May 10, 2007
After sweeping Dallas Baptist in a non-Big 12 series last weekend at Olsen Field, No. 10 Texas A&M returns to league play with a three game series against Kansas State in Manhattan on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Game times are scheduled for 6:30 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 1 p.m., respectively.
The Aggies enter the weekend with an overall record of 38-11 and are currently fourth with a mark of 11-9 in Big 12 action.
Kansas State took both games last weekend from in-state rival Kansas to improve to 31-17 and 9-11. The third game of the series was cancelled due to weather.
Both teams will be looking to improved its standings in the conference and improve its case for the NCAA Tournament.
The Aggies and Wildcats have faced each other 35 times and A&M holds the all-time advantage, 27-7-1. Last year, A&M won two of the three games at Olsen Field and the two teams tied in the series finale because of a travel-induced time limit.
RECORDS AND RANKINGS
Team Record Big 12 Coll. BB BB Amer. USA Today NCBWA
Kansas State 31-17 9-11 NR NR NR NR
Texas A&M 38-11 11-9 No. 25 No. 11 No. 12 No. 10
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Friday, May 11
Texas A&M at Kansas State ?- 6:30 p.m.
Tointon Family Stadium
Saturday, May 12
Texas A&M at Kansas State ?- 6:30 p.m.
Tointon Family Stadium
Sunday, May 13
Texas A&M at Kansas State ?- 1:00 p.m.
Tointon Family Stadium
Tuesday, May 15
McNeese State at Texas A&M - 6 :30 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.
AGGIE ALL-ACCESS
Fans who are unable to attend Texas A&M?â„¢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?â„¢ home games in 2006. Aggie All-Access is an free membership site that can be accessed by logging onto www.AggieAthletics.com.
POSSIBLE TEXAS A&M PITCHING ROTATION
GAME 1
Kyle Nicholson - Senior - RHP
10-1, 1.71 ERA, 20 App., 7 GS, 94.2 IP, 73 H, 14 BB, 77 K, .214 Opp. BA
Last Time Out: Nicholson was not dominant, but effective, in the Aggies win over Dallas Baptists last Thursday at Olsen Field. He left the game after eight-complete innings with a 8-6 lead. DBU took the lead in the ninth, only for the Aggies to come back and win in extra innings. He allowed six runs on 10 hits, while striking out five.
Against K-State: Nicholson has two career appearances against K-State. In 2004, He threw 2 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, while striking out three. Last year, Nicholson started went eight innings against the Wildcats. He allowed three runs - one earned - on 10 hits. In 10 2/3 career innings against K-State, he has an ERA 0.84.
GAME 2
David Newmann - Junior - LHP
8-1, 3.68 ERA, 13 App., 13 GS, 73.1 IP, 54 H, 34 BB, 73 K, .210 Opp. BA
Last Time Out: After allowing the first four batters to reach and score, Newmann settled in and held Dallas Baptist scoreless over the next five innings. He threw six-complete innings and allowed four runs on six hits. He struck out seven and walked four.
Against K-State: Newmann has never pitched against the Wildcats.
GAME 3
TBD
PROBABLE K-STATE PITCHING ROTATION
GAME 1
Brad Hutt - Junior - RHP
8-3, 3.01 ERA, 77.2 IP, 77 H, 46 K, 25 BB
GAME 2
Trevor Hurley - Sophomore - RHP
1-2, 3.76 ERA, 38.1 IP, 34 H, 29 K, 12 BB
GAME 3
Chase Bayuk - Junior - LHP
4-4, 4.40 ERA, 57.1 IP, 50 H, 41 K, 38 BB
SERIES INFORMATION
TEXAS A&M vs. KANSAS STATE
All-Time Series Record: A&M Leads, 27-7-1
Last 10 Games: A&M Leads, 6-3-1
Big 12 Games: A&M Leads, 23-6-1
Pre-Big 12 Games: A&M Leads, 4-1
Big 12 Tournament: Never met.
Last Series: Last year, A&M won the first two games of the series, before the third game was called after six innings with game tied at one. In the opener, the Aggies won, 8-3, behind three-RBI performances by Blake Stouffer and Kyle Colligan. Kyle Nicholson allowed three runs - one earned - in eight solid innings to lead the Aggies to a 6-3 win in the second game. After a lengthy rain delay in Sunday?â„¢s finale, the Aggies tied the game, 1-1, in the bottom of the sixth The game was called after the sixth because of travel.
Other: The Aggies and Wildcats played five times prior to the start of the Big 12 Conference in 1997. A&M was 4-1 in those games. The Aggies are 12-2-1 against K-State all-time at Olsen Field and 11-4 in Manhattan. The last time A&M played at Tointon Stadium two years ago, the Wildcats took their only series from the Aggies. A&M has swept K-State four times.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Texas A&M Category Kansas State
Offensive
.326 Avg. .292
370 (7.55) Runs (P/G) 298 (6.21)
93 (1.90) 2B (P/G) 70 (1.46)
13 (0.27) 3B (P/G) 14 (0.29)
49 (1.00) HR (P/G) 19 (0.40)
.484 Slg. % .387
199 (4.06) BB (P/G) 223 (4.65)
332 (6.78) K (P/G) 303 (6.31)
.411 OB % .392
116 (2.37) SB (P/G) 72 (1.50)
Pitching
3.87 ERA 4.29
13 Saves 16
173 (3.53) BB (P/G) 190 (3.96)
379 (7.73) K (P/G) 325 (6.77)
2.19:1 K:BB 1.71:1
.246 Opp. BA .265
Defensive
.959 Fldg. % .974
50 (1.02) DPs (P/G) 50 (1.04)
36-57 (0.63) SBs (%) 61-76 (0.80)