April 21, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The 16th-ranked Texas A&M baseball team (25-14) puts a four-game win streak on the line Wednesday evening when the Aggies host Prairie View A&M (18-18) at Olsen Field. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
A&M is in the midst of a 13-game homestand and is coming off an impressive 4-0 week that saw the Aggies defeat No. 1 Rice in Houston and sweep Nebraska in College Station. Texas A&M, which is in second place in the Big 12 standings at 11-7, sports a .289 average and has hit 40 home runs, swiped 57 bases and is fielding at a .975 clip. The Aggie pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA in '09, has punched out 387 hitters and has held opponents to a .249 batting average.
The Panthers sit in fourth place in the western division of the SWAC at 8-12 and are coming off a split with Grambling at home this past weekend. Prairie View, which has lost four of its last six games, is hitting .297 as a team with 70 stolen bases and sports a 6.83 ERA.
Wednesday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between the Aggies and Panthers on the baseball diamond. Prairie View has played one other Big 12 team this year, falling 14-1 at Baylor on April 1.
Tickets are available at the gate or online at aggieathletics.com. Children 12 and under will be admitted free with a paid adult (limit four kids per adult) for both games as part of the Take Me Out to the Ballgame ticket promotion. Gates open 90 minutes prior to first pitch for all home games. Fans can listen to all the action on WTAW-AM 1620. Free live video will be available on aggieathletics.com, and fans around the world can also listen free of charge at radioaggieland.com.
The Aggies will return to action on Friday when they host No. 25 Oklahoma State in a crucial Big 12 series for both teams. The game also marks the start of the annual "Prostate Cancer Awareness Weekend" at Olsen Field. On Saturday, the 1959 team will hold its 50-year reunion, while Sunday will feature the 1989 squad's 20-year reunion.