May 14, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M plays its final road games of the regular season this weekend when the Aggies (30-18-1) head north to battle Oklahoma State (28-20) in a pivotal Big 12 series ... games are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium in Stillwater ... A&M is in sixth place in the league with a 9-11-1 mark, and holds a 1 1/2-game lead over OSU (8-13) ... five games separate the second and 10th-place teams entering the weekend ... the Aggies have won eight of their last 10 games and are coming off a pair of impressive mid-week wins over Houston (12-3) and Centenary (15-3) ... the Cowboys downed 21st-ranked Rice, 12-5, on Tuesday ... Texas A&M is 6-7-1 on the road this season, while OSU is 22-7 at home ... the Aggies close the regular season next week with four home games, including the Big 12 finale with Kansas State.
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (30-18-1, 9-11-1) at OKLAHOMA STATE COWBOYS (28-20, 8-13)
SCHEDULE: Friday, 6:30 PM / Saturday, 2:00 PM / Sunday, 1:00 PM
RADIO: WTAW-AM 1620 / Dave South and Kevin Hurley
LIVE AUDIO: aggieathletics.com • radioaggieland.com
LIVE STATS: aggieathletics.com
RANKINGS: neither team is ranked
SERIES HISTORY: OSU leads, 34-24
A&M STREAKS: Won 2 / Last 5 (3-2) / Last 10 (4-6)
LAST MEETING: A&M 6, OSU 4 (April 26, 2009 in College Station)
TEAM INFO Texas A&M -- Oklahoma State
streak: Won 2 -- Won 1
conference rank: 6th, Big 12 (9-11-1) -- 7th, Big 12 (8-13)
RPI (NCAA/Boyd/Nolan): 38/34/31 -- 85/82/75
Last 5 / Last 10: 4-1 / 8-2 -- 3-2 / 5-5
Home / Away: 23-10 / 6-7-1 -- 22-7 / 4-9
HEAD COACHES: Rob Childress (fifth year) -- Frank Anderson (seventh year)
at school: 186-110-2 (.628) -- 261-152 (.632)
overall: same -- same
vs opponent: 4-8 vs OSU -- 12-7 vs A&M
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
BIG 12 SNAPSHOT: TEXAS A&M (9-11-1)
BIG 12 SNAPSHOT: OKLAHOMA STATE (8-13)
A&M IN THE BIG 12
Texas A&M has a 205-178-2 record in its 14th season in the Big 12 Conference ... the Aggies have won four league championships, regular-season titles in 1998, 1999 and 2008 and the postseason championship in 2007 ... in one of the tighter races in recent years, A&M finished sixth in the league last season at 14-13 ... the Aggies became the third program to reach 200 Big 12 wins with a March 27 victory over Missouri.
SERIES HISTORY: OKLAHOMA STATE
It has been a colorful and intense history between the two schools, especially in Big 12 play ... overall, the Cowboys lead, 34-24, and also lead 24-19 since the formation of the league in 1997 ... 10 of the last 13 meetings, and 17 of the last 22 overall, have been decided by two runs or less ... the Aggies took two of three from OSU last year at Olsen Field, with all three games decided by three or fewer runs ... in the last three series, the team that won the opener has been beaten in the final two games ... there have been three series sweeps since Big 12 play began ... A&M swept the Cowboys in 1999 at Olsen Field, and OSU recorded home sweeps in 2000 and 2006 ... the Aggies are 8-5 against OSU in Big 12 series openers ... the Aggies and Cowboys have met twice in NCAA Tournament play--in the 1984 Midwest Regional in Stillwater, and three times in the 1987 Midwest Regional in Starkville, Mississippi.
A&M/OSU SERIES BREAKDOWN
Series Record OSU leads, 34-24
A&M Streak Won 2
in College Station A&M leads, 14-10
in Stillwater OSU leads, 15-5
neutral sites OSU leads, 7-3
BIG 12 ERA (1997-present)
overall OSU leads, 24-19
in College Station A&M leads, 12-9
in Stillwater OSU leads, 13-5
at Big 12 Tourney series tied, 2-2
A&M vs OSU, BIG 12 SERIES HISTORY
overall Won 5, Lost 8
in College Station Won 4, Lost 3
in Stillwater Won 1, Lost 5
A&M Streak Won 1
series opener Won 9, Lost 4
MORE ON OKLAHOMA STATE (28-20, 8-13)
Oklahoma State is 28-20 overall and sits in seventh place in the Big 12 standings with an 8-13 conference mark ... OSU ranks third in the Big 12 with a .311 team batting average, with four of the Cowboy regulars in the starting lineup hitting .300 or better, and the pitching staff sports a collective 5.56 ERA ... the Cowboys are second in the league in doubles (118) and are third in sacrifice flies (28) and slugging percentage (.480) ... OSU is the only Big 12 Conference team to advance to a Regional championship round each of the last four seasons ... Frank Anderson is in his seventh season as the OSU head coach with 261 wins ... for more information visit okstate.com.
TURNING THE CORNER
Since being swept by Texas in mid-April, Texas A&M has responded well ... over the ensuing 14 games, the Aggies are 10-4 ... A&M is hitting .305 over that span with 13 home runs and 81 RBIs, and is averaging 6.6 runs per game ... the Aggie pitching staff sports a 3.00 ERA and is holding opposing hitters to a .227 average ... defensively, the team has fielded at a .968 clip over the last 14 contests.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M closes the regular season with four games at Olsen Field ... the Aggies host UT Arlington on Tuesday night before facing Kansas State in a three-game series over the weekend.