SERIES PREVIEW: vs. Mississippi State

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – The No. 16 Texas A&M Aggies wrap up the regular-season residence slate after they host the Mississippi State Bulldogs in a three-game sequence on Olsen Discipline at Blue Bell Park. The sequence begins Friday at 6:32 pm and continues with video games Saturday (2:02 pm) and Sunday (12:02 pm).

ABOUT THE AGGIES

The final 5 weekends the Aggies earned sequence wins towards Kentucky, No. 10 Georgia, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 22 Vanderbilt and South Carolina. The final time the Maroon & White ripped off 5 consecutive SEC sequence wins was 2017 after they bested No. 6 LSU, No. 11 Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee and Missouri. Texas A&M is trying to win six SEC sequence in a row for the primary time since 2016 after they bested Georgia, No. 8 Mississippi State, Alabama, Arkansas, No. 5 Vanderbilt, No. 8 South Carolina and No. 6 Ole Miss throughout a seven-series tear to finish the common season.

Ryan Targac stepped up his play in league motion. Sporting only a .213 batting common with two doubles, three residence runs and 11 RBI in 20 non-conference video games, Targac has gone increase in league play. In 24 SEC video games, Targac leads the convention with 34 RBI. He boasts a .313 batting common with three doubles, two triples and 9 residence runs within the first eight weeks of league play. Total, Targac leads the group with 45 RBI and shares the Aggie homer lead with Dylan Rock with 12 dingers.

Dylan Rock has reached base in 37 consecutive video games and 44 of the 45 video games he has performed this season, thrice reaching base with a pinch-hit in his solely at-bat of the sport. After 24 league video games, Rock leads the SEC with 32 runs. He ranks second in on-base share (.496), third in walks (24), sixth in complete bases (64) and slugging share (.711) and seventh in RBI (24).

Jack has been the Aggies most constant hitter, batting a team-high .370 to go together with a .425 slugging share and .521 on-base share. He has reached base in 43 of the 46 video games this season. In 2022, he has a team-high 24 multi-hit video games. Along with batting common, he leads the group in hits (71) and doubles (12) and ranks third in on-base share (.425) and slugging share. Moss leads the SEC in hits per recreation (1.54). He ranks second within the SEC and thirty seventh within the nation with 71 hits, trailing solely Auburn’s Blake Rambusch (73) on the league chart.

Austin Bost has emerged because the Aggies high hitter the final 16 video games because the Maroon & White have rolled to a 12-4 mark, their finest stretch of the season. For the reason that Aggies’ sequence finale towards Kentucky, Bost has raked to the tune of a .475 batting common (28-for-59) with a .562 on-base share and .780 slugging share. Over the span, Bost has 19 runs, six doubles, 4 residence runs, 14 RBI, and 12 walks. He has hits in 15 of the 16 video games, together with 9 multi-hit efforts. The stretch features a four-hit recreation and two three-hit performances. Through the run, Bost’s batting common has ballooned from .299 to .361.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

The Bulldogs enter the fray with a 25-24 general mark, together with a 9-15 SEC ledger. The 2021 Nationwide Champion have stumbled by way of the 2022 marketing campaign, lingering across the .500 mark for a lot of the season. Mississippi State heads into the weekend with a six-game shedding streak, together with dropping the final two video games at Missouri, a sweep at residence towards Florida and Tuesday’s loss to Samford.

Mississippi State is slashing .278/.377/.478 with 84 residence runs and 35 stolen bases in 49 video games. 4 batters hitting over .300 lead the assault. Logan Tanner is hitting .317 with 34 runs, eight doubles, seven residence runs and 38 RBI. RJ Yeager is batting .316 with 35 runs, 13 doubles, 16 residence runs and 50 RBI. Brad Cumbest is hitting .303 with 35 runs, 11 doubles, 12 residence runs and 30 RBI. Kamren James is batting .303 with 41 runs, eight doubles, eight residence runs, 31 RBI and 12 stolen bases.

Bulldogs pitchers personal a .554 ERA, .252 opponent batting common and 538 strikeouts in 430.2 innings.

SERIES NOTES

Texas A&M and Mississippi State have met 39 instances with the Bulldogs taking the 20-19 benefit within the sequence with final yr’s sweep in Starkville. The packages first took the sector towards one another in 1907 with the Aggies taking a 1-0 determination. The Maroon & White began sizzling, profitable the primary 5 video games earlier than the sequence took a 74-year hiatus. Since A&M joined the SEC for the 2013 marketing campaign, Mississippi State owns a 14-11 edge within the sequence.

PROMOTIONSWEEKEND

· TURN IT GOLD – Aggie baseball and Flip It Gold are partnering to boost consciousness for childhood most cancers.

o Flip It Gold can be on web site promoting gold bubble machines, bracelets and t-shirts all weekend whereas provides final.

o Go to www.12thMan.com/turnitgold for particulars.

FRIDAY

· twelfth Man Centennial Celebration – SEC Friday Night time Fireworks – Followers might get pleasure from a postgame pyrotechnical present after SEC Friday residence video games all season lengthy.

· twelfth Man Centennial Statue Giveaway – twelfth Man Centennial desk statues can be given to the primary 2,000 followers (Advertising desk behind part 104 & Part 12).

· Commencement Day Celebration – Three Aggie baseball gamers will obtain their diplomas previous to the sport

SATURDAY

· Senior Day – Pregame celebration of the Aggie senior class.

SUNDAY

· Youngsters Sunday Funday – Face portray earlier than the sport by the playground.

o Purchase 1 full-price GA ticket ($10) and convey as much as 4 children for FREE. No advance gross sales.

o Pregame Face Portray – Face portray earlier than the sport by the playground.

o Pregame Elevating Cane’s Anthem Buddies – Youngsters 12 & below might be a part of the Aggies on the sector for the Nationwide Anthem.

o Postgame Youngsters Run the Bases/Workforce Autographs – Youngsters may have the chance to run the bases and get autographs from the group.

o Little League Sundays – Youngsters 12 & below of their little league uniform might enter the venue two hours previous to First Pitch to observe batting follow.

· Nationwide Chocolate Chip Day – Free Tiff’s Treats chocolate chip cookies for the primary 500 followers (Advertising desk behind part 104).

FOLLOW THE AGGIES

The Sunday recreation airs on SEC Community with Steve Lenox (play-by-play) and Roddy Jones (shade) on the decision. All three video games can be found for streaming on SEC+. Followers can tune in regionally on 1150 AM/93.7 FM or contained in the twelfth Man Cell App.

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