May 12, 2011
Texas A&M Baseball Notes (Nebraska Series) in PDF Format 
COLLEGE STATION, Texas - After playing five straight contests against non-conference competition, the No. 11 Texas A&M baseball team returns to Big 12 play this weekend as it welcomes Nebraska to Aggieland for a three-game series at Olsen Field. Sunday's game will be televised nationally on Fox College Sports.
The Aggies (33-16; 15-6 Big 12) enter the weekend atop the league standings, while the Cornhuskers (28-21; 7-13 Big 12) look to improve their position in the conference for a possible berth in the Big 12 Championship, which will be take place in Oklahoma City May 25-29.
WEEKEND PROMOTIONS
SATURDAY (MAY 14) - Military Appreciation Day at Olsen Field featuring a pre-game fly over and special camo jerseys worn by the Aggies.
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
FRIDAY (MAY 13)
Texas A&M - #38 Michael Wacha (So., RHP, 5-3, 2.30)
Nebraska - #33 Logan Ehlers (Fr., LHP, 1-2, 4.58)
SATURDAY (MAY 14)
Texas A&M - #36 Ross Stripling (Jr., RHP, 10-2, 2.19)
Nebraska - #21 Tyler Niederklein (So., RHP, 7-2, 3.79)
SUNDAY (MAY 15)
Texas A&M - TBA
Nebraska - #23 Jon Keller (Fr., RHP, 2-5, 3.50)
FOLLOWING THE ACTION
• TELEVISION -- Sunday's contest will be broadcast live on Fox College Sports and FS Central with Steve Physioc (play-by-play) and Joel Klatt (commentary) calling the action from Olsen Field.
• RADIO -- Fans can listen locally on WTAW-AM 1620 ... Dave South (play-by-play), 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.
• MOBILE PHONE -- listen to the game on your iPhone, Blackberry or PDA free of charge log on to radioaggieland.com for more information.
TEXAS A&M/NEBRASKA NOTABLES
Texas A&M holds a 24-22 advantage in the all-time series with the Cornhuskers ... All but one of the meetings have been since the two schools became Big 12 Conference partners in 1997 ... Texas A&M head coach Rob Childress served as an assistant coach at Nebraska from 1998-2005, the last two under current `Huskers skipper Mike Anderson.
UP NEXT
The Aggies host UT Arlington on Tuesday at Olsen Field during their final mid-week non-conference contest. Following the UTA game, Texas A&M will face No. 4 Texas in a split series to wrap up the regular season. The first contest will take place on Thursday night in College Station before the scene shifts to Austin for Friday and Saturday's games.
NOTES AND NOTABLES
• On Thursday, it was announced sophomore outfielder Tyler Naquin had been named to the USA Baseball Collegiate National Team for the upcoming summer. He joins teammate Michael Wacha, who was named to the team on April 18.
• Naquin brings a career-long 25-game hitting streak into the Nebraska series. The run is the longest hitting streak by a Big 12 player this season and ranks third all-time by an Aggie, trailing only Kirk Thompson, who hit in 26 straight in 1989, and R.J. Englert, who set the school record by hitting in 28 consecutive games in 1972.
• During his impressive streak, Naquin is hitting .449 (44-for-98) with 13 multi-hit games.
• Naquin is the Big 12's leading hitting and ranks in the top 15 nationally with a .414 batting average. In conference games, the Spring, Texas, also stands as the league's best hitter with a .439 clip at the plate.
• During his last 14 games, freshman center fielder Krey Bratsen is hitting .436 (24-for-55) and for the season ranks fifth in the Big 12 with a .358 batting average. During Big 12 play, Bratsen is hitting .414, trailing only Naquin for the highest average among Big 12 hitters.
• Senior shortstop Kenny Jackson and junior first baseman Jacob House are the only Aggies to have started all 49 games this season. Bratsen has also played in every game this season, but came in as a defensive replace during one contest.
• Junior starting pitcher Ross Stripling is one of only two Big 12 pitchers to reach double digit wins this season. His 10 victories trails only Taylor Jungmann of Texas, who has 11 wins on the year.
AGGIES ON THE TUBE (UPDATED)
No stranger to the national spotlight, the Aggies have had 41 of their games televised either regionally or nationally over the last four years.
This weekend's series finale against Nebraska will be carried live on Fox College Sports and FS Central.
Texas A&M is scheduled to make 11 regular-season TV appearances during the 2011 regular season.
FOX Sports Net will broadcast the final game of the annual Texas/Texas A&M showdown, scheduled for May 21 in Austin First pitch has been moved to 6 p.m.
As always, fans can get complete and up-to-date television broadcast information on aggieathletics.com as well as see all the Aggies' home games, which are streamed live.
UPCOMING TELEVISED GAMES
Date   Opponent   Network
May 15 (Sun) vs. Nebraska -- Fox College Sports & FS Central
May 20 (Fri) at Texas -- Fox College Sports
May 21 (Sat) at Texas - FOX Sports Net