No. 4 Texas A&M Baseball Defeats Houston Christian

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News release from Texas A&M Athletics:

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 4 Texas A&M baseball team (22-3) remained perfect in midweek action Tuesday night, defeating Houston Christian (7-17) 6-3 from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

Junior right-hander Chris Cortez earned the win for the Aggies after retiring the lone batter he faced in the third. Redshirt freshman Luke Jackson earned a no-decision in his first career start after striking out two over 2.2 scoreless frames.

Hayden Schott led the way offensively for the Maroon & White, finishing 2-for-5 at the dish to go along with a game-best three RBI. Ali Camarillo was the only other Aggie to record a multi-hit performance on the night as the junior went 2-for-4 with an RBI.

In the third, the Aggies opened the scoring as Schott beat out an infield single with the bases loaded to put Texas A&M in front 1-0.

The Maroon & White extended their lead in the fourth, 2-0, as Braden Montgomery drew a bases-loaded RBI walk.

Schott came through again for the Aggies in the seventh as the senior plated Ted Burton, who reached on a walk, to push the lead to 3-0. The senior later came around to score on an RBI bunt single down the third base line by Camarillo.

In the eighth, Texas A&M tacked on another pair of runs as Burton drew a bases-loaded RBI walk and Schott followed with an RBI groundout to stretch the advantage to 6-0.

The Huskies broke through on the scoreboard in the ninth with three runs to make the final 6-3. In the frame, Houston Christian was held without a hit but walked four times and drew one hit-by-pitch.

Inside the Box Score

Texas A&M totaled six hits and 11 walks in the win.
Camarillo and Schott were the lone Aggies to record a multi-hit performance.
Burton drew a game-best three walks.
Jace LaViolette and Montgomery each registered a pair of walks.
Seven different pitchers made an appearance for the Maroon & White.
As a staff, the Aggies totaled 10 strikeouts.
Isaac Morton struck out two in two scoreless frames.
Brad Rudis punched out a game-high tying four batters in two scoreless innings.
Shane Sdao worked a scoreless eighth and struck out two.
Brock Peery allowed three runs in a third of an inning.
Josh Stewart retired the final two batters of the night to seal the win.

Notes

With the win, the Aggies are now 16-0 all-time against the Huskies.
Gavin Grahovac has now reached base safely in 14 straight games.
Camarillo extended his on-base streak to 11 consecutive games.
Schott logged his sixth multi-RBI performance of the year.

Up Next
The Aggies conclude their eight-game homestand with a three-game set against SEC foe Auburn starting Thursday night at 6 p.m. from Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

Quotes
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.

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