OMAHA, Neb. – For a group that by no means reached the Faculty World Collection Finals in any of its earlier 121 seasons, Texas A&M baseball didn’t look unprepared for the second in recreation one. In truth, the Aggies performed like a program that routinely advances to the best-of-three sequence.
From its clutch hitting to its knack for pitching out of jams, No. 3 A&M (53-13) delivered when it mattered essentially the most in a 9-5 win over No. 1 Tennessee (58-13) on Saturday at Charles Schwab Discipline in Omaha.
The Aggie offense appeared to thrive in high-pressure conditions. All however one in every of their 9 runs got here on two-strike swings. They completed .474 (9 of 19) with runners on base, .333 (5 of 15) with runners in scoring place, .308 (4 of 13) with two outs and .325 (13 of 40) total.
The Volunteers had loads of alternatives however struggled to make the most of them, hitting .154 (2 of 13) with runners in scoring place and .182 (2 of 11) with two outs. They stranded 10 runners on base and totaled 17 strikeouts.
“(We) held perhaps the perfect lineup within the nation to 5 runs with the wind blowing out (from the outfield) in such an superior setting,” A&M head coach Jim Schlossnagle mentioned following the sport. ” … After which we had a number of well timed hits.”
