GAINESVILLE, Fla. (Interstat) – Aiden Sims pitched five innings, allowing no hits but two earned runs while striking out seven, and Gavin Grahovac went 4-for-4 with a home run as Texas A&M defeated Florida 8-4 on Saturday at Alfred A. McKethan Stadium. The Aggies, improving to 32-8, collected 15 hits to Florida’s nine, including five home runs.

Jorian Wilson added three hits, including a homer and three RBIs. Nico Partida also homered for Texas A&M, which evened the Southeastern Conference series after losing 9-2 on Friday. Blake Cyr homered for Florida in the second inning. Florida starter Liam Peterson took the loss, allowing seven hits and five earned runs in five innings.

Texas A&M took a 1-0 lead in the third on a Harrison homer, added a run on a double by Hacopian, then got homers from Partida in the fourth and Grahovac in the fifth. Wilson singled in a run in the sixth and hit a two-run homer in the eighth. Florida scored on a sacrifice fly in the sixth and a Kendall single in the ninth.

The Gators dropped to 29-15. The teams conclude the series Sunday.