble Schuessler got to third base with one out. Texas A&M starter Ryan Prager recorded a strikeout and induced a groundout from the bottom of the UT batting order to get out of the jam.

Through two innings, Texas A&M has just drawn a walk against UT starter Lebarron Johnson Jr. The Aggies have struck out three times.

End 1: Texas 1, Texas A&M 0

Texas has landed the first punch in this regional rumble. On the first pitch seen by a Longhorn tonight, Jared Thomas homered to left field. That was his third leadoff homer of the season.

Texas A&M entered this game with a 3.90 ERA that ranked fifth nationally. The Aggies threw their nation-leading 11th shutout in an 8-0 win over Grambling on Friday.

Mid 1: Texas A&M 0 , Texas 0

The party has started in College Station. Facing UT right-hander Lebarron Johnson Jr., Texas A&M struck out twice and drew a walk in the first inning. Johnson needed 22 pitches to get through the inning.

The capacity at Blue Bell Park is listed at 6,100, but tonight's announced attendance will far exceed that number. Even though the Longhorns are the designated home team for tonight's game, Texas will get a taste of what life with be like as the road team in the SEC.

Starting pitchers announced for Saturday showdown

Texas coach David Pierce will hand the baseball to right-handed pitcher Lebarron Johnson Jr. (3-4, 5.88 ERA) tonight. Meanwhile, Texas A&M will turn to left-hander Ryan Prager (8-1, 2.51).

Johnson has started on the Blue Bell Park mound before. Johnson pitched the first three innings of the Longhorns' 5-2 win in College Station last year, and he was the pitcher of record in what was a designated start. Johnson allowed two hits and a run, and his evening also featured two strikeouts, one walk and two wild pitches.

A second-team selection on the SEC honor roll this season, Prager has never faced Texas before.

Texas, Texas A&M both win regional openers

Texas and Texas A&M both opened their appearances in the 2024 NCAA baseball tournament with wins on Friday. The No. 3 national seed, Texas A&M scored seven runs in the second inning of an 8-0 win over Grambling. The shutout was Texas A&M's 11th of the season. No other Division I team has posted more than seven shutouts.

Texas, the regional's third seed, overcame an early deficit on Friday in a 12-5 win over second-seeded Louisiana. The Longhorns were led by sophomore shortstop Jalin Flores, who hit his third grand slam of the season. Texas designated hitter Kimble Schuessler reached base five times in the victory.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Texas Longhorns, Texas A&M Aggies meet in NCAA baseball tournament