Friday, April 1
Gainesville, Fla.
6:00 PM
Texas A&M
at
Florida
Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
SERIES PREVIEW: Florida
Mar 31, 2016 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies and Florida Gators meet in a battle of top-ranked squads. The Maroon and White top the USA Today Coaches Poll as well as the Baseball America, D1Baseball.com and National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association ranking. Florida sits atop the Collegiate Baseball ranking.
Florida was ranked No. 1 in all of the polls for the first five weeks of the season, but was removed from the top perch in four of the five polls after losing two of three at Kentucky last weekend. This series allows an opportunity for one of the teams to reunify the belts.
Texas A&M has eight players hitting over .300, including J.B. MOSS (.410), BOOMER WHITE (.388), RYNE BIRK (.343), MICHAEL BARASH (.333), NICK CHORUBY (.333), HUNTER MELTON (.326), NICK BANKS (.316) and JOEL DAVIS (.311).
The Aggies rank fourth in the nation in batting average with a .335 mark. Texas A&M also ranks sixth in triples per game (0.56) and sixth in slugging percentage (.508), 11th in on-base percentage (.414) and 16th in scoring (8.1).
On the mound, the Aggies rank third in the nation in shutouts (5), eighth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.51), WHIP (1.12), 13th in strikeouts per nine innings (9.5), and15th in ERA. Jace Vines was scratched from his Friday start due to illness.
The Saturday and Sunday games will air on the ESPNU. Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (color analyst) and Laura Rutledge (sideline) will be on the call.
#1 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (22-3, 4-2 SEC) AT #3 FLORIDA GATORS (24-3, 4-2 SEC)
McKethan Stadium at Perry Field (5,500) • Gainesville, Florida
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• FRIDAY: #22 Tyler Ivey (Fr., RHP, 2-0, 1.97 ERA) vs. #32 Logan Shore (Jr., RHP, 5-0, 2.89 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #14 Kyle Simonds (Sr., RHP, 5-0, 2.83 ERA) vs. #21 Alex Faedo (So., RHP, 5-0, 2.70 ERA)
• SUNDAY: TBA vs. #10 A.J. Puk (Jr., RHP, 1-2, 3.49 ERA)
Florida was ranked No. 1 in all of the polls for the first five weeks of the season, but was removed from the top perch in four of the five polls after losing two of three at Kentucky last weekend. This series allows an opportunity for one of the teams to reunify the belts.
Texas A&M has eight players hitting over .300, including J.B. MOSS (.410), BOOMER WHITE (.388), RYNE BIRK (.343), MICHAEL BARASH (.333), NICK CHORUBY (.333), HUNTER MELTON (.326), NICK BANKS (.316) and JOEL DAVIS (.311).
The Aggies rank fourth in the nation in batting average with a .335 mark. Texas A&M also ranks sixth in triples per game (0.56) and sixth in slugging percentage (.508), 11th in on-base percentage (.414) and 16th in scoring (8.1).
On the mound, the Aggies rank third in the nation in shutouts (5), eighth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.51), WHIP (1.12), 13th in strikeouts per nine innings (9.5), and15th in ERA. Jace Vines was scratched from his Friday start due to illness.
The Saturday and Sunday games will air on the ESPNU. Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (color analyst) and Laura Rutledge (sideline) will be on the call.
#1 TEXAS A&M AGGIES (22-3, 4-2 SEC) AT #3 FLORIDA GATORS (24-3, 4-2 SEC)
McKethan Stadium at Perry Field (5,500) • Gainesville, Florida
PROBABLE PITCHING MATCHUPS
• FRIDAY: #22 Tyler Ivey (Fr., RHP, 2-0, 1.97 ERA) vs. #32 Logan Shore (Jr., RHP, 5-0, 2.89 ERA)
• SATURDAY: #14 Kyle Simonds (Sr., RHP, 5-0, 2.83 ERA) vs. #21 Alex Faedo (So., RHP, 5-0, 2.70 ERA)
• SUNDAY: TBA vs. #10 A.J. Puk (Jr., RHP, 1-2, 3.49 ERA)
| SCHEDULE | Friday, 6:00 p.m. • Saturday, 6:32 p.m. • Sunday, 1:02 p.m. |
| RADIO | SportsRadio 1150/102.7 The Zone / +++ Saturday is on 102.7 The Zone only +++ |
| TELEVISION | Saturday & Sunday – ESPNU • Tom Hart (play-by-play), Kyle Peterson (color analyst), Laura Rutledge (sideline) |
| LIVE VIDEO | SEC Network + (WatchESPN credentials required through cable provider) |
| LIVE AUDIO | 12thMan.com • radioaggieland.com (free) |
| LIVE STATS | FloridaGators.com |
| RANKINGS | Texas A&M - 1st (USAT, BA, D1B, NCBWA), 3rd (CB); Florida - 1st (CB), 2nd (BA, D1B), 3rd (NCBWA, USAT) |
| SERIES HISTORY | Texas A&M leads 9-2 |
Players Mentioned
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Auburn Postgame: Michael Earley, Justin Lamkin, Kaeden Kent
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Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Auburn 2
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