SEC Baseball

Aggies rally to beat Alabama

Texas A&M’s Ryne Birk (2) slides safely into home plate under the tag of Alabama’s Will Haynie (24) during the third inning of the Southeastern Conference college baseball tournament at the Hoover Met, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, in Hoover, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) — Nick Banks drove home the go-ahead run and Texas A&M reliever Andrew Vinson left the bases loaded in the ninth, lifting the Aggies to a 4-3 win over Alabama Wednesday in the Southeastern Conference tournament.

Left fielder Logan Taylor also threw out a runner at home plate in the top of the ninth for Texas A&M (44-10), which moved into the winner's bracket of the double-elimination tournament. Alabama (31-27) falls into the loser's bracket.

Banks' single up the middle scored Mitchell Nau in the eighth.

Vinson allowed two hits and a walk in the ninth before getting Chandler Avant on a flyout to end the threat. He picked up his fourth save after Ryan Hendrix (5-2) pitched two hitless innings.

The Aggies had tied it with a three-run third inning, including RBI doubles by Taylor and Ryne Birk.

Cody Henry went 2 for 3 with an RBI for Alabama.