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2016 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2,598 VICTORIES • 23 CONFERENCE TITLES • 31 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 5 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES BERTHS • 60 ALL-AMERICANS SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 42-44 (33-8, 12-6 SEC) Date Day Opponent Time (CT) 2/19 FRI HOFSTRA + W, 5-2 2 TEXAS A&M AGGIES 2/20 SAT HOFSTRA + W, 15-4 # 2/21 SUN HOFSTRA + W, 5-0 (33-8, 12-6 SEC) 2/23 TUE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN + W, 21-1 AT 2/24 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M + W, 11-0 2/26 Fri at Pepperdine W.tv L, 5-7 ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS 2/27 Sat at Pepperdine W, 6-0 2/28 Sun at Pepperdine W.tv W, 4-0 (25-16, 6-12 SEC) 3/1 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST + 13 W, 3-2 3/4 FRI YALE + W, 12-5 Baum Stadium (10,373) • Fayetteville, Arkansas 3/5 SAT YALE + W, 13-0 SCHEDULE Friday, 6:30 pm • Saturday, 2:00 pm • Sunday, 1 pm 3/6 SUN YALE + W, 10-2 3/8 TUE NORTHWESTERN STATE + W, 7-6 TELEVISION Saturday - ESPN2 • Sunday - ESPNU • Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Ben McDonald (color analyst) 3/9 WED NORTHWESTERN STATE + cancelled RADIO SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone • Dave South (play-by-play) 3/11 FRI FRESNO STATE + W, 3-2 LIVE VIDEO SEC Network+ (WatchESPN credentials required through cable provider) 3/12 SAT FRESNO STATE + 10 W, 4-3 3/13 SUN FRESNO STATE + W, 12-1 LIVE AUDIO 12thMan.com • radioaggieland.com (free) 3/15 TUE TEXAS + W, 5-4 LIVE STATS 12thMan.com/tamustats.com (mobile devices) 3/19 Sat at Auburn* + W, 12-8 RANKINGS Texas A&M - 2nd (USAT, NCBWA, D1B, BA) at Auburn* + L, 7-9 3/20 Sun at Auburn* + W, 12-10 Arkansas - unranked 3/22 TUE A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI + 7 W, 13-3 SERIES HISTORY Texas A&M leads 40-34-1 3/24 THU #13 LSU* SEC W, 6-1 TEAM INFO Texas A&M Arkansas 3/25 FRI #13 LSU* SEC L, 2-3 3/26 SAT #13 LSU* + W, 3-1 streak W, 2 W, 1 3/29 Tue at #25 Houston W, 7-2 H / A / N 25-2 / 8-6 / 0-0 19-8 / 3-8 / 3-0 4/1 Fri at #3 Florida* + L, 4-7 HEAD COACHES Rob Childress (11th year) Dave Van Horn (14th year) 4/2 Sat at #3 Florida* ESPNU L, 2-7 4/3 Sun at #3 Florida* ESPNU L, 7-10 at school 442-230-2 [.657] 551-312 [.638] 4/5 Tue at Rice L, 3-4 overall same 1,134-551 [.673] (28th year) 4/8 FRI GEORGIA* + W, 5-0 4/9 SAT GEORGIA* + W, 15-1 4/10 SUN GEORGIA* + W, 10-2 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS 4/12 TUE ABILENE CHRISTIAN + W, 10-4 • FRIDAY: #15 Brigham Hill (So., RHP, 5-0, 1.74 ERA) vs. #25 Dominic Taccolini (Jr., RHP, 4-2, 4.50 ERA) 4/15 Fri at #8 Mississippi State* + W, 10-3 • SATURDAY: #38 Jace Vines (So., RHP, 6-1, 4.05 ERA) vs. #32 Zach Jackson (Jr., RHP, 3-4, 4.12 ERA) 4/16 Sat at #8 Mississippi State* + W, 10-6 • SUNDAY: #14 Kyle Simonds (Sr., RHP, 6-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. TBA 4/17 Sun at #8 Mississippi State* + W, 10-5 4/19 TUE TEXAS STATE + W, 14-1 4/22 FRI ALABAMA* + 10 W, 4-3 LEADING OFF 4/23 SAT ALABAMA* + L, 4-7 The No. 2 Texas A&M Aggies head to Fayetteville take on the resurgent Arkansas Razorbacks in a three-game 4/24 SUN ALABAMA* + W, 2-1 series starting Friday. 4/26 TUE UT ARLINGTON + W, 7-3 4/29 Fri at Arkansas* + 6:30 p The Aggies have won 11 of their last 12, including a three-game sweep of then-No. 8 Mississippi State in their 4/30 Sat at Arkansas* ESPN2 2:00 p last road series. Arkansas has won four of its last five games, all against teams ranked in the Top 25. 5/1 Sun at Arkansas* ESPNU 1:00 p 5/4 WED INCARNATE WORD + 6:30 P BOOMER WHITE ranks third in the nation in batting heading into the series with a .432 average, trailing only 5/5 THU VANDERBILT* ESPN 6:00 P Southeastern Louisiana’s Jameson Fisher (.446) and Little Rock’s Ryan Scott (.444). J.B. MOSS enters the fray 5/6 FRI VANDERBILT* SEC 6:00 P ranked sixth in the nation in runs with 51. HUNTER MELTON ranks sixth in the nation with 54 RBI. 5/7 SAT VANDERBILT* SEC 2:00 P AUSTIN HOMAN enters the game with a 14-game hit streak, equaling the longest of the season for the Aggies. 5/13 Fri at South Carolina* + 6:00 p 5/14 Sat at South Carolina* SEC 6:30 p Over the stretch he’s hitting .367 (18-for-49) with 10 runs, one double, 7 RBI, 2 stolen bases and the game-winning 5/15 Sun at South Carolina* SEC 3:00 p hit in A&M’s 10-inning, 4-3 win against Alabama. 5/17 TUE SAM HOUSTON STATE + 6:30 P 5/19 THU OLE MISS* + 6:30 P FOLLOWING THE ACTION 5/20 FRI OLE MISS* + 6:30 P • RADIO —All games can be heard locally on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone... Dave South (play-by-play) 5/21 SAT OLE MISS* SEC 2:00 P 5/24-5/29 SEC Championship (Hoover, Ala.) and selected commentators will call the action... pregame show begins 15 minutes prior to first pitch. 6/3-6/6 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites TBD) • INTERNET — 12thMan.com will offer live play-by-play and statistics for all home games... fans with cable 6/10-6/13 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites TBD) providers offering access to SEC Network+ can watch all non-televised home games via the WatchESPN App us- 6/18-6/29 College World Series (Omaha) ing their cable provider access code. Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). • MOBILE PHONE — listen to the game on your iPhone, Blackberry or PDA free of charge ... log on to Radio- * SEC game. Aggieland.com for more information. SEC - SEC Network / + - SEC Network+ All times Central. Dates and times subject to change. opponents’ highest ranking in parentheses. 2016 AGGIE BASEBALL • GAME 42-44 • NO. 2 TEXAS A&M VS. ARKANSAS • APRIL 29-MAY 1, 2016 2016 QUICK FACTS TEXAS A&M/ARKANSAS SERIES NOTABLES The Aggies own a 40-34-1 edge in the all-time series against Arkansas, but the Razorbacks are 7-3 since Texas GENERAL INFORMATION A&M joined the SEC. LOCATION: .............................College Station, Texas 77842 Last season Arkansas prevailed in the series, taking two of three against the then-No. 1 Aggies. A&M won the FOUNDED: .................................................................. 1876 opening game, 13-6 and took an 8-3 lead in the second game before it was suspended due to inclement weather. ENROLLMENT: ........................................ 62,185 (fall 2014) When the game resumed the next day, the Razorbacks scored one run in the seventh and five in the eighth to PRESIDENT: ............................. Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) prevail 9-8. Arkansas scored six runs in the first inning of the finale and prevailed, 8-2, marking the first series loss FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: ........Dr. Tom Adair (Texas A&M ‘57) DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: .......... Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) of the year for A&M. CONFERENCE: ................................................................ SEC NICKNAME: ...............................................................Aggies MORE ON ARKANSAS MASCOT: ..................................... Reveille (American Collie) The Razorbacks are 25-16 on the season and 6-12 in the SEC. After a 15-3 start, the season hit the skids as COLORS: .................................................Maroon and White Arkansas went 6-12 over their next 18 games, including getting swept by South Carolina, Ole Miss and Florida. The Razorbacks appear to have their rudder straightened out, winning four of their last five games, all against Top 25 STADIUM INFORMATION squads. Arkansas won a 6-2 game against then-No. 25 Creighton, took two of three against then-No. 12 Kentucky STADIUM: ................................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park and toppled No. 18 Oklahoma State, 7-6, on Tuesday. OPENED: ...................March 21, 1978 (39th season on site) Arkansas is hitting .281 with a .368 on-base percentage and .434 slugging percentage. Carson Shaddy leads Renovated prior to the 2012 season the team with a .344 batting average, 34 runs, 10 doubles, one triple, five home runs, 28 RBI and four stolen CAPACITY: ................................................................... 6,100 PLAYING SURFACE: ........... Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) bases. Luke Bonfield is batting .336 with 26 runs, nine doubles, seven home runs and 31 RBI. Michael Bernal adds DIMENSIONS: ................................... 330-375-400-375-330 pop in the order with eight doubles, eight home runs and 35 RBI. FENCE HEIGHT: ...........................................................8 feet The pitching staff owns a 4.58 ERA with a .263 opponent batting average. Dominic Taccolini is 4-2 on the year ALL-TIME RECORD: ................................ 1,042-333-4 (.757) with a 4.50 ERA, .240 opponent batting average and 47 strikeouts in 52.0 innings. He’s coming off a 10-inning shutout, allowing just five hits while striking out 10. Zach Johnson is 3-4 with a 4.12 ERA, .210 opponent batting COACHING STAFF average, four saves and 48 strikeouts in 39.1 innings. He’s also coming off his best effort of the season, working HEAD COACH: ............... #29 Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) 7.0 scoreless innings against Kentucky, scattering two hits and three walks while striking out eight.