Late Offense Propels No. 7 Aggies Past McNeese, 6-1

Saturday, February 17

Bryan-College Station

2:00 PM

Texas A&M

2-0

McNeese

0-2

McNeese

Texas A&M

Feb 17, 2024 | Baseball

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By: Kyle Stafford, Athletics Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 7 Texas A&M baseball team (2-0) clinched its first series of the 2024 season Saturday afternoon with a 6-1 victory over McNeese (0-2) from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

With the victory, the Aggies have now won 15 of their last 16 series on Opening Weekend, including all three under head coach Jim Schlossnagle.

Reliever Brock Peery earned the win in his Maroon & White debut after registering the final two outs of the seventh. Tarleton transfer Zane Badmaev logged his first save as an Aggie after logging two scoreless frames and three strikeouts.

Outfielder Braden Montgomery recorded the lone multi-hit performance of the afternoon for Texas A&M as the junior went 2-for-4 at the dish with two RBI. Ali Camarillo, Jace LaViolette and Max Kaufer also drove in a run apiece in the win.

Following four scoreless frames, the Aggies broke through on the scoreboard in the fifth behind a Kaufer RBI double down the left field line that plated Ryan Targac, who reached on a double in the same location.

After the Cowboys evened the score in the seventh on an RBI single, Ol' Sarge's charge responded in the bottom half of the frame with three runs to jump back in front, 4-1. LaViolette plated the winning run with a bases-loaded walk and Montgomery gave the Maroon & White some added cushion with a bloop two-run double to left.

Texas A&M tacked on two more runs in the eighth to make the final total, 6-1. Travis Chestnut, who pinch ran for Hayden Schott, swiped two bases and crossed the plate on a McNeese error. Later in the frame, Camarillo drove in the game's final run with an RBI single through the left side.

Inside the Box Score

The Aggies totaled eight hits to the Cowboys' six.
Seven of the nine starters totaled a hit for the Maroon & White.
Targac scored a game-best two runs.
Jackson Appel, who entered the game as a pinch-hitter, led all players with two walks.
Chestnut's two steals were the first of the 2024 season for the Aggies.
Blake Binderup logged the second triple of the year for Texas A&M.
As a staff, the Maroon & White struck out 14 batters.
Starter Justin Lamkin punched out six in 3.2 scoreless innings of work.
Out of the bullpen, Evan Aschenbeck registered four strikeouts and allowed one run over 2.2 innings.

Notes

With the win, the Aggies improved to 27-5 all-time against McNeese.
In the series, Ol' Sarge's charge has won 11 straight.
Under Schlossnagle, Texas A&M has now won 19 series, including three straight on Opening Weekend.
The one run allowed through the first two games is the fewest by an Aggie staff since 1994 (0).
Through two games, the Maroon & White pitching staff has struck out 29 batters, which mark the most in the opening two contests since 2021 (30).
Montgomery pushed his on-base streak to 30 games with a 2-for-4 performance.

Up Next
The Aggies will go for the series sweep tomorrow at 1 p.m. at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.

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