Rob Childress
Kyle Simonds
J.B. Moss
Texas A&M Baseball
Texas A&M dominates series finale, sweeps Fresno State, 12-1
GAME #16: Texas A&M 12, Fresno State 1
RECORDS: Texas A&M 15-1, Fresno State 11-5
WP: Kyle Simonds (3-0)
LP: Anthony Arias (2-1)
BOX SCORE
Looking to complete the sweep over Fresno State, Texas A&M came out guns blazing on Sunday, scoring in six of the first seven innings.
Eventually, the Aggies finished off a 12-1 win that adequately represented the level of dominance shown by both the A&M offense and its starting pitcher, Kyle Simonds.
Just how dominant was it, you ask?
For perspective, on Saturday, it took Texas A&M 10 innings to score four runs. On Sunday, it didn't take one full trip through the lineup.
Abigail Cook, TexAgs
Texas A&M's offense exploded Sunday for 12 runs on 14 hits
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J.B. Moss’ lead-off double that hopped against the right field wall was a good omen. The fact that he was brought in one batter later, when Walker Pennington doubled down the left field line, made things feel even better after yesterday’s struggles with runners in scoring position.
The strong vibes continued after Boomer White and Nick Banks walked to load the bases for Michael Barash. With one out, Barash hit a slow rolling grounder to second that scored Pennington and put A&M up 2-0.
That lead doubled one batter later when Ryne Birk’s two-RBI single crested just above an infielder’s glove and landed in right field.
Up 4-0, A&M was officially rolling. In the next frame, it was more of the same.
Jonathan Moroney pounded a line drive to left-center for a lead-off double and was moved over 90 feet on a sac bunt. Then, J.B. Moss scored his second triple of the game. This one gave him an RBI as the soft liner landed in shallow left-center and scored Moroney, putting A&M up 5-0 at the time.
Moss has been on a tear lately and that continued on Sunday as the senior went 4-6 with one RBI and scored three times. He was the spark plug that got A&M’s offense roaring in the series finale and talked about it after the game.
Abigail Cook, TexAgs
Kyle Simonds' last two starts have been strong, which is a good sign as conference play creeps closer
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“(That first inning) got us in the fight and that’s what coach Childress wants. He wants us to throw the first punch and I think it helps the pitchers when we get on the board first.”
As for how Moss feels about jumping ahead big, count him as a fan.
“I’m not going to lie, (after these last two games) it was nice to have a little breathing room. That’s a good team over there, so for us to do what we did today says a lot about us.”
When Boomer White singled up the middle and scored Moss, the Aggies’ lead grew to 6-0, then it stopped growing…For an inning. The Aggies added two more runs in the fourth before Fresno plated their first and only run of the game. With two outs, George Janca mishandled a grounder at short and the runner would eventually score after a stolen base and RBI single to right.
At 8-1 halfway through the fifth inning, that’s as close as the Bulldogs would get to the Aggies for the rest of Sunday’s game.
Abigail Cook, TexAgs
Boomer White was 1-2 on Sunday and contributed two RBI
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A&M crossed the plate once in the fifth, then Joel Davis hammered a two-out, two-run blast over the wall in right field. If the game wasn't over before the homer, it most certainly was after it with A&M’s lead stretching to the double digits at 11-1.
On a day with such prodigious offense output, it can be easy to forget about the man on the mound. However, Rob Childress wasn't having any of that as he complimented Kyle Simonds fourth start and third win of the season.
“(Simonds) had a really good bullpen this week and it carried over into the game,” Childress said. “He commanded the ball really well today, much like he did at Pepperdine. I know he was shaky in his first two starts at home, but he was really good today and that’s a good feeling heading into conference play.”
The big right hander went seven innings, giving up just three hits and the only run Fresno scored was unearned. He gave way to Corbin Martin in the eighth inning, then Turner Larkins in the ninth. By comparison, Fresno State used seven pitchers in the game. Four of those came in the first three innings.
A&M scored its last run in the seventh inning to reach the final tally of 12-1. After completing the sweep, A&M turns its eyes to the Texas Longhorns.
A&M and Texas is scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6:30
RECORDS: Texas A&M 15-1, Fresno State 11-5
WP: Kyle Simonds (3-0)
LP: Anthony Arias (2-1)
BOX SCORE
Looking to complete the sweep over Fresno State, Texas A&M came out guns blazing on Sunday, scoring in six of the first seven innings.
Eventually, the Aggies finished off a 12-1 win that adequately represented the level of dominance shown by both the A&M offense and its starting pitcher, Kyle Simonds.
Just how dominant was it, you ask?
For perspective, on Saturday, it took Texas A&M 10 innings to score four runs. On Sunday, it didn't take one full trip through the lineup.
Abigail Cook, TexAgs
Texas A&M's offense exploded Sunday for 12 runs on 14 hits
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The strong vibes continued after Boomer White and Nick Banks walked to load the bases for Michael Barash. With one out, Barash hit a slow rolling grounder to second that scored Pennington and put A&M up 2-0.
That lead doubled one batter later when Ryne Birk’s two-RBI single crested just above an infielder’s glove and landed in right field.
Up 4-0, A&M was officially rolling. In the next frame, it was more of the same.
Jonathan Moroney pounded a line drive to left-center for a lead-off double and was moved over 90 feet on a sac bunt. Then, J.B. Moss scored his second triple of the game. This one gave him an RBI as the soft liner landed in shallow left-center and scored Moroney, putting A&M up 5-0 at the time.
Moss has been on a tear lately and that continued on Sunday as the senior went 4-6 with one RBI and scored three times. He was the spark plug that got A&M’s offense roaring in the series finale and talked about it after the game.
Abigail Cook, TexAgs
Kyle Simonds' last two starts have been strong, which is a good sign as conference play creeps closer
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As for how Moss feels about jumping ahead big, count him as a fan.
“I’m not going to lie, (after these last two games) it was nice to have a little breathing room. That’s a good team over there, so for us to do what we did today says a lot about us.”
When Boomer White singled up the middle and scored Moss, the Aggies’ lead grew to 6-0, then it stopped growing…For an inning. The Aggies added two more runs in the fourth before Fresno plated their first and only run of the game. With two outs, George Janca mishandled a grounder at short and the runner would eventually score after a stolen base and RBI single to right.
At 8-1 halfway through the fifth inning, that’s as close as the Bulldogs would get to the Aggies for the rest of Sunday’s game.
Abigail Cook, TexAgs
Boomer White was 1-2 on Sunday and contributed two RBI
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On a day with such prodigious offense output, it can be easy to forget about the man on the mound. However, Rob Childress wasn't having any of that as he complimented Kyle Simonds fourth start and third win of the season.
“(Simonds) had a really good bullpen this week and it carried over into the game,” Childress said. “He commanded the ball really well today, much like he did at Pepperdine. I know he was shaky in his first two starts at home, but he was really good today and that’s a good feeling heading into conference play.”
The big right hander went seven innings, giving up just three hits and the only run Fresno scored was unearned. He gave way to Corbin Martin in the eighth inning, then Turner Larkins in the ninth. By comparison, Fresno State used seven pitchers in the game. Four of those came in the first three innings.
A&M scored its last run in the seventh inning to reach the final tally of 12-1. After completing the sweep, A&M turns its eyes to the Texas Longhorns.
A&M and Texas is scheduled for Tuesday evening at 6:30
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