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2019 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL GAME 27 | LAMAR | 3/26 GAME TIMES: 6:32 P.M. CT | SITE: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park, 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 11 TEXAS A&M LAMAR Date Day Opponent Time (CT) # 2/15 FRI FORDHAM + W, 4-0 2/16 SAT FOPDHAM + W, 19-6 AGGIES CARDINALS 2/17 SUN FORDHAM + W, 3-1 2/19 TUE STEPHEN F. AUSTIN + W, 5-3 2/20 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M + W, 9-1 2/22 FRI UIC + W, 3-1 Record 21-5, 5-1 SEC Record 9-14, 2-7 Southland 2/23 SAT UIC + W, 4-0 Ranking 10 (D1B), 11 (CB & USAT), 12 (BA & NCBWA) Ranking unranked 2/24 SUN UIC + L, 2-7 Streak won - 6 Streak lost - 2 2/26 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST + W, 12-5 Last 5 / Last 10 5-0 / 8-2 Last 5 / Last 10 2-3 / 3-7 2/27 WED INCARNATE WORD + L, 5-6 Last Game March 24 Last Game March 24 3/1 Fri % vs #18 Baylor MLB W, 5-2 3/2 Sat % vs #17 TCU MLB W, 1-0 at Kentucky - W, 17-5 at Northwestern State - L, 6-10 3/3 Sun % vs Houston MLB W, 3-2 3/5 TUE A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI + (7) W, 12-2 Head Coach Rob Childress (Northwood, ‘90) Head Coach Will Davis (LSU, ‘07) 3/6 WED ABILENE CHRISTIAN + W, 9-3 Overall 560-288-2 (14th season) Overall 61-75 (3rd season) 3/8 FRI GONZAGA + L, 4-6 at Texas A&M same at Lamar same 3/9 SAT GONZAGA + W, 14-2 3/10 SUN GONZAGA + W, 3-1 3/12 Tue at Dallas Baptist L, 4-5 PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS 3/15 FRI * #2 VANDERBILT + L, 4-7 3/16 SAT * #2 VANDERBILT + W, 8-7 • TUESDAY: #37 Dustin Saenz (So., LHP, 1-0, 2.70 ERA) vs. #26 Jack Dallas (So., RHP, 0-2, 4.40 ERA) 3/1 7 SUN * #2 VANDERBILT + W, 7-0 3/19 TUE RICE SEC W, 8-3 LEADING OFF 3/22 Fri * at Kentucky + W, 5-3 3/23 Sat * at Kentucky + W, 9-3 The No. 11 Texas A&M Aggies look to continue the outstanding play of their six-game win streak, 3/24 Sun * at Kentucky + W, 17-5 which includes a series sweep at Kentucky in which the Maroon & White outscored the Wildcats 31-11. 3/26 TUE LAMAR + 6:30 P The Aggies raised their batting average 13 points over the weekend, batting .350 (43-for-123) at Ken- 3/29 FRI * MISSOURI + 6:30 P tucky with 11 doubles, two triples and five home runs. 3/30 SAT * MISSOURI + 2:00 P 3/31 SUN * MISSOURI + 1:00 P BRADEN SHEWMAKE’s recent performance has been player of the week worthy, including batting 4/2 Tue at Texas LHN 6:30 p .625 (10-for-16) in the series sweep at Kentucky with five runs, one double, two home runs and nine RBI. 4/5 Fri * at LSU + 7:00 p He hit 5-for-6 in the finale. After batting just .185 (5-for-27) the first eight games of 2019, Shewmake has 4/6 Sat * at LSU ESPN2 7:00 p caught fire the last 18 contests, hitting. 388 (31-for-80) with 21 runs and 26 RBI 4/7 Sun * at LSU SEC 2:00 p 4/9 TUE TEXAS STATE + 6:30 P TY COLEMAN and JONATHAN DUCOFF have also heated up recently. After starting the season 4/12 FRI * AUBURN + 6:30 P batting .214 (6-for-28) with five runs and seven RBI in the Aggies’ first 14 games (through March 3), 4/13 SAT * AUBURN + 4:00 P Coleman is hitting .386 (17-for-44) in the last 12 contests, logging 12 runs and 15 RBI. Through 20 games, 4/14 SUN * AUBURN + 1:00 P Ducoff was batting just .148 (4-for-27) with five runs and nine RBI. In the last six contests, he is hitting 4/16 Tue at Houston 6:30 p 4/18 Thu * at South Carolina + 6:00 p .360 (9-for-25) with three runs and 11 RBI. 4/19 Fri * at South Carolina + 6:00 p Texas A&M pitchers are holding opponents to a .186 batting average with runners in scoring posi- 4/20 Sat * at South Carolina SEC 3:00 p tion, striking out 78 of the 240 batters they have faced in the situation. The Aggies are holding oppo- 4/16 TUE UT ARLINGTON + 6:30 P 4/25 Thu * at Ole Miss SEC 6:00 p nents to a .163 batting average with runners in scoring position and two outs. 4/26 Fri * at Ole Miss + 6:00 p 4/27 Sat * at Ole Miss + 3:00 p TEXAS A&M/LAMAR SERIES NOTABLES 4/30 Tue at Sam Houston State 6:30 p 5/2 THU * MISSISSIPPI STATE SEC 6:00 P Texas A&M and Lamar have met 41 times previously, with the Aggies holding the all-time series 5/3 FRI * MISSISSIPPI STATE + 6:30 P advantage 34-7. The Maroon & White are playing Lamar for the first time since 2006 with the Aggies 5/4 SAT * MISSISSIPPI STATE SEC 2:00 P owning a seven-game win streak. 5/10 Fri * at Alabama + 6:00 p The most recent meeting was a nail-biter with Texas A&M earning win, 6-5, in 10 innings with a walk- 5/11 Sat * at Alabama + 6:00 p 5/12 Sun * at Alabama SEC 3:00 p off solo blast from Blake Stouffer. Kyle Thebeau earned the win, retiring the side in the top of the tenth, 5/16 THU * ARKANSAS + 6:00 P while Stouffer batted 3-for-5 with the 10th-inning dinger. 5/17 FRI * ARKANSAS + 6:30 P 5/18 SAT * ARKANSAS SEC 2:00 P 5/21-26 SEC Championship SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE (Hoover, Alabama) The Texas A&M Aggies are one of only four schools to appear in each of the last 12 NCAA Division 5/31-6/3 NCAA Regionals I Baseball Championships. The Maroon and White’s 12-season NCAA postseason string is the sec- (Campus sites) ond-longest in the SEC trailing only Vanderbilt (13 years). It’s also the longest active string among 6/7-10 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus sites) Texas schools. 6/15-26 College World Series (Omaha, Nebraskas) ACTIVE STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 1. Florida State 41 Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). 2. Cal State Fullerton 27 * SEC game. % - Shriners Classic (Houston, Texas) 3. Vanderbilt 13 SEC - SEC Network / + - SEC Network+ 4. TEXAS A&M 12 All times Central. Dates and times subject to change. 2018 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION: ..................College Station, Texas 77842 TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #37 DUSTIN SAENZ FOUNDED: ............................................................ 1876 2019 QUICK FACTS Earned a win in his last start, yielding two runs on four hits and two walks over 5.2 innings against ENROLLMENT: ............................... 68,625 (fall 2017) Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3/5)... earned a three-inning save, the first save of his career, in Saturday win PRESIDENT: ..................Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) GENERAL INFORMATION against Gonzaga (3.9)... only other start of the season came against Stephen F. Austin (2/19), yielding FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: .........Dr. Paul J. Batista LOCATION: College Station, Texas 77842 one run on five hits and one walk while striking out four in 4.0 innings... pitched in 11 games in his first DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) FOUNDED: 1876 season in Aggieland, including two starts... posted a 3.32 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19.0 innings... pitched CONFERENCE: .....................................................SEC ENROLLMENT: 68,625 (fall 2017) in three SEC games, logging a 3.18 ERA and two strikeouts in 5.2 innings... worked in seven games for ......................................................Aggies NICKNAME: PRESIDENT: Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) the Madison Mallards of the Northwoods League, including six starts... posted a 1-1 record with a 4.44 .........................Reveille (American Collie) MASCOT: FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Paul J. Batista ERA and 29 strikeouts in 26.1 innings for the Mallards... four-year letterwinner for head coach Gabe .....................................Maroon and White COLORS: DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) Perez at Corpus Christi King High School... tabbed THSBCA Class 5A All-State Second Team as a senior CONFERENCE: SEC in 2017... named Collin Street Bakery/TSWA Class 5A All-State Honorable Mention as a senior... notched STADIUM INFORMATION NICKNAME: Aggies a 7-4 record with a 1.19 ERA and 133 Ks in 76.1 innings in 2017... selected All-District 30-5A First Team as STADIUM: ...................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park MASCOT: Reveille (American Collie) a senior... logged a 9-1 record with a 0.58 ERA and 124 Ks in 73.0 innings as a junior in 2016... selected OPENED: .......March 21, 1978 (35th season on site) COLORS: Maroon and White THSBCA Class 6A All-State First Team and Collin Street Bakery/TSWA Class 6A All-State Honorable Renovated prior to the 2012 season mention in 2016... honored as the District 28-6A MVP as a sophomore... named All-District 28-6A First CAPACITY: ..........................................................6,100 STADIUM INFORMATION Team as a sophomore in 2015. PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) STADIUM: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park DIMENSIONS: .......................330-375-400-375-330 OPENED: March 21, 1978 (41st season on site) SAENZ CAREER TOTALS (GAME-BY-GAME ON PAGE 12) FENCE HEIGHT: .................................................8 feet Renovated prior to the 2012 season Year W-L ERA APP/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG ALL-TIME RECORD: .....................1,103-357-4 (.755) CAPACITY: 6,100 2018 0-0 3.32 11/2 0 19.0 21 11 7 6 15 .284 PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) 2019 1-0 2.70 7/2 1 16.2 18 6 5 3 8 .290 COACHING STAFF DIMENSIONS: 330-375-400-375-330 Career 1-0 3.03 18/4 1 35.2 39 17 12 9 23 .287 # HEAD COACH: 29 Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) FENCE HEIGHT: 8 feet CAREER COLLEGIATE RECORD: 539-281-2 (13th year) ALL-TIME BBP RECORD: 1,115-361-4 (.755) FOURTH INNING SEPARATION RECORD AT A&M: ................539-281-2 (13th year) The Aggies are outscoring opponents 35-4 in the fourth inning.