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Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Hold Off Late Rebellion to Even Series
Mar 23, 2018 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies held off a late charge by the No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels to even the series with a 7-6 triumph on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park Friday evening.
The Aggies led 7-2 going to the eighth, but things got precarious when the Rebels' Michael Fitzsimmons hit a grand slam to cut the lead to one run. Nolan Hoffman and Kaylor Chafin combined to hold Ole Miss off the scoreboard in the ninth and seal the victory.
Michael Helman paced the Aggies at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI. He extended his hit streak to 17 games. Hunter Coleman batted 2-for-3 with one run and three RBI.
John Doxakis (4-0) earned the victory with an impressive performance. He allowed two runs, one earned, on eight hits while striking out seven in 6.2 innings. Hoffman retired two of the three batters he faced in the ninth. Chafin entered the game with the tying run at second and induced a game-ending grounder to third base by Thomas Dillard to earn his second save of the season.
SCORING SUMMARY
B2 | Coleman poked a single to leftfield and advanced to second on a wild pitch. After Logan Foster fanned for the first out of the frame, Will Frizzell blasted his fourth dinger of the year over the wall in left-center for the ice-breaker. Cole Bedford, Allonte Wingate and Zach DeLoach drew walks to fill the bags with Ags. Helman knocked in Bedford with an infield single and Wingate scored on the shortstop's throwing error. A&M 4, MISS 0.
T4 | With two outs, Thomas Dillard snaked a single through the left side and came around to score when Will Golsan gapped a double to left-center. A&M 4, MISS 1.
B5 | With one out, Helman stroked a double down the leftfield line and Braden Shewmake drew a walk. A double steal put both runners into scoring position and Coleman plated Helman with a grounder to short. A&M 5, MISS 1.
T7 | With two outs, Chase Cockrell singled to centerfield and an error by Shewmake on a grounder to short by Cooper Johnson put runners on the corners. Jacob Adams made the Aggies pay for the error by bouncing a single up the middle to knock in Cockrell. A&M 5, MISS 2.
B7 | With one out, DeLoach, the last batter Ole Miss starter Brady Feigl faced, singled back to the mound. Helman greeted Will Stokes with a double to left field to put two in scoring position and Shewmake was granted an intentional walk to load the bases. Coleman roped a single to drive in a pair of runs. A&M 7, MISS 2.
B8 | Cason Sherrod hit Nick Fortes with a pitch and new Aggie pitcher Chandler Jozwiak hit Dillard with a pitch. After Golsan popped up and a Tim Elko fielder's choice grounder put runners on the corners, Cockrell drew a six-pitch walk to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Michael Fitzsimmons slashed the Aggie lead to one run with grand slam over the leftfield wall on a 2-1 offering. A&M 7, MISS 6.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Rob Chlidress
On Ole Miss...
"They have physicality up and down their lineup. Great starting pitching, there's no holes in their team with a great bullpen. They play defense at a high level and they have some guys up and down their lineup who can change the game with one swing of the bat."
On John Doxakis...
"He was really good today. It seems like he just keeps getting better and better. He commanded both sides of the plate really well last week against Auburn and was gone a little earlier than he was this week. To (almost) go seven complete, he was incredibly competitive. About as good as you can be."
Junior 2B Michael Helman
On winning the middle game...
"It's big. Coach talked about toughness before the game and that 8th inning was a scare but we felt like we were going to come out on top in the end."
On what Allonte Wingate added at third...
"He had the last three outs. The second out was one that could have gotten by but he made a great play on it and ended up winning."
Sophomore LHP John Doxakis
On Ole Miss' powerful lineup…
"You know you have to keep the ball down against them. They are a really good hitting team. Lots of big bats in the line-up. The pitchers have been doing a good job of keeping it down."
Sophomore DH Hunter Coleman
On bouncing back and getting the win…
"Tough loss last night but we have a short memory and bounced back. In this league you have to have a short memory since there is a lot of close games. It's all about bouncing back and ending the series on Saturday."
The Aggies led 7-2 going to the eighth, but things got precarious when the Rebels' Michael Fitzsimmons hit a grand slam to cut the lead to one run. Nolan Hoffman and Kaylor Chafin combined to hold Ole Miss off the scoreboard in the ninth and seal the victory.
Michael Helman paced the Aggies at the plate, going 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and one RBI. He extended his hit streak to 17 games. Hunter Coleman batted 2-for-3 with one run and three RBI.
John Doxakis (4-0) earned the victory with an impressive performance. He allowed two runs, one earned, on eight hits while striking out seven in 6.2 innings. Hoffman retired two of the three batters he faced in the ninth. Chafin entered the game with the tying run at second and induced a game-ending grounder to third base by Thomas Dillard to earn his second save of the season.
SCORING SUMMARY
B2 | Coleman poked a single to leftfield and advanced to second on a wild pitch. After Logan Foster fanned for the first out of the frame, Will Frizzell blasted his fourth dinger of the year over the wall in left-center for the ice-breaker. Cole Bedford, Allonte Wingate and Zach DeLoach drew walks to fill the bags with Ags. Helman knocked in Bedford with an infield single and Wingate scored on the shortstop's throwing error. A&M 4, MISS 0.
T4 | With two outs, Thomas Dillard snaked a single through the left side and came around to score when Will Golsan gapped a double to left-center. A&M 4, MISS 1.
B5 | With one out, Helman stroked a double down the leftfield line and Braden Shewmake drew a walk. A double steal put both runners into scoring position and Coleman plated Helman with a grounder to short. A&M 5, MISS 1.
T7 | With two outs, Chase Cockrell singled to centerfield and an error by Shewmake on a grounder to short by Cooper Johnson put runners on the corners. Jacob Adams made the Aggies pay for the error by bouncing a single up the middle to knock in Cockrell. A&M 5, MISS 2.
B7 | With one out, DeLoach, the last batter Ole Miss starter Brady Feigl faced, singled back to the mound. Helman greeted Will Stokes with a double to left field to put two in scoring position and Shewmake was granted an intentional walk to load the bases. Coleman roped a single to drive in a pair of runs. A&M 7, MISS 2.
B8 | Cason Sherrod hit Nick Fortes with a pitch and new Aggie pitcher Chandler Jozwiak hit Dillard with a pitch. After Golsan popped up and a Tim Elko fielder's choice grounder put runners on the corners, Cockrell drew a six-pitch walk to load the bases. Pinch-hitter Michael Fitzsimmons slashed the Aggie lead to one run with grand slam over the leftfield wall on a 2-1 offering. A&M 7, MISS 6.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Rob Chlidress
On Ole Miss...
"They have physicality up and down their lineup. Great starting pitching, there's no holes in their team with a great bullpen. They play defense at a high level and they have some guys up and down their lineup who can change the game with one swing of the bat."
On John Doxakis...
"He was really good today. It seems like he just keeps getting better and better. He commanded both sides of the plate really well last week against Auburn and was gone a little earlier than he was this week. To (almost) go seven complete, he was incredibly competitive. About as good as you can be."
Junior 2B Michael Helman
On winning the middle game...
"It's big. Coach talked about toughness before the game and that 8th inning was a scare but we felt like we were going to come out on top in the end."
On what Allonte Wingate added at third...
"He had the last three outs. The second out was one that could have gotten by but he made a great play on it and ended up winning."
Sophomore LHP John Doxakis
On Ole Miss' powerful lineup…
"You know you have to keep the ball down against them. They are a really good hitting team. Lots of big bats in the line-up. The pitchers have been doing a good job of keeping it down."
Sophomore DH Hunter Coleman
On bouncing back and getting the win…
"Tough loss last night but we have a short memory and bounced back. In this league you have to have a short memory since there is a lot of close games. It's all about bouncing back and ending the series on Saturday."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Doxakis, John (4-0)
L: Feigl, Brady (5-1)
S: Chafin, Kaylor (2)
Batting:
2B: Zabowski, Cole 1 ; Golsan, Will 1
HR: Fitzsimmons, Michael 1
RBI: Golsan, Will 1 ; Fitzsimmons, Michael 4 ; Adams, Jacob 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Fortes, Nick 1 ; Dillard, Thomas 1 ; Elko, Tim 1 ; Cockrell, Chase 2 ; Fitzsimmons, Michael 1
CS: Olenek, Ryan 1
HBP: Fortes, Nick 1 ; Dillard, Thomas 1
Batting:
2B: Helman, Michael 2
HR: Frizzell, Will 1
RBI: Helman, Michael 1 ; Coleman, Hunter 3 ; Frizzell, Will 2
SH: Wingate, Allonte 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DeLoach, Zach 1 ; Helman, Michael 2 ; Coleman, Hunter 1 ; Frizzell, Will 1 ; Bedford, Cole 1 ; Wingate, Allonte 1
SB: Helman, Michael 1 ; Shewmake, Braden 1
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