Tarleton State University

04/14/2025 | News release | Distributed by Public on 04/14/2025 18:13

Texan Baseball heads to College Station for midweek matchup against Texas A&M on Tuesday

COLLEGE STATION - Tarleton State Baseball (15-22) is headed to College Station on Tuesday for their final Power Four game of the season against the Texas A&M Aggies (20-15).

The Aggies mark the sixth Power Four opponent on the Texans' 2025 schedule. The game will be streamed live on ESPN+ from Blue Bell Park.

SERIES HISTORY:

  • The Aggies lead the all-time series, 4-0.
  • All four games have been played in College Station.
  • Texas A&M's largest margin of victory came on a 10-6 win in 2024.
  • The last time these two squads faced off, tallied two hits and a team-high two RBIs.
  • The Texans have scored 19 runs across four games at Blue Bell Park.
OPPONENT SCOUTING REPORT:
  • Texas A&M is currently on a six-game win streak, including a series win against former No. 1 Tennessee.
  • The Aggies tallied back-to-back grand slams on Sunday, achieving a historic 15-12 comeback victory over South Carolina.
  • Gavin Lyons (probable starter for Tuesday) has an ERA of 0.84 across 10.2 innings of work.
  • The Aggies have two players batting over .300. Terrence Kier II leads the team with a .352, followed by Wyatt Henseler who is batting a .312.
  • Kier II is the only Aggie to register 40 or more hits this season. He holds a team-high 44.
  • Jace LaViolette ranks first on the team leaderboard with 10 home runs and 39 RBIs.
SERGIO CONTINUES TO SHINE:
  • extended his hit streak to 11 straight games this weekend, marking the longest hit streak on the team this season.
  • Guerra has four home runs in his last four games. The senior ranks second among the Texans with six home runs on the year.
HOW THE TEXANS STACK UP AGAINST THE NATION:
  • ranks 21st among all of NCAA Division I Baseball with 0.45 doubles per game.
  • is the sixth toughest batter to strike out in NCAA Division I, averaging one strikeout per every 19.3 at bats.
  • ranks second in the nation with seven triples.
  • Drake ranks T-3 for most home runs in a single game. The junior slugger had three home runs against Butler on Feb. 15, 2024 en route to Tarleton State's largest victory as a Division I program, 31-5.
WEEKEND RECAP:
  • The Purple and White played their third conference series of the year against the UT Arlington Mavericks, dropping the series 0-3.
  • Freshman tallied his first collegiate home run on Saturday, followed by another deep shot on Sunday to tie the series finale up at 13-13 in the ninth inning.
  • appeared in two games over the weekend, totalling four hits in 10 at bats along with two home runs.
  • Senior center fielder notched a hit in all three games of the weekend slate,.
  • set a personal single-game high with three hits on Sunday afternoon.
TYSON LEADS THE TEXANS:
  • With a triple against UIW last Wednesday, currently ranks second across all of NCAA Division I Baseball with seven triples.
  • Drake is the only Texan to register 40 or more runs this season. He leads the team with 45.
  • The junior recently broke his career high for home runs in a single season, notching his 10th homer on April 5th against Seattle U.
  • Drake has two games this season with seven or more RBIs. He leads Tarleton State with 35 across the entire season.
NEXT UP:

Following their midweek matchup against the Aggies, Tarleton State will head to Orem, Utah for a three-game conference series against the Utah Valley Wolverines.