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Doxakis Stymies No. 18 Baylor to Start Shriners Classic

HOUSTON, Texas – John Doxakis continued his dominance on the mound and the Aggies crafted a four-run fourth inning as Texas A&M registered a 5-2 victory over the No. 18 Baylor Bears Friday evening to open the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic Friday at Minute Maid Park.

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HOUSTON, Texas – John Doxakis continued his dominance on the mound and the Aggies crafted a four-run fourth inning as Texas A&M registered a 5-2 victory over the No. 18 Baylor Bears Friday evening to open the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic Friday at Minute Maid Park.
 
Doxakis (3-0) yielded just one run on four hits while striking out 12 in 8.0 innings. The dozen strikeouts tied a career-high for the junior southpaw as he record double-digits in the K column for the fourth time in his last five outings.
 
Kasey Kalich worked the ninth inning, allowing one run on two hits while striking out three.
 
The Maroon & White made the most of home runs by Bryce Blaum and Braden Shewmake. Blaum's first-pitch dinger to lead off the first inning knotted the game at 1-1 and Shewmake's two-run tater gave A&M a 3-1 edge in the fourth.
 
Texas A&M improved to 9-2 with the win. The loss was the first of the year for Baylor as the Bears moved to 8-1.
 
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to action Saturday when they face the TCU Horned Frogs in a 7 p.m. contest at Minute Maid Park.
 
SCORING SUMMARY
T1| Richard Cunningham dropped a leadoff double in front of diving centerfielder Zach DeLoach to start the frame. With one out, Cunningham moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on a sac fly by Davis Wendzel. BU 1, A&M 0.
 
T2| Blaum deposited the first pitch he saw into the Crawford Boxes in leftfield for a leadoff dinger. A&M 1, BU 1.
 
B4| Logan Foster threaded a single through the left side of the infield to start the inning and two pitches later Shewmake. Will Frizzell and Mikey Hoehner were each issued a base on balls and Cam Blake bunted the pair into scoring position. Frizzell came home to score on a grounder by Ty Coleman and Hoehner crossed the plate on a single to rightfield by Aaron Walters. A&M 5, BU 1.
 
T9| With Kalich on to work, Kyle Harper singled to rightfield and moved to second on a wild pitch. Cunningham was hit by a pitch. With one out, Wendzel flared a single into shallow centerfield to score Harper. Kalich struck out the last two batters to end the game. A&M 5, BU 2.
 

Blaum's first-pitch dinger to lead off the first inning knotted the game at 1-1 and Shewmake's two-run tater gave A&M a 3-1 edge in the fourth.