April 20, 2006
The Texas A&M baseball team will play Baylor in a three-game Big 12 series this weekend. The first game of the series will be played at Olsen Field, before the series shifts to Baylor Ballpark for games two and three.
The Aggies enter the weekend with a record of 19-21 overall and 3-12 in Big 12 play. However, A&M has been in just about every game, losing 16 of its 21 games by three runs or less. Of the Aggies' 12 Big 12 defeats, seven have been by one run.
| SERIES INFO |
| GAME 1: Friday, April 21, 3 p.m. (CDT) Olsen Field (5,000), College Station, Texas Tickets: GAME 2: Saturday, April 22, 6 p.m. (CDT) GAME 3: Sunday, April 23, 2 p.m. (CDT) Baylor Ballpark (5,000), Waco, Texas |
| RECORDS (entering series) |
| Texas A&M: 19-21, 3-12 Big 12 (10th) Baylor: 23-15, 7-8 Big 12 (T-4th) |
| RANKINGS |
| Neither team is ranked. |
| RADIO |
| (broadcast time 30 min before first pitch) Dave South, play-by-play |
| INTERNET |
| Live Stats (Fri): (aggieathletics.com) Live Stats (Sat): (baylorbears.com) Live Stats (Sun): (baylorbears.com) Live Audio (all games): (aggieathletics.com-subscription service) Live Video (Fri only): (Aggie Ultimate Access-subscription service) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads, 164-123-3 Since Big 12 (1997): Baylor leads, 18-11 Last Meeting: (5/15/05) |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M hosts Texas-San Antonio Tuesday, April 25, 7 p.m. (CDT) Olsen Field, College Station, Texas Tickets: |
Baylor ended a three-game losing streak by defeating Texas State, 8-5, Tuesday in Waco to improve to 23-15 for the year. Baylor dropped to 7-8 in league play after being swept in a three-game series by nationally-ranked Texas last weekend. The Bears are in a tie for fourth in the league standings.
The A&M and Baylor series dates back to 1904 with Aggies holding the all-time advantage, 164-123-3. Texas is the only school the Aggies have played more times.
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 fifth start of the season this weekend. Last weekend against Nebraska, Meyer lasted just 3 1/3 innings and allowed five runs on six hits. Meyer was named Big 12 Co-Pitcher of the Week after his Friday-night start against Oklahoma. He carried a no-hitter into the ninth, and allowed only one run on one hit in a complete game win. He struck out six and walked three. His first start came in a Tuesday game against Lamar. He allowed one run on six hits in six-complete innings on the mound. Meyer had his second straight good outing against Oklahoma State in the second game of the three-game 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 18 games, 14 out of the bullpen. In 43 innings on the mound, he has allowed 53 hits and has 35 strikeouts against only 12 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. He is currently tied for seventh all-time in the A&M record books with 59 appearances, tied for 10th with 195 strikeouts and is 15th all-time with 226 innings pitched.
- 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 fifth time this season. Creps was the Sunday starter the first five weeks of the season and started the Friday game against Oklahoma State. He was solid last week against Nebraska, allowing four runs on nine hits in 7 1/3 innings of work. Creps was dominant in his outing against Oklahoma, throwing 10 shutout innings and allowing just five hits. He struck out a career-high 10 batters and walked two but did not figure in the decision as the Aggies lost in 11 innings, 1-0. 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 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 nine starts, the Aggie offense has scored 28 runs for an average of 3.11 runs per game. Creps has pitched a total of 69 innings in his previous 10 starts and has allowed just 61 hits on the season. He owns a record of 3-3, an ERA of 1.83 and is averaging 6.90 innings per start. He has allowed 14 earned runs this season - six in one inning against Oklahoma State. If you subtract the six-run inning, Creps has an ERA of 1.06 in his other 68 innings pitched.
- GAME 3: TBD
PROBABLE BAYLOR STARTING ROTATION
- Friday: Ryan LaMotta - RHP
(5-2, 3.05, 59.0 IP, 52 H, 36 K, 22 BB)
- Last Outing (Texas): Did not earn a decision after tossing eight-complete innings in a 13-inning loss to the Horns ... allowed six runs on nine hits, hile striking out five and walking two.
- Saturday: Cory VanAllen - LHP
(4-4, 4.82, 52.1 IP, 52 H, 38 K, 19 BB)
- Last Outing (Texas): Suffered the loss in game two of the series against Texas ... allowed eight earned runs on six hits and a pair of walks in 6 2/3 innings on the mound.
- Sunday: TBD
SERIES INFORMATION
The Texas A&M / Baylor series dates back to 1904 and the Aggies have played the Bears 290 times. The only team A&M has played more is Texas (336 games). A&M owns the all-time series advantage, 164-123-3.
Since the start of the Big 12, Baylor leads the series 18-11 and has won 17 of 27 regular-season games. The two teams have played twice in the Big 12 Tournament and each team has a win.
The Aggies and Bears have played split series since the league started in 1997. The team with the home-field advantage has won seven of the nine series. Baylor won the series in 2001 and 2005 when A&M had the home-field advantage. The Aggies are 6-8 against Baylor at Olsen Field and 4-9 in Waco.
Baylor as captured five series while A&M has won four. There are two sweeps of the series since 1997. Baylor owns both by sweeping A&M in 2000 and 2005.
Baylor assistant coach Steve "Hoot" Johnigan lettered at A&M in 1984 and 1985 and won the team's Wally Moon Award in 1984 as the team's most improved player. He also won the team's Marion Pugh Spirit Award in 1985. He is tied for fifth all-time with a .352 career batting average.