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Doxakis Stymies No. 18 Baylor to Start Shriners Classic
Mar 01, 2019 | Baseball
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.
Houston, we brought the problem.
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
Ags beat Baylor 5-2!! #FamilyF1rst #GigEm pic.twitter.com/bu9KIeSC1R
(h)wame!!!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
A Blaum Bomb ties it up!
E1 | 1-1
First pitch dinger by @brycecolin3#GigEm pic.twitter.com/uG0tkHmceo
BOGO!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
M3 | 1-1#GigEm pic.twitter.com/wWBTqGy6Dz
(h)wame!!!
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
Shew for two!
B4 | 3-1 A&M
Watch on MLB App and AT&T SportsNet#GigEm pic.twitter.com/5XK4zgMVRI
E4 | 5-1 A&M
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
Figuratively there were more bubbles in the fourth... But not literally... They're banned at Minute Maid Park though... RBI by @TyColeman7 and @aaronwalters10 #GigEm pic.twitter.com/xfmqGwPoCn
A Dirty Dozen!@doxakisjohn up 12 Ks.#GigEm pic.twitter.com/BgI7RXYLCc
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
?? "Dox is going to be the aggressor & set the tone for the weekend. He's done that now three weeks in a row." @Rob_Childress talks Friday's win over Baylor#FamilyF1rst #GigEm pic.twitter.com/wKNG9suP7d
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
?? "When you play that well against a team like Baylor, it adds that much more confidence going to the rest of the weekend & hopefully throughout the season."@doxakisjohn following his strong performance on the mound on Friday#FamilyF1rst #GigEm pic.twitter.com/xQnP3FxeGt
— Texas A&M Baseball (@AggieBaseball) March 2, 2019
