2021 TEXAS A&M BASEBALL GAMES 35 | @ TEXAS STATE | APRIL 13 GAME TIMES: 6:02 P.M. CT | SITE: Bobcat Ballpark, San Marcos, 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 TEXAS STATE Date Day Opponent Time (CT) 2/20 SAT XAVIER (DH) S+ L, 6-10 XAVIER (DH) S+ L, 0-2 AGGIES BOBCATS 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 19-15, 3-9 SEC 2021 Record 15-18, 5-7 SBC 2/27 Sat % vs Oklahoma Flo W, 8-1 Ranking - Ranking - 2/28 Sun % vs Auburn Flo L, 1-6 Streak Loss 6 Streak Loss 1 3/2 TUE HOUSTON BAPTIST S+ W, 4-0 Last 5 / Last 10 0-5 / 3-7 Last 5 / Last 10 3-2 / 6-4 3/3 WED INCARNATE WORD S+ W, 6-4 Last Game April 11 Last Game April 11 3/5 FRI NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 4-1 3/6 SAT NEW MEXICO STATE S+ W, 5-0 ALABAMA - L, 4-7 at Troy - L, 3-5 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 Steven Trout (TCU, ‘07) 3/10 WED PRAIRIE VIEW A&M S+ (7) W, 22-2 Overall 612-324-3 (16th season) Overall 29-22 (2nd season) 3/12 FRI SAMFORD S+ W, 10-1 at Texas A&M same at Texas State same 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 • TUESDAY: #21 Jonathan Childress (So., LHP, 2-4, 4.41) vs. #3 Trevis Sundgren (Jr., RHP, 0-2, 5.89) 3/19 Fri * at #5 Florida S+ L, 1-3 3/20 Sat * at #5 Florida S+ L, 4-8 3/23 TUE RICE + L, 1-3 LEADING OFF 3/26 FRI * GEORGIA SEC W, 6-3 Texas A&M makes its first trip to Texas State since 2017 when they take on the Bobcats on Tuesday 3/27 SAT * GEORGIA + W, 7-6 3/28 SUN * GEORGIA + L, 4-6 at 6:02 p.m... Texas A&M ranks high on the NCAA pitching charts, including No. 3 in Shutouts (5), No. 8 3/30 TUE #8 TEXAS ESPNU W, 2-0 in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (11.5) , No. 11 in K-to-BB Ratio (3.50) and No. 28 in Walks Allowed Per Nine 4/1 Thu * at Missouri + W, 16-2 Innings (3.28)... Dustin Saenz (No. 5 - 69) and Chandler Jozwiak (No. 46 - 57) rank in the top 50 in the 4/2 Fri * at Missouri + L, 2-8 nation in strikeouts... Jozwiak also ranks 19th in Strikeouts Per Nine Innings (13.99) and 27th in K-to-BB 4/3 Sat * at Missouri SEC L, 3-7 4/6 Tue at Sam Houston E+ L, 6-8 Ratio (8.44) and 94th in Walks Allowed Per Nine Innings (1.72)... Saenz checks in at No. 42 in Strikeouts 4/9 FRI * ALABAMA + L, 3-5 Per Nine Innings (12.94) and No. 72 in K-to-BB Ratio (5.75). 4/10 SAT * ALABAMA + L, 3-6 4/11 SUN * ALABAMA + L, 4-7 SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE 4/13 Tue at Texas State E+ 6:00 p 4/16 Fri * 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- 4/17 Sat * at Arkansas + 6:30 p sion I Baseball Championships. The Maroon & White’s 13-season NCAA postseason string is the sec- 4/18 Sun * at Arkansas + 2:00 p ond-longest in the SEC trailing only Vanderbilt (14 years). It is also the longest active string among Texas 4/20 TUE TEXAS SOUTHERN + 6:30 P schools. 4/23 FRI * TENNESSEE + 6:30 P 4/24 SAT * TENNESSEE + 5:00 P ACTIVE STREAKS OF CONSECUTIVE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES 4/25 SUN * TENNESSEE SEC 1:00 P 1. Florida State 42 4/27 TUE TEXAS STATE + 6:30 P 4/30 Fri * at Mississippi State + 6:30 p 2. Vanderbilt 14 5/1 Sat * at Mississippi State + 2:00 p 3. TEXAS A&M 13 5/2 Sun * at Mississippi State SEC 2:00 p 5/4 Tue at UT Arlington 6:30 p TEXAS A&M/TEXAS STATE SERIES NOTABLES 5/7 FRI * OLE MISS + 6:30 P 5/8 SAT * OLE MISS ESPNU 11:00 A Texas A&M and Texas State have met 58 times with the Aggies holding the series lead 44-14. The 5/9 SUN * OLE MISS ESPNU 1:00 P Maroon & White have clashed with the Bobcats yearly since 1987, with the exception of 2015 and ‘20. 5/14 Fri * at Auburn + 6:00 p The Aggies began their all-time series hot, winning the first 12 games. As of late the Maroon & White 5/15 Sat * at Auburn + 2:00 p 5/16 Sun * at Auburn + 1:00 p have taken four of the last five games. 5/20 THU * LSU ESPNU 6:00 P The last matchup came in 2019 with the Aggies dropping a 5-3 decision to the Bobcats on Olsen 5/21 FRI * LSU + 6:30 P Field at Blue Bell Park. The Maroon & White gave up an early lead with the help of a Bobcat grand slam 5/22 SAT * LSU + 2:00 P 5/25-30 SEC Championship in the first. Texas A&M plated three runs in the fourth but were unable to bring across the game-tying (Hoover, Alabama) run in the seventh. 6/4-7 NCAA Regionals (Campus sites) CLEAN SHEETS 6/11-14 NCAA Super Regionals (Campus sites) The Aggies enter the week ranked third in the nation with five Shutouts. Louisiana Tech leads the 6/19-30 College World Series nation with seven shutouts. (Omaha, Nebraska) WINNING TRADITION Home games in BOLD, played at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100). * SEC game. % - Round Rock Classic (Round Rock, Texas) Heading into the 2021 campaign, the Aggies have 14 consecutive winning seasons. Texas A&M SEC - SEC Network / S+ - SEC Network+ / E+ - ESPN+ 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 FAST STARTS FOUNDED: ............................................................ 1876 2021 QUICK FACTS Texas A&M is outscoring opponents 59-14 in the first two innings, including 28-6 in the first frame. ENROLLMENT: ............................... 68,625 (fall 2017) The Maroon & White have scored first in 24 of the 34 games this season. PRESIDENT: ..................Michael K. Young (BYU ‘73) GENERAL INFORMATION The Aggie pitchers have yielded just six first-inning runs, five earned, in 34 games, for a 1.32 earned FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: .........Dr. Paul J. Batista LOCATION: College Station, Texas 77842 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Scott Woodward (LSU ‘85) FOUNDED: 1876 run average. The Maroon & White are holding opponents to a .142 batting average in the opening CONFERENCE: .....................................................SEC ENROLLMENT: 71,109 (fall 2020) frame, striking out 51 of 129 batters. Jonathan Childress has surrendered four of the six first-inning NICKNAME: ......................................................Aggies INTERIM PRESIDENT: John Junkins (Auburn ‘65) runs. Taking him out of the equation, Aggie pitchers own a 0.67 ERA and .115 batting average. MASCOT: .........................Reveille (American Collie) FACULTY REPRESENTATIVE: Dr. Paul J. Batista Dustin Saenz has retired 24 of 28 batters he has faced in the first inning, including 16 strikeouts. COLORS: .....................................Maroon and White DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS: Ross Bjork Chris Weber has faced the minimum in just 17 batters in his five first innings, allowing one hit, one (Emporia State ‘95/WIU ‘96) walk and hitting two batters, but he also turned a double play and caught a runner stealing. STADIUM INFORMATION CONFERENCE: SEC STADIUM: ...................Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park NICKNAME: Aggies TUESDAY’S PROBABLE STARTER: #21 JONATHAN CHILDRESS OPENED: .......March 21, 1978 (35th season on site) MASCOT: Reveille (American Collie) Renovated prior to the 2012 season COLORS: Maroon & White Enters play coming off his first career relief appearance last week at Sam Houston State... has 15 CAPACITY: ..........................................................6,100 career appearances, including 14 starts... owns a 4-5 record with a 3.30 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 60.0 PLAYING SURFACE: Natural Grass (Tifway Bermuda) STADIUM INFORMATION innings... took a no-hitter into the seventh inning in start against Samford, ending the game allowing DIMENSIONS: .......................330-375-400-375-330 STADIUM: Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park 1 run on 3 hits and no walks while striking out 13 in 7.2 innings... posted a 2-0 mark with a 1.84 ERA and FENCE HEIGHT: .................................................8 feet OPENED: March 21, 1978 (42nd season on site) 17 strikeouts in 14.2 innings in 2020... started three games as a freshman, posting a 2.13 ERA and eight ALL-TIME RECORD: .....................1,103-357-4 (.755) Renovated prior to the 2012 season strikeouts in 12.2 innings before season-ending injury... UIL Baseball Class 5A State All-Tournament CAPACITY: 6,100 Team, TSWA All-State Class 5A Third Team and District 15-5A Pitcher of the Year as a senior..