February 08, 2007
Texas A&M will face a challenging field in the 2007 Houston College Classic this weekend at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
The Aggies won their 2007 opener, 9-1, over Texas Southern at Olsen Field Tuesday afternoon. In the game, 22 different players saw action for A&M.
| GAME INFO |
| vs. Arizona State Friday, February 9, 3:30 p.m. (CST) vs. Houston Saturday, February 10, 3:30 p.m. (CST) vs. Rice Sunday, February 11, 6 p.m. (CST) Minute Maid Park, Houston |
| RECORDS (ENTERING TOURNEY) |
| Texas A&M: 1-0 Arizona State: 3-0 Houston: 1-0 Rice: 1-1 |
| RANKINGS |
| Rice is ranked No. 1 the nation while Arizona State is ranked as high as 12th. |
| LIVE VIDEO |
| None |
| RADIO |
| WTAW-AM 1620 (Local) Tom Turbiville, play-by-play (Fri) Gabe Bock, play-by-play (Sat) Dave South, play-by-play (Sun) Chuck Glenewinkel, commentary (broadcast time 15 min prior) |
| INTERNET |
| Live Video: None Live Audio (Fri): (Aggies All-Access) Live Audio (Sat): (Aggies All-Access) Live Audio (Sun): (Aggies All-Access) Live Stats (Fri): (aggieathletics.com) Live Stats (Sat): (aggieathletics.com) Live Stats (Sun): (aggieathletics.com) |
| SERIES |
| A&M vs ASU - first meeting A&M leads Houston, 101-52-1 A&M leads Rice, 171-86-2 |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M hosts McNeese State Tuesday, Feb. 13, 4 p.m. (CST) Olsen Field, College Station |
A&M returns 14 lettermen and has 26 newcomers on this year's squad.
The Aggies open the tournament against Arizona State Friday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. The Sun Devils enter the tournament with a 3-0 record after demolishing Southern Utah in a three game series last weekend, 20-1, 18-4, and 23-3.
The Aggies follow with a pair of games against former Southwest Conference foes in Houston and Rice.
Houston enters the weekend with a record of 1-0 after a 15-6 win over Stephen F. Austin on Tuesday.
Rice has a record of 1-1 following an opening day 5-0 win over Central Missouri and a 3-2 loss to Texas State on Tuesday.
RECORDS AND RANKINGS
Team Record Conf. Coll. BB BB Amer. USA Today NCBWA
Arizona State 3-0 0-0 (P-10) No. 12 No. 16 No. 14 No. 14
Houston 1-0 0-0 (USA) NR NR RV RV
Rice 1-1 0-0 (USA) No. 1 No. 1 No. 1 No. 1
Texas A&M 1-0 0-0 (B-12) NR NR NR NR
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, February 10
Texas A&M vs. Arizona State - 3:30 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Saturday, February 11
Texas A&M vs. Houston - 3:30 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Sunday, February 12
Texas A&M vs. Rice - 6:00 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Tuesday, February 13
McNeese State at Texas A&M - 4:00 p.m.
Olsen Field
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 all 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, Scott Clendenin, and Gabe Bock. The pre-game show will begin 15 minutes prior to the start of each game.
AGGIES ALL-ACCESS
Fans who are unable to attend Texas A&M's home games can watch them live on the internet. Aggies All-Access will provide free live video and audio streams of all of the Aggies' non-televised home games in 2007.
PROABABLE A&M STARTING ROTATION
GAME 1 vs. Arizona State
Jason Meyer - Senior - LHP
GAME 2 vs. Houston
Kyle Thebeau - Sophomore - RHP
GAME 3 vs. Rice
David Newmann - Junior - LHP
PROBABLE OPPONENT STARTERS
GAME 1 (Arizona State)
Brian Flores - Junior - LHP
GAME 2 (Houston)
TBD
GAME 3 (Rice)
TBD
SERIES INFORMATION
Texas A&M vs. ARIZONA STATE
Texas A&M and Arizona State have never met on the baseball diamond.
Texas A&M vs. HOUSTON
All-Time Series Record: A&M Leads, 101-52-1
Last 10 Games: Tied, 5-5
Last 5 Games: A&M Leads, 3-2
Last Year: Last season, Texas A&M split a pair of games with the Cougars. In the first game, played at Cougar field, Kyle Colligan accounted for all three of A&M's runs in a 3-2 win for the Aggies. Colligan belted a two-run homer and later scored after leading off the inning with a triple. Houston evened the series later in the year with a 9-6 win over the Aggies at Olsen.
Texas A&M vs. RICE
All-Time Series Record: A&M Leads, 171-86-2
Last 10 Games: Rice Leads, 2-8
Last 5 Games: Rice Leads, 1-4
Last Year: Last season, Rice (ranked No. 4 at the time) defeated Texas A&M 11-6 at Olsen Field in the only meeting between the old-SWC rivals. Blake Stouffer collected three hits to pace the A&M offensive attack.
Texas A&M at MINUTE MAID PARK
All-Time: 3-3
2003 Tournament
vs. Rice L 5-10
vs. UL-Lafayette W 11-1
vs. Houston W 4-2
2005 Tournament
vs. Tennessee W 10-1
vs. Rice L 1-3
vs. Houston L 1-6
PRESEASON BIG 12 PREDICTIONS
As voted on by the Big 12 coaches.
Team (first-place votes) Points
1. Texas (7) 79
2. Oklahoma State (2) 70
3. Nebraska 64
4. Baylor 57
5. Oklahoma 46
6. Texas Tech 37
7. Texas A&M (1) 34
8. Missouri 29
9. Kansas 22
10. Kansas State 12
CHALLENGING COMPETITION
The Aggies will play a total of 29 games against 12 different teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last year, including two games against defending champion Oregon State. The Aggies also play a three-game series against 2005 national runner-up Florida.
19-GAME HOMESTAND
Following the Minute Maid Tournament, the Aggises will return to the friendly confines of Olsen Field for 19-straight games. The Aggies will not play on the road again until they face rice at Reckling Park on March 20. In all, the Aggies have 26 home games this season and only 20 on the road. Of the 20 road games, 15 are in Big 12 play and four are at a neutral site (Minute Maid Tournament and vs. Texas State at Dell Diamond in Round Rock).
DALTON NOMINATED FOR WOODEN CUP AWARD
Texas A&M senior baseball player Parker Dalton was named as one of the six nominees for the Third Annual Coach Wooden Citizenship Cup. Dalton was named the 2006 Big 12 Male Sportsperson of the Year and earned the NCAA Division I Sportsmanship Award for his efforts in welcoming six Tulane athletic teams to the A&M campus following Hurricane Katrina. The Wooden Cup is given to a collegiate and a professional athlete who have made the greatest difference in the lives of others. The Wooden Cup is named in honor of John Wooden, one of the most successful coaches in collegiate basketball history. Wooden's legacy as a compassionate, civic-minded individual continues to make him one of the most admired coaches in the history of collegiate sports.
BROOKS WALLACE AWARD WATCH LIST
Texas A&M junior outfielder Blake Stouffer was named to the watch list for the 2007 Brooks Wallace Award. The College Baseball Foundation presents the award annually to the national college baseball player of the year. The list will be trimmed to 12 semifinalists in late May and to three finalists following the NCAA Super Regionals. Last season, Stouffer led the Aggies with 17 stolen bases in 24 attempts. He hit .259 with three home runs and 15 RBI. This past summer, Stouffer hit .292 with 23 stolen bases for Athletes in Action in the Alaskan Collegiate League.
SIGNING CLASS RANKED No. 11
Texas A&M's 2006 baseball signing class was ranked No. 11 in the nation by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. The Aggies have 27 newcomers on this year's roster. "The ranking is a testament to the hard work of our staff, particularly assistant coaches Matt Deggs and Jeremy Talbot, volunteer assistant Will Bolt and director of baseball operations Jason Hutchins," A&M head coach Rob Childress said. "Our staff worked really hard to put together a versatile class that will make us a much better team this coming year. The class is a solid mix of athletic players with speed, power and baseball instincts. We were looking for blue-collar, hard-nosed baseball players and we have a bunch of new guys who fill that role and are athletic."
SEASON OPENERS
With the Aggies' 9-1 win over Texas Southern in this year's opener, A&M improved to 44-13 in season openers since 1951. The Aggies have won their last eight home openers.