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2017 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL OFFICIAL GAME NOTES 2,643 VICTORIES • 24 CONFERENCE TITLES • 32 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 5 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES BERTHS • 66 ALL-AMERICANS SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 43-45 (29-13, 10-8 SEC) Date Day Opponent Time (CT) 2/17 FRI BOWLING GREEN + W, 15ͳ1 #22 TEXAS A&M AGGIES 2/18 SAT BOWLING GREEN + W, 19ͳ2 BOWLING GREEN + W, 16ͳ5 (29-13, 10-8 SEC) 2/21 TUE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN + Έ12Ή W, 6ͳ5 AT 2/24 FRI PEPPERDINE + W, 3ͳ0 2/25 SAT PEPPERDINE + L, 1ͳ2 MISSOURI TIGERS 2/26 SUN PEPPERDINE + W, 10ͳ6 2/28 TUE PRAIRIE VIEW A&M + W, 9ͳ2 (27-15, 8-10 SEC) 3/1 WED INCARNATE WORD + W, 12ͳ5 3/3 Fri % vs #19 Texas Tech FSN W, 9-0 Taylor Stadium (3,031) • Columbia, Missouri 3/4 Sat % vs #1 TCU FS2 (15) L, 10-11 3/5 Sun % vs Baylor FSN L, 3-6 SCHEDULE Friday, 6:32 p.m. • Saturday, 2:02 p.m. • Sunday, 1:32 p.m. 3/7 TUE UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY + W, 16ͳ7 3/8 WED UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY + W, 7ͳ4 RADIO SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone • Dave South (play-by-play) 3/10 FRI BROWN + W, 6ͳ4 LIVE VIDEO SEC Network+ (WatchESPN creden als required through cable provider) 3/11 SAT BROWN + W, 3ͳ2 • Ben Arnet [Fri & Sat], Nate Ga er [Sun] (play-by-play), Tim Jamieson (color analyst) 3/12 SUN BROWN + W, 5ͳ1 3/14 Tue at Texas LHN L, 3-4 LIVE AUDIO 12thMan.com 3/17 FRI * KENTUCKY + L, 0ͳ6 LIVE STATS MUTigers.com 3/18 SAT * KENTUCKY + L, 6ͳ7 RANKINGS Texas A&M - 19th (D1B & BA), 22nd (USAT), 23rd (NCBWA); Missouri- unranked 3/19 SUN * KENTUCKY + L, 7ͳ11 3/21 TUE RICE SEC W, 8ͳ5 SERIES HISTORY Texas A&M leads 49-33-1 3/24 Fri * at Vanderbilt + L, 3-4 TEAM INFO Texas A&M Missouri 3/25 Sat * at Vanderbilt + L, 3-17 streak W, 1 L, 3 3/26 Sun * at Vanderbilt SEC W, 6-4 Home / Away / Neutral 21-6 / 7-5 / 1-2 15-9 / 6-4 / 6-2 3/28 Tue at Texas State Spectrum W, 9-3 3/30 Thu * at #8 LSU SEC W, 4-0 HEAD COACHES Rob Childress [12th year] Steve Bieser [1st year] 3/31 Fri * at #8 LSU ESPNU L, 4-7 at school 487-251-2 (.659) 27-15 (.643) 4/1 Sat * at #8 LSU ESPN2 W, 4-3 overall same 165-112 (.596) [6th year] 4/4 TUE DALLAS BAPTIST + W, 7ͳ3 4/7 FRI * #11 AUBURN + L, 1ͳ2 4/8 SAT * #11 AUBURN W, 6ͳ3 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS 4/9 SUN * #11 AUBURN W, 3ͳ1 4/11 TUE ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 8ͳ1 • FRIDAY: #15 Brigham Hill (Jr., RHP, 5-3 2.92 ERA) vs. #36 Cole Bartle (RJr., RHP, 5-0, 2.39 ERA) 4/13 Thu * at Alabama + W, 9-5 • SATURDAY: #12 Corbin Mar n (Jr., RHP, 5-2, ERA) vs. #11 Tanner Houck (Jr., RHP, 3-6, 2.98 ERA) 4/14 Fri * at Alabama + W, 8-2 • SUNDAY: #32 Stephen Kolek (So., RHP, 2-2, 3.92 ERA) vs. TBA 4/15 Sat * at Alabama + W, 3-2 4/18 Tue at UT Arlington L, 2-3 LEADING OFF 4/21 FRI * TENNESSEE + W. 2ͳ1 4/22 SAT * TENNESEEE + W, 3ͳ1 The Texas A&M Aggies head to Columbia in search of their fifth consecutive SEC series triumph as they play a 4/23 SUN * TENNESSEE + (14) L, 3-5 three-game set with the Missouri Tigers. The Aggies current run includes winning two of three against then-No. 4/25 TUE A&MͳCORPUS CHRISTI + W, 5ͳ2 8 LSU, then-No. 11 Auburn and Tennessee along with a three-game sweep of Alabama. Overall, the Maroon and 4/28 Fri * at Missouri + 6:30 p 4/29 Sat * at Missouri + 2:00 p White have won 14 of their last 18 games, including a 7-2 mark in their last nine road games. The Aggies pitching 4/30 Sun * at Missouri + 1:00 p staff has been outstanding the last six games logging a 1.86 ERA with 56 strikeouts in 58.0 innings. 5/2 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST + 6:30 P 5/4 THU * MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPNU 6:30 P FOLLOWING THE ACTION 5/5 FRI * MISSISSIPPI STATE + 6:30 P • RADIO —All games can be heard locally on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone... pregame show begins 15 5/6 SAT * MISSISSIPPI STATE ESPNU 1:00 P 5/12 Fri * at Ole Miss + 6:30 p minutes prior to first pitch. 5/13 Sat * at Ole Miss SEC 6:00 p • INTERNET — 12thMan.com will offer live play-by-play and statistics for all home games... fans with cable 5/14 Sun * at Ole Miss SEC 12:00 p providers offering access to SEC Network+ can watch most non-televised home games via the WatchESPN App 5/16 TUE SAM HOUSTON STATE + 6:30 P using their cable provider access code. 5/18 THU * ARKANSAS + 6:30 P 5/19 FRI * ARKANSAS + 6:30 P 5/20 SAT * ARKANSAS SEC 11:00 A BEST WHIRL THROUGH THE WEEKEND ROTATION 5/23-5/28 SEC Championship (Hoover, Ala.) The Aggies’ weekend rotation had their best go-around last week against Tennessee. BRIGHAM HILL, CORBIN 6/2-6/5 NCAA Regionals (Campus Sites TBD) MARTIN and STEPHEN KOLEK combined to allow just three runs in 22.0 innings of work. The trio held opponents 6/9-6/12 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus Sites TBD) 6/17-6/28 College World Series (Omaha) to a .187 batting average as they posted a 1.23 ERA and 0.91 WHIP with 20 strikeouts. Hill got the weekend started with 7.0 scoreless innings on Friday afternoon, scattering five hits and one walk while striking out six. On Saturday, Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). * SEC game. % - Shriners Classic (Houston, Texas) Martin, who picked up the lone win among the trip, allowed one run on six hits and one walk while striking out SEC - SEC Network / + - SEC Network+ three in a career-long 8.0-inning effort. Kolek recorded a career-high 11 strikeouts, yielding two runs on three hits All mes Central. Dates and mes subject to change. and two walks over 7.0 innings. opponents’ highest ranking in parentheses. 2017 AGGIE BASEBALL • GAMES 43-45 • #22 TEXAS A&M AT MISSOURI • APRIL 28-30, 2017 2017 QUICK FACTS BULLPEN BLOSSOMS IN APRIL The Aggie bullpen has been a menace to opponents in April to pace the Maroon and White to an 11-3 record. GENERAL INFORMATION In the 14 games the Texas A&M bullpen is 7-1 with six saves, a 1.40 ERA and a .169 opponent batting average LOCATION: .............................College Sta on, Texas 77842 in 51.1 innings of work. The relievers boast a 1.05 WHIP and have 52 strikeouts for the month. KAYLOR CHAFIN FOUNDED: .................................................................. 1876 leads the staff with 14.0 scoreless innings, scattering four hits and five walks while striking out 12 to earn a 3-0 ENROLLMENT: ........................................66,190 (fall 2016) mark in his six appearances. MITCHELL KILKENNY has a 1-0 record with five saves and a 2.53 ERA, allowing three PRESIDENT: .............................Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) runs on 11 hits and four walks while striking out 11 in 10.2 innings. CASON SHERROD is 2-0 with one save, a 1.50 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: ........................... Dr. Paul J. Ba sta ERA and 11 strikeouts in 12.0 innings in his six relief appearances in April. DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: .......... Sco Woodward (LSU ‘85) CONFERENCE: ................................................................ SEC NINE-HOLE CONTRIBUTIONS NICKNAME: ...............................................................Aggies MASCOT: .....................................Reveille (American Collie) The Aggies are getting plenty of contributions from the No. 9 spot in the order. Nine-hole hitters are batting COLORS: .................................................Maroon and White .325 (49-for-151) with 36 runs, 10 doubles, one triple, six home runs and 26 RBI. The .523 slugging percentage and .325 batting average for the No. 9 spot both rank second on the team. JORGE GUTIERREZ is hitting .571 (4-for-7) STADIUM INFORMATION with three home runs and five RBI and HUNTER COLEMAN is batting .545 (6-for11) with six runs, one double, one STADIUM: ................................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park triple and two RBI at the bottom of the order. COLE BEDFORD is hitting .455 (5-for-11) with three runs and two OPENED: ...................March 21, 1978 (35th season on site) doubles at the No. 9 spot. GEORGE JANCA has batted ninth in 11 games, hitting .356 (16-for-45) with 11 runs, Renovated prior to the 2012 season three doubles, two home run and eight RBI. CAPACITY: ................................................................... 6,100 PLAYING SURFACE: ........... Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) MID-GAME SURGES DIMENSIONS: ................................... 330-375-400-375-330 The Aggies have been mauling teams in the fifth and sixth innings, outscoring opponents 95-22 during the two FENCE HEIGHT: ...........................................................8 feet frames. The surges have helped offset a 90-91 run deficit for the Aggies in innings 1-thru-4. ALL-TIME RECORD: ................................ 1,071-344-4 (.756) FIFTH INNING - 51-13... .412 on-base percentage, .341 batting average (62-for-182) with 22 walks, three HBP, COACHING STAFF eight doubles, three triples and four home runs. BRADEN SHEWMAKE is batting .522 (12-for-23) with one dou- HEAD COACH: .............. #29 Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) ble, two triples, two home runs and 17 RBI in the fifth inning.