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2021 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL GAMES 24-26 | GEORGIA | 3/26-28 GAME TIMES: 6:02 / 2:02 / 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 GEORGIA Date Day Opponent Time (CT) 2/20 SAT XAVIER (DH) S+ L, 6-10 XAVIER (DH) S+ L, 0-2 AGGIES BULLDOGS 2/21 SUN XAVIER S+ W, 15-0 2/23 TUE ABILENE CHRISTIAN S+ L, 5-6 2/24 WED TARLETON STATE S+ (10) W, 8-7 2/26 Fri % vs Baylor Flo W, 12-4 2021 Record 15-8, 0-3 SEC 2021 Record 15-5, 1-2 SEC 2/27 Sat % vs Oklahoma Flo W, 8-1 Ranking - Ranking 12 (CB); 30 (NCBWA) 2/28 Sun % vs Auburn Flo L, 1-6 Streak Lost 4 Streak Won 1 3/2 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST S+ W, 4-0 Last 5 / Last 10 1-4 / 6-4 Last 5 / Last 10 3-2 / 8-2 3/3 WED INCARNATE WORD S+ W, 6-4 Last Game Mar 23 Last Game Mar 23 3/5 FRI NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 4-1 3/6 SAT NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 5-0 RICE - L, 1-2 KENNESAW STATE - (10 inn.) W, 3-2 3/7 SUN NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 7-1 3/9 TUE A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI S+ W, 7-0 Head Coach Rob Childress (Northwood, ‘90) Head Coach Scott Stricklin (Kent State, ‘95) 3/10 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M S+ (7) W, 22-2 Overall 608-317-3 (16th season) Overall 568-354-1 (17th season) 3/12 FRI SAMFORD S+ W, 10-1 at Texas A&M same at Georgia 218-166-1 (8th season) 3/13 SAT SAMFORD (DH) S+ W, 21-4 SUN SAMFORD (DH) S+ W, 5-2 3/16 Tue at Houston E+ W, 9-4 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS 3/18 Thu * at Florida SEC L, 4-13 • FRIDAY: #37 Dustin Saenz (Sr., LHP, 3-2, 3.07) vs. #27 Luke Wagner (Fr., LHP, 3-1, 1.17) 3/19 Fri * at Florida S+ L, 1-3 3/20 Sat * at Florida S+ L, 4-8 • SATURDAY: #32 Bryce Miller (Sr., RHP, 2-0, 2.49) vs. #55 Ryan Webb (Sr., LHP, 2-0, 0.52) 3/23 TUE RICE + L, 1-3 • SUNDAY: #21 Jonathan Childress (So., LHP, 2-2, 1.98) vs. #12 Jordan Cannon (So., RHP, 1-1, 1.86) 3/26 FRI * GEORGIA + 6:00 P 3/27 SAT * GEORGIA + 2:00 P LEADING OFF 3/28 SUN * GEORGIA + 1:00 P 3/30 TUE TEXAS + 6:00 P Texas A&M open up the home portion of their SEC slate when they welcome the Georgia Bulldogs 4/1 Thu * at Missouri + tba to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park... the Maroon & White will try to bust out of a four-game losing funk... 4/2 Fri * at Missouri + tba Texas A&M ranks high on the NCAA pitching charts, climbing up to No. 6 in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings 4/3 Sat * at Missouri + tba 4/6 Tue at Sam Houston State 6:30 p (12.1), No. 6 in Strikeout-to-Walk Ratio (4.01) and No. 22 in ERA (3.10)... Jonathan Childress (41 - 20th), 4/9 FRI * ALABAMA + 6:30 P Dustin Saenz (39 - 30th), Dustin Saenz (38 - 35th) and Bryce Miller (38 - 35th) rank in the top 40 in the 4/10 SAT * ALABAMA + 2:00 P nation in strikeouts. Childress and Miller rank 50th in the nation with 13.50 Strikeouts Per Nine Innings. 4/11 SUN * ALABAMA + 1:00 P 4/13 Tue at Texas State 6:30 p SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE 4/16 Fri * at Arkansas + 6:30 p 4/17 Sat * at Arkansas + 6:30 p The Texas A&M Aggies are one of only three schools to appear in each of the last 13 NCAA Divi- 4/18 Sun * at Arkansas + 2:00 p sion I Baseball Championships. The Maroon & White’s 13-season NCAA postseason string is the sec- 4/20 TUE TEXAS SOUTHERN + 6:30 P ond-longest in the SEC trailing only Vanderbilt (14 years). It is also the longest active string among Texas 4/23 FRI * TENNESSEE + 6:30 P schools. 4/24 SAT * TENNESSEE + 2:00 P 4/25 SUN * TENNESSEE + 1:00 P 4/27 TUE TEXAS STATE + 6:30 P ACTIVE STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 4/30 Fri * at Mississippi State + 6:30 p 1. Florida State 42 5/1 Sat * at Mississippi State + tba 2. Vanderbilt 14 5/2 Sun * at Mississippi State + tba 3. TEXAS A&M 13 5/4 Tue at UT Arlington 6:30 p 5/7 FRI * OLE MISS + 6:30 P 5/8 SAT * OLE MISS + 11:00 A TEXAS A&M/GEORGIA SERIES NOTABLES 5/9 SUN * OLE MISS + 2:00 P The Aggies and the Bulldogs have faced off 14 times previously, with the Maroon & White holding 5/14 Fri * at Auburn + 6:00 p the series lead 9-5. The programs have met for three-games series in 2013, 2014, 2016, and 2018, while 5/15 Sat * at Auburn + 2:00 p 5/16 Sun * at Auburn + 1:00 p meeting twice in the SEC tournament. Texas A&M first met with Georgia in 2013 after entering the SEC, 5/20 THU * LSU + 6:00 P and the Aggies came out victorious, 4-1. 5/21 FRI * LSU + 6:30 P 5/22 SAT * LSU + 2:00 P Texas A&M last played the Bulldogs in the 2019 SEC tournament. The Maroon & White fell, 2-0, in a 5/25-30 SEC Championship pitcher’s duel in the second round of the tournament. On the mound, Chris Weber tossed a gem and (Hoover, Alabama) recorded the longest any pitcher worked through a no-hitter in the SEC Tournament (7.1 IP). Weber 6/4-7 NCAA Regionals settled with a no-decision, scattering one hit and two walks while fanning four. Offensively, the Aggies (Campus sites) 6/11-14 NCAA Super Regionals managed to get the leadoff guy on in the first three innings but were unable to put runs on the board. (Campus sites) 6/19-30 College World Series WINNING TRADITION (Omaha, Nebraska) Heading into the 2021 campaign, the Aggies have 14 consecutive winning seasons. Texas A&M Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). has posted a winning record in 58 of the last 60 years. * SEC game. % - Round Rock Classic (Round Rock, Texas) SEC - SEC Network / S+ - SEC Network+ / E+ - ESPN+ All times Central. Dates and times subject to change. 2018 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION: ..................College Station, Texas 77842 SMOTHERING FIRST FRAME FOUNDED: ............................................................ 1876 2021 QUICK FACTS The Aggie pitchers have yielded just two first-inning runs, one earned, in 23 games. The Maroon ENROLLMENT: ............................... 68,625 (fall 2017) & White are holding opponents to a .147 batting average in the opening frame, striking out 38 of 84 PRESIDENT: ..................Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) GENERAL INFORMATION batters and posting a 0.39 ERA. FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: .........Dr. Paul J. Batista LOCATION: College Station, Texas 77842 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) FOUNDED: 1876 Dustin Saenz has retired 15 of 17 batters he has faced in the first inning, including nine strikeouts. CONFERENCE: .....................................................SEC ENROLLMENT: 71,109 (fall 2020) Chris Weber has faced the minimum in three first innings, allowing one hit and hitting a batter, but NICKNAME: ......................................................Aggies INTERIM PRESIDENT: John Junkins (Auburn ‘65) he also turned a double play and caught a runner stealing. MASCOT: .........................Reveille (American Collie) FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Paul J. Batista COLORS: .....................................Maroon and White DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ross Bjork (WIU ‘96) FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #37 DUSTIN SAENZ CONFERENCE: SEC Enters the weekend fifth in the nation and second in the SEC with 36 strikeouts... making his 38th STADIUM INFORMATION NICKNAME: Aggies career appearance and 14th career start... owns a career record of 7-2 with one save, a 3.31 ERA and STADIUM: ...................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park MASCOT: Reveille (American Collie) 90 strikeouts in 84.1 innings... racked up wins against Baylor, New Mexico State and Samford in his last OPENED: .......March 21, 1978 (35th season on site) COLORS: Maroon & White Renovated prior to the 2012 season three starts... struck out a career-high 14 in 8.0 shutout innings against Samford... pitched in seven CAPACITY: ..........................................................6,100 STADIUM INFORMATION games in 2020, including two starts, logging a 2-0 record with a 3.12 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 17.1 in- nings... logged a 2-1 mark with one save, a 4.85 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 29.2 innings as a sophomore... PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) STADIUM: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park pitched in 11 games as a freshman, registering a 0-0 record with a 3.32 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19.0 DIMENSIONS: .......................330-375-400-375-330 OPENED: March 21, 1978 (42nd season on site) FENCE HEIGHT: .................................................8 feet Renovated prior to the 2012 season innings. ALL-TIME RECORD: .....................1,103-357-4 (.755) CAPACITY: 6,100 SAENZ’S CAREER TOTALS (GAME-BY-GAME ON PAGE 11) PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) COACHING STAFF DIMENSIONS: 330-375-400-375-330 Year W-L ERA APP/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG # 2018 0-0 3.32 11/2 0 19.0 21 11 7 6 15 .284 HEAD COACH: 29 Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) FENCE HEIGHT: 8 feet 2019 2-1 4.85 15/5 1 29.2 36 22 16 14 17 .313 CAREER COLLEGIATE RECORD: 539-281-2 (13th year) 1,152-370-5 (.756) ALL-TIME RECORD: 2020 2-0 3.12 7/2 0 17.1 24 9 6 7 22 .333 RECORD AT A&M: ................539-281-2 (13th year) 2021 3-2 3.07 5/5 0 29.1 27 11 10 7 39 .239 ASSISTANT COACHES: #19 Justin Seely (10th year, Nebraska ‘03) COACHING STAFF # Career 7-3 3.68 38/14 1 95.1 108 53 39 34 93 .289 6 Will Bolt (6th year, Nebraska ‘03) HEAD COACH: #29 Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) # ....................