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Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Edge Sam Houston State, 6-5
May 15, 2018 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies held off a late rally by the Sam Houston State Bearkats to post a 6-5 victory Tuesday evening on Olsen Field Blue Bell Park.
Trailing 6-2 going into the ninth, Sam Houston State started the frame with three straight hits, including doubles by Hunter Hearn and Andrew Fregia, but Nolan Hoffman got the next three batters to ground out, ending the game.
Texas A&M improved to 35-17 with the victory. The Bearkats dropped to 35-18.
Hunter Coleman, Aaron Walters and George Janca notched two hits apiece. Allonte Wingate broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth on a hit-and-run single with runners on the corners.
On a designated bullpen day, starter Kaylor Chafin worked 2.0 scoreless innings, scattering two hits while striking out two. Asa Lacy worked 2.1 blank frames, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out four. Cason Sherrod (5-2) earned the victory with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, scattering one hit and two walks while striking out four. Hoffman picked up his 11th save of the year to move into third place on Texas A&M's single-season list.
UP NEXT
The Aggies start a three-game series against the South Carolina Gamecocks with a 6:32 p.m. contest Thursday on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
SCORING SUMMARY
B1 | The Aggies pounced on the Bearkats with two runs in the opening frame. With one out, Michael Helman was hit by a pitch. With two outs, Coleman gapped a triple to right-center, scoring Helman, and he came around to score when Will Frizzell drove a single through the left side of the infield. A&M 2, SHSU 0.
T3 | A leadoff bunt single by Riley McKnight sparked a Bearkats' rally. Blake Chisolm followed with a single to rightfield and with one out, Andrew Fregia was hit by a pitch to load the bases. The Aggies tried to turn a 3-6-1 double play on a grounder by Clayton Harp, but the throw to first base sailed wide of the bag, allowing two runs to score. A&M 2, SHSU 2.
B6 | Texas A&M reclaimed the lead with a three-spot. With one out, Walters singled to second base and Janca followed with a single to rightfield to put runners on the corners. Wingate slapped a hit-and-run single through the right side, plating Walters and moving Janca to third. Zach DeLoach drove in Janca with a sacrifice fly and Wingate hustled to second with the throw going home. The rally was capped off when the Sam Houston State leftfield had to short hop a sinking line drive by Helman for an RBI single. A&M 5, SHSU 2.
B8 | The Aggies tacked on a fortuitous insurance run in the eighth. Logan Foster was hit by pitch, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and advanced to third on a groundout to short by Wingate. Foster came home on a passed ball. A&M 6, SHSU 2.
T9 | Chisolm hit a leadoff single to leftfield and Hearn followed with a double down the leftfield line to put two in scoring position. Fregia followed with a double of his own down the leftfield line to knock in two runs. Clayton Harp pushed Fregia to third with a groundout to second and Fregia scored on a groundout to short by Ben Haefner. The game ended when Hoffman got pinch-hitter Cross Austin to ground out softly back to the mound. A&M 6, SHSU 5.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Rob Childress
On picking up a win after a tough Arkansas series…
"I couldn't be more proud of our guys. It was a tough plane ride home. They were disappointed and so were we. We're all in this together. We're not any more disappointed than our players are. For them to come out with energy and enthusiasm and be ready to play so we didn't have to sit on the losses all week before a weekend series was great."
On momentum going into the South Carolina series…
"Hopefully this gives us quite a bit of momentum. It's all about the finish and it's our last home weekend of the regular season. It's hard to believe that it's here. South Carolina is an incredibly hot team right now and playing really good. I'm certainly glad we have them at home."
Senior RHP Cason Sherrod
On picking up a win after a tough Arkansas series…
"Obviously this is a momentum and confidence booster. After you have a weekend like we did at Arkansas, to bounce back like this shows our courage and strength. We just regrouped and got after them today."
On the pitchers tonight…
"It all started with (Kaylor) Chafin on the mound in the first and second inning. It was big time. He got us off to a good start. The guys that came in behind him did their job. The bullpen hasn't been getting it done, myself included so tonight was definitely a confidence booster."
Sophomore 1B Hunter Coleman
On picking up the win…
"It's definitely very big for us. Just kind of getting that taste out of our mouth and coming back to compete against a good Sam Houston State team. They came in a competed like they do year-in and year-out and it was definitely good for us to get back in the win column."
On momentum going into South Carolina…
"It gave a little confidence back. We made some adjustments offensively that worked as a team tonight. Getting us good mojo again."
Junior OF Allonte Wingate
On the difference in play tonight…
"We just got to our approach and stuck to our approach. Landed on pitches, and did a good job tonight of landing on pitches and not swing through a lot of pitches. That's just the difference in putting the ball in play and making people make plays and hitting balls hard."
On getting the win…
"It's huge to get the win, get failure off our mind. It was just a rough weekend but you got to get ready for the next game. Like tomorrow we have practice so that is what is on our minds now. Then Thursday, Friday and Saturday we have South Carolina."
Trailing 6-2 going into the ninth, Sam Houston State started the frame with three straight hits, including doubles by Hunter Hearn and Andrew Fregia, but Nolan Hoffman got the next three batters to ground out, ending the game.
Texas A&M improved to 35-17 with the victory. The Bearkats dropped to 35-18.
Hunter Coleman, Aaron Walters and George Janca notched two hits apiece. Allonte Wingate broke a 2-2 tie in the sixth on a hit-and-run single with runners on the corners.
On a designated bullpen day, starter Kaylor Chafin worked 2.0 scoreless innings, scattering two hits while striking out two. Asa Lacy worked 2.1 blank frames, allowing one hit and one walk while striking out four. Cason Sherrod (5-2) earned the victory with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief, scattering one hit and two walks while striking out four. Hoffman picked up his 11th save of the year to move into third place on Texas A&M's single-season list.
UP NEXT
The Aggies start a three-game series against the South Carolina Gamecocks with a 6:32 p.m. contest Thursday on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
SCORING SUMMARY
B1 | The Aggies pounced on the Bearkats with two runs in the opening frame. With one out, Michael Helman was hit by a pitch. With two outs, Coleman gapped a triple to right-center, scoring Helman, and he came around to score when Will Frizzell drove a single through the left side of the infield. A&M 2, SHSU 0.
T3 | A leadoff bunt single by Riley McKnight sparked a Bearkats' rally. Blake Chisolm followed with a single to rightfield and with one out, Andrew Fregia was hit by a pitch to load the bases. The Aggies tried to turn a 3-6-1 double play on a grounder by Clayton Harp, but the throw to first base sailed wide of the bag, allowing two runs to score. A&M 2, SHSU 2.
B6 | Texas A&M reclaimed the lead with a three-spot. With one out, Walters singled to second base and Janca followed with a single to rightfield to put runners on the corners. Wingate slapped a hit-and-run single through the right side, plating Walters and moving Janca to third. Zach DeLoach drove in Janca with a sacrifice fly and Wingate hustled to second with the throw going home. The rally was capped off when the Sam Houston State leftfield had to short hop a sinking line drive by Helman for an RBI single. A&M 5, SHSU 2.
B8 | The Aggies tacked on a fortuitous insurance run in the eighth. Logan Foster was hit by pitch, moved to second on a sacrifice bunt and advanced to third on a groundout to short by Wingate. Foster came home on a passed ball. A&M 6, SHSU 2.
T9 | Chisolm hit a leadoff single to leftfield and Hearn followed with a double down the leftfield line to put two in scoring position. Fregia followed with a double of his own down the leftfield line to knock in two runs. Clayton Harp pushed Fregia to third with a groundout to second and Fregia scored on a groundout to short by Ben Haefner. The game ended when Hoffman got pinch-hitter Cross Austin to ground out softly back to the mound. A&M 6, SHSU 5.
Ags win!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) May 16, 2018
Tuesday night victory over Sam Houston! #FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/EJBsZ5Mkhz
E1 | 2-0 A&M
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) May 15, 2018
The Aggies jump on top in the first. Here's the RBI triple by @coleman_hunter.
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E6 | 5-2 A&M
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) May 16, 2018
The Aggies reclaim the lead with three in the sixth. @awingate0 drove in the first with a single to right ??
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.@Rob_Childress, @coleman_hunter, @CasonSherrod & @awingate0 talk Tuesday's win ??#FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/RNtUDPo6Dk
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) May 16, 2018
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Rob Childress
On picking up a win after a tough Arkansas series…
"I couldn't be more proud of our guys. It was a tough plane ride home. They were disappointed and so were we. We're all in this together. We're not any more disappointed than our players are. For them to come out with energy and enthusiasm and be ready to play so we didn't have to sit on the losses all week before a weekend series was great."
On momentum going into the South Carolina series…
"Hopefully this gives us quite a bit of momentum. It's all about the finish and it's our last home weekend of the regular season. It's hard to believe that it's here. South Carolina is an incredibly hot team right now and playing really good. I'm certainly glad we have them at home."
Senior RHP Cason Sherrod
On picking up a win after a tough Arkansas series…
"Obviously this is a momentum and confidence booster. After you have a weekend like we did at Arkansas, to bounce back like this shows our courage and strength. We just regrouped and got after them today."
On the pitchers tonight…
"It all started with (Kaylor) Chafin on the mound in the first and second inning. It was big time. He got us off to a good start. The guys that came in behind him did their job. The bullpen hasn't been getting it done, myself included so tonight was definitely a confidence booster."
Sophomore 1B Hunter Coleman
On picking up the win…
"It's definitely very big for us. Just kind of getting that taste out of our mouth and coming back to compete against a good Sam Houston State team. They came in a competed like they do year-in and year-out and it was definitely good for us to get back in the win column."
On momentum going into South Carolina…
"It gave a little confidence back. We made some adjustments offensively that worked as a team tonight. Getting us good mojo again."
Junior OF Allonte Wingate
On the difference in play tonight…
"We just got to our approach and stuck to our approach. Landed on pitches, and did a good job tonight of landing on pitches and not swing through a lot of pitches. That's just the difference in putting the ball in play and making people make plays and hitting balls hard."
On getting the win…
"It's huge to get the win, get failure off our mind. It was just a rough weekend but you got to get ready for the next game. Like tomorrow we have practice so that is what is on our minds now. Then Thursday, Friday and Saturday we have South Carolina."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Sherrod, Cason (5-2)
L: Sequeira, Gabriel (4-3)
S: Hoffman, Nolan (11)
Batting:
2B: Hearn, Hunter 2 ; Fregia, Andrew 1
RBI: Fregia, Andrew 2 ; Harp, Clayton 1 ; Haefner, Ben 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Chisolm, Blake 2 ; Hearn, Hunter 1 ; Fregia, Andrew 1 ; McKnight, Riley 1
HBP: Fregia, Andrew 1
Batting:
3B: Coleman, Hunter 1
RBI: DeLoach, Zach 1 ; Helman, Michael 1 ; Coleman, Hunter 1 ; Frizzell, Will 1 ; Wingate, Allonte 1
SH: Janca, George 1
SF: DeLoach, Zach 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Helman, Michael 1 ; Coleman, Hunter 1 ; Walters, Aaron 1 ; Foster, Logan 1 ; Janca, George 1 ; Wingate, Allonte 1
CS: Helman, Michael 1
HBP: Helman, Michael 1 ; Foster, Logan 1
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