June 02, 2004
Texas A&M (39-19), an at-large selection from the Big 12 Conference, will compete in its 22nd NCAA tournament when the Aggies travel to Reckling Park on the campus of Rice University in Houston this weekend. Texas A&M enters the tournament as the the second seed and will open play with the third-seeded Lamar Cardinals (41-14), who won the Southland Conference championship. Rice (43-12), the defending national champions and national No. 6 seed, will play Southwestern Conference champion Texas Southern (18-33) in first-round action. Texas A&M skipper Mark Johnson has led the Aggies to 13 regionals in his 20 seasons in College Station, and the Aggies have made the regional championship game nine times during Johnson's tenure.
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Friday, June 4, 2004 Game 1 3:00 p.m. #4 Texas Southern vs. #1 Rice Game 2 7:00 p.m. #3 Lamar vs. #2 Texas A&M Saturday, June 5, 2004 Game 3 11:00 a.m. Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 Game 4 3:00 p.m. Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 Game 5 7:00 p.m. Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 Sunday, June 6, 2004 Game 6 1:00 p.m. Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 Game 7 45 minutes after game 6 (if necessary game)
TOURNAMENT PARTICIPANT'S RECORDS
Seed Team Record How They Got In NCAA App NCAA Rec #1 Rice 43-12 WAC Champions 9 40-22 #2 Texas A&M 39-19 At-large from Big 12 21 42-44 #3 Lamar 41-14 Southland Champions 11 13-22 #4 Texas Southern 18-33 Southwestern Champions first appearance
LISTEN TO AGGIE BASEBALL ON THE RADIO
Fans who are unable to attend Texas A&M baseball games can listen to all the action live on AM-1620 WTAW. Airtime for all games will be 15 minutes prior to first pitch. The baseball broadcasting team features legendary broadcaster and "The Voice of the Aggies" Dave South. Joining Dave in the booth will be WTAW sports director Tom Turbiville, baseball media relations director Chuck Glenewinkel and frequent contributor to A&M sports broadcasts Will Johnson.
LISTEN TO THE MARK JOHNSON DAILY SHOW
Every Monday through Friday, Aggie baseball fans can listen to the Mark Johnson Daily Show to get the latest information and analysis straight from the source. The show is hosted by Dave South and airs on AM-1150 WTAW at 7:20 a.m. and is replayed everyday at 5:20 p.m. on AM-1620 WTAW.
TEXAS A&M VS. THE TOURNAMENT FIELD
vs. Rice
All-time series record: Texas A&M leads, 172-81-2
Last 10 Games: Rice leads, 7-3
1997 Texas A&M, 2-1 (Cameron Field) 1998 Texas A&M, 10-9 (Olsen Field) 1999 Rice, 7-6 (Cameron Field) 2000 Rice, 7-5 (Olsen Field) 2001 Rice, 5-1 (Reckling Park) 2002 Texas A&M, 5-2 (Enron Field) 2002 Rice, 7-4 (Olsen Field) 2003 Rice, 10-5 (Minute-Maid Park) 2003 Rice, 8-0 (Reckling Park) 2004 Rice, 15-10 (Olsen Field)
Earlier This Season: Rice defeated Texas A&M, 15-10, at Olsen Field in a game that was televised by FOX Sports Net. The Owls jumped out to a 14-2 lead, but the Aggies climbed their way back into the game with four runs in the fifth and four more in the eighth. The Aggies had two runners on in the bottom of the ninth when Rice went to Jeff Niemann to record the final two outs of the game. Austin Boggs and Cory Patton each had big days at the plate for A&M. Boggs went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBI while Patton went 2-for-4 with a double and four RBI. The game was attended by 7,428 fans.
vs. Lamar
All-time series record: Texas A&M leads, 28-7
Last 10 Games: Texas A&M leads, 7-3
1994 Lamar, 3-2 (Vincent-Beck Stadium) 1995 Texas A&M, 6-1 (Olsen Field) 1996 Texas A&M, 15-0 (Vincent-Beck Stadium) 1997 Lamar, 5-4 in 10 innings (Olsen Field) 1999 Texas A&M, 7-2 (Olsen Field) 2000 Lamar, 8-5 (Vincent-Beck Stadium) 2001 Texas A&M, 8-2 (Olsen Field) 2002 Texas A&M, 12-10 (Vincent-Beck Stadium) 2003 Texas A&M, 6-3 (Olsen Field) 2004 Texas A&M, 12-3 (Vincent-Beck Stadium)
Earlier This Season: Texas A&M defeated Lamar, 12-3, in front of 3,146 fans at Vincent-Beck Stadium in Beaumont. The Aggies jumped out to a 12-0 lead after five innings of play and Lamar scored three combined runs in the eighth and ninth. Cliff Pennington led the way offensively for the Aggies by going 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Erik Schindewolf and Craig Stinson each chipped in with two RBI.
vs. Texas Southern
All-time series record: Texas A&M leads, 9-0
1987 Texas A&M, 15-4 1988 Texas A&M, 8-4 1989 Texas A&M, 11-1 1989 Texas A&M, 13-3 1990 Texas A&M, 6-0 1990 Texas A&M, 9-0 1991 Texas A&M, 14-3 1991 Texas A&M, 15-0 1993 Texas A&M, 12-2
SHORT HOPS
- 135 (37%) of the Aggies' 364 RBI have come with two outs.
- The Aggies are hitting .327 with runners in scoring position. Austin Boggs (.400), Coby Mavroulis (.400) and Cory Patton (.373) are the individual leaders.
- Texas A&M batters are hitting .667 (8-for-12) in the 10th inning or later.
- Craig Stinson (sophomore catcher) has thrown out 16 of 44 or 37 percent of the runners that have tried to steal off of him.
- A&M hitters lead off the inning by reaching base 40.8 percent of the time.
- The Aggie pitching staff has allowed just 23 home runs or .41 homers per game.
- The A&M pitching staff strikes out 7.90 opposing batters per nine innings. Doug Frame (12.93), Robert Ray (10.59), Kevin Whelan (10.12), Zach Jackson (9.52) and Jason Meyer (9.46) lead the way.