April 5, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The 23rd-ranked Texas A&M baseball team opens a brief two-game homestand on Tuesday when the Aggies host UTSA at Olsen Field. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
A&M (18-8-1) sits in third place in the Big 12 with a 5-3-1 mark and is coming off a series split at Kansas this past weekend in Lawrence. The Aggies fell to the Jayhawks in the opener Thursday evening before bouncing back to take the middle game on Friday, 6-4. Saturday's series finale finished in an 8-8 tie in 11 innings after travel restrictions forced the game to come to an end without a winner.
The Roadrunners enter Tuesday's contest at 12-14 and 3-9 in Southland play. UTSA picked up a key win at Houston, 6-5, last week before taking two of three games at A&M-Corpus Christi. The win over the Cougars snapped a six-game losing skid for the Roadrunners.
Senior right-hander Clayton Ehlert (1-3, 7.77 ERA) will get the ball for the Aggies and will face UTSA junior lefty Justin Martinez (0-0, 6.00). Texas A&M leads the all-time series with the Roadrunners, 18-8, and has won four straight.
A&M will host Baylor in the series opener Friday night before continuing the series and opening a four-game road swing the following evening at Baylor Ballpark in Waco. Tickets remain for the game with the Bears Friday evening and can be purchased online at tickets.12thmanfoundation.com.
Fans can listen to the game against UTSA locally on WTAW-AM 1620 or follow the action with free live video and live stats on aggieathletics.com.