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Photo by: Kate Luffman/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies' Series Evened with 7-3 Loss to Kentucky
Apr 08, 2022 | Baseball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – One night after their epic 11th-inning victory, the Texas A&M Aggies lost game two of their series against the Kentucky Wildcats, 7-3, Friday night on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Kentucky got on the board early, scoring four runs in the first three innings. The Aggies responded with runs in the fifth and sixth innings from Jordan Thompson, Brett Minnich and Austin Bost to trim the lead to 4-3. However, the Wildcats pulled away with three runs in the eighth inning.
Chris Cortez was stellar in relief for Texas A&M, working 4.2 blank frames, scattering two hits and one walk while striking out six.
The Aggies logged 10 hits and got the leadoff man aboard in five innings, but the Maroon & White were doomed by 1-for-15 batting with runners in scoring position.
Dylan Rock and Jack Moss had multiple hits for the Aggies. Rock was 2-for-3 with two walks. Moss hit 2-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
TOP AGGIE PERFORMERS
Jack Moss – 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 2B
Chris Cortez – 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Dylan Rock – 2-for-3, 2 BB
GAME SUMMARY
T2 | Ryan Ritter got on first after a fielding error and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Alonzo Rubalcaba's groundout allowed Ritter to move on to third. Reuben Church sent a single through the left side plating Ritter. UK 1, A&M 0
T3 | Hunter Jump and Daniel Harris both singled and Chase Estep was walked to start off the inning. Adam Fogel launched a single to left field, driving in Jump and Harris. Estep scored on Jacob Plastiak's single to third. UK 4, A&M 0
B5 | Jordan Thompson made it to second after a single and passed ball, then ran home after a double from Jack Moss. UK 4, A&M 1
B6 | Brett Minnich and Austin Bost singled to start the inning. A wild pitch and throwing error by the catcher scored Minnich and put Bost on third. Bost scored on a groundout to second by Ryan Targac. UK 4, A&M 3
T8 | Rubalcaba and John Thrasher got on base to start the eighth. Jump singled out through the left side, enabling a run from Rubalcaba. Thrasher and Jump scored runs on a single from Harris. UK 7, A&M 3
UP NEXT
The Aggies finish their series against Kentucky on Saturday. First pitch on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park is slated for 3:02 p.m.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle
On tonight's performance…
"We asked a lot of Joseph Menefee. He's been great two times in a row, and he will be great again. Maybe wasn't quite as sharp, but you got to give credit to them. I thought there were some really good things that happened in the game. Obviously, Chris Cortez did an outstanding job. He started to get his breaking ball going a little bit. Ryan has a great future in this program. Chris has an awesome future in this program. We certainly need them to win this year. We are going to need to make a few adjustments to give them a better chance at having success."
Sophomore first baseman Jack Moss
On moving on from the loss…
"It is just baseball. You are not always going to have everything go your way. We have been doing a great job offensively these past few weeks and we have really started to click. We are going to continue to click and do things really well."
Freshman pitcher Chris Cortez
On what was working for him…
"Executing the slider. In the past people would just sit fastball because I did not really have anything. So executing the slider helped me make the batter second guess themselves."
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Kentucky got on the board early, scoring four runs in the first three innings. The Aggies responded with runs in the fifth and sixth innings from Jordan Thompson, Brett Minnich and Austin Bost to trim the lead to 4-3. However, the Wildcats pulled away with three runs in the eighth inning.
Chris Cortez was stellar in relief for Texas A&M, working 4.2 blank frames, scattering two hits and one walk while striking out six.
The Aggies logged 10 hits and got the leadoff man aboard in five innings, but the Maroon & White were doomed by 1-for-15 batting with runners in scoring position.
Dylan Rock and Jack Moss had multiple hits for the Aggies. Rock was 2-for-3 with two walks. Moss hit 2-for-5 with one double and one RBI.
TOP AGGIE PERFORMERS
Jack Moss – 2-for-5, 1 RBI, 1 2B
Chris Cortez – 4.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 6 K
Dylan Rock – 2-for-3, 2 BB
GAME SUMMARY
T2 | Ryan Ritter got on first after a fielding error and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Alonzo Rubalcaba's groundout allowed Ritter to move on to third. Reuben Church sent a single through the left side plating Ritter. UK 1, A&M 0
T3 | Hunter Jump and Daniel Harris both singled and Chase Estep was walked to start off the inning. Adam Fogel launched a single to left field, driving in Jump and Harris. Estep scored on Jacob Plastiak's single to third. UK 4, A&M 0
B5 | Jordan Thompson made it to second after a single and passed ball, then ran home after a double from Jack Moss. UK 4, A&M 1
B6 | Brett Minnich and Austin Bost singled to start the inning. A wild pitch and throwing error by the catcher scored Minnich and put Bost on third. Bost scored on a groundout to second by Ryan Targac. UK 4, A&M 3
T8 | Rubalcaba and John Thrasher got on base to start the eighth. Jump singled out through the left side, enabling a run from Rubalcaba. Thrasher and Jump scored runs on a single from Harris. UK 7, A&M 3
UP NEXT
The Aggies finish their series against Kentucky on Saturday. First pitch on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park is slated for 3:02 p.m.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Jim Schlossnagle
On tonight's performance…
"We asked a lot of Joseph Menefee. He's been great two times in a row, and he will be great again. Maybe wasn't quite as sharp, but you got to give credit to them. I thought there were some really good things that happened in the game. Obviously, Chris Cortez did an outstanding job. He started to get his breaking ball going a little bit. Ryan has a great future in this program. Chris has an awesome future in this program. We certainly need them to win this year. We are going to need to make a few adjustments to give them a better chance at having success."
Sophomore first baseman Jack Moss
On moving on from the loss…
"It is just baseball. You are not always going to have everything go your way. We have been doing a great job offensively these past few weeks and we have really started to click. We are going to continue to click and do things really well."
Freshman pitcher Chris Cortez
On what was working for him…
"Executing the slider. In the past people would just sit fastball because I did not really have anything. So executing the slider helped me make the batter second guess themselves."
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M baseball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M baseball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieBaseball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harper, Daniel (1-1)
L: Prager, Ryan (0-1)
S: Guilfoil, Tyler (3)
Batting:
2B: Rubalcaba, Alonzo 1
RBI: Jump, Hunter 1 ; Harris IV, Daniel 2 ; Fogel, Adam 2 ; Plastiak, Jacob 1 ; Church, Reuben 1
SH: Ritter, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Jump, Hunter 2 ; Harris IV, Daniel 1 ; Estep, Chase 1 ; Ritter, Ryan 1 ; Rubalcaba, Alonzo 1 ; Thrasher, John 1
SB: Jump, Hunter 1 ; Harris IV, Daniel 1 ; Plastiak, Jacob 1
HBP: Thrasher, John 1
Batting:
2B: Moss, Jack 1 ; Targac, Ryan 1
RBI: Moss, Jack 1 ; Targac, Ryan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Minnich, Brett 1 ; Bost, Austin 1 ; Thompson, Jordan 1
HBP: Smith, Taylor 1
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