News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M baseball team extended its winning streak to seven games with an 11-3 midweek win over Tarleton Tuesday night at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
Caden McCoy (3-1) earned the win in relief after working two scoreless frames to go along with three strikeouts. Clayton Freshcorn, Brad Rudis and Kaiden Wilson also registered scoreless outings for the Aggies (21-15).
Jace LaViolette led the way offensively with a 2-for-4 performance to go along with a homer and four RBI. Jamal George followed with a 2-for-4 night of his own and a season-best two RBI. Wyatt Henseler (2-for-5) and Caden Sorrell (2-for-4) also recorded multi-hit games for Texas A&M.
The Maroon & White posted a crooked number in the second to jump out to an early 4-0 lead. After working a leadoff walk, Bear Harrison later scored the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly by George. Terrence Kiel II followed with an RBI single to stretch the advantage to 2-0. On the play a fielding error by the Texans (15-23) allowed another Texas A&M run to cross the plate.
Kiel, who advanced to third on the error, later came home on an RBI single from LaViolette.
In the fourth, Tarleton cut the Aggie lead, 4-2, in half with an RBI double and a sacrifice fly. The Maroon & White got the two runs back in the fifth behind a sac fly from Harrison and an RBI single from George.
After the Texans cut the lead in half with a solo homer in the sixth, Sorrell got the run back with an RBI single up the middle in the bottom half. In the seventh, the Aggie lead ballooned to 10-3 courtesy of a three-run opposite field homer from LaViolette. The long ball marked the 11th of the season for the junior and traveled 339 feet to left.
Later in the frame, Kaeden Kent added to the lead with a bases-loaded RBI walk to make the final 11-3.
Inside the Box Score
- Texas A&M totaled 10 hits and drew 10 walks on the night.
- Four different Aggies recorded multiple hits in the win in George, Henseler, LaViolette and Sorrell.
- LaViolette plated a game-best four RBI.
- Harrison and Kent each drew a game-high two walks.
- Kent, LaViolette and Royo each crossed the plate twice.
- Six different pitchers made an appearance for the Maroon & White.
- As a staff, Texas A&M struck out 11 batters.
Notes
- Tuesday’s contest marked the seventh meeting all-time between the clubs.
- With the win, the Aggies are a perfect 7-0 against the Texans.
- The victory marked the seventh straight in midweek play for Texas A&M.
- LaViolette’s multi-hit game was his 11th of the season, while his multi-RBI performance was his team-leading 12th of the year.
- The junior has now reached base safely in 17 straight games.
- Harrison extended his on-base streak to 17 games.
- Henseler’s multi-hit performance was his eighth of the year.
- Sorrell’s tallied his fifth multi-hit game in 11 appearances this season.
- George registered his first multi-hit and multi-RBI performance of the year.
Up Next
Texas A&M hits the road for a three-game set at No. 2 Arkansas starting Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Baum-Walker Stadium.
Quotes
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