COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies host the Rice Owls in a baseball exhibition game Friday evening on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park. Start time is 6 p.m.
Admission and parking is free.
The contest comes with the Aggies wrapping up their third week of fall practice.
Texas A&M finished the 2019 campaign with a 39-23-1 mark. The Maroon & White made their 35th NCAA Championship appearance overall and their 13th in a row.
The Aggies' return 21 letterwinners and six starting position players for the 2019 season.
On the mound, the Aggies return All-American Asa Lacy (8-4, 2.13 ERA, 130 Ks) along with Chris Weber (4-1, 3.18 ERA, 78 Ks), Christian Roa (3-2, 3.56 ERA, 46 Ks), Bryce Miller (4-2, 3.68 ERA, 57 Ks) and Joseph Menefee (3-2, 3.75 ERA, 51 Ks).
Bryce Blaum returns after batting .293 with 53 runs, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs, 32 RBI and 17 stolen bases as a sophomore. Other returning starters include Mikey Hoehner (.292, 10 doubles, 3 HR and 30 RBI), Cam Blake (.260, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 26 RBI), Ty Coleman (4 doubles, 5 HR, 33 RBI), Will Frizzell (5 doubles, 2 HR, 18 RBI) and Zach DeLoach (4 double, 1 triple, 3 HR, 16 RBI).
Rice finished 26-33 in 2019, including a 14-16 mark in the Conference USA. The Owls' prospects for 2020 are buoyed by the return of a pair of .300 hitters in Cade Edwards (.308, 16 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 38 RBI) and Trei Cruz (.305, 11 doubles, 6 triples, 9 HR, 44 RBI).
The Aggies and Owls are long-time rivals, having met 282 times in spring action. The Maroon & White hold the all-time series advantage, 184-96-2. Texas A&M and Rice have faced each other at least once every spring since 1974. The programs first met in 1914 in a game that ended in an 11-11 tie.
Admission and parking is free.
The contest comes with the Aggies wrapping up their third week of fall practice.
Texas A&M finished the 2019 campaign with a 39-23-1 mark. The Maroon & White made their 35th NCAA Championship appearance overall and their 13th in a row.
The Aggies' return 21 letterwinners and six starting position players for the 2019 season.
On the mound, the Aggies return All-American Asa Lacy (8-4, 2.13 ERA, 130 Ks) along with Chris Weber (4-1, 3.18 ERA, 78 Ks), Christian Roa (3-2, 3.56 ERA, 46 Ks), Bryce Miller (4-2, 3.68 ERA, 57 Ks) and Joseph Menefee (3-2, 3.75 ERA, 51 Ks).
Bryce Blaum returns after batting .293 with 53 runs, 9 doubles, 2 triples, 9 home runs, 32 RBI and 17 stolen bases as a sophomore. Other returning starters include Mikey Hoehner (.292, 10 doubles, 3 HR and 30 RBI), Cam Blake (.260, 6 doubles, 3 triples, 1 HR, 26 RBI), Ty Coleman (4 doubles, 5 HR, 33 RBI), Will Frizzell (5 doubles, 2 HR, 18 RBI) and Zach DeLoach (4 double, 1 triple, 3 HR, 16 RBI).
Rice finished 26-33 in 2019, including a 14-16 mark in the Conference USA. The Owls' prospects for 2020 are buoyed by the return of a pair of .300 hitters in Cade Edwards (.308, 16 doubles, 4 triples, 6 HR, 38 RBI) and Trei Cruz (.305, 11 doubles, 6 triples, 9 HR, 44 RBI).
The Aggies and Owls are long-time rivals, having met 282 times in spring action. The Maroon & White hold the all-time series advantage, 184-96-2. Texas A&M and Rice have faced each other at least once every spring since 1974. The programs first met in 1914 in a game that ended in an 11-11 tie.