Jones sets single-season wins record, A&M-Victoria routs OLLU in RRAC Tourney

SHREVEPORT, La. — Texas A&M University–Victoria opened the Championship Rounds of the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament in emphatic fashion Saturday afternoon, powering past Our Lady of the Lake, 15–1, in a run-rule victory at Pilot Field.

The top-seeded Jaguars combined explosive offense with a dominant pitching performance to take a commanding step forward in the postseason bracket and remain unbeaten in tournament championship play.

Behind a seven-run third inning and a complete-game effort from Jonathan Jones, A&M–Victoria controlled the contest from start to finish, scoring in five different innings while holding OLLU to just five hits.

A&M-Victoria is now 36-15 overall heading into Sunday's winner's bracket game against LSU Shreveport.

Key Moments

The Jaguars struck first in the second inning when Josiah Taylor delivered a two-run single to center field, scoring Jackson Purcell and Jose Montanez to give A&M–Victoria a 2–0 lead. That momentum carried into a decisive third inning, where the Jaguars effectively put the game out of reach.

In the third, A&M–Victoria sent 10 batters to the plate and erupted for seven runs on six hits. Jackson Purcell started the surge with a two-run double, followed shortly by Taylor's two-run double down the left-field line. Antonio Benitez capped the inning with a two-run double of his own, and Beck Zimmerman added an RBI single to push the advantage to 9–0.

Our Lady of the Lake broke through with its lone run in the fifth inning, but the Jaguars answered immediately with two runs of their own. A&M–Victoria added four more in the sixth inning, highlighted by a two-run single from Montanez, to reach the 15-run mark and secure the run-rule win.

Jones was in full control on the mound, allowing just one unearned run while striking out 10 over seven innings. With the victory, Jones improved to 12–3 on the season and set a new A&M–Victoria single-season wins record, surpassing the previous mark established last season by Mason Longoria.

Top Performers

Taylor paced the Jaguars offensively, going 2-for-3 with a double and a career-high four RBIs. The graduate senior from Plumas Lake, California, drove in multiple runs in both the second and third innings.

Purcell finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs, while Benitez added two hits, two RBIs and two runs scored. Zimmerman chipped in with two hits and two RBIs, and Montanez collected two RBIs as part of A&M–Victoria's 14-hit performance.

Next up

The Jaguars square off with LSU Shreveport at Pilot Field on Sunday at 3 p.m. The live stream will be carried on LSUS' YouTube channel.