Texas A&M
5-0
Cornell
0-1
Andritsos' Cycle Highlights Aggies' Twin Bill Sweep of Cornell
Feb 23, 2018 | Baseball
In the second game, Chris Andritsos became the second Aggie to hit for the cycle on the week, joining Zach DeLoach. He batted 4-for-6 with one walk, three runs and five RBI. It looked like Andritsos wouldn't get the chance for the cycle when he popped up in the seventh inning, but with two outs in the eighth, Braden Shewmake, Aaron Walters and Cole Taylor all singled to bring the big bopper to the plate. He responded by bouncing a single up the middle to add to his first-inning triple, second-inning home run and third inning double.
The run tally was the most for the Aggies since scoring 22 against Wake Forest at the 2016 College Station Regional. Texas A&M's 29 hits came up one shy of the Aggie single-game record set at Texas Tech on April 6, 1985.
DeLoach, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week, reached base at least three times for the fifth consecutive game. The Lewisville, Texas native is hitting 14-for-19 with a .760 on-base percentage over that stretch including three triples and a pair of dingers.
Ten different Aggies scored a run in the second game and seven different Aggies drove in multiple runs. Altogether, the Maroon and White bats tallied 17 singles, four doubles, three triples and three home runs. Will Frizzell reached base five times, going 3-for-4 with two walks, four runs, one double and two RBI.
On the mound in game two, five Aggies combined to keep the Big Red off the scoreboard. Chandler Jozwiak (2-0) made his second career start throwing 5.0 innings, striking out five, earning the win while allowing two hits. A pair of Aggie arms made perfect collegiate debuts following Jozwiak, Asa Lacy in the sixth and Jack Conlon in the seventh. Jason Ruffcorn pitched the eighth working around a couple Cornell baserunners before Kyle Richardson worked a spotless ninth to secure the Aggies' largest margin in a shutout win since 1912 (23-0 over Trinity University).
In the opener, Stephen Kolek (2-0) pitched well in his second start of the season. The junior pitched 6.0 frames, striking out five while allowing one run on three hits and three walks. Kaylor Chafin came on in relief allowing one Cornell run in the seventh. Closing things out, Nolan Hoffman kept the Big Red out of the run column for his 2.0 innings earning the Aggies' first save of the season.
GAME ONE SCORING SUMMARY
B2 | Texas A&M (5-0) opened the scoring with a one spot in the second frame off Cornell righty Tommy Morris (0-1). Will Frizzell went first to home on a two-out double off the bat of Hunter Coleman. A&M 1, Cornell 0.
T3 | Cornell (0-1) quickly evened the score in the third. Dale Wickham came through with an RBI groundout with the bases full. Kolek was able to knock the ball down preventing more runs from scoring but had to settle for just the one out at first. A&M 1, Cornell 1.
B3 | Aaron Walters led off the fifth with a base knock followed by George Janca reaching on a bunt single. Walters was able to hustle his way into third on the hit putting him in a position to score on the subsequent DeLoach sacrifice fly. After Michael Helman singled, putting runners on the corners, Shewmake came through with an RBI groundout. A&M 3, CU 1
T7 | The Big Red cut the lead in half in off Chafin in the seventh. With runners on the corners and two down, Ellis Bitar delivered going the other way with an RBI single. Chafin kept it a one-run game, inducing an inning-ending grounder to Frizzell at first. A&M 3, Cornell 2.
GAME TWO SCORING SUMMARY
B1 | Texas A&M (6-0) jumped on Cornell starter Tyler Fernandez (0-1) early putting up a seven spot in the opening frame. After DeLoach and Helman reached, Shewmake drove in the first run with a single before Coleman drove in a Helman with a double. Shewmake score on a wild pitch and Coleman advanced to third where he would be driven in on a Logan Foster sac fly. Andritsos tripled and with two outs came in to score on a Frizzell RBI single. The Aggies final two runs, came on a Cornell error this time with the bases loaded off the bat of Helman. A&M 7, Cornell 0.
B2 | The Aggie kept it up in the second beginning with Hunter Coleman going yard on the second pitch of the frame. After Foster tripled, it was Andritsos playing long ball for the second time this season. A&M 10, Cornell 0.
B3 Cornell (0-2) reliever Jeb Bimess gave up six runs in the bottom of the third. Highlighting the frame, DeLoach and Andritsos drove in runs with a triple and double respectively. A&M 16, Cornell 0.
B6 | With one out and a full count in the sixth, Baine Schoenvogel powered out his third career homer, first of the season. Later in the inning, Allonte Wingate collected his first Aggie RBI driving in Frizzell. A&M 18, Cornell 0.
B8 | Wingate's sac fly drove in Frizzell for the freshman's fourth run of the game. After scoring their 20th and 21st run of the game, Andritsos stepped up to plate looking for a single for the cycle. After coming up single less in his last three plate appearances, the sophomore delivered with an RBI single up the middle, joining DeLoach as the only Aggies with cycles in the last seven seasons. A&M 22, Cornell 0.
NEXT UP
The Aggies and Big Red wrap up the series Saturday at 2 p.m.
SO many bubbles in Olsen Field tonight ?? See you again tomorrow at 2 p.m.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
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Five in a row to start the year!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 23, 2018
Aggies take game one of the day, 3-2. Back at it at 6:30 p.m.#FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/DivMTvmqRN
.@Nolan_hoff4 with the ?? down save, the first of his career in Aggieland:#FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/Wdy8NrjHDE
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 23, 2018
Here are the homers by @coleman_hunter & @Chris_Andritsos, as the Aggies increased their lead to 10-0!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
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.@Chris_Andritsos is a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI & three runs scored so far tonight! This double ?? drove in a pair.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
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.@CCjozy has it on cruise control. He's allowed just two hits with five strikeouts through five shutout innings.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
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.@Baine_S10 has the third homer of the game for the Aggies, and the A&M lead is 17-0!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
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.@Chris_Andritsos is the second Aggie to hit for the cycle this week!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
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The sluggers were slugging.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
22 runs the most for the Aggies since their 22-2 regional win against Wake Forest on 2016#MashU #12thMan pic.twitter.com/nDYviHMt6A
The first inning set the tone on Friday night, as the Aggies jumped out to a quick 7-0 lead. #FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/bVXx8QX76Y
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
Here's a look at his night, as @Chris_Andritsos hit for the cycle against Cornell!#FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/tNuOeqCOT4
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
Another CYCLE for the Aggies!!!
— SEC Network (@SECNetwork) February 24, 2018
Wednesday - Zach DeLoach hit for the cycle.
Today - Chris Andritsos hit for the cycle.
The @AggieBaseball bats right now ... ?????? https://t.co/kVkMsypzQW
.@Rob_Childress talks about his team's performance in the 22-0 win.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
"We just played, in every facet, as good as we could possibly play in that second game." #FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/SwYTHsWAls
.@CCjozy discusses bouncing back after his first start.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 24, 2018
"I just felt more confident going out there and trusting my stuff." #FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/g3wi7I3CGw
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Texas A&M Head Coach Rob Childress
On what he saw out of [Stephen] Kolek today…
"I thought he fought it a little bit. I thought he competed very well. Something you know maybe as a freshman he wouldn't have been able to navigate through six innings. However, with his maturity and his competitiveness, he was able to get us through six innings and gave us a nice start."
On second game…
"You know baseball is a funny game. Sometime the bounces go your way. We played a tight 3-2 game; a well-played game on both sides. But in the second game, things just went our way from an offensive stand point. Really proud of our pitching all day long. We certainly played defense at an incredibility high level in both games with 18 innings and no errors. It was a special day."
Freshman Pitcher Chandler Jozwiak
On how much more comfortable he was tonight…
"Definitely more comfortable. I had a talk with the coach and just had to trust in my stuff a little bit more. I didn't try to be so unique with every pitch. I just felt a lot more confident in just going out there and trusting in what I know."
On what it is like being able to play in front of crowd in Olsen Field…
"It is amazing. This crowd is simply one of the best in the nation. They are loud, energetic, and into the game every pitch. They are all for the team and that is amazing."
Sophomore First Baseman Chris Andritsos
On his night…
"I was just trying to get even with ball and make an adjustment from last weekend. I guess it paid off and it comes down to them, all the ABs throughout the week have just been great so we just continue to add on. "
On completing cycle in the eighth …
"It was an interesting thought, everyone made it obvious that I needed a single, and so you just try not think about it. You just try to barrel the ball up, stay flat with it. No you can't change your approach and chase one hit, so you just continue what you are doing. Just build upon what you have done so far. I was a little bit, but everyone ahead of me did their jobs and add on. It is just another piece to the puzzle, no one stood out everyone just continued to hit the hard fly balls."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Jozwiak, Chandler (1-0)
L: Fernandez, Tyler (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Coleman, Hunter 1 ; Walters, Aaron 1 ; Andritsos, Chris 1 ; Frizzell, Will 1
3B: DeLoach, Zach 1 ; Foster, Logan 1 ; Andritsos, Chris 1
HR: Coleman, Hunter 1 ; Andritsos, Chris 1 ; Schoenvogel, Baine 1
RBI: DeLoach, Zach 1 ; Helman, Michael 3 ; Wingate, Allonte 2 ; Shewmake, Braden 2 ; Coleman, Hunter 2 ; Foster, Logan 2 ; Taylor, Cole 1 ; Andritsos, Chris 5 ; Schoenvogel, Baine 1 ; Frizzell, Will 2
SF: Wingate, Allonte 1 ; Foster, Logan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeLoach, Zach 2 ; Helman, Michael 1 ; Shewmake, Braden 3 ; Coleman, Hunter 3 ; Walters, Aaron 1 ; Foster, Logan 2 ; Andritsos, Chris 3 ; Schoenvogel, Baine 1 ; Frizzell, Will 4 ; Janca, George 2
HBP: Coleman, Hunter 1
