Friday, March 10
College Station
6:30 PM
Texas A&M
12-3
6
vs
4
Brown
0-4
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
R
H
E
Brown
1
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
4
12
1
Texas A&M
1
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
X
6
12
0
Photo by: Thomas Campbell/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Fend Off Brown Bear Attack, 6-4
Mar 10, 2017 | Baseball
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies defeated the Brown Bears, 6-4, Friday night on Blue Bell Park at Olsen Field.
Texas A&M (12-3) used a five-run second to work a decisive lead over Brown. Heading into the inning with score 1-1, Hunter Coleman and Blake Kopetsky began the frame with singles, before Walker Pennington's one-bagger gave the Aggies a 2-1 lead. After the first out was recorded, Austin Homan doubled in a pair on a gapper to right-center. With two outs, Logan Foster tallied the fifth hit of the frame, plating Homan and advanced to third on an overthrow, where he scored on Braden Shewmake's team-leading 21st RBI. All nine in the Aggie lineup came to hit in the second as the A&M took a 6-1 lead.
Brigham Hill (4-0) got the call on the mound for Texas A&M. The junior came into the game with a spotless 0.00 ERA over his first three starts. Brown (0-4) got to Hill early putting up a one-run first. Rob Henry led off the game with a double and came around on Sam Grigo's RBI single. It was Hill's first run allowed in his first 21 innings on the season.
Texas A&M answered right back thanks to the hot bat of Foster. The freshman matched the Brown output with a solo shot in the bottom half of the inning, his fourth of the season.
After tagging Brown starter Christian Taugner (0-1) for the five-run second, the Brown chipped away at the A&M advantage.
The Bears' Garrett Delano played long ball in the fourth with a two-run shot that cut the A&M lead to 6-3. In the subsequent frame, Brown loaded the bases with one out for catcher Mark Sluys. Hill induced a 4-6-3 twin-killing to survive the Bear attack.
After a leadoff hit to begin the sixth, Chafin was called upon in relief. Hill finished with 5.0 innings, three strikeouts and four earned runs. Brown plated their fourth run of the game in the sixth but Chafin kept it there getting a groundout to end the frame with Bears on the corners. Chafin and Cason Sherrod worked the 7th and 8th before Landon Miner closed the door in the ninth, earning his first save.
Foster finished the night 3-for-5 driving in a pair and scoring his 23rd and 24th runs of the season. Coleman continued the hot streak for Aggie back stops with a 2-for-3 day working a walk and scoring once.
Next up, the Bears and Aggies meet for game two of the series with set for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday before wrapping up the set with a noon start on Sunday.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Rob Childress
On tonight's win…
"I'm very proud of our team. Brown has a very good club. They ran out three very good arms, played great defense. From an offensive standpoint, they got their swings off. They had us on our heels early. Brigham [Hill] fought through to get us to the sixth inning and can't say enough about our bullpen. They were fabulous. We played impeccable defense tonight. It was pretty much the difference in the game. Offensively, we did some great things. Set up a lot of innings. We were able to score six early and we continued to be aggressive from an offensive standpoint and set up some innings we just weren't able to knock down. All in all, really proud of the way we played tonight."
Junior Pitcher Brigham Hill
On tonight's outing…
"I definitely didn't have my best stuff tonight. I have to give all the credit to the defense, they saved me in a lot of big situations. The offense too, they were incredible tonight giving me six runs. Give some credit to Brown too, they had a great approach and played well."
On the performance by the bullpen tonight…
"I am very thankful for Kaylor Chafin and Cason [Sherrod]. They did a great job out there and really picked me up. And Landon (Miner) did a great job closing it out."
Junior LHP Kaylor Chafin
On the game…
"That was big to bounce back after the way we played in Houston. I thought the bullpen looked good and Brigham didn't have his best stuff but he competed his butt off."
On his outing…
"I didn't bring my best stuff behind me by any means but the defense behind me was clicking. So, I just tried to make the most of it. We all met as a staff and realized that we need to attack the zone."
Freshman OF Logan Foster
On his first-inning home run…
"Getting that first run was big. Our momentum came down after they came out with and they were swinging the bat from the get-go. We came back with the top of the lineup ready to go. I saw a curveball in the first pitch of the AB and then I capitalized on his mistake. Our offense was unbelievable tonight. Everybody was ready to go swinging the bats really well.
Texas A&M (12-3) used a five-run second to work a decisive lead over Brown. Heading into the inning with score 1-1, Hunter Coleman and Blake Kopetsky began the frame with singles, before Walker Pennington's one-bagger gave the Aggies a 2-1 lead. After the first out was recorded, Austin Homan doubled in a pair on a gapper to right-center. With two outs, Logan Foster tallied the fifth hit of the frame, plating Homan and advanced to third on an overthrow, where he scored on Braden Shewmake's team-leading 21st RBI. All nine in the Aggie lineup came to hit in the second as the A&M took a 6-1 lead.
Brigham Hill (4-0) got the call on the mound for Texas A&M. The junior came into the game with a spotless 0.00 ERA over his first three starts. Brown (0-4) got to Hill early putting up a one-run first. Rob Henry led off the game with a double and came around on Sam Grigo's RBI single. It was Hill's first run allowed in his first 21 innings on the season.
Texas A&M answered right back thanks to the hot bat of Foster. The freshman matched the Brown output with a solo shot in the bottom half of the inning, his fourth of the season.
After tagging Brown starter Christian Taugner (0-1) for the five-run second, the Brown chipped away at the A&M advantage.
The Bears' Garrett Delano played long ball in the fourth with a two-run shot that cut the A&M lead to 6-3. In the subsequent frame, Brown loaded the bases with one out for catcher Mark Sluys. Hill induced a 4-6-3 twin-killing to survive the Bear attack.
After a leadoff hit to begin the sixth, Chafin was called upon in relief. Hill finished with 5.0 innings, three strikeouts and four earned runs. Brown plated their fourth run of the game in the sixth but Chafin kept it there getting a groundout to end the frame with Bears on the corners. Chafin and Cason Sherrod worked the 7th and 8th before Landon Miner closed the door in the ninth, earning his first save.
Foster finished the night 3-for-5 driving in a pair and scoring his 23rd and 24th runs of the season. Coleman continued the hot streak for Aggie back stops with a 2-for-3 day working a walk and scoring once.
Next up, the Bears and Aggies meet for game two of the series with set for 2:00 p.m. on Saturday before wrapping up the set with a noon start on Sunday.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Rob Childress
On tonight's win…
"I'm very proud of our team. Brown has a very good club. They ran out three very good arms, played great defense. From an offensive standpoint, they got their swings off. They had us on our heels early. Brigham [Hill] fought through to get us to the sixth inning and can't say enough about our bullpen. They were fabulous. We played impeccable defense tonight. It was pretty much the difference in the game. Offensively, we did some great things. Set up a lot of innings. We were able to score six early and we continued to be aggressive from an offensive standpoint and set up some innings we just weren't able to knock down. All in all, really proud of the way we played tonight."
Junior Pitcher Brigham Hill
On tonight's outing…
"I definitely didn't have my best stuff tonight. I have to give all the credit to the defense, they saved me in a lot of big situations. The offense too, they were incredible tonight giving me six runs. Give some credit to Brown too, they had a great approach and played well."
On the performance by the bullpen tonight…
"I am very thankful for Kaylor Chafin and Cason [Sherrod]. They did a great job out there and really picked me up. And Landon (Miner) did a great job closing it out."
Junior LHP Kaylor Chafin
On the game…
"That was big to bounce back after the way we played in Houston. I thought the bullpen looked good and Brigham didn't have his best stuff but he competed his butt off."
On his outing…
"I didn't bring my best stuff behind me by any means but the defense behind me was clicking. So, I just tried to make the most of it. We all met as a staff and realized that we need to attack the zone."
Freshman OF Logan Foster
On his first-inning home run…
"Getting that first run was big. Our momentum came down after they came out with and they were swinging the bat from the get-go. We came back with the top of the lineup ready to go. I saw a curveball in the first pitch of the AB and then I capitalized on his mistake. Our offense was unbelievable tonight. Everybody was ready to go swinging the bats really well.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Hill, Brigham (4-0)
L: Taugner, Christian (0-1)
S: Miner, Landon (1)
Batting:
2B: Henry, Rob 1 ; Ginsberg, Brian 1
HR: Delano, Garett 1
RBI: Homza, Willy 1 ; Grigo, Sam 1 ; Delano, Garett 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Henry, Rob 1 ; Sluys, Mark 1 ; Ginsberg, Brian 1 ; Delano, Garett 1
SB: Delano, Garett 1
CS: Ciufo, Rich 1
HBP: Huntley, Josh 2
Batting:
2B: Coleman, Hunter 1 ; Homan, Austin 1
HR: Foster, Logan 1
RBI: Foster, Logan 2 ; Shewmake, Braden 1 ; Pennington, Walker 1 ; Homan, Austin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Foster, Logan 2 ; Coleman, Hunter 1 ; Kopetsky, Blake 1 ; Pennington, Walker 1 ; Homan, Austin 1
CS: Choruby, Nick 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
5
R
2
H
3
RBI
2
AB
5
R
0
H
2
RBI
1
AB
3
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
LHP
/ BaseballC
/ BaseballC/OF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
INF
/ BaseballOF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ Baseball
OF
/ Baseball
RHP
/ BaseballINF
/ BaseballLSU Postgame: Michael Earley, Jace Laviolette, Clayton Freshcorn
Friday, May 23
Highlights: A&M 3, LSU 4
Friday, May 23
Auburn Postgame: Michael Earley, Justin Lamkin, Kaeden Kent
Thursday, May 22
Highlights: Texas A&M 3, Auburn 2
Thursday, May 22
