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Photo by: Thomas Campbell/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Open Season with 15-1 Triumph over Bowling Green
Feb 17, 2017 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 20 Texas A&M Aggies began the 2017 season with an overwhelming 15-1 victory over the Bowling Green Falcons Friday on Blue Bell Park at Olsen Field.
The Maroon and White controlled the game offensively with 15 runs on 15 hits, 10 walks and three hit batsmen. Senior Nick Choruby led the offensive take down at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI, one double, one walk, and three runs. In his collegiate debut, freshman Braden Shewmake batted 3-for-5 with one double, two runs and four RBI.
The 12th Man was in full force for opening day as the Maroon and White played in front of a record breaking crowd with an attendance of 7,209. It marked the largest opening day crowd since Blue Bell Park was renovated prior to the 2012 campaign and the third-largest opening day crowd at the location.
With the victory, Texas A&M moved to 11-1 in season openers under head coach Rob Childress.
Texas A&M (1-0) controlled the game from the start after scoring two runs off Bowling Green (0-1) in the bottom of the first. Choruby notched the first hit of the season for the Aggies with a single up the middle. Next at bat, senior Austin Homan doubled to left center, sending Choruby to third and he came around to score on a throwing error by Falcons' leftfielder Ty Suntken. Shewmake followed with an infield single to plate Homan for the 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth, freshman Hunter Coleman logged his first college hit with a single up the middle. Following a balk by Tyler Anderson (0-1), Coleman moved to second. With his second hit of the night, Choruby doubled to right field, bringing in Coleman to put the Aggies ahead 3-0. Choruby scored his second run of the night off of an error by Suntken on a fly ball by Homan.
The Aggies blew the game wide open after the fourth scoring eight more runs in the next three innings. In the fifth, senior Walker Pennington scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore George Janca. A two-run double by Shewmake plated Choruby and Coleman in the sixth. Senior Joel Davis followed suit with a two-run single to the right side to allow Shewmake and Homan to touch home, giving the Aggies a 9-0 advantage.
Texas A&M tacked on three more in both the seventh and eight frames.
Bowling Green's lone run came in the eighth with an RBI groundout by Nick Glanzman.
Junior Brigham Hill (1-0) picked up the win as the opening day starter. He equaled a career-high with 10 strikeouts, scattering seven hits and two walks over 6.0 scoreless frames.
Junior Kaylor Chafin yielded one run on three hits while striking out three in 2.0 innings. Freshman Jason Ruffcorn made his debut in the ninth retiring three of the four batters he faced with one walk and one strikeout.
Bowling Green's Anderson was saddled with the loss, giving up four runs, two earned, on seven hits in 20 batters faced. Anderson walked two while striking out one in 3.2 innings.
The Aggies' offensive attack was supplemented by Austin Homan, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double and one RBI, and Coleman, who batted 2-for-3 with one double and two runs. Joel Davis was 2-for-5 with one hit-by-pitch and three RBI.
For the Falcons, Randy Righter batted 3-for-3 with one run and one hit-by-pitch and Glanzman hit 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Due to inclement weather forecasted for Sunday, Texas A&M and Bowling Green will play a double-header on Saturday beginning at 1:00 pm. The final game of the series will start approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game two.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
HEAD COACH ROB CHILDRESS
On the team's performance…
"Nick Choruby started the game off in the bottom of the first and allowed us to score and breathe a little bit. Brigham [Hill] had a great start. I thought Hunter Coleman caught him really well, blocked a lot of tough changeups in the dirt and did a great job for a freshman. All in all, we were very offensive and we played great defense. We played eight freshmen tonight which says a lot about those guys. They were ready to play and did a nice job."
On Brigham Hill's changeup…
"Well, that's his pitch and I thought he was fantastic tonight. Kaylor Chafin came behind him and did a nice job and got Jason Ruffcorn in the game, he's got a nice arm, so that's what you need out of your Friday guy. Brigham gave us a great start."
SENIOR OF NICK CHORUBY
On if him and Austin getting hits at the start calmed the younger guys…
"Yeah maybe, I think so. Everyone has a little butterflies coming out here but you've got to embrace them and go do you so it's always good to get the game started like that."
On if he still has the butterflies…
"No, not anymore. [Laughs] I'm shivering though because it's cold out here!"
JUNIOR RHP BRIGHAM HILL
On his outing and how he felt tonight…
"I felt great; I mean it's always nice to get the first one out of the way. Defense was incredible tonight. Hunter Coleman did a great job. Overall, it just felt great."
On his 10 strikeouts and how many were because of his changeup…
"I think it was all ten that were strikeouts [laughs] but yeah, it felt great. I wish I would've had better fast ball command but it felt like a great night."
FRESHMAN 2B BRADEN SHEWMAKE
On his debut…
"It was awesome. The fans, my teammates, the coaches were incredible. I couldn't ask for a better experience. I'm exactly where I want to be."
On the RBI double…
"I have to credit that to my teammates. When I got up to the plate they were all over the basepaths. They put me in a good position. It makes my job easy knowing that they have my back."
The Maroon and White controlled the game offensively with 15 runs on 15 hits, 10 walks and three hit batsmen. Senior Nick Choruby led the offensive take down at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one RBI, one double, one walk, and three runs. In his collegiate debut, freshman Braden Shewmake batted 3-for-5 with one double, two runs and four RBI.
The 12th Man was in full force for opening day as the Maroon and White played in front of a record breaking crowd with an attendance of 7,209. It marked the largest opening day crowd since Blue Bell Park was renovated prior to the 2012 campaign and the third-largest opening day crowd at the location.
With the victory, Texas A&M moved to 11-1 in season openers under head coach Rob Childress.
Texas A&M (1-0) controlled the game from the start after scoring two runs off Bowling Green (0-1) in the bottom of the first. Choruby notched the first hit of the season for the Aggies with a single up the middle. Next at bat, senior Austin Homan doubled to left center, sending Choruby to third and he came around to score on a throwing error by Falcons' leftfielder Ty Suntken. Shewmake followed with an infield single to plate Homan for the 2-0 lead.
In the bottom of the fourth, freshman Hunter Coleman logged his first college hit with a single up the middle. Following a balk by Tyler Anderson (0-1), Coleman moved to second. With his second hit of the night, Choruby doubled to right field, bringing in Coleman to put the Aggies ahead 3-0. Choruby scored his second run of the night off of an error by Suntken on a fly ball by Homan.
The Aggies blew the game wide open after the fourth scoring eight more runs in the next three innings. In the fifth, senior Walker Pennington scored on a sacrifice fly by sophomore George Janca. A two-run double by Shewmake plated Choruby and Coleman in the sixth. Senior Joel Davis followed suit with a two-run single to the right side to allow Shewmake and Homan to touch home, giving the Aggies a 9-0 advantage.
Texas A&M tacked on three more in both the seventh and eight frames.
Bowling Green's lone run came in the eighth with an RBI groundout by Nick Glanzman.
Junior Brigham Hill (1-0) picked up the win as the opening day starter. He equaled a career-high with 10 strikeouts, scattering seven hits and two walks over 6.0 scoreless frames.
Junior Kaylor Chafin yielded one run on three hits while striking out three in 2.0 innings. Freshman Jason Ruffcorn made his debut in the ninth retiring three of the four batters he faced with one walk and one strikeout.
Bowling Green's Anderson was saddled with the loss, giving up four runs, two earned, on seven hits in 20 batters faced. Anderson walked two while striking out one in 3.2 innings.
The Aggies' offensive attack was supplemented by Austin Homan, who went 2-for-4 with three runs, one double and one RBI, and Coleman, who batted 2-for-3 with one double and two runs. Joel Davis was 2-for-5 with one hit-by-pitch and three RBI.
For the Falcons, Randy Righter batted 3-for-3 with one run and one hit-by-pitch and Glanzman hit 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Due to inclement weather forecasted for Sunday, Texas A&M and Bowling Green will play a double-header on Saturday beginning at 1:00 pm. The final game of the series will start approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of game two.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
HEAD COACH ROB CHILDRESS
On the team's performance…
"Nick Choruby started the game off in the bottom of the first and allowed us to score and breathe a little bit. Brigham [Hill] had a great start. I thought Hunter Coleman caught him really well, blocked a lot of tough changeups in the dirt and did a great job for a freshman. All in all, we were very offensive and we played great defense. We played eight freshmen tonight which says a lot about those guys. They were ready to play and did a nice job."
On Brigham Hill's changeup…
"Well, that's his pitch and I thought he was fantastic tonight. Kaylor Chafin came behind him and did a nice job and got Jason Ruffcorn in the game, he's got a nice arm, so that's what you need out of your Friday guy. Brigham gave us a great start."
SENIOR OF NICK CHORUBY
On if him and Austin getting hits at the start calmed the younger guys…
"Yeah maybe, I think so. Everyone has a little butterflies coming out here but you've got to embrace them and go do you so it's always good to get the game started like that."
On if he still has the butterflies…
"No, not anymore. [Laughs] I'm shivering though because it's cold out here!"
JUNIOR RHP BRIGHAM HILL
On his outing and how he felt tonight…
"I felt great; I mean it's always nice to get the first one out of the way. Defense was incredible tonight. Hunter Coleman did a great job. Overall, it just felt great."
On his 10 strikeouts and how many were because of his changeup…
"I think it was all ten that were strikeouts [laughs] but yeah, it felt great. I wish I would've had better fast ball command but it felt like a great night."
FRESHMAN 2B BRADEN SHEWMAKE
On his debut…
"It was awesome. The fans, my teammates, the coaches were incredible. I couldn't ask for a better experience. I'm exactly where I want to be."
On the RBI double…
"I have to credit that to my teammates. When I got up to the plate they were all over the basepaths. They put me in a good position. It makes my job easy knowing that they have my back."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hill, Brigham (1-0)
L: Anderson, Tyler (0-1)
Batting:
RBI: Glanzman, Nick 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Righter, Randy 1
HBP: Righter, Randy 1
Batting:
2B: Choruby, Nick 1 ; Homan, Austin 1 ; Shewmake, Braden 1 ; Pennington, Walker 1 ; Coleman, Hunter 1
RBI: Choruby, Nick 1 ; Homan, Austin 1 ; Shewmake, Braden 4 ; Gillman, Tommy 2 ; Davis, Joel 3 ; Janca, George 1
SF: Janca, George 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Choruby, Nick 3 ; Stanley, Coll 1 ; Homan, Austin 3 ; Gutierrez, Jorge 1 ; Shewmake, Braden 1 ; Pennington, Walker 1 ; Kopetsky, Blake 1 ; Foster, Logan 1 ; Coleman, Hunter 2 ; Bedford, Cole 1
SB: Pennington, Walker 1
CS: Shewmake, Braden 1 ; Blake, Cam 1
HBP: Homan, Austin 1 ; Pennington, Walker 1 ; Davis, Joel 1
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H
3
RBI
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AB
4
R
3
H
2
RBI
1
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
3
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