NORMAN, OK -- The No. 8 Texas A&M baseball team will travel to Norman, Okla. this weekend to play a three-game series agianst the No. 20 Oklahoma Sooners.
The Aggies most recently won their first true road game of the year, defeating No. 7 Rice, 10-9, in 11 innings at Reckling Park in Houston. The win improved Texas A&M’s overall record to 21-3.
Last weekend, Texas A&M opened Big 12 play by winning two of three games against Kansas at Olsen Field.
Oklahoma enters the weekend with a record of 18-6 after a Tuesday win over Dallas Baptist, 9-7.
Last weekend, the Sooners rebounded after losing the first game of a three-game series to Michigan State, by winning the Saturday and Sunday games. OU opens Big 12 action thei weekend against A&M.
The Sooners own the all-time series record against A&M, 28-25. Last year, Oklahoma won two of three games over A&M at Olsen Field.
PROABABLE TEXAS A&M PITCHING ROTATION
GAME 1
David Newmann – Junior - LHP
3-0, 2.55 ERA, 6 App., 6 GS, 35.1 IP, 22 H, 14 BB, 37 K, .183 Opp. BA
Season Notes: Redshirted last season because he was recovering from Tommy John surgery … Has allowed just 22 hits and 14 walks in 35 1/3 innings … Accumulated 37 strikeouts and is averaging 1.05 strikeouts per inning … had a nice outing against Jacksonville State (2/25) where he went seven-complete innings, striking out nine and allowing just one hit … Had his best outing of the season against Florida, tossing a complete game and allowing just one run, while striking out nine … Averaging 5.89 innings per start.
Last Outing: Struggled against Kansas last Friday, allowing three earned runs on four hits in four innings of work ... Walked four hitters and fanned two.
GAME 2
TBD
GAME 3
TBD
PROBABLE OKLAHOMA PITCHING ROTATION
GAME 1: Stephen Porlier (RHP): 4-0, 2.38 ERA, 34 IP, 35 K, 9 BB
GAME 2: TBD
GAME 3: TBD
PROJECTED A&M STARTING POSITION PLAYERS
Pos. Name Bats Quick Notes
C: Craig Stinson R currently on a six-game hitting streak ... 15 Starts behind the plate, 7 at DH
Josh Stinson L 9 starts behind the plate … 8 BB and only 3 K
1B: Darby Brown L 2nd on the team with 22 RBI … 16 starts at first base
Spencer Jackson R 7 starts at first base … excellent defender
2B: Parker Dalton R 16 starts at second base, including starting the last nine ... 3rd on the team with a .383 BA
Brodie Greene R 5 starts at second base
3B: Blake Stouffer S leads the team with 37 RBI … had 15 RBI the last two years combined … started every game at third … 13 multiple-hit games and nine multiple-RBI games
SS: Brandon Hicks R started every game at short ... .466 OB% as the team’s lead off hitter … 16-18 stolen bases
LF: Ben Feltner S 20-game hitting streak … 18-18 stolen bases … 11 multiple-hit games … started every game in left
CF: Kyle Colligan R started all but one game in center … 8-10 stolen bases
Daman Aaron L two starts in right, one in center
RF: Brian Ruggiano R 13 starts in right
Luke Anders L 8 starts at DH, 6 in right, 1 at first … hitting .370 but is six at bats short of being eligible for leaders.
DH: Anders, Jackson, C. Stinson
SERIES INFORMATION
TEXAS A&M vs. OKLAHOMA
All-Time Series Record: Oklahoma leads, 28-25
Last 10 Games: Oklahoma leads, 4-6
Big 12 Games: A&M Leads, 19-18
Pre-Big 12 Games: Oklahoma Leads, 6-10
Big 12 Tournament: A&M leads, 4-2
Last Series: Last year, Oklahoma won two of three games from the Aggies at Olsen Field. A&M won the first game, 3-1, behind a complete game, one-hitter by Jason Meyer. OU rebounded to win the next two games, 1-0 and 6-3. The Aggies allowed just eight runs the entire weekend, but hit just .144 as a team in the three games.
Other: Prior to the formation of the Big 12 Conference, the Aggies and Sooners played 16 times. Oklahoma won 10 of those 16 games. The series dates back to 1912, when the two teams split a pair of games.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Texas A&M Category Oklahoma
Offensive
.332 Avg. .311
191 (7.96) Runs (P/G) 165 (6.88)
50 (2.08) 2B (P/G) 44 (1.83)
10 (0.42) 3B (P/G) 11 (0.46)
13 (0.54) HR (P/G) 13 (0.54)
.465 Slg. % .441
108 (4.50) BB (P/G) 93 (3.88)
151 (6.29) K (P/G) 110 (4.58)
.420 OB % .405
74 (3.08) SB (P/G) 31 (1.29)
Pitching
3.44 ERA 3.35
6 Saves 9
86 (3.58) BB (P/G) 76 (3.17)
202 (8.42) K (P/G) 192 (8.00)
2.35:1 K:BB 2.53:1
.233 Opp. BA .236
Defensive
.967 Fldg. % .964
29 (1.21) DPs (P/G) 18 (0.75)
13-24 (0.54) SBs (%) 15-23 (0.65)
