Aggies Hit the Road to Face Cougars in Houston

By: TAMU Sports Information Department/Adam Quisenberry

Posted: Mon 10:52 PM, Mar 19, 2012

COLLEGE STATION, TX -- For the first time this season, the No. 8 Texas A&M baseball team will leave the friendly confines of Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park and take to the road as it makes the short trip to the Bayou City on Tuesday to battle the University of Houston in a 6:35 p.m. contest on Cougar Field. The game will be televised regionally by Cox Sports.

PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
TUESDAY (MARCH 20)
Texas A&M - #23 Gandy Stubblefield (Fr, RHP, 0-0, 3.52)
Houston - #21 Aaron Garza (Fr, RHP, 1-2, 3.93)

FOLLOWING THE ACTION
• TELEVISON — Tuesday’s game will be televised by Cox Sports ... check your cable provider for availability.
• RADIO — Fans can listen locally on WTAW-AM 1620 ... Dave South (play-by-play) along with Kevin Hurley (color commentary) will call the action ... pregame show begins 30 minutes prior to first pitch.
• INTERNET — aggieathletics.com will offer live play-by-play and statistics.
• MOBILE PHONE — listen to the game on your iPhone, Blackberry or PDA free of charge ... log on to radioaggieland.com for more information.

TEXAS A&M/HOUSTON SERIES NOTABLES
Former long-time Southwest Conference foes, the Aggies and Cougars will be meeting for the 166th time Tuesday night ... Texas A&M holds a 109-55-1 lead in the all-time series and has won 13 of the last 18 meetings between the schools, who have met at least once on the baseball diamond every year since 1964 ... The two teams split a pair of meetings last season with A&M earning an 11-4 victory on March 6 during the Houston College Classic at Minute Maid Park and UH evening the score with a 3-2 victory in College Station on April 5.

UP NEXT
The Aggies’ four-game road trip continues this weekend when they head for the sunny California coast to face Pepperdine in a three-game series on Eddy D. Field Stadium in Malibu, Calif.

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