April 12, 2007
The No. 13 Texas A&M baseball team will travel to Columbia, Mo., for a three-game Big 12 Conference series against the No. 25 Tigers.
The Series is set to open with a 3 p.m. Saturday doubleheader. It is scheduled to conclude on Sunday at 1 p.m.
| SERIES INFO |
| Saturday, April 14 (DH), 3 p.m. (CDT) Sunday, April 15, 1 p.m. (CDT) Taylor Stadium, Columbia, Mo. |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 28-7, 6-5 Big 12 Missouri: 24-9, 6-3 Big 12 |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 13th by USA Today, 15th by Collegiate Baseball and 16th by Baseball America. Mizzou is ranked 25th by Baseball America. |
| RADIO |
| WTAW-AM 1620 (Local) Tom Turbiville, play-by-play Chuck Glenewinkel, commentary (broadcast time 15 min prior) |
| INTERNET |
| Free Live Audio: | (Aggies All-Access) Live Stats: | | (mutigers.com) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads, 30-23-1 Last Meeting: (3/19/06) |
| UP NEXT |
| Houston Tuesday, April 17, 6:30 p.m. (CDT) Olsen Field, College Station |
The Aggies enter the weekend with an overall record of 28-7 after defeating Texas-San Antonio, 6-2, Tuesday.
A&M is in fourth place in the Big 12 with a 6-5 record. Last weekend, A&M split two games against Texas Tech in Lubbock, before Sunday's game was cancelled due to snow.
The Tigers sport an overall record of 24-9 and had its midweek game against Saint Louis cancelled because of weather.
Missouri is tied for second with Oklahoma State and sits right in front of A&M in the Big 12 standings with a 6-3 record.
A&M leads the all-time series with Mizzou, 30-23-1. The Tigers swept all three games from the Aggies last season at Olsen Field.
RECORDS AND RANKINGS
Team Record Big 12 Coll. BB BB Amer. USA Today NCBWA
Missouri 24-9 6-3 No. 29 No. 25 RV RV
Texas A&M 28-7 6-5 No. 15 No. 16 No. 13 No. 17
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.
AGGIE ALL-ACCESS
Fans who are unable to attend Texas A&M's home games can watch them live on the internet. Aggie All-Access will provide a live video and audio stream of all 32 of the Aggies' home games in 2006. Aggie All-Access is an free membership site that can be accessed by logging onto www.AggieAthletics.com.
PROBABLE TEXAS A&M PITCHING ROTATION
GAME 1
Kyle Nicholson - Senior - RHP
7-1, 1.30 ERA, 16 App., 3 GS, 62.1 IP, 41 H, 10 BB, 47 K, .190 Opp. BA
Last Time Out: Nicholson has been a mainstay out of the A&M bullpen this year and will be making only his fourth start of the year. The last time he took the mound, he earned the save against Texas Tech by throwing a scoreless ninth inning in the series opener.
Against Missouri: Nicholson has three career outings against Missouri and suffered the loss in both games. In 2004, he threw 1 2/3 scoreless innings out of the pen. In 2005, he allowed two runs on three hits in 3 2/3 innings of relief. Last year, Nicholson lasted 4 1/3 innings and allowed three runs on seven hits in a starting effort. He has a career ERA of 4.66 in 9 2/3 innings against the Tigers.
GAME 2
Jason Meyer - Senior - LHP
4-0, 4.98 ERA, 11 App., 7 GS, 34.1 IP, 34 H, 17 BB, 32 K, .264 Opp. BA
Last Time Out: Earned the win in a three-inning predetermined start against Texas-San Antonio, Tuesday. He allowed a hit and a walk, while striking out two.
Against Missouri: Meyer has four career appearances against Missouri and has a record of 1-0 against the Tigers. Way back in 2004, Meyer threw a complete-game shoutout in a 1-0 A&M win. He struck out eight and allowed seven hits. In 2005, Meyer limited the Tigers to one run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings of work. Last year, he appeared in two games out of the bullpen against Missouri. He has a career ERA of 0.47 in 19 innings against the Tigers.
GAME 3
David Newmann - Junior - LHP
5-1, 3.63 ERA, 9 App., 9 GS, 52.0 IP, 38 H, 21 BB, 49 K, .208 Opp. BA
Last Time Out: Newmann earned the win in Thursday's series opener against Texas Tech, throwing five-complete innings and allowing four runs on seven hits. He struck out two and walked one.
Against Missouri: Newmann has never pitched against Missouri.
PROBABLE MISSOURI PITCHING ROTATION
GAME 1
Aaron Crow - Sophomore - RHP
4-1, 2.95 ERA, 58.0 IP, 48 H, 45 K, 20 BB
GAME 2
Rick Zagone - Sophomore - LHP
6-0, 3.43 ERA, 60.1 IP, 58 H, 49 K, 15 BB
GAME 3
TBA
SERIES INFORMATION
TEXAS A&M vs. MISSOURI
All-Time Series Record: A&M leads, 30-23-1
Last 10 Games: Mizzou Leads, 7-3
Big 12 Games: Mizzou Leads, 17-12
Pre-Big 12 Games: A&M Leads, 18-6-1
Big 12 Tournament: Never met in the Big 12 Tournament.
Last Series: Last year, Missouri swept Texas A&M in a three-game series at Olsen Field: 3-1, 6-5, 3-0. In fact, Missouri has won the last six games against the Aggies.
Other: Prior to the start of the Big 12, the Aggies owned the Tigers, winning 18 of 25 games. The series dates back to 1966.