April 17, 2007

Final Stats

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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - Texas A&M jumped out to a 6-2 lead after three innings and never looked back in taking an 8-3 win over the University of Houston baseball team Tuesday in a non-conference game at Olsen Field.

The Cougars scored single runs in the second and third innings, but the Aggies had an answer in the next half inning. The Aggies scored a pair of runs in the first inning, one in the second and broke the game open with three more in the third inning before a rain and lightning delay halted the game for more than an hour.

Freshman southpaw Donnie Joseph collected the loss and fell to 0-1 after giving up six runs (five earned) off eight hits and three walks in 2.1 innings. Luis Flores went 2-for-2 with two walks and a solo home run, while sophomore outfielder Jimmy Cesario went 2-for-4 with a double to extend his hitting streak to a career- and UH-season-best 14 straight games.

Texas A&M reliever Scott Migl earned the win and improved to 5-1 after holding the Cougars to only four hits with five strikeouts in four shutout innings.

Blake Stouffer went 3-for-5 with two runs and two RBIs, while Luke Anders batted 3-for-4 with a run and two RBIs to lead the Aggies, who outhit the Cougars 12-9. Parker Dalton also went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI in the winning effort.

With the win, the Cougars fell to 19-17 overall, while Texas A&M improved to 31-8.

The Cougars return to action this weekend when they face No. 23 Tulane in a three-game Conference USA series at Zephyr Field in Metairie, La. That series begins at noon, Friday, continues at 6:30 p.m., Saturday and wraps up at 1 p.m., Sunday. Fans should note that the starting times for both Friday's and Saturday's games were recently moved up to avoid conflicts with the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets.

Fans can hear Cougar Baseball games live on UHCougars.com with former Cougar letterwinners Nick Torina and Pat Cauley calling all the action. Fans can follow live stats by clicking on the "Gametracker" link on the front page of UHCougars.com or on the Schedule and Results page off the Baseball main page.

Fans always can follow live stats by clicking on the "Gametracker" link on the front page of UHCougars.com or on the "Schedule and Results" page off the Baseball main page.

In addition, Friday's game will be televised live on CSTV with Tom Hart calling the play-by-play action and former Major Leaguer Kevin Stocker providing color analysis. This will be the second of four Cougar Baseball games televised during the 2007 regular season. UH enjoyed a 5-2 win over No. 5 Rice last weekend in the opener of a C-USA series.

The Aggies struck for two runs in the first inning, thanks to RBI singles from Stouffer and Anders for a 2-0 Aggie lead.

The Cougars cut that lead in half in the next half inning when Flores blasted a 1-0 offering over the left-field wall.

Texas A&M used a two-out rally in the bottom of the second to push it lead back to two runs at 3-1 on Ben Feltner's RBI-single to right field.

But again, the Cougars answered in the next half inning with a run of their own. Ryan Lormand reached on a fielder's choice and scored easily when Chris Joseph blasted a double to the wall in center field to pull to within 3-2.

The Aggies struck for three run in the third inning on Spencer Jackson's RBI-single, a wild pitch and Dalton's RBI-double.

After both teams endured a 1-hour, 5-minute rain and lightning delay, the Aggies pushed their lead to 7-2 in the fourth inning on Anders' RBI-single to center field.

Texas A&M grabbed an 8-3 lead in the seventh inning on Stouffer's infield RBI-single.

In the ninth inning, Zak Presley led off with a sharp single through the left side and moved into scoring position following a wild pitch. Felix Fanaselle then smashed a RBI-double to the wall in left center to plate Presley for the final margin of defeat.