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Series Preview: Missouri
Apr 12, 2023 | Baseball
Week 9: vs Missouri
- April 13-15, 2023
- Blue Bell Park
- Game Notes • Live Stats • Tickets
GAME ONE
- Thursday, April 13 • 7 p.m. • ESPNU
- Texas A&M: RHP Nathan Dettmer
- Stats: 1-3, 5.98 ERA, 40.2 IP, 45 K, 20 BB
- Mizzou: RHP Logan Lunceford
- Stats: 3-1, 3.29 ERA, 27.1 IP, 44 K, 15 BB
GAME TWO
- Friday, April 14 • 6 p.m. • SEC Network+
- Texas A&M: TBA
- Stats: --
- Mizzou: TBA
- Stats: --
GAME THREE
- Saturday, April 15 • 12:30 p.m. • SEC Network+
- Texas A&M: TBA
- Stats: --
- Mizzou: RHP Chandler Murphy
- Stats: 3-3, 4.01 ERA, 42.2 IP, 37 K, 18 BB
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies will go after their third consecutive SEC series win this weekend when they kick off a three-game set vs Missouri on Thursday night at Blue Bell Park.
The Aggies dropped a midweek contest on Tuesday to Conference USA leader UTSA, but were winners in each of the last two weekends with series wins over both Ole Miss and Auburn.
Missouri caught the eye of college baseball and jumped into the national rankings earlier this season when it swept Tennessee to open up conference play. However, the Tigers have dropped each of their past three league series and eight of nine SEC games overall with the lone win coming last weekend when they handed Vanderbilt its first SEC loss of the season.
GAME COVERAGE
TV/STREAMING: Thursday's game will be aired on the ESPNU with Derek Jones and Gregg Olson calling the action... the games set for Friday and Saturday will shift to SEC Network+ with Andrew Monaco and Tyler Pigg's radio calls providing the play-by-play.
RADIO: Each game can be heard locally on SportsRadio 1150 AM/93.7 FM The Zone.... Andrew Monaco will be on the call for each of the first two games before handing play-by-play duties off to Tyler Pigg for the series finale... Pigg will be on analysis for the series' middle game with Scott Clendenin bookending the series with commentary... the pregame show begins 15 minutes prior to first pitch.
SOCIAL: Fans can get in-game updates on social media by following @AggieBaseball on Twitter.
REP THE AGGIES POP-UP SHOP (Full Story)
Fans will be able to visit Texas A&M's "Rep the Aggies" Baseball Merchandise Pop-Up Shop on Thursday and Friday outside Blue Bell Park for this weekend's series against Missouri.
The "Rep the Aggies" Pop-Up shop will feature baseball-specific apparel and hats for fans to purchase as well as NIL merchandise for select Texas A&M players.
The merchandise experience will be located on the plaza Blue Bell Park, just outside the main entrance, and will be open from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday and 4-7 p.m. on Friday.
PARKING AROUND BLUE BELL PARK
Normal parking details will be in play for both Thursday and Friday's games, but due to the Maroon & White Game at Kyle Field on Saturday, fans are encouraged to be aware of added traffic at and around Blue Bell Park. Additionally, parking for Saturday's contest vs Missouri will be $10.
Fans are encouraged to CLICK HERE for full parking details for Saturday.
PROMOTIONS AT THE BALLPARK
There's plenty going on at Blue Bell Park this weekend beginning Thursday when Aggie Baseball will honor 50 years of the implementation of Title IX with multiple giveaways. Title IX-branded clear bags and Ball 5 foam hands will be available while supplies last.
Friday's series opener will include the Friday Night Postgame Fireworks, scheduled for each Friday night home game during SEC play.
It'll be Sunday Funday a day early for the finale vs the Tigers with kids 12-years old and under able to run the bases and get autographs following the conclusion of the game. Fans will also get another flyover as a pair of F-16 fighter jets are scheduled to make their way over Blue Bell Park prior to the start of the game.
12thMAN REWARDS
12th Man Rewards is the free program that appreciates fans for standing with the 12th Man and attending Texas A&M Athletics events in support of creating a home-court advantage for our student-athletes and coaches.
The more events you attend, the more your points will increase. Those points can be redeemed via the online giveaway store for a variety of items.
AGAINST THE TIGERS
- The Aggies are 54-37-2 all-time vs Mizzou, including 23-14-1 in Bryan-College Station
- Since both schools joined the SEC for the 2013 season, the Aggies lead the series 10-5-1
- The Aggies won each of the first three series in SEC play, but have not won a series from Mizzou since a sweep in Columbia in 2017
- Texas A&M has won two of the three SEC series played in Bryan-College Station, with the 2019 series being split 1-1-1 after a tie in the series finale due to Mizzou travel restrictions in the finale
RIGHT AWAY
The Aggies have relied heavily on left-handed relief pitching this year, but in Tuesday's game vs UTSA they got strong performances from the right side of the pen. Josh Stewart, Jaren Warwick and Carson Lambert combined to throw 4.1 innings of scoreless relief vs the Roadrunners, striking out seven hitters between them. It was the second straight Tuesday that Stewart has shined, also looking strong last week in a win over Texas State. In his last two appearances, Stewart has six strikeouts, no walks and only three hits allowed in 4.1 scoreless innings.
GOING FOR THREE IN A ROW
Texas A&M won eight of its 10 conference series a year ago, including each of its final seven weekends. But such things are a difficult task in the SEC and with a series win this weekend the Aggies would clinch their third straight weekend victory. It would be the first time since the 2016 and 2017 seasons the Aggies have had consecutive seasons with a streak of at least three consecutive series wins in SEC play.
GOLDEN BOY
Aggie shortstop Hunter Haas got a nod of approval from USA Baseball last week when he was named to the Golden Spikes Award Midseason Watch List. He one of 45 total players on the list and is among a group of 24 players from across the country who played their way onto the watch list since the Preseason Watch List was announced on February 10. Haas enters the weekend leading the Aggies in batting average (.371) and a .465 on-base percentage and has been error free in 32 of 33 games in the field.
JACE EARNING FACETIME FROM SEC
Freshman outfielder Jace LaViolette became the first Aggie this season to earn a weekly honor from the SEC, being named the SEC Freshman of the Week on Monday after a strong week against Texas State and Auburn. He led the entire SEC for the week with 10 RBI, eight of which came in a series win at Auburn. After smacking a two-run double in the Tuesday win over Texas State, LaViolette stayed hot and crushed three homers in the first two games of the series vs the Tigers, including his second career multi-homer game in Game 2 of the series. His totals now have his average up to .261 for the year after starting SEC play at just .210, and his home run (8) and RBI (34) totals both lead the team.
NOT GIVING AWAY OUTS
The sacrifice bunt is a common offensive practice in college baseball, but not so much for the Aggies in 2023. In fact, the Aggies are one of two teams - along with Washington from the Pac 12 - of the 295 teams in Division 1 baseball who have yet to register a successful sacrifice bunt this season. In total, the Aggies have only attempted five bunts all season with four being successful hits.
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