Friday, February 22
College Station
6:30 p.m.
Texas A&M
vs
UIC
Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
SERIES PREVIEW: UIC
Feb 21, 2019 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies continue their 10-game, season-opening homestand with a three-game series against the UIC Flames beginning Friday. Start times are 6:32, 2:02 and 1:02 p.m.
Every game of the series is available for viewing on SEC Network + with Will Johnson and Mark Johnson on the call. 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 the radio locally. Friday's game will be exclusively on SportsRadio 1550 AM. Saturday and Sunday are on SportsRadio 1150 and/or 102.7 The Zone with Dave South and Scott Clendenin on the call.
The Aggies have been stellar in February the last six seasons, logging a 46-3 mark the opening month since 2014, including 9-0 in 2018. Texas A&M has won their last 16 February contests.
Texas A&M is 82-4 in regular-season non-conference home games since 2015, including 19-1 in 2018.
Aggies' Friday starter John Doxakis earned a pair of awards the opening weekend, picking up SEC Pitcher of the Week and Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week. He stymied Fordham, allowing just one hit while striking out a career-high tying 12 over 7.0 scoreless innings.
The Maroon & White hold a 6-1 edge against the Flames with all the games played at Olsen Field. Texas A&M overwhelmed the Flames in their first meeting, a 15-1 victory at the 2008 NCAA College Station Regional. The teams met up for three-game series in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, the Aggies swept the Flames, outscoring UIC by a combined margin of 26-2. In 2013, the Aggies took two of the three games. UIC claimed the opener 2-0, but the Maroon & White responded with victories by scores of 4-3 and 5-1.
The Flames stumbled out of the gate this season, going 0-3 with losses at Georgia Tech (6-3), Kennesaw State (9-2) and Georgia State (9-5). UIC batted just .153 on the opening weekend. Matt Botcher (.300) and Thomas Smart (.300) were the top hitters. The pitching staff notched a 6.75 ERA with a .343 opponent batting average.
UIC has 13 conference championships with the last coming in 2017. The Flames have NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003, '05, '07, '08 and '17.
PROMOTIONS
SUNDAY
• First Responder Appreciation Day: Two FREE tickets for fire, police and EMT personnel in advance and on gameday. Additional $5 general tickets available.
•Take a Kid to the Game: Buy one adult ticket and get up to 4 kids in free every Sunday at Blue Bell Park.
• Kids Run the Bases: After Sunday's game, kids 12 & under can run the bases (sponsored by The Pool Guy).
• Youth Shirt Giveaway: Aggie Arise youth shirts for the first 300 kids (12 & under)
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (5-0) vs. UIC FLAMES (0-3)
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100) • College Station, Texas
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• FRIDAY: #14 John Doxakis (Jr., LHP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. #33 Jacob Key (Jr., RHP, 0-1, 9.64 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #35 Asa Lacy (So., LHP, 1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. #53 Patrick Martin (Gr., LHP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA)
• SUNDAY: #21 Jonathan Childress (Fr., LHP, 0-0, 1.93 ERA) vs. #15 Joey Fredrickson (R-Sr., RHP, 0-0, 4.50 ERA)
Every game of the series is available for viewing on SEC Network + with Will Johnson and Mark Johnson on the call. 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 the radio locally. Friday's game will be exclusively on SportsRadio 1550 AM. Saturday and Sunday are on SportsRadio 1150 and/or 102.7 The Zone with Dave South and Scott Clendenin on the call.
The Aggies have been stellar in February the last six seasons, logging a 46-3 mark the opening month since 2014, including 9-0 in 2018. Texas A&M has won their last 16 February contests.
Texas A&M is 82-4 in regular-season non-conference home games since 2015, including 19-1 in 2018.
Aggies' Friday starter John Doxakis earned a pair of awards the opening weekend, picking up SEC Pitcher of the Week and Golden Spikes Award Performance of the Week. He stymied Fordham, allowing just one hit while striking out a career-high tying 12 over 7.0 scoreless innings.
The Maroon & White hold a 6-1 edge against the Flames with all the games played at Olsen Field. Texas A&M overwhelmed the Flames in their first meeting, a 15-1 victory at the 2008 NCAA College Station Regional. The teams met up for three-game series in 2012 and 2013. In 2012, the Aggies swept the Flames, outscoring UIC by a combined margin of 26-2. In 2013, the Aggies took two of the three games. UIC claimed the opener 2-0, but the Maroon & White responded with victories by scores of 4-3 and 5-1.
The Flames stumbled out of the gate this season, going 0-3 with losses at Georgia Tech (6-3), Kennesaw State (9-2) and Georgia State (9-5). UIC batted just .153 on the opening weekend. Matt Botcher (.300) and Thomas Smart (.300) were the top hitters. The pitching staff notched a 6.75 ERA with a .343 opponent batting average.
UIC has 13 conference championships with the last coming in 2017. The Flames have NCAA Tournament appearances in 2003, '05, '07, '08 and '17.
PROMOTIONS
SUNDAY
• First Responder Appreciation Day: Two FREE tickets for fire, police and EMT personnel in advance and on gameday. Additional $5 general tickets available.
•Take a Kid to the Game: Buy one adult ticket and get up to 4 kids in free every Sunday at Blue Bell Park.
• Kids Run the Bases: After Sunday's game, kids 12 & under can run the bases (sponsored by The Pool Guy).
• Youth Shirt Giveaway: Aggie Arise youth shirts for the first 300 kids (12 & under)
TEXAS A&M AGGIES (5-0) vs. UIC FLAMES (0-3)
Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park (6,100) • College Station, Texas
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• FRIDAY: #14 John Doxakis (Jr., LHP, 1-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. #33 Jacob Key (Jr., RHP, 0-1, 9.64 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #35 Asa Lacy (So., LHP, 1-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. #53 Patrick Martin (Gr., LHP, 0-0, 0.00 ERA)
• SUNDAY: #21 Jonathan Childress (Fr., LHP, 0-0, 1.93 ERA) vs. #15 Joey Fredrickson (R-Sr., RHP, 0-0, 4.50 ERA)
| SCHEDULE | Friday, 6:32 p.m. • Saturday, 2:02 p.m. • Sunday, 1:02 p.m. |
| RADIO | SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone • Dave South and Scott Clendenin |
| LIVE VIDEO | SEC Network + (WatchESPN credentials required through cable provider) • Will Johnson (play-by-play), Mark Johnson (color analyst) |
| LIVE AUDIO | RadioAggieland.com |
| LIVE STATS | tamu.statbroadcast.com (PCs); tamustats.com (mobile devices) |
| RANKINGS | Texas A&M – 28th (NCBWA); UIC – unranked For the sake of consistency, Texas A&M uses the USA Today Coaches Poll in releases. |
| SERIES HISTORY | Texas A&M leads 6-1 |
Series preview!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 21, 2019
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Focused on the weekend.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) February 21, 2019
Week 2 rotation:
Friday: @DoxakisJohn
Saturday: Asa Lacy
Sunday: @jonchilly32 #FamilyF1rst #GigEm pic.twitter.com/3lvhBM8px1
.@aggiebaseball looks to build on its perfect start to 2019 this weekend at Blue Bell Park against UIC. @Rob_Childress breaks down the matchup.
— Texas A&M Athletics (@12thMan) February 21, 2019
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