GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) — Aidan King pitched eight innings, allowing two earned runs on four hits with six strikeouts, as Florida defeated Texas A&M 9-2 on Friday evening at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. The Gators improved to 29-14 while the Aggies dropped to 31-8.

Florida scored first in the bottom of the first on an RBI single by Ashton Wilson. Texas A&M tied it in the third on a two-run homer by Gavin Grahovac. The Gators answered with two runs in the third on doubles from Blake Cyr and Cade Kurland. Caden McDonald homered in the sixth and added an RBI single in the seventh. Florida broke the game open with four runs in the eighth, aided by a bases-loaded hit by pitch to Cyr and an error that plated two unearned runs. Cyr and Kurland each drove in two runs, and McDonald finished three for four. The Gators outhit Texas A&M 13-5. Shane Sdao took the loss for the Aggies.