COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M's players hardly twitched a week ago when the Aggies were announced on national television as the nation's No. 4 overall seed of the NCAA Tournament. A few minutes later, the players actually showed some emotion when informed they were paired with TCU for a super regional, should both teams advance.

Both teams did Sunday, and the Aggies got exactly what they aimed for since June 9 of last year: a rematch with the Horned Frogs with a berth in the College World Series on the line. A&M, in sweeping through its regional, defeated Minnesota 8-2 on Sunday night at Blue Bell Park.

The Aggies (48-14) outscored their three opponents, Binghamton, Wake Forest and Minnesota, by a combined 34-5 - including a 22-2 stomping of the Demon Deacons on Saturday night.

"We expected to come out and win this regional," A&M catcher Mike Barash said of the Aggies' businesslike response to winning Sunday night.

"We've been really good in weekend series, and our guys have earned the opportunity to be at home next weekend," 11th-year A&M coach Rob Childress said.

The Horned Frogs (45-15) also didn't lose a game in running through Oral Roberts, Gonzaga and Arizona State to the tune of a 19-4 overall margin, including an 8-1 win over the Sun Devils on Sunday night.

"We know we're going to face a great club in probably a great environment," TCU coach Jim Schlossnagle told reporters in Fort Worth late Sunday. "That's an awesome life experience, man."

Last year, TCU defeated A&M in 16 innings in a third and deciding game in a super regional in Fort Worth, to advance to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb.

The Aggies on Sunday made easy work of Minnesota (36-22), which had defeated Wake Forest earlier in the day to stay alive, through a solid outing from starter Turner Larkins (one run and five hits over 52⁄3 innings) and an igniting two-run triple by Joel Davis in the second inning.

"The only thing I could think of was, 'Get us off to a good start,' " Larkins said.

The Aggies and Horned Frogs, former Southwest Conference foes, didn't play in the regular season.

The Southeastern Conference's player of the year, A&M third baseman Boomer White, transferred from TCU to A&M after appearing in the CWS for the Horned Frogs two years ago. He sat out last season under transfer rules before starring for the Aggies this year, and ESPN cameras caught a TCU fan holding a "We Want Boomer" sign during the Horned Frogs' victory over Arizona State on Sunday night.

They're getting him - along with a cast of Aggies who want the Frogs.