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Texas A&M Baseball: Joel Davis Leads the Way as Aggies Power By Incarnate Word

By Tim England

Jun 22, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A bat rests inside a baseball glove at an MLB game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 22, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; A bat rests inside a baseball glove at an MLB game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Sousa-USA TODAY Sports /
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Texas A&M baseball, led by a strong performance from senior Joel Davis. took care of business, defeating Incarnate Word on Wednesday night at Olsen Field.

It took a little bit to get going, but No. 15 Texas A&M (8-1) powered through to a 12-5 win over Incarnate Word (5-5) led by senior Joel Davis. Davis went 4-for-4 at the plate with 5 RBI and hit his second homer in as many games. He was named D1 Baseball’s player of the day for his performance.

Overall, the Aggies came out slow as they surrendered two early runs. The team would respond with two of their own in the bottom half. After giving up one more run in the 2nd, the Aggies opened it up with 10 unanswered runs as the bats came to life. The Cardinals were able to score a pair of runs late. At that point the outcome of the game had long since been decided.

In the top of the 3rd Inning, Junior Lee May Gonzalez came in to relieve Kaylor Chafin and put on a real strong performance. Chafin struggled early giving up three runs on four hits in only two innings of play.

Gonzalez looked strong in his first season appearance, retiring the first seven batters he faced. Rob Childress was thrilled with his performance:

"“Out of the bullpen, Lee May Gonzalez took their momentum completely away from them. He was fantastic.”"

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Gonzalez finished with 6 strikeouts, giving up only 1 hit over 4 innings. Corbin Martin and Kyle Richardson had solid nights on the mound as well, neither giving up a run. Both pitched one inning apiece as they combined for three strikeouts.

Cason Sherrod had his roughest outing of the season so far to close the game, as he allowed 2 runs on 2 hits in the 9th. Texas A&M hasn’t fully set on a late closer and it is something the Aggies do need to solidify before conference play begins. He will certainly be called upon in Houston this weekend.

Ridiculous Stat

Through 9 games, 10 percent of Texas A&M’s 114 hits have been triples #TripleU

Ball 5 Tracker

  • 1 occurrence in Game 9 vs. Incarnate Word
  • Longest of Season: #Ball7 vs Trevor Farrell of Bowling Green on February 17, 2017 and Max Gamboa of Pepperdine on February 25, 2017

Next: Aggie Baseball to Face Big 12 Foes At Shriners Classic

Next Up

Its time to really see how good this Texas A&M Baseball team is. The Aggies will face No. 10 Texas Tech, No. 1 TCU and Baylor over the weekend in the Shriners Hospitals for Children College Classic in Houston, TX at Minute Maid Park. A few wins in that tournament could go a long way come seeding time.

#BTHOeveryone

***Stats from 12thman.com***