Aggies Host Huskers on Parents' Weekend

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The 23rd-ranked Texas A&M baseball team (22-14, 8-7) opens a 13-game homestand this weekend when the Aggies play host to Nebraska (17-18-1, 4-11) at Olsen Field.

Games on Friday and Saturday are scheduled for 6:35 p.m., while Sunday's finale will start at 1:05 p.m.

A&M enters the weekend fresh off a 7-3 win at No. 1 Rice on Tuesday. The Aggies are in sixth place in the Big 12 standings but just 1 1/2 games back of league-leading Oklahoma.

The Huskers, meanwhile, snapped a nine-game losing streak Tuesday with a win over Iowa in Lincoln. Nebraska is in 10th place in the league standings.

Fans can listen to all the action on WTAW-AM 1620. Free live video of the games will be available on aggieathletics.com, while free live audio can be found at radioaggieland.com.

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS:

FRIDAY: #30 Brooks Raley (So., LHP, 6-1, 2.13) vs #8 Sean Yost (Fr., RHP, 1-3, 8.04)

SATURDAY: #28 Ross Hales (Fr., LHP, 3-1, 3.75) vs #34 Jordan Roulades (Jr., LHP, 4-3, 6.80)

SUNDAY: #50 Barret Loux (So., RHP, 2-1, 4.78) vs TBA

SNAPSHOT: TEXAS A&M

`09 Record: 22-14, 8-7 Big 12 (6th)
Streak: Won 1
Last 5/10: 2-3/5-5
Rankings: #23 (USAT), #23 (NCBWA)
Up Next: Prairie View A&M (H-Wed)
Head Coach: Rob Childress, 4th year
at A&M: 141-82-1 (.632)
Overall: 141-82-1 (.632)
vs Nebraska: 3-7
On the Web: aggieathletics.com

SNAPSHOT: NEBRASKA

`09 Record: 17-18-1, 4-11 Big 12 (10th)
Streak: Won 1
Last 5/10: 1-4/1-9
Rankings: Not Ranked
Up Next: vs Creighton (Omaha-Tue)
Head Coach: Mike Anderson, 7th year
at Nebraska: 272-134-2 (.669)
Overall: 272-134-2 (.669)
vs A&M: 11-8
On the Web: huskers.com

BIG 12 CLOSE-UP

TEXAS A&M

NEBRASKA

WEEKEND EVENTS

TICKET/PARKING INFORMATION

Reserved seats are $15 (lower level) and $12 (upper level), while general admission tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for youth. Aggie students with a valid ID that do not have the all-sports option can get in for $4. Gates open 90 minutes prior to first pitch. For more information, contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 888-99-AGGIE or by logging on to aggieathletics.com.

Lots immediately surrounding Olsen Field (100i, 100j, 100k) are reserved for season ticket and pass holders only. General parking is available in the southern lots of Reed Arena (100e, 100g) or in the West Campus garage. For much more detailed information, maps and more, visit Transportation Services online at transport.tamu.edu.

1999 TEAM REUNION

Members of Texas A&M's 1999 Big 12 Champion and College World Series baseball team will be honored prior to Saturday's game against Nebraska at Olsen Field as part of their 10-year reunion festivities.

Fans wishing to welcome the team back to Aggieland are encouraged to arrive prior to a pregame ceremony, scheduled for around 6:15 p.m.

Among the players scheduled to be in attendance are Chris Fulbright, Sean Heaney, Daylan Holt, Chad Hudson, Dell Lindsey, Greg Porter, Chris Russ, Steve Scarborough, John Scheschuk, Kenny Sundstrom, Steven Truitt and Matt Ward.

The reunion is the first of three scheduled for the next few weeks. The 1959 SWC Champion team will be honored at the Oklahoma State game on Saturday, April 25, and the legendary '89 squad will be recognized at the game against the Cowboys the following afternoon (April 26).

TEAM NOTES

MORE ON NEBRASKA

Nebraska (17-18-1) enters the weekend in 10th place in the Big 12 at 4-11. The Huskers were swept at home in both of their last two league series (Kansas State and Texas).

Nebraska hits .287 as a team with 30 home runs, 222 RBIs and 26 stolen bases, and averages 6.9 runs per game. The pitching staff sports a 6.42 ERA and a .295 opponent batting average.

Mike Anderson is in his seventh season as the head coach in Lincoln. For more information on Nebraska baseball, visit huskers.com.

A&M/NEBRASKA TIES

The Texas A&M coaching staff has strong ties to the Nebraska baseball program...

SERIES HISTORY

Nebraska leads the overall series with the Aggies, 21-19.

• The teams met only once prior to the formation of the Big 12, a 21-4 win by A&M at Olsen Field in 1989. • Over the course of 40 meetings, the schools are separated by a total of three runs...A&M has outscored Nebraska overall, 226-223. • Last season, the Aggies won the 16-inning opener, but lost the final two games in a Sunday doubleheader...the Huskers rallied from four down in the first game of the twinbill to win, 9-8, then erased a 9-4 deficit in the rubber game to take the series. • The 16-inning game was the longest Big 12 game in Aggie history, and was the final victory in A&M's record-setting 16-game conference win streak in `08. • In the Huskers' last visit to Olsen Field (2007), A&M dropped the first game of the series before bouncing back to win the final two...Luke Anders delivered a walk-off single in an 8-7, series-clinching victory in the Sunday game. • 17 games in the series have been decided by two runs or less. • The Huskers are the only team the Aggies have not beaten at the Big 12 Championship (0-3 all-time).

BIG 12 ERA (1997-present)

A&M vs NEBRASKA, in BIG 12 SERIES

For the complete A&M/Nebraska series history, visit page 159 of the 2009 Aggie Baseball official guide.

UP NEXT

Texas A&M hosts Prairie View A&M on Wednesday evening before returning to Big 12 play against Oklahoma State next weekend at Olsen Field.