Texas A&M
41-14, 0
Texas
41-14, 0
Late Run Lifts Texas Past Texas A&M, 3-2
May 19, 2007 | Baseball
May 19, 2007
David Newmann allowed just two runs and struck out six over 6 1/3 innings, but No. 5 Texas scored an unearned run in the bottom of the eighth on Saturday night to defeat No. 9 Texas A&M, 3-2, at Disch-Falk Field.
With a runner on first and one out, reliever Kirkland Rivers got Chais Fuller to hit a sharp grounder to Brandon Hicks at Short. Hicks made a perfect feed to second baseman Parker Dalton and the relay throw to first was missed by Blake Stouffer, allowing Fuller to advance to second. The next hitter, Josh Prince, lined a single into center to score the game-winner.
?When you play a good team the winner is usually the one who makes the fewest mistakes,? A&M head coach Rob Childress said. ?We made a mistake late in the game and it cost us. We did some good things tonight, but unfortunately not enough to win the game.?
With the loss, A&M dropped to 41-14 overall and 13-12 in Big 12 play. Texas improved to 41-14 and 20-6 in the league.
The Aggies started the scoring on the top of the third with a run off Texas starting pitcher Adrian Alaniz. Hicks walked and advanced to third on a two-out single to right by Luke Anders. Craig Stinson then followed with a bloop single to left to easily plate Hicks.
A&M tacked on another run in the top of the fourth and chased Alaniz in the process. Dane Carter walked with one out and stole second with two outs. Hicks delivered a two-out single to left to score Carter and make the score 2-0.
Texas scored in the bottom of the fourth off A&M starter David Newman to cut the lead to 2-1 when Chais Fuller?™s two out RBI single plated Nick Peoples.
An RBI single by Chance Wheeless in the bottom of the fifth tied the game at two.
Kirkland Rivers (1-3) shouldered the loss, allowing just the unearned run in the eight. He surrendered three hits and struck out one in 1 1/3 innings.
Joseph Krebs (7-1) allowed only two hits in 1 1/3 innings of relief to earn the win. He struck out four and did not issue a free pass. Randy Boone struck out the side in the ninth to nail down his 12th save of the year.
Neither starter figured in the decision. Alaniz lasted 3 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on six hits, while striking out two and walking four.
The series finale will be played Sunday at 2 p.m. at Disch-Falk Field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Krebs (7-1)
L: Rivers, Kirkland (1-3)
S: Boone (12)
Batting:
RBI: Hicks, Brandon 1 ; Stinson, Craig 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hicks, Brandon 1 ; Carter, Dane 1
SB: Feltner, Ben 1 ; Carter, Dane 1
CS: Dalton, Parker 1
PO: Stouffer, Blake 1
Batting:
2B: Clark, P. 1
RBI: Wheeless 1 ; Fuller 1 ; Prince, J. 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Danks 1 ; Suttle 1 ; Fuller 1
SB: Peoples 1 ; Demperio 1
CS: Russell, K. 1
