COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 19 Texas A&M Aggies open a crucial eight-game home stand with a three-game series against the No. 20 LSU Tigers on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park beginning Thursday.
The first two games of the series will air nationally on the SEC Network with Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (color analyst) and Eduardo Perez (color analyst) on the call. Every game of the series is available for viewing on SEC Network +. SEC Network + provides digital-only events to SEC Network subscribers through WatchESPN and the ESPN app on smartphones, computers, tablets and connected devices (Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One). All three games will air on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone with Dave South on the call.
Texas A&M is ranked in the top 15 in the nation in triples (6th - 12), WHIP (8th - 1.15), ERA (13th - 2.83), double plays (13th - 28), hits (14th - 298), double plays (13th - 28), BB/9inn (15th - 2.90), and K-to-BB ratio (15th - 2.90)
The Aggies are in week three of a stretch in which they are the first SEC team to play four consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday series. The run will be complete next weekend with a home series against Alabama.
Texas A&M is pouncing early in 2018, scoring first in 21 of the 29 games on the season, including scoring in the first inning in 15 games. The Aggies are outscoring opponents 28-3 in the first inning, 55-10 in the first two frames and 79-21 in the first three innings.
Michael Helman ranks sixth the nation in hits (48) and 31st in runs (31) and Zach DeLoach ranks third in triples (5).
#19 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (21-8, 3-6 SEC) VS. #20 LSU TIGERS (19-11, 5-4 SEC)
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100) • College Station, Texas
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• THURSDAY: #32 Stephen Kolek (Jr., RHP, 3-3, 3.02 ERA) vs. #38 Zach Hess (So., RHP, 4-3, 4.93 ERA)
• FRIDAY: #14 John Doxakis (So., LHP, 4-1, 2.03 ERA) vs. #41 Caleb Gilbert (Jr., RHP, 3-2, 3.79 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #34 Mitchell Kilkenny (Jr., RHP, 6-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. #52 Ma'Khail Hilliard (Fr., RHP, 6-1, 0.76 ERA)
The first two games of the series will air nationally on the SEC Network with Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (color analyst) and Eduardo Perez (color analyst) on the call. Every game of the series is available for viewing on SEC Network +. SEC Network + provides digital-only events to SEC Network subscribers through WatchESPN and the ESPN app on smartphones, computers, tablets and connected devices (Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One). All three games will air on SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone with Dave South on the call.
Texas A&M is ranked in the top 15 in the nation in triples (6th - 12), WHIP (8th - 1.15), ERA (13th - 2.83), double plays (13th - 28), hits (14th - 298), double plays (13th - 28), BB/9inn (15th - 2.90), and K-to-BB ratio (15th - 2.90)
The Aggies are in week three of a stretch in which they are the first SEC team to play four consecutive Thursday-Friday-Saturday series. The run will be complete next weekend with a home series against Alabama.
Texas A&M is pouncing early in 2018, scoring first in 21 of the 29 games on the season, including scoring in the first inning in 15 games. The Aggies are outscoring opponents 28-3 in the first inning, 55-10 in the first two frames and 79-21 in the first three innings.
Michael Helman ranks sixth the nation in hits (48) and 31st in runs (31) and Zach DeLoach ranks third in triples (5).
#19 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (21-8, 3-6 SEC) VS. #20 LSU TIGERS (19-11, 5-4 SEC)
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100) • College Station, Texas
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• THURSDAY: #32 Stephen Kolek (Jr., RHP, 3-3, 3.02 ERA) vs. #38 Zach Hess (So., RHP, 4-3, 4.93 ERA)
• FRIDAY: #14 John Doxakis (So., LHP, 4-1, 2.03 ERA) vs. #41 Caleb Gilbert (Jr., RHP, 3-2, 3.79 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #34 Mitchell Kilkenny (Jr., RHP, 6-0, 1.59 ERA) vs. #52 Ma'Khail Hilliard (Fr., RHP, 6-1, 0.76 ERA)
| SCHEDULE | Thursday, 7:02 p.m. • Saturday, 6:02 p.m. • Saturday, 2:02 p.m. |
| TELEVISION | SEC Network (Thursday & Friday) • Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (color analyst), Eduardo Perez (color analyst) |
| RADIO | SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone • Dave South (play-by-play), Kevin Hurley |
| LIVE VIDEO | SEC Network + (WatchESPN credentials required through cable provider) |
| LIVE AUDIO | RadioAggieland.com |
| LIVE STATS | tamu.statbroadcast.com (PCs); tamustats.com (mobile devices) |
| RANKINGS | Texas A&M – 18th (NCBWA), 19th (USAT), 23rd (BA); LSU – 17th (BA, D1B), 20th (NCBWA, USAT) For the sake of consistency, Texas A&M uses the USA Today Coaches Poll in releases. |
| SERIES HISTORY | Texas A&M leads series, 23-19-1 |