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2021 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL GAMES 11-13 | NEW MEXICO STATE | 3/5-7 GAME TIMES: 6:32/2:02 P.M./1:02 P.M. CT | SITE: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, Bryan-College Station, Texas Texas A&M Media Relations * www.12thMan.com Baseball Contact: Thomas Dick / E-Mail: [email protected] / C: (512) 784-2153 RESULTS/SCHEDULE TEXAS A&M NEW MEXICO STATE Date Day Opponent Time (CT) 2/20 SAT XAVIER (DH) + L, 6-10 XAVIER (DH) + L, 0-2 AGGIES AGGIES 2/21 SUN XAVIER + W, 15-0 2/23 TUE ABILENE CHRISTIAN + L, 5-6 2/24 WED TARLETON STATE + (10) W, 8-7 2/26 Fri % vs Baylor Flo W, 12-4 2021 Record 6-4, 0-0 SEC 2021 Record 1-3, 0-0 WAC 2/27 Sat % vs Oklahoma Flo W, 8-1 Ranking - Ranking - 2/28 Sun % vs Auburn Flo L, 1-6 Streak Lost 1 Streak Lost 1 3/2 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST + W, 4-0 Last 5 / Last 10 4-1 / 6-4 Last 5 / Last 10 1-4 / 4-6 3/3 WED INCARNATE WORD + W, 6-4 Last Game Mar 3 Last Game Mar 2 3/5 FRI NEW MEXICO STATE + 6:30 P 3/6 SAT NEW MEXICO STATE + 2:00 P INCARNATE WORD - W, 6-4 at Texas State - L, 6-8 3/7 SUN NEW MEXICO STATE + 1:00 P 3/9 TUE A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI + 6:30 P Head Coach Rob Childress (Northwood, ‘90) Head Coach Mike Kirby (Cal State Fullerton, ‘94) 3/10 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M + 6:30 P Overall 599-313-2 (14th season) Overall 13-7 (2nd season) 3/12 FRI SAMFORD + 6:30 P at Texas A&M same at Baylor same 3/13 SAT SAMFORD + 2:00 P 3/14 SUN SAMFORD + 12:00 P 3/16 Tue at Houston 6:30 p PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS 3/18 Thu * at Florida + 6:00 p • FRIDAY: #37 Dustin Saenz (Sr., LHP, 1-1, 4.22) vs. TBA 3/19 Fri * at Florida + TBA 3/20 Sat * at Florida + TBA • SATURDAY: #32 Bryce Miller (Sr., RHP, 1-0, 4.15) vs. TBA 3/23 TUE RICE + 6:30 P • SUNDAY: #21 Jonathan Childress (So., LHP, 0-1, 0.84) vs. TBA 3/26 FRI * GEORGIA + 6:00 P 3/27 SAT * GEORGIA + 2:00 P 3/28 SUN * GEORGIA + 1:00 P LEADING OFF 3/30 TUE TEXAS + 6:00 P Texas A&M continues its longest homestand of the season with games 3-5 of a 10-game string... 4/1 Thu * at Missouri + tba Aggie head coach Rob Childress enters the fray with 599 career wins... A victory on Friday would 4/2 Fri * at Missouri + tba 4/3 Sat * at Missouri + tba make Childress the second-fastest active SEC coach to 600 Division I wins, getting there in 915 games, 4/6 Tue at Sam Houston State 6:30 p trailing just Vanderbilt’s Tim Corbin... The Aggies have not yielded a first-inning run in 2021, outscoring 4/9 FRI * ALABAMA + 6:30 P opponents 15-0... the Maroon & White are outscoring foes 42-6 in the first frame the last two seasons. 4/10 SAT * ALABAMA + 2:00 P 4/11 SUN * ALABAMA + 1:00 P 4/13 Tue at Texas State 6:30 p FOLLOWING THE ACTION 4/16 Fri * at Arkansas + 6:30 p • RADIO —All games can be heard locally on SportsRadio 1150/9.7 The Zone... Andrew Monaco 4/17 Sat * at Arkansas + 6:30 p (play-by-play) and selected commentators will call the action... pregame show begins 15 minutes 4/18 Sun * at Arkansas + 2:00 p prior to first pitch. 4/20 TUE TEXAS SOUTHERN + 6:30 P 4/23 FRI * TENNESSEE + 6:30 P • INTERNET — 12thMan.com will offer live play-by-play and statistics for all home games... fans 4/24 SAT * TENNESSEE + 2:00 P with cable providers offering access to SEC Network+ can watch all non-televised home games via 4/25 SUN * TENNESSEE + 1:00 P the WatchESPN App using their cable provider access code. 4/27 TUE TEXAS STATE + 6:30 P 4/30 Fri * at Mississippi State + 6:30 p 5/1 Sat * at Mississippi State + tba SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE 5/2 Sun * at Mississippi State + tba The Texas A&M Aggies are one of only three schools to appear in each of the last 13 NCAA Divi- 5/4 Tue at UT Arlington 6:30 p sion I Baseball Championships. The Maroon & White’s 13-season NCAA postseason string is the sec- 5/7 FRI * OLE MISS + 6:30 P ond-longest in the SEC trailing only Vanderbilt (14 years). It is also the longest active string among Texas 5/8 SAT * OLE MISS + 11:00 A 5/9 SUN * OLE MISS + 2:00 P schools. 5/14 Fri * at Auburn + 6:00 p 5/15 Sat * at Auburn + 2:00 p ACTIVE STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 5/16 Sun * at Auburn + 1:00 p 1. Florida State 42 5/20 THU * LSU + 6:00 P 2. Vanderbilt 14 5/21 FRI * LSU + 6:30 P 3. TEXAS A&M 13 5/22 SAT * LSU + 2:00 P 5/25-30 SEC Championship (Hoover, Alabama) TEXAS A&M/NEW MEXICO STATE SERIES NOTABLES 6/4-7 NCAA Regionals The teams have met three times previously, with Texas A&M holding the all-time series lead 3-0. The (Campus sites) 6/11-14 NCAA Super Regionals Maroon & White met for the first time with New Mexico State in 2020 for a three-game weekend series. (Campus sites) In the series, Texas A&M outscored New Mexico State 31-10. 6/19-30 College World Series (Omaha, Nebraska) In the last meeting, the Maroon & White completed the sweep of New Mexico State with a 16-2 blowout win in seven innings. Austin Bost and Zach DeLoach stole the show offensively with two home Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). runs apiece. Bost was 2-for-2 with three runs, two home runs, one walk, and four RBI, while DeLoach * SEC game. % - Round Rock Classic (Round Rock, Texas) added two home runs, one of which was an inside-the-park home run, two runs, and five RBI. On the SEC - SEC Network / + - SEC Network+ mound, Chris Weber earned the win for working 5.0 inning, yielding one lone run on three hits, while All times Central. Dates and times subject to change. fanning a season-high seven batters. 2018 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION: ..................College Station, Texas 77842 MORE ON NEW MEXICO STATE FOUNDED: ............................................................ 1876 2021 QUICK FACTS The Zia Ags have stumbled out of the gate to start the season. After having their weekend opening ENROLLMENT: ............................... 68,625 (fall 2017) series against UNLV canceled, New Mexico State dropped 2-of-3 at Abilene Christian, fending off the PRESIDENT: ..................Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) GENERAL INFORMATION sweep with a 12-2 win in the finale and dropping an 8-6 decision at Texas State on Tuesday. FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: .........Dr. Paul J. Batista LOCATION: College Station, Texas 77842 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) FOUNDED: 1876 Tommy Tabak stirs the drink offensively with a .400 (6-of-15) batting average with six runs, one home CONFERENCE: .....................................................SEC ENROLLMENT: 71,109 (fall 2020) run, two RBI and two stolen bases. Brandon Dieter leads the team with six RBI and owns a .308 batting NICKNAME: ......................................................Aggies INTERIM PRESIDENT: John Junkins (Auburn ‘65) average. New Mexico State’s offense took a monumental blow in the offseason, losing two All-Amer- MASCOT: .........................Reveille (American Collie) FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Paul J. Batista icans with Nick Gonzalez getting selected 7th overall in the MLB Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates and COLORS: .....................................Maroon and White DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ross Bjork (WIU ‘96) Tristan Peterson transferring to Washington State. CONFERENCE: SEC The Aggies’ pitching staff has taken hits early on. They own a collective WHIP of 1.90 to go with an STADIUM INFORMATION NICKNAME: Aggies 8.42 ERA and .308 opponent batting average. STADIUM: ...................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park MASCOT: Reveille (American Collie) New Mexico State has sent six players to the Major Leagues with Daniel Johnson making his debut OPENED: .......March 21, 1978 (35th season on site) COLORS: Maroon and White Renovated prior to the 2012 season with the Cleveland Indians in 2020. The Aggies boast four NCAA Tournament appearances, including CAPACITY: ..........................................................6,100 STADIUM INFORMATION 2002, ‘03, ‘12 and ‘18. PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) STADIUM: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park DIMENSIONS: .......................330-375-400-375-330 OPENED: March 21, 1978 (42nd season on site) FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #37 DUSTIN SAENZ FENCE HEIGHT: .................................................8 feet Renovated prior to the 2012 season Making his 36th career appearance and 1`2th career start... owns a career record of 5-2 with one ALL-TIME RECORD: .....................1,103-357-4 (.755) CAPACITY: 6,100 save, a 3.99 ERA and 67 strikeouts in 76.2 innings... pitched in seven games in 2020, including two starts, PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) logging a 2-0 record with a 3.12 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 17.1 innings... logged a 2-1 mark with one save, COACHING STAFF DIMENSIONS: 330-375-400-375-330 a 4.85 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 29.2 innings as a sophomore... pitched in 11 games as a freshman, reg- #29 Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) HEAD COACH: FENCE HEIGHT: 8 feet istering a 0-0 record with a 3.32 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19.0 innings.