April 06, 2006
The Texas A&M baseball team will look to end a four-game losing streak this weekend when it hosts No. 16 Oklahoma in a three-game series at Olsen Field.
The Aggies suffered three tough losses last weekend at Oklahoma State, as the Cowboys won all three games by one run and scored the game-winner in each game in the bottom of the ninth. A&M shouldered an 11-6 loss to No. 3 Rice on Tuesday to drop to 18-14 overall. A&M is 2-7 in Big 12 play.
| SERIES INFO |
| GAME 1: Friday, April 7, 7 p.m. (CDT) GAME 2: Saturday, April 8, 7 p.m. (CDT) GAME 3: Sunday, April 9, 1 p.m. (CDT) Olsen Field (7,053), College Station, Texas Tickets: |
| RECORDS (entering series) |
| Texas A&M: 18-14, 2-7 Big 12 (10th) Oklahoma: 22-9, 3-3 Big 12 (T-4th) |
| RANKINGS |
| OU is ranked 16th by USA Today and 17th by the NCBWA. |
| RADIO |
| (broadcast time 30 min before first pitch) Dave South, play-by-play Tom Turbiville, commentary |
| INTERNET |
| Live Stats (Fri): (aggieathletics.com) Live Stats (Sat): (aggieathletics.com) Live Stats (Sun): (aggieathletics.com) Live Audio (all games): (aggieathletics.com-subscription service) Live Video (all games): (Aggie Ultimate Access-subscription service) |
| SERIES |
| OU leads, 26-24 Since Big 12 (1997): A&M leads, 18-16 Last Meeting: (3/25/05) |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M hosts Texas State Tuesday, April 4, 7 p.m. (CDT) Olsen Field, College Station, Texas |
Oklahoma defeated Texas-Arlington, 4-3, by scoring the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth to improve to 22-9 overall. Last weekend, OU dropped two of three games to Texas to fall to 3-3 in Big 12 play.
Oklahoma and Texas A&M have played 50 times, with the Sooners leading the all-time series, 26-24. Last season in Norman, Oklahoma won two of three games from the Aggies. In the last 10 games between the two schools, each team has won five.
TICKETS
Tickets to all Texas A&M home games can be purchased by calling the Texas A&M Athletic Ticket Office at (979) 845-2311 or (888) 99-AGGIE. Fans may also purchase tickets online at 12thmanfoundation.com. The gates at Olsen Field open 90 minutes prior to first pitch for non-conference games and two hours prior to first pitch for conference games.
RADIO
All Texas A&M baseball games will be broadcast live on WTAW AM-1620. Dave South, The Voice of the Aggies, will call the action and will be assisted throughout the season by Tom Turbiville, Chuck Glenewinkel and Gabe Bock. The pre-game show will begin 30 minutes prior to the start of each game.
AGGIE ULTIMATE ACCESS
Fans who are unable to attend Texas A&M's home games can watch them live on the internet. Aggie Ultimate Access will provide a live video and audio stream of all 32 of the Aggies' home games in 2006. Aggie Ultimate Access is an affordable membership site that can be accessed by logging onto www.AggieAthletics.com.
PROBABLE TEXAS A&M STARTING ROTATION
- GAME 1: Jason Meyer - Junior - LHP
Jason Meyer will be making his third start of the season this weekend. His first start came in a Tuesday game against Lamar. He allowed one run on six hits in six-complete innings on the mound. He had his second straight good outing against Oklahoma State in the second game of the series. Meyer logged 6 1/3 innings and allowed two runs on five hits while striking out five and walking two. For the year, Meyer has appeared in 16 games, 14 out of the bullpen. In 30 2/3 innings on the mound, he has allowed 28 hits and has 27 strikeouts against only six walks. He also has a save this season. Meyer, a 2004 freshman all-American, has plenty of experience as a starter, starting 14 games in 2005 and 12 in 2004.
- GAME 2: Austin Creps - Junior - RHP
Austin Creps, a junior right-hander and Texas Collegiate League Pitcher of the Year, will start on Saturday for the third time this season after making his first Friday start of the year last weekend. Creps was the Sunday starter the first five weeks of the season. The Friday start proved to be Creps' worst outing of the season as he allowed seven runs on 10 hits in four-complete innings of work. Creps has pitched a total of 47 2/3 innings in his previous seven starts and has allowed just 37 hits on the season. He owns a record of 3-2, an ERA of 1.74 and is averaging 6.46 innings per start. Creps was the tough-luck loser in a game against Missouri State, allowing three runs in five innings of work in the 3-2 loss. He came back strong with a 7 1/3 inning performance against Florida where he allowed three hits, struck out five and did not walk a man. He also shouldered the loss against UTSA after throwing 7 2/3 innings and not allowing an earned run. Creps did not earn a decision against Missouri, as he left with a 4-1 lead and the Aggies lost 6-5 in extra innings. He threw 7 1/3 scoreless innings against Texas Tech, scattering five hits and striking out five. In his eight starts, the Aggie offense has scored 28 runs for an average of 3.5 runs per game.
- GAME 3: TBD
PROBABLE OKLAHOMA STARTING ROTATION
- Friday: Daniel McCutchen - RHP
(4-4, 3.98, 65.1 IP, 58 H, 59 K, 19 BB)
- Last Outing (Texas): Threw a complete game, allowing only two runs - one earned - on three hits. He struck out four and walked four ... was the tough-luck loser as the Sooners were shutout by the Longhorns, 2-0.
- Saturday: Steven Guerra - RHP
(8-1, 2.93, 55.1 IP, 52 H, 38 K, 8 BB)
- Last Outing (Texas): Suffered his first loss of the season, allowing six runs - four earned - on nine hits in 4 1/3 innings ... struck out three and did not walk a man.
- Sunday: P.J. Sandoval - RHP
(4-1, 5.13, 40.1 IP, 46 H, 24 K, 14 BB)
- Last Outing (Texas): Earned the win by tossing 5 1/3 against Texas last Sunday ... allowed three earned runs on six hits while striking out five and walking two.
SERIES INFORMATION
Oklahoma leads the all-time series against Texas A&M, 26-24. The series dates back to 1912 when the Aggies and Sooners split a pair of games.
Prior to the start of the Big 12 in 1997, Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M 10 out of 16 games but the two teams had not played since the 1985 season.
Since competition began in the Big 12, A&M holds a slight advantage over the Sooners, 18-16. In regular-season Big 12 games, A&M has a 14-13 series advantage.
In the Big 12 Tournament, A&M owns a 4-3 advantage over the Sooners. The Aggies have faced the Sooners more times in the Big 12 Tournament than they have faced any other school.
Oklahoma is one of few schools to have fared well at Olsen Field, winning seven of 12 games played there since the start of the Big 12. The Aggies have played well in Norman, winning 10 of 16 games played at L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Of the nine Big 12 series played between the two schools, A&M won six but has never swept Oklahoma. Oklahoma swept the Aggies at Olsen Field in 2000.
Last season, A&M won the opener, 7-5, behind a strong outing by Jason Meyer. Meyer tossed 7 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Clayton Turner, however, earned the win, allowing one run in the final two innings. Coby Mavroulis collected three hits, including a home run to pace the offensive attack.
OU rebounded to win the second and third games of the series, 2-0 and 3-2. Steven Guerra hurled a three-hit shutout in game two and A&M stranded eight runners in the finale.