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Texas A&M Evens Series With Bulldogs
May 16, 2025 | Baseball
ATHENS, Ga. – Texas A&M evened the series with a 6-0 win over No. 10 Georgia Friday evening at Foley Field as Justin Lamkin tossed a complete game three-hitter with 15 strikeouts.
FAST FACTS
- Sophomore Tre Phelps extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single to right field in the first inning. Phelps also had a diving catch in the outfield to retire the Aggies in order in the first.
- With two runners on in the top of the third, a home run by Gavin Kash gave Texas A&M an early 3-0 lead.
- The Aggies added another run in the top of the eighth with a solo shot from Bear Harrison and Kash added a two-run single in the ninth for the final.
- Senior Slate Alford's 37-game on-base streak was snapped. Alford went 0-4 with one strikeout on the evening. This is only the second game this season he has failed to get on base.
- Junior Brian Curley (4-3) started for the Bulldogs and took the loss after he tossed 5.0 innings and allowed three runs off four hits with eight strikeouts. Texas A&M's Justin Lamkin (4-7) got the win as he threw a three-hitter and tallied 15 strikeouts.
- Freshman Nate Taylor provided 1.2 innings of scoreless relief. Taylor has 16 strikeouts and two walks across 7.1 innings this season.
KEY QUOTES
Ike Cousins Head Baseball Coach Wes Johnson
On the loss...
"Offensively, we had probably one of the worst offensive nights I've been a part of since I've been here. Our hitters weren't ready. I'll wear some of that, but that won't happen tomorrow. We've got to be better offensively. You can't miss five zone heaters. For us, that's the balls right down the middle. You can't miss sliders. The thing you've got to know about a guy like tonight is that he's throwing strikes. You have to get up there and be ready to hit the baseball, and we didn't do a great job of that."
On the message to the team after the loss...
"I'm not a big meeting guy, but I think we've got to have them. Tonight was one of those nights. You can't come out flat. [Brian] Curley's got to attack the strike zone early. That's the difference in the game, right? We can talk about a play not made at first base or whatever you think he should have made. He makes that play, and we double him up and there's a zero in the third. Maybe the game's a little different at that point, but I'll have to go back on the tape and watch it."
On the creating momentum throughout the game…
"We're looking for guys to come into the game whether it be on the mound or at the plate and win the battle. Leaders can help set the tone and give you momentum which is not one thing but a consecutive push. You have to have consecutive people pushing before you say you have momentum."
UP NEXT
The Bulldogs (41-14, 17-12 SEC) will be back for the series finale tomorrow afternoon with first pitch set for 12:02 p.m. on the SEC Network.
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