Texas A&M
40-20
Indiana
38-18
Aggies Begin Regional Play with 10-3 Win vs. Indiana
Jun 01, 2018 | Baseball
The Texas A&M bats posted their first double-digit run game in a month as they tagged Indiana pitching for 14 hits, five for extra bases, as A&M won their 10th consecutive NCAA regional game, a streak that dates back to 2015. Logan Foster and Zach DeLoach highlighted the offense as they both recorded three hit games with DeLoach driving in three from the leadoff spot.
On the mound, Aggie starter John Doxakis (8-5) was stellar in 6.0 innings of work. He allowed just one unearned run on one hit and two walks while striking out a career-high 12. Stephen Kolek came in to work the seventh and eighth, fanning four and allowing one run.
The 17 strikeouts set a new season-high for Aggie pitching, it also marked the most punchouts in a nine-inning game since another 17-K performance against Alabama in 2015.
SCORING SUMMARY
T4 | The Aggies broke the scoring seal in the fourth inning, sending 11 batters to the plate. DeLoach started the inning with a single up the middle and Michael Helman followed with a single to center off Hosier starter Jonathan Stiever (5-6). With two outs, Foster sent a single to rightfield and DeLoach slide around the tag at home to put the Aggies on the scoreboard. Will Frizzell followed with a two-run double to leftfield. Allonte Wingate drew a walk in Cole Bedford singled off the pitchers foot to fill the bags with Ags. George Janca drew a four-pitch walk to push a run across and DeLoach hit a wall-banger to over the centerfielder's head to knock in three runs. A&M 7, IU 0.
T5 | Braden Shewmake started the frame with a single up the middle and he came around to score with one out when Foster tripled to centerfield. A&M 8, IU 0.
B6 | With one out, Jeremy Houston and Logan Kaletha drew walks. Houston moved to third on a deep fly ball by Matt Lloyd and he came around to score on a throwing error by George Janca on Matt Gorski's grounder to third. A&M 8, IU 1.
T7 | The Aggies turned another triple into a run in the seventh. This time it was Helman with a three-bagger off the wall in rightfield and he came around to score on a groundout to third base by Chris Andritsos. A&M 9, IU 1.
B7 | Leadoff batter Luke Miller greeted relief pitcher Stephen Kolek with a home run to left-center on a 2-2 offering. A&M 9, IU 2.
T8 | Chandler Morris started the frame with a pinch-hit double down the right-field line, moved to third on a groundout by Wingate and scored on a single to rightfield by Janca. A&M 10, IU 2
B9 | The Hoosiers added a solo shot off the bat of Miller, his second of the game. A&M 10, IU 3,
WHAT. A. SLIDE. ??@AggieBaseball with the ~moves~ to take an early lead in Austin! pic.twitter.com/0t6an24wIV
— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 1, 2018
Game 1: WIN ??
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) June 1, 2018
Ags beat Indiana 10-3!#FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/Ysls10rMs2
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— NCAA Baseball (@NCAACWS) June 1, 2018
Big boy baseball. ??
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) June 2, 2018
Next: winner's bracket • 6pm Saturday. #FamilyF1rst #12thMan pic.twitter.com/det62LVRnC
NOTES
-Before a sixth-inning walk, the A&M staff had struck out 35 opposing batters since last issuing a free pass.
-Since postseason play began, Aggie arms have posted a 1.20 ERA across five games with 60 punchouts to just nine walks. They've allowed a .190 batting average against (30-for-158).
-Helman stayed hot with 2-for-5 day. The junior has hit 8-for-19 across the five postseason contests.
-The last loss in regional play for Texas A&M came in a 2-1, 14-inning loss to Cal in 2015. The Aggies would go on to win three more games that season to secure a spot in the Super Regional.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Doxakis, John (8-5)
L: Stiever, Jonathan (5-6)
Batting:
2B: DeLoach, Zach 1 ; Frizzell, Will 1 ; Morris, Chandler 1
3B: Helman, Michael 1 ; Foster, Logan 1
RBI: DeLoach, Zach 3 ; Andritsos, Chris 1 ; Foster, Logan 2 ; Frizzell, Will 2 ; Janca, George 2
Base Running:
RUNS: DeLoach, Zach 1 ; Helman, Michael 2 ; Shewmake, Braden 1 ; Foster, Logan 1 ; Frizzell, Will 1 ; Morris, Chandler 1 ; Wingate, Allonte 1 ; Bedford, Cole 1 ; Janca, George 1
Batting:
2B: Lloyd, Matt 1
HR: Miller, Luke 2
RBI: Miller, Luke 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Miller, Luke 2 ; Houston, Jeremy 1
CS: Houston, Jeremy 1
HBP: Houston, Jeremy 1
