2021 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL GAMES 44-46 | @ #5 MISSISSIPPI STATE | APRIL 30-MAY 2 GAME TIME: 6:32 / 2:02 / 2:02 P.M. CT | SITE: Dudy Noble Field, Starkville, Mississippi 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 5 MISSISSIPPI STATE 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 24-19, 5-13 SEC 2021 Record 29-10, 11-7 SBC 2/27 Sat % vs Oklahoma Flo W, 8-1 Ranking - Ranking 4 (BA, CB), 5 (USAT, NCBWA), 6 (D1B) 2/28 Sun % vs Auburn Flo L, 1-6 Streak Won 2 Streak Lost 1 3/2 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST S+ W, 4-0 Last 5 / Last 10 3-2 / 5-5 Last 5 / Last 10 3-2 / 7-3 3/3 WED INCARNATE WORD S+ W, 6-4 Last Game April 27 Last Game April 25 3/5 FRI NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 4-1 3/6 SAT NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 5-0 TEXAS STATE - W, 4-0 at No. 2 Vanderbilt - L, 4-7 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 Chris Lemonis (The Citadel, ‘92) 3/10 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M S+ (7) W, 22-2 Overall 617-328-3 (16th season) Overall 234-120-2 (7th season) 3/12 FRI SAMFORD S+ W, 10-1 at Texas A&M same at Texas State 93-29 (3rd 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 #5 Florida SEC L, 4-13 • FRIDAY: #37 Dustin Saenz (Sr., LHP, 5-5, 3.97) vs. #28 Christian MacLeod (Fr, RHP, 3-3, 3.40) 3/19 Fri * at #5 Florida S+ L, 1-3 3/20 Sat * at #5 Florida S+ L, 4-8 • SATURDAY: #32 Bryce Miller (Sr., RHP, 2-1, 3.82) vs. #24 Will Bednar (Fr., RHP, 3-1, 3.32) 3/23 TUE RICE + L, 1-3 • SUNDAY: #35 Nathan Dettmer (Fr., RHP, 3-1, 3.59) vs. #27 Jackson Fristoe (Fr., RHP, 3-3, 4.54) 3/26 FRI * GEORGIA SEC W, 6-3 3/27 SAT * GEORGIA + W, 7-6 LEADING OFF 3/28 SUN * GEORGIA + L, 4-6 3/30 TUE #8 TEXAS ESPNU W, 2-0 Texas A&M plays their third consecutive series against a team ranked in the top five when they 4/1 Thu * at Missouri + W, 16-2 travel to Starkville for a three-game series against the Mississippi State Bulldogs starting Friday... Tex- 4/2 Fri * at Missouri + L, 2-8 as A&M ranks high on the NCAA pitching charts, including No. 11 in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11.1) 4/3 Sat * at Missouri SEC L, 3-7 and No. 24 in K-to-BB Ratio (3.03). Dustin Saenz (No. 19 - 77) and Chandler Jozwiak (No. 59 - 68) rank 4/6 Tue at Sam Houston E+ L, 6-8 4/9 FRI * ALABAMA + L, 3-5 in the top 60 in the nation in strikeouts. Jozwiak also ranks 16th in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (13.91) 4/10 SAT * ALABAMA + L, 3-6 and K-to-BB Ratio (8.50). Saenz checks in at No. 80 in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11.75) and Jonathan 4/11 SUN * ALABAMA + L, 4-7 Childress ranks 92nd in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11.54)... Will Frizzell is enjoying an All-American 4/13 Tue at Texas State E+ W, 8-4 start to the 2021 campaign. He currently ranks in the top 40 in the nation in Home Runs (9th - 13), Total 4/16 Fri * at #1 Arkansas + L, 0-13 Bases (14th - 100) and Hits (41st - 52), as well as the top 100 in RBI (68th - 38) and Slugging Percentage 4/17 Sat * at #1 Arkansas + (10) L, 1-2 (83rd - .637). 4/18 Sun * at #1 Arkansas + W, 11-10 4/20 TUE TEXAS SOUTHERN + W, 9-4 4/23 FRI * #5 TENNESSEE + L, 1-6 SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE 4/24 SAT * #5 TENNESSEE + W, 6-5 The Texas A&M Aggies are one of only three schools to appear in each of the last 13 NCAA Division I 4/25 SUN * #5 TENNESSEE SEC L, 7-20 Baseball Championships. The Maroon & White’s 13-season NCAA postseason string is the second-lon- 4/27 TUE TEXAS STATE + W, 4-0 4/30 Fri * at #5 Mississippi State + 6:30 p gest in the SEC trailing only Vanderbilt (14 years). It is also the longest active string among Texas 5/1 Sat * at #5 Mississippi State + 2:00 p schools. 5/2 Sun * at #5 Mississippi State SEC 2:00 p 5/4 Tue at UT Arlington 6:30 p ACTIVE STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 5/7 FRI * OLE MISS + 6:30 P 1. Florida State 42 5/8 SAT * OLE MISS ESPNU 11:00 A 2. Vanderbilt 14 5/9 SUN * OLE MISS ESPNU 1:00 P 3. TEXAS A&M 13 5/14 Fri * at Auburn + 6:00 p 5/15 Sat * at Auburn + 2:00 p 5/16 Sun * at Auburn + 1:00 p TEXAS A&M/MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES NOTABLES 5/20 THU * LSU ESPNU 6:00 P Texas A&M and Mississippi State have met 36 times with the Aggies holding the series lead, 19-17. 5/21 FRI * LSU + 6:30 P 5/22 SAT * LSU + 2:00 P The programs first took the field against each other in 1907 with the Aggies taking a 1-0 decision. The 5/25-30 SEC Championship Maroon & White started off hot, winning the first five matches up before taking a 74-year hiatus. Since (Hoover, Alabama) joining the SEC in 2013, the Aggies and Bulldogs have met yearly for a weekend series. 6/4-7 NCAA Regionals The last bout came in 2019 and resulted in the Aggies’ late rally coming up short, 4-3, in the night- (Campus sites) 6/11-14 NCAA Super Regionals cap of a doubleheader. Down 4-1 going into the seventh inning, the Aggies managed to cut the lead to (Campus sites) one, but failed to bring across the tying-run from third. On the mound, starter Christian Roa was sad- 6/19-30 College World Series dled with the loss for working through 1.1 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and one walk while fan- (Omaha, Nebraska) ning one. Bryce Blaum and Cam Blake paced the Aggies offensively. Blaum was 1-for-3 with a hug solo blast, while Blake had an engine-revving RBI triple. Ty Condel and Ty Coleman added two hits apiece. Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). * 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 WINNING TRADITION FOUNDED: ............................................................ 1876 2021 QUICK FACTS Heading into the 2021 campaign, the Aggies have 14 consecutive winning seasons. Texas A&M ENROLLMENT: ............................... 68,625 (fall 2017) has posted a winning record in 58 of the last 60 years. PRESIDENT: ..................Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) GENERAL INFORMATION FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: .........Dr. Paul J. Batista LOCATION: College Station, Texas 77842 FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #37 DUSTIN SAENZ DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) FOUNDED: 1876 CONFERENCE: .....................................................SEC ENROLLMENT: 71,109 (fall 2020) Enters weekend ranked 19th in the nation and fourth in the SEC with 77 strikeouts... also ranks 80th NICKNAME: ......................................................Aggies INTERIM PRESIDENT: John Junkins (Auburn ‘65) in the nation in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11.75)... making his 44th career appearance and 20th career MASCOT: .........................Reveille (American Collie) FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Paul J. Batista start... owns a career record of 9-6 with one save, a 3.96 ERA and 131 strikeouts in 125.0 innings... owns COLORS: .....................................Maroon and White DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ross Bjork wins against Baylor, New Mexico State, Samford, Georgia and Missouri this season... pitched 7.0 blank (Emporia State ‘95/WIU ‘96) frames at Missouri, scattering three hits and three walks while striking out 10... struck out a career-high STADIUM INFORMATION CONFERENCE: SEC 14 in 8.0 shutout innings against Samford... pitched in seven games in 2020, including two starts, log- STADIUM: ...................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park NICKNAME: Aggies ging a 2-0 record with a 3.12 ERA and 22 strikeouts in 17.1 innings... logged a 2-1 mark with one save, a OPENED: .......March 21, 1978 (35th season on site) MASCOT: Reveille (American Collie) 4.85 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 29.2 innings as a sophomore... pitched in 11 games as a freshman, posting Renovated prior to the 2012 season COLORS: Maroon & White a 0-0 record with a 3.32 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19.0 innings. CAPACITY: ..........................................................6,100 PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) STADIUM INFORMATION SAENZ’S CAREER TOTALS (GAME-BY-GAME ON PAGE 15) DIMENSIONS: .......................330-375-400-375-330 STADIUM: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park Year W-L ERA APP/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG FENCE HEIGHT: .................................................8 feet OPENED: March 21, 1978 (42nd season on site) 2018 0-0 3.32 11/2 0 19.0 21 11 7 6 15 .284 ALL-TIME RECORD: .....................1,103-357-4 (.755) Renovated prior to the 2012 season 2019 2-1 4.85 15/5 1 29.2 36 22 16 14 17 .313 CAPACITY: 6,100 2020 2-0 3.12 7/2 0 17.1 24 9 6 7 22 .333 COACHING STAFF PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) 2021 5-5 3.97 10/10 0 59.0 57 30 26 18 77 .249 # HEAD COACH: 29 Rob Childress (Northwood ‘90) DIMENSIONS: 330-375-400-375-330 Career 9-6 3.96 43/19 1 125.0 138 72 55 45 131 .282 CAREER COLLEGIATE RECORD: 539-281-2 (13th year) FENCE HEIGHT: 8 feet RECORD AT A&M: ................539-281-2 (13th year) ALL-TIME RECORD: 1,158-376-5 (.756) SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #32 BRYCE MILLER ASSISTANT COACHES: #19 Justin Seely (10th year, Nebraska ‘03) Ranks 15th among active pitchers in Career Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (12.17)..