2021 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL GAME 48-50 | NO. 11 OLE MISS | MAY 7-9 GAME TIME: 6:32 P.M. / 11:02 A.M. / 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 11 OLE MISS Date Day Opponent Time (CT) # 2/20 SAT XAVIER (DH) S+ L, 6-10 XAVIER (DH) S+ L, 0-2 AGGIES REBELS 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 25-22, 5-16 SEC 2021 Record 32-12, 13-8 SEC 2/27 Sat % vs Oklahoma Flo W, 8-1 Ranking - Ranking 9 (CB), 11 (USAT, BA), 12 (D1B, NCBWA) 2/28 Sun % vs Auburn Flo L, 1-6 Streak Won 1 Streak Won 5 3/2 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST S+ W, 4-0 Last 5 / Last 10 2-3 / 5-5 Last 5 / Last 10 5-0 / 7-3 3/3 WED INCARNATE WORD S+ W, 6-4 Last Game May 4 Last Game May 4 3/5 FRI NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 4-1 3/6 SAT NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 5-0 at UT Arlington - W, 8-4 ARKANSAS STATE - W, 15-12 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 Mike Bianco (LSU, ‘89) 3/10 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M S+ (7) W, 22-2 Overall 618-331-3 (16th season) Overall 899-523-1 (24th season) 3/12 FRI SAMFORD S+ W, 10-1 at Texas A&M same at Ole Miss 799-452-1 (21st 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, 4.04) vs. #17 Gunnar Hoglund (So., RHP, 4-2, 2.47) 3/19 Fri * at #5 Florida S+ L, 1-3 3/20 Sat * at #5 Florida S+ L, 4-8 • SATURDAY: #38 Chris Weber (Jr., LHP, 1-2, 3.92) vs. #26 Doug Nikhazy (So., RHP, 5-2, 2.09) 3/23 TUE RICE + L, 1-3 • SUNDAY: TBA vs. TBA 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 The Texas A&M Aggies play their fourth consecutive series against a top 12 team when they host 4/1 Thu * at Missouri + W, 16-2 the No. 11 Ole Miss Rebels on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park... Texas A&M ranks high on the NCAA pitch- 4/2 Fri * at Missouri + L, 2-8 ing charts, including No. 14 in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11.1). Dustin Saenz (No. 16 - 85) and Chan- 4/3 Sat * at Missouri SEC L, 3-7 dler Jozwiak (No. 89 - 69) rank in the top 100 in the nation in strikeouts. Jozwiak checks in at No. 27 4/6 Tue at Sam Houston E+ L, 6-8 4/9 FRI * ALABAMA + L, 3-5 in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (13.12) while Saenz is No. 69 (11.83) and Jonathan Childress ranks 101st 4/10 SAT * ALABAMA + L, 3-6 (11.30)... Will Frizzell is enjoying an All-American start to the 2021 campaign. He currently ranks in the 4/11 SUN * ALABAMA + L, 4-7 top 50 in the nation in Home Runs (12th - 13), Total Bases (17th - 107) and Hits (32nd - 58), as well as the 4/13 Tue at Texas State E+ W, 8-4 top 150 in walks (83rd - 28), Slugging Percentage (105th - .615) and RBI (111th - 37)... Austin Bost boasts 4/16 Fri * at #1 Arkansas + L, 0-13 an eight-game hit streak, batting .394 (13-for-33) with seven runs, three doubles, three home runs and 4/17 Sat * at #1 Arkansas + (10) L, 1-2 4/18 Sun * at #1 Arkansas + W, 11-10 10 RBI over the span... Ray Alejo has been on fire the last seven games, batting .483 (14-for-29) with 4/20 TUE TEXAS SOUTHERN + W, 9-4 three walks, one double, four runs and six RBI. 4/23 FRI * #5 TENNESSEE + L, 1-6 4/24 SAT * #5 TENNESSEE + W, 6-5 SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE 4/25 SUN * #5 TENNESSEE SEC L, 7-20 4/27 TUE TEXAS STATE + W, 4-0 The Texas A&M Aggies are one of only three schools to appear in each of the last 13 NCAA Division I 4/30 Fri * at #5 Mississippi State + (11) L, 7-8 Baseball Championships. The Maroon & White’s 13-season NCAA postseason string is the second-lon- 5/1 Sat * at #5 Mississippi State + L, 2-3 gest in the SEC trailing only Vanderbilt (14 years). It is also the longest active string among Texas 5/2 Sun * at #5 Mississippi State SEC L, 5-10 schools. 5/4 Tue at UT Arlington W, 8-4 5/7 FRI * #11 OLE MISS + 6:30 P ACTIVE STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 5/8 SAT * #11 OLE MISS ESPNU 11:00 A 1. Florida State 42 5/9 SUN * #11 OLE MISS ESPNU 1:00 P 5/14 Fri * at Auburn + 6:00 p 2. Vanderbilt 14 5/15 Sat * at Auburn + 2:00 p 3. TEXAS A&M 13 5/16 Sun * at Auburn + 1:00 p 5/20 THU * LSU ESPNU 6:00 P TEXAS A&M/OLE MISS SERIES NOTABLES 5/21 FRI * LSU + 6:30 P 5/22 SAT * LSU + 2:00 P The programs have played 29 times with the Rebels holding the all-time series advantage, 16-13. 5/25-30 SEC Championship The Aggies blanked the Rebels, 4-0, in their first matchup back in 1907. The teams took a 91-year hiatus (Hoover, Alabama) before stepping back on the field versus each other 1998 and ‘99, before taking another pause and 6/4-7 NCAA Regionals continuing action in 2012 when Texas A&M joined the SEC. (Campus sites) 6/11-14 NCAA Super Regionals The last bout came when the Rebels knocked the Aggies out of the 2019 SEC Tournament, 1-0, (Campus sites) despite a historic pitching performance by John Doxakis. Doxakis worked through the longest no-hit 6/19-30 College World Series performance in SEC Tournament history with his 8.0 frames of work. The southpaw hit one batter and (Omaha, Nebraska) walked four, but recorded 10 strikeouts before exiting a 0-0 contest. Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). * SEC game. % - Round Rock Classic (Round Rock, Texas) WINNING TRADITION SEC - SEC Network / S+ - SEC Network+ / E+ - ESPN+ Heading into the 2021 campaign, the Aggies have 14 consecutive winning seasons. Texas A&M All times Central. Dates and times subject to change. has posted a winning record in 58 of the last 60 years. 2018 QUICK FACTS GENERAL INFORMATION LOCATION: ..................College Station, Texas 77842 FRIDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #37 DUSTIN SAENZ FOUNDED: ............................................................ 1876 2021 QUICK FACTS Enters weekend ranked 16th in the nation and fourth in the SEC with 85 strikeouts... also ranks 69th ENROLLMENT: ............................... 68,625 (fall 2017) in the nation in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11.83)... making his 45th career appearance and 21st career PRESIDENT: ..................Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) GENERAL INFORMATION start... owns a career record of 9-6 with one save, a 3.99 ERA and 139 strikeouts in 130.2 innings... owns FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: .........Dr. Paul J. Batista LOCATION: College Station, Texas 77842 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) wins against Baylor, New Mexico State, Samford, Georgia and Missouri this season... pitched 7.0 blank FOUNDED: 1876 frames at Missouri, scattering three hits and three walks while striking out 10... struck out a career-high CONFERENCE: .....................................................SEC 71,109 (fall 2020) ENROLLMENT: 14 in 8.0 shutout innings against Samford... pitched in seven games in 2020, including two starts, log- NICKNAME: ......................................................Aggies INTERIM PRESIDENT: John Junkins (Auburn ‘65) 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 MASCOT: .........................Reveille (American Collie) FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Paul J. Batista 4.85 ERA and 17 strikeouts in 29.2 innings as a sophomore... pitched in 11 games as a freshman, posting COLORS: .....................................Maroon and White DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ross Bjork a 0-0 record with a 3.32 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 19.0 innings. (Emporia State ‘95/WIU ‘96) STADIUM INFORMATION CONFERENCE: SEC SAENZ’S CAREER TOTALS (GAME-BY-GAME ON PAGE 15) STADIUM: ...................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park NICKNAME: Aggies Year W-L ERA APP/GS SV IP H R ER BB SO AVG OPENED: .......March 21, 1978 (35th season on site) MASCOT: Reveille (American Collie) Renovated prior to the 2012 season 2018 0-0 3.32 11/2 0 19.0 21 11 7 6 15 .284 COLORS: Maroon & White 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 PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) STADIUM INFORMATION 2021 5-5 4.04 11/11 0 64.2 66 33 29 19 85 .257 .......................330-375-400-375-330 DIMENSIONS: STADIUM: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park Career 9-6 3.99 44/20 1 130.2 147 75 58 46 139 .284 FENCE HEIGHT: .................................................8 feet OPENED: March 21, 1978 (42nd season on site) ALL-TIME RECORD: .....................1,103-357-4 (.755) Renovated prior to the 2012 season SATURDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #38 CHRIS WEBER CAPACITY: 6,100 COACHING STAFF PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) Making his sixth start of the season..