Wednesday, March 8
Houston, Texas
7 PM
Rice University
5-8
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#15 Texas A&M
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Aggies Early Lead Holds Against Owls
3/8/2023 10:31:00 PM | Baseball
Win 6-1 on Wednesday night
Reckling Park: J.D. McCracken worked a career-best 5.1 innings and struck out five, but a five-batter sequence in the second inning proved to be too much to overcome as Texas A&M downed Rice 6-1 on Wednesday night.
The Details: Making his first start since the opening weekend of the season, McCracken cruised through the first and retired 13 of his last 14 batters, but the Aggies tagged him for four runs (three earned) as the first five hitters in the second reached on four singles and a hit batter. McCracken had never worked more than 2.2 innings in his career or struck out more than two in eight previous collegiate outings. Aggies starter Justin Lamkin and reliever Brandyn Garcia held the Owls scoreless until the seventh when a ground out by Pierce Gallo brought home Max Johnson.
Notes
The Details: Making his first start since the opening weekend of the season, McCracken cruised through the first and retired 13 of his last 14 batters, but the Aggies tagged him for four runs (three earned) as the first five hitters in the second reached on four singles and a hit batter. McCracken had never worked more than 2.2 innings in his career or struck out more than two in eight previous collegiate outings. Aggies starter Justin Lamkin and reliever Brandyn Garcia held the Owls scoreless until the seventh when a ground out by Pierce Gallo brought home Max Johnson.
Notes
- Rice dropped to 3-1 in midweek games this season.
- McCracken held the Aggies' top three hitters in the lineup hitless in 12 at-bats with four of his five strikeouts.
- Connor Walsh was 2x4 including his team-leading fourth double.
- Max Johnson singled twice to record his first career multi-hit game.
- Pierce Gallo extended his season-opening on-base streak to 12 games with a walk, but Jack Riedel saw his 12-game streak end.
- Working for the first time in a week, Krishna Raj worked around a pair of walks for a scoreless ninth inning.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lamkin, Justin (1-1)
L: McCracken, J.D. (0-1)
Batting:
2B: Bost, Austin 1
RBI: Bost, Austin 2 ; Thompson, Jordan 1 ; LaViolette, Jace 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Moss, Jack 1 ; Bost, Austin 1 ; Targac, Ryan 1 ; Kent, Kaeden 1 ; Thompson, Jordan 1 ; Gregson, JD 1
HBP: Kent, Kaeden 1
Batting:
2B: Walsh, Connor 1
RBI: Gallo, Pierce 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Johnson , Max 1
HBP: Garza, Manny 1
Game Leaders
AB
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AB
3
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1
H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
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H
1
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
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