By Thomas Dick, Texas A&M Athletics Communications
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M Aggies completed the series sweep of the New Mexico State Aggies with a 7-1 win Sunday afternoon on Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.
On the mound, Jonathan Childress (1-1) earned the win with his stellar start. He worked 6.0 innings, yielding one run on five hits and one walk while fanning a career-high 10 batters. Mason Ornelas worked two frames, allowing just one hit while striking out one. Alex Magers retired the final three batters of the game to nail down the win.
The staff recorded their 12 double-digit strikeout performance in 13 games, after recording 11 strikeouts. The pitchers held the New Mexico State bats to 2-for-10 with two outs, 1-for-8 with runners on and 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position.
Offensively, the Maroon & White had great production from the bottom half the lineup, batting 9-for-20. Texas A&M recorded five two-out RBI and outhit New Mexico State, 11-6, improving their record to 8-0 on the season when outhitting their opponent.
Logan Britt and Mikey Hoehner had themselves a day at the plate. Britt was 3-for-5 with four RBI, while Hoehner went 2-for-5 with one run and one RBI. Bryce Blaum and Kalae Harrison added two hits apiece.
The Lone Star Aggies improved to 9-4, while the Zia Aggies drop to 1-6. The Maroon & White extend their winning streak over New Mexico State to six.
TOP PLAYERS
Logan Britt – 3-for-5, 4 RBI
Mikey Hoehner – 2-for-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
Jonathan Childress – 6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 10 K
Mason Ornelas – 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
SCORING SUMMARY
B2 | Ty Coleman drew a two-out walk, and advanced to third on a single shot through the right side by Ryan Targac. Logan Britt broke the ice, plating Ty Coleman on a lined single to rightfield. A&M 1, NMSU 0.
T5 | With one out, Jason Bush homered to rightfield. A&M 1, NMSU 1.
B6 | Targac reached first on a one-out walk and moved over to second on a wild pitch. With two outs, Mikey Hoehner plated Targac on a single up the middle. A single up the middle by Kalae Harrison and a four-pitch walk by Bryce Blaum loaded the bags with Ags. Will Frizzell pushed in a run on a four-pitch walk. A&M 3, NMSU 1.
B7 | Trevor Werner reached first on a throwing error by the shortstop and advanced to second when T. Coleman was struck by a pitch. Targac put runners on the corner after grounding into a fielder’s choice to third base. Britt lined a single to rightfield, scoring Werner from third. A&M 4, NMSU 1.
B8 | The Aggies loaded the bags with a single through the left side by Blaum and back-to-back walks by Frizzell and Rody Barker. One run scored on a Werner sacrifice fly to centerfield. Hunter Coleman reloaded the bags after drawing a walk, before Britt plated two on a lined two-out single to centerfield. A&M 7, NMSU 1.
UP NEXT
The Aggies return to action for some midweek action against the Texas A&M Corpus Christi Islanders Tuesday with first pitch slated for 6:32 p.m.
TEXAS A&M QUOTES
Head Coach Rob Childress
On his pitching staff this weekend…
“We had a great week. I mean, a 5-0 week is awfully tough to do. We had great pitching all week long and some timely hitting. You know, today, the bottom of the order was outstanding for us from an offensive standpoint. (Logan) Britt, (Mikey) Hoehner, and Kalae (Harrison) had a great day for us. Set some innings up for us, knocked some innings down. Certainly, the pitching was very very good for us this weekend.”
Senior C Mikey Hoehner
On his three caught stealing’s this weekend…
“I think they were giving me a good chance to throw guys out today. I had a lot of time right there to get my feet set and try to make a good throw. Also, I had a little help from Kalae (Harrison) today, but it’s good just to try and keep the pressure off the pitchers. They have done such a good job, being in such a rhythm this past weekend. Keeping them in that rhythm has been a big part of their success, and I’m glad I can help out for that.”