March 7, 2011
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Fresh off a trip to the Bayou City for the Houston College Classic over the weekend, the No. 14 Texas A&M baseball team returns to Olsen Field Tuesday night for a contest against Centenary. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m.
The Aggies enter the contest with a 9-3 record while the Gents are 2-3 on the year.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
TUESDAY (MARCH 8)
Texas A&M - #36 Ross Stripling, A&M (Jr., RHP, 1-0, 0.00)
Centenary - #10 Cole Thompson, Centenary (So., RHP, 0-1, 18.90) ... Change from previously announced starter
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
• RADIO — Fans can listen locally on WTAW-AM 1620 ... Dave South (play-by-play) and Scott Clendenin (commentary) will call the action ... pregame show begins 30 minutes prior to first pitch.
• INTERNET — aggieathletics.com will offer live play-by-play and statistics ... fans can watch the game free of charge on aggieathletics.com.
• MOBILE PHONE — listen to the game on your iPhone, Blackberry or PDA free of charge ... log on to radioaggieland.com for more information.
A&M/CENTENARY SERIES NOTABLES
Texas A&M and Centenary have met 21 times on the baseball diamond with the Aggies claiming 19 victories ... the two schools have met each of the last three years at Olsen Field with the most recent match-up coming on May 12 of last season when the Aggies handed the Gents a 15-3 loss.
MORE ON CENTENARY
The Gents enter Tuesday's contest with a record of 2-3 and will be playing their third consecutive road game ... Centenary split a season-opening doubleheader at home on Feb. 19 against Louisiana College before defeating SFA in Shreveport, La., during the first game of a three-game, home-and-home series … The Gents dropped their last two games to SFA in Nacogdoches, Texas, before beginning preparations for the trip to Aggieland ... head coach Mike Diaz is in his first season at the helm of the program after spending the previous six seasons as an assistant under former Centenary head coach Ed McCann.
UP NEXT
The Aggies host FIU at Olsen Field this weekend in their final three-game series prior to the start of Big 12 play ... the weekend series with the Golden Panthers will be a reunion of two teams that squared off last season at the NCAA Coral Gables Regional, where A&M defeated FIU 17-3.
UPCOMING PROMOTIONS
• FRIDAY vs FIU: First 200 fans will receive an "Olsen Magic" wristband
• SATURDAY vs FIU: “Have A Catch” Fans are invited to play catch in the outfield at the conclusion of the game
• SUNDAY vs FIU: Kids Run the Bases