Texas A&M
30-18-1
Centenary
22-19
Patterson Leads Aggies to 15-3 Win over Centenary
May 12, 2010 | Baseball
May 12, 2010
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Joe Patterson drove in a career-high five runs to lead Texas A&M to a 15-3 win over Centenary Wednesday evening before 2,816 fans at Olsen Field.
The Aggies (30-18-1) picked up their 30th victory of the season and won for the 10th time in their last 14 games. The Summit League-leading Gents, meanwhile, fell to 22-19.
With both teams working a lot of pitchers, the game was deadlocked at three entering the last of the fourth. A&M took control there, plating seven runs on just three hits to open up a 10-3 lead. The Aggies scored two runs on balks, another on a bases-loaded walk and two each on RBI singles by Patterson and Adam Smith.
Patterson, who pushed home the game's initial run in the first, added a long two-run home run to center in the sixth to make the score 12-3.
Catcher Gregg Alcazar had a great night at the plate, smashing his second home run of the season and matching a career high with three hits. Adam Smith and Joaquin Hinojosa each tacked on two hits and two RBIs.
Michael Tompkins and Cliff Shepard had three hits apiece to lead Centenary.
Senior Shane Minks (2-2) earned the win in relief, allowing three hits over four shutout innings. He walked a pair and struck out four.
Cole Thompson (1-1) took the loss, allowing a hit, walk and hitting a man without retiring a batter in the decisive fourth inning.
Texas A&M heads to Stillwater this weekend for a pivotal three-game set with Oklahoma State. The series opens on Friday with first pitch set for 6:30 p.m. at Allie P. Reynolds Stadium. Junior Barret Loux (8-2, 2.30) will take the mound against Cowboy senior Tyler Lyons (3-5, 6.06).
POSTGAME NOTES: Texas A&M now leads the all-time series, 19-2 ... the game was originally scheduled for March 16 but was postponed due to inclement weather ... A&M improved to 9-4 in mid-week contests in 2010 ... the Aggies reached double figures in runs for the eighth time this year and in consecutive games for the second time ... Joe Patterson had three hits and now has eight consecutive multi-hit games ... Patterson has hit safely in 11 straight, matching his season high and marking his third double-digit hit streak of the year (11 games, 11 games, 10 games).
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Minks, Shane (2-2)
L: Cole Thompson (1-1)
Batting:
RBI: Alex Todd 1 ; Jeff Ericson 2
SF: Jeff Ericson 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Keegan Acker 1 ; Scott Pasket 1 ; Alex Todd 1
CS: Ryan Bell 1
Batting:
3B: Hinojosa, Joaquin 1
HR: Patterson, Joe 1 ; Alcazar, Gregg 1
RBI: Hinojosa, Joaquin 2 ; Naquin, Tyler 1 ; Greene, Brodie 1 ; Patterson, Joe 5 ; Juengel, Matt 1 ; Smith, Adam 2 ; Alcazar, Gregg 1
SH: Collazo, Andrew 1
SF: Naquin, Tyler 1 ; Juengel, Matt 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hinojosa, Joaquin 2 ; Naquin, Tyler 1 ; Greene, Brodie 2 ; Patterson, Joe 2 ; Juengel, Matt 1 ; Smith, Adam 1 ; Alcazar, Gregg 3 ; Collazo, Andrew 1 ; Arthur, Scott 1 ; Wood, Brandon 1
SB: Greene, Brodie 1 ; Patterson, Joe 1
HBP: Greene, Brodie 1 ; Smith, Adam 1 ; Wood, Brandon 1
PO: Collazo, Andrew 1 ; Arthur, Scott 1
