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MIDWEEK PREVIEW: Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Baseball closes its 10-game, season-opening homestand with midweek games against Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M Baseball closes its 10-game, season-opening homestand with midweek games against Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively, on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
 
Aggie starting pitchers have registered a 5-1 record with a 1.03 ERA, .170 opponent batting average, 8.00 K-to-BB ratio and 0.76 WHIP through eight starts.  Texas A&M pitchers have not allowed a first-inning run in 2019. Five different starters have combined to scatter two hits, two walks and two hit-by-pitch while striking out 10 in 8.0 innings. The Maroon & White have not allowed an extra-base hit in the first inning this season.
 
The Aggies have been stellar in February the last six seasons, logging a 48-4 mark the opening month since 2014, including 16-1-0 in 2018.
 
Texas A&M is 84-5 in regular-season non-conference home games since 2015, including 19-1 in 2018.
 
Both games are 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). The games will air on SportsRadio 1150 and/or 102.7 The Zone with Scott Clendenin and Stephen Grove on the call.
 
PROMOTIONS
TUESDAY

• $2 Tuesday: $2 hot dogs available from the concession stands.
• Bryan-College Station Appreciation Night: Bryan-College Station residents with valid identification (i.e. driver's license) may purchase tickets at the $5 general admission group rate price on gameday. No advance purchases.
• JAC Night: Current Junior Aggie Club Members receive FREE admission by showing their JAC member credential at the ticket window. Only available on gameday.
• Giveaway: The first 75 fans at the main entrance receive a Texas A&M Beanie.
 
WEDNESDAY
• Wisdom Wednesday:
Fans 55 years of age and older can purchase tickets at the $3 general admission group rate price on game day. No advance purchase.
• JAC Night: Current Junior Aggie Club Members receive FREE admission by showing their JAC member credential at the ticket window. Only available on gameday.
• Bring Your "A" Game: Show your report card with an "A" (or equivalent mark) to receive FREE admission. No admission purchase.
• Giveaway: Maroon "Gig 'Em" shirts to the first 250 fans at the main entrance.

 
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (7-1) vs. HOUSTON BAPTIST (4-3) & INCARNATE WORD (6-2)
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100) • College Station, Texas

 
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• TUESDAY:
  #18 Chandler Jozwiak (So., LHP, 0-0, 2.08 ERA) vs. #33 Daniel Endsley (Sr., RHP, 0-1, 19.29 ERA)
• WEDNESDAY:  #38 Chris Weber (Fr., LHP, 1-0, 5.14 ERA) vs. TBA

  
SCHEDULE Tuesday, 6:32 p.m. • Wednesday, 6:32 p.m.
RADIO SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone  •  Scott Clendenin and Stephen Grove
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 – 23rd (Collegiate Baseball); Houston Baptist and Incarnate Word – unranked
For the sake of consistency, Texas A&M uses the USA Today Coaches Poll in releases.
SERIES HISTORY Texas A&M leads Houston Baptist (10-0) and Incarnate Word (3-0)