April 23, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M looks to build off a strong mid-week victory this weekend when the Aggies (21-14-1) host 17th-ranked Oklahoma (27-10) in Big 12 action at Olsen Field ... Friday's series opener will start at 6:35 p.m., while games are also scheduled for Saturday (2:05 p.m.) and Sunday (1:05 p.m.) afternoons ... A&M is 6-8-1 in Big 12 play and has lost its last five conference games ... the Aggies, who snapped a six-game losing skid with a 7-1 win over No. 23 Rice Tuesday, sit in sixth place in the standings but are just 1 1/2 games back of third-place Texas Tech ... OU, meanwhile, is 6-7 in the league and is in fourth ... the Sooners entered the week after dropping two of three to Tech in Lubbock, but rebounded with a win over TCU on Tuesday in Norman ... Friday's game will be televised regionally on COX Sports Television, while Sunday's finale will air nationally on FOX College Sports ... the weekend marks the second-to-last conference home series for the Aggies, who will not return to Big 12 play at Olsen until closing the regular season with K-State (May 21-23) ... A&M will be celebrating Prostate Cancer Awareness Weekend at Olsen Field beginning Friday night.
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#17 OKLAHOMA SOONERS (27-10, 6-7 Big 12)
Olsen Field (7,053) o College Station, Texas
SCHEDULE: Friday, 6:35 PM / Saturday, 2:05 PM / Sunday, 1:05 PM
TV (Friday): COX Sports TV (Regional) / Will Johnson and Alan Cannon
TV (Sunday): FOX College Sports (National) / Dan McLaughlin and Keith Moreland
RADIO: WTAW-AM 1620 / Dave South and Scott Clendenin
LIVE AUDIO: aggieathletics.com o radioaggieland.com
LIVE STATS: aggieathletics.com
RANKINGS: OU - 17th (NCBWA), 18th (USAT), 20th (CollBB), 21st (Rivals), 24th (BB Amer)
SERIES HISTORY: OU leads, 34-30
A&M STREAKS: Won 1 / Last 5 (1-4) / Last 10 (4-6)
LAST MEETING: A&M 17, OU 15 (May 22, 2009 in Oklahoma City)
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FOLLOWING THE ACTION
ON THE AIR
Friday's game airs regionally on COX Sports TV ... fans in Bryan/College Station can watch the game on Suddenlink Digital Channel 119 ... CST is available in most of Louisiana, parts of Texas and in Florida, northwest Arkansas, central Georgia and northern Virginia ... the game is also scheduled to air in selected markets in the state of Oklahoma (check local listings).
Sunday's game will be televised nationally by FOX College Sports ... fans can access the game on digital cable outlets that carry FCS Central or nationally on DirecTV (Channel 617) ... clearance lists for Sunday's game...
SUNDAY - FOX COLLEGE SPORTS CLEARANCES
Station Date Time
FCS Central (DirecTV Ch 617) LIVE 1:00 PM CT
FSN Arizona Sunday 6:00 PM PT
FSN Houston Sunday 11:00 PM CT
FSN Houston Monday 12:00 PM CT
FSN Midwest (non-Royals) Sunday 4:00 PM CT
FSN Southwest Sunday 11:00 PM CT
FSN Southwest Monday 12:00 PM CT
Comcast Mid-Atlantic Sunday 7:00 PM ET
Comcast Philadelphia Sunday 7:00 PM ET
BIG 12 SNAPSHOT: TEXAS A&M (6-8-1)
BIG 12 SNAPSHOT: OKLAHOMA (6-7)
SERIES HISTORY: OKLAHOMA
Oklahoma leads the all-time series between the schools, 34-30, in a rivalry that dates back to the 1912 season ... the Sooners swept last year's series in Norman, which featured two one-run games, before the Aggies took a wild 17-15 win at the Big 12 Tournament one week later in Oklahoma City ... A&M swept OU in the teams' last meeting in College Station in 2008 ... Texas A&M has won eight of the last nine series openers between the schools ... four of A&M's seven Big 12 series wins over Oklahoma have come in Norman (1997, 1999, 2001, 2003) ... the Aggies and Sooners have played an extra-inning game or had a game decided by one run in every Big 12 series.
A&M/OU SERIES BREAKDOWN
Series Record: OU leads, 34-30
A&M Streak: Won 1
in College Station (since '71): series tied, 10-10
in Norman (since '71): OU leads, 13-11
neutral sites (since '71): OU leads, 6-5
BIG 12 ERA (1997-present)
overall: series tied, 24-24
in College Station: series tied, 9-9
in Norman: OU leads, 11-10
at Big 12 Tourney: A&M leads, 5-4
A&M vs OKLAHOMA, BIG 12 SERIES HISTORY
overall: Won 7, Lost 6
in College Station: Won 3, Lost 3
in Norman: Won 4, Lost 3
A&M Streak: Lost 1
series opener: Won 10, Lost 3
STATISTICAL COMPARISON: A&M vs OKLAHOMA
A look at how Texas A&M and OU stack up statistically entering the game...
A&M/OU STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Category A&M OU
Batting Avg. .290 .308
Runs Per Game 5.5 7.6
Home Runs 25 49
Stolen Bases 57-85 49-71
Earned Run Avg. 3.81 3.76
Opponent Avg. .246 .249
Strikeouts 359 333
Saves 6 11
Fielding Pct. .955 .974
MORE ON OU (27-10, 6-7)
Oklahoma is 27-10 on the year and is in fourth place in the Big 12 at 6-7 ... the Sooners, ranked in all five major polls, enter the weekend off an impressive 8-3 victory over TCU Tuesday in Norman ... like the Aggies, OU has scuffled of late in Big 12 play, dropping seven of their last 10 league games after opening conference play 3-0 ... the Sooners' most recent league action was at Texas Tech last weekend, where they took the opener but dropped the final two games to the Red Raiders ... Oklahoma is fifth in the Big 12 with a .308 average and ranks second in the league with a 3.76 ERA ... OU was picked to finish fourth in the league by the head coaches in a preseason poll ... Sunny Golloway is in his sixth year in Norman with a record of 197-108-1 ... for more information visit soonersports.com.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M closes out a seven-game homestand on Tuesday when the Aggies host Prairie View A&M ... A&M will then return to Big 12 play on the road next weekend at Nebraska.