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2016 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2,568 VICTORIES • 23 CONFERENCE TITLES • 31 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 5 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES BERTHS • 60 ALL-AMERICANS SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAMES 4-5 (3-0, 0-0) Date Day Opponent Time (CT) 2/19 FRI HOFSTRA + W, 5-2 4 TEXAS A&M AGGIES 2/20 SAT HOFSTRA + W, 15-4 # 2/21 SUN HOFSTRA + W, 5-0 (3-0) 2/23 TUE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN + 6:30 P VS. 2/24 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M + 6:30 P 2/26 Fri at Pepperdine W.tv 4:00 p STEPHEN F. AUSTIN/PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 2/27 Sat at Pepperdine W.tv 3:00 p 2/28 Sun at Pepperdine W.tv 3:00 p (2-2/2-1) 3/1 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST + 6:30 P 3/4 FRI YALE + 6:30 P Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100) • College Station, Texas 3/5 SAT YALE + 2:00 P SCHEDULE Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. • Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. 3/6 SUN YALE + 12:00 P 3/8 TUE NORTHWESTERN STATE + 6:30 P RADIO SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone • Dave South (play-by-play) 3/9 WED NORTHWESTERN STATE + 6:30 P LIVE VIDEO SEC Network+ (WatchESPN credentials required through cable provider) 3/11 FRI FRESNO STATE + 6:30 P • Will Johnson (play-by-play), Mark Johnson (color analyst) 3/12 SAT FRESNO STATE + 2:00 P 3/13 SUN FRESNO STATE + 1:00 P LIVE AUDIO 12thMan.com • radioaggieland.com (free) 3/15 TUE TEXAS + 6:30 P LIVE STATS 12thMan.com/tamustats.com (mobile devices) 3/18 Fri at Auburn* + 6:00 p RANKINGS Texas A&M - 3rd (BA), 4th (USAT, D1B, NCBWA), 5th (CB); SFA - unranked; PVAM - unranked 3/19 Sat at Auburn* + 3:00 p 3/20 Sun at Auburn* + 1:00 p SERIES HISTORY Stephen F. Austin - Texas A&M leads 22-1; Prairie View A&M - Texas A&M leads 7-0 3/22 TUE A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI + 6:30 P TEAM INFO Texas A&M Stephen F. Austin Prairie View A&M 3/24 THU LSU* SEC 6:00 P streak W, 3 L, 1 W, 2 3/25 FRI LSU* SEC 8:00 P 3/26 SAT LSU* + 2:00 P Home / Away / Neutral 3-0 / 0-0 / 0-0 0-0 / 0-0 / 2-2 0-0 / 0-0 / 2-1 3/29 Tue at Houston 6:30 p HEAD COACHES Rob Childress (11th year) Johnny Cardenas (Eighth year) Auntwan Riggins (First year) 4/1 Fri at Florida* + 6:00 p at school 412-222-2 (.649) 187-208 (.473) 2-1 (.667) 4/2 Sat at Florida* ESPNU 6:30 p 4/3 Sun at Florida* ESPNU 1:00 p overall same same same 4/5 Tue at Rice 6:30 p 4/8 FRI GEORGIA* + 6:30 P 4/9 SAT GEORGIA* + 1:00 P PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS 4/10 SUN GEORGIA* + 1:00 P • TUESDAY: #38 Jace Vines (So., RHP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. #15 Austin Hagy (Jr., RHP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA) 4/12 TUE ABILENE CHRISTIAN + 6:30 P • WEDNESDAY: #32 Stephen Kolek (Fr., RHP, no stats) vs. TBA 4/15 Fri at Mississippi State* + 6:30 p 4/16 Sat at Mississippi State* + 2:00 p 4/17 Sun at Mississippi State* + 1:30 p LEADING OFF 4/19 TUE TEXAS STATE + 6:30 P Texas A&M enters midweek action against Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday and Prairie View A&M on 4/22 FRI ALABAMA* + 6:30 P Wednesday with a pair of impressive streaks in tow. The Aggies have won their last 33 regular-season non- 4/23 SAT ALABAMA* + 2:00 P conference games, including 25 in a row last season. The Maroon and White also have an 18-game win 4/24 SUN ALABAMA* + 1:00 P 4/26 TUE UT ARLINGTON + 6:30 P streak in midweek action, including 13 in a row in 2015. 4/29 Fri at Arkansas* + 6:30 p 4/30 Sat at Arkansas* ESPN2 2:00 p FOLLOWING THE ACTION 5/1 Sun at Arkansas* ESPNU 1:00 p • RADIO —All games can be heard locally on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone... Dave South (play-by-play) 5/4 WED INCARNATE WORD + 6:30 P and selected commentators will call the action... pregame show begins 15 minutes prior to first pitch. 5/5 THU VANDERBILT* ESPNU 6:30 P 5/6 FRI VANDERBILT* + 6:30 P • INTERNET — 12thMan.com will offer live play-by-play and statistics for all home games... fans with cable 5/7 SAT VANDERBILT* SEC 2:00 P providers offering access to SEC Network+ can watch all non-televised home games via the WatchESPN App us- 5/13 Fri at South Carolina* + 6:00 p ing their cable provider access code. 5/14 Sat at South Carolina* SEC 6:30 p • MOBILE PHONE — listen to the game on your iPhone, Blackberry or PDA free of charge ... log on to Radio- 5/15 Sun at South Carolina* SEC 3:00 p Aggieland.com for more information. 5/17 TUE SAM HOUSTON STATE + 6:30 P 5/19 THU OLE MISS* + 6:30 P 5/20 FRI OLE MISS* + 6:30 P MIDWEEK PERFECTION 5/21 SAT OLE MISS* SEC 2:00 P The Aggies finished the 2015 regular-season with a 13-0 record in midweek action this season, outscoring 5/24-5/29 SEC Championship (Hoover, Ala.) opponents 92-31. The A&M offense was highlighted by NICK BANKS, batting .500 (22-for-44) with 11 runs, three 6/3-6/6 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites TBD) 6/10-6/13 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites TBD) doubles and eight RBI, and Mitchell, hitting .487 (19-for-39) with 11 RBI. RONNIE GIDEON had four home runs and 6/18-6/29 College World Series (Omaha) 12 RBI. The pitching staff posted a 2.08 ERA and the Aggies had 126 strikeouts in 121.0 innings in midweek action. Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). TURNER LARKINS started 10 of the games, posting a 4-0 record with a 3.32 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 40.2 innings. * SEC game. The bullpen was 8-0 with six saves and a 1.46 ERA in midweek action, striking out 73 in 68.0 innings. SEC - SEC Network / + - SEC Network+ Dating back to the 2014 season, the Aggies have won 18 consecutive midweek games. All times Central. Dates and times subject to change. opponents’ highest ranking in parentheses. 2016 AGGIE BASEBALL • GAMES 4-5 • SFA/PVAMU AT NO. 4 TEXAS A&M • FEBRUARY 23-24, 2016 2016 QUICK FACTS TEXAS A&M/STEPHEN F. AUSTIN SERIES NOTABLES The Aggies own a 22-1 edge in the all-time series against the Lumberjacks. The first meeting came in 1949 GENERAL INFORMATION with A&M notching a 5-2 win. The series then took a 38-year hiatus before facing off in 1988 for the first of 12 LOCATION: .............................College Station, Texas 77842 meetings over an eight-year span. The series took an 11-year break for resuming in 2007 and the teams have FOUNDED: .................................................................. 1876 faced off at least once every year since. The Lumberjacks lone victory came in 2010 when they toppled the Ag- ENROLLMENT: ........................................ 62,185 (fall 2014) gies 7-6. PRESIDENT: ............................. Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) Last season the Aggies logged a 6-0 win over the Lumberjacks. TURNER LARKINS worked 5.1 scoreless innings, FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: ........Dr. Tom Adair (Texas A&M ‘57) scattering five hits and one walk while striking out nine. Texas A&M were paced by NICK BANKS who went 4-for-4 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: .......... Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) CONFERENCE: ................................................................ SEC with one double and one RBI and RYNE BIRK who batted 3-for-5 with three runs, one double and one home run NICKNAME: ...............................................................Aggies and two RBI. MASCOT: ..................................... Reveille (American Collie) MORE ON STEPHEN F. AUSTIN COLORS: .................................................Maroon and White The Lumberjacks are coming off a 17-34 campaign in 2015 that saw them finish 10th in the Southland Confer- STADIUM INFORMATION ence. SFA is off to a 2-2 start on the season, including a two-game split with then No. 10 Oklahoma State. Zach Mi- STADIUM: ................................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park chener (.429), Garrett McMullen (.400), Tyler Kendrick (.364) and Conner Fikes (.300) are all hitting .300 or better. OPENED: ...................March 21, 1978 (39th season on site) Stephen F. Austin was selected to finish 10th in the Southland Conference preseason coaches poll. Renovated prior to the 2012 season The Lumberjacks are led by Preseason All-Southland Conference Second Team designated hitter Kyle Thornell CAPACITY: ................................................................... 6,100 who batted .301 with five home runs and 30 RBI in 2015. Connor Fikes is returning off a season where he batted PLAYING SURFACE: ........... Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) .306 with three home runs, 23 RBI and 10 stolen bases. DIMENSIONS: ................................... 330-375-400-375-330 FENCE HEIGHT: ...........................................................8 feet SFA will send junior college transfer Austin Hagy to the mound on Tuesday. Hagy has two relief appearances ALL-TIME RECORD: ................................ 1,020-331-4 (.754) in the books, retiring 11 of the 12 batters he faced in 3.2 innings of scoreless relief. Johnny Cardenas is in his eighth season as the Lumberjacks’ head coach, with a 187-208 record. He was COACHING STAFF tabbed the Southland Conference Coach of the Year in 2010 HEAD COACH: .............