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March 31, 2009

Final Stats

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - No. 10 Texas A&M exploded for seven runs in the second inning and never looked back as the Aggies ran their win streak to six with a 16-6 victory over UTSA before 3,001 fans Tuesday night at Olsen Field.

A&M sent 12 batters to the plate in the decisive frame, scoring seven runs on seven hits to jump out to an 8-1 lead. Six different Aggies recorded at least two hits on the night, led by a four-hit effort from Brodie Greene.

Texas A&M, which scored in every inning but the fourth, improved to 19-9 while the Roadrunners fell to 15-11.

UTSA scored a run on three hits off Aggie starter Clayton Ehlert in the first, but the junior settled in after that and worked through the sixth inning. He matched a career high with nine strikeouts on the evening.

A leadoff home run by Kyle Colligan in the bottom of the inning, his third of the year, would tie the game at one. The hit also extended Colligan's hit streak to a season-high eight games.

A&M's seven-run second was highlighted by a two-run single by Colligan and a two-run double by Caleb Shofner, as the Aggies built the lead to seven.

The teams traded runs in the third, and Texas A&M would tack on three runs in the fifth--the final two coming on a dropped throw to first--to extend the lead to 10.

The Aggies added single runs in the sixth and seventh and two more in the eighth to close out the offense.

Colligan finished the night going 2-for-3 with the home run, three RBIs and three runs scored, reaching base all six times to the plate. Shofner, Smith and Brooks Raley each added two RBIs, while Adam Smith set a season and career high with three hits.

Ehlert (2-0) gave up seven hits and two earned runs over six innings of work while walking a pair.

Marc Gomez fell to 1-1 after suffering the loss for the Roadrunners, giving up eight hits and eight runs in 1 2/3 innings of work.

Texas A&M returns to action on Friday when the Aggies open a Big 12 series against Texas Tech at Dan Law Field in Lubbock. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m. and fans can listen to the game on WTAW-AM 1620 or worldwide on radioaggieland.com.

POSTGAME NOTES

• The Aggies matched a season high with 17 hits on the night, equaling the 17 put up in a 12-11 win over Utah (March 8)...A&M also amassed its second highest run total of season (18 against Wright State, Feb. 20).

• Brodie Greene matched a season and career high with four hits.

• Aggie pitching fanned 10 or more batters for the fourth straight game and 17th time in 28 tries on the year...A&M finished the night with 11 punch-outs.

• Kyle Colligan extended his hit streak to a season-high eight games...Colligan is hitting .379 with 11 runs scored over that span.

• Brooks Raley has now reached safely in all 25 games this year.

• Freshman Adam Smith set a season high with three hits on Tuesday.

• A&M now leads the all-time series with UTSA, 18-8, and has won four straight.

POSTGAME QUOTES

HEAD COACH Rob Childress: "It was a lot of fun. I didn't think Clayton Ehlert was very sharp for the first two or three innings, but after that he was his old self. From that third inning on he was dominant, I was really proud of him tonight. I also couldn't be more proud of our offensive performance. We've got a lot of guys feeling pretty good about themselves as we head out to Lubbock."

(on the offensive effort) "It's about doing the simple things and doing them well. I think we had 12 positive at-bats with two strikes, moving the baseball, and big hits with two strikes as well. On the mound we only walked two. They are a good offensive team. They're going to beat a lot of people. We were able to score some runs early and continue to score. It's probably the first time all year long we were that good offensively from start to finish. That's a good feeling heading on the road to Lubbock."

(on heading to Texas Tech) "I'm looking forward to going out there. They've got a very good team with an outstanding coaching staff. They're playing hard, keeping their head above water in the conference and finding a way to get wins. They have a very good pitching staff. The times I've gone out there I've always played well, whether it was at Nebraska or here, and I expect nothing less out of our team. Just because we go on the road doesn't mean we can't go win on the road, win series and take care of business. A team has to do that in the Big 12 if you're going to finish on top."