Spring Break
Aggies rout Road Runners
Texas A&M defeats UTSA 16-6, Colligan reaches base six times
By: Brad Cox
Issue date: 4/1/09 Section: Sports
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In a 16-6 win against University of Texas-San Antonio at Olsen Field, the Aggies knocked 17 hits and reached base 26 times.
Senior Kyle Colligan was the biggest factor in the win, reaching base six times in six at-bats, including a lead off home run in the first inning.
"It was good to get it in the first inning and get our guys rolling," Colligan said. "It seems like whenever I lead off the game with a hit it gets the offense rolling pretty good, so that's what I try to do."
Colligan started the season with a .103 batting average in February. In March he batted .306 including going 2-for-3 against the Roadrunners. He also walked twice and scored four runs in the game.
"Baseball is a tough game," Colligan said. "Once it didn't start out the way I wanted [it] to, it was definitely a little discouraging. You can't change the past, you just have to improve with what you have to do that day."
UTSA opened the scoring when sophomore right fielder Tyler Carpenter was scored from third base on senior center fielder Michael Rockett's single up the middle. The Roadrunners struggled to keep pace after the first inning.
The Aggies stretched the lead in the second inning with seven runs. All but two A&M players recorded at least one run and one hit in the inning, excluding senior first baseman Luke Anders and sophomore catcher Kevin Gonzalez.
The Roadrunners answered with one run in the top of the third
inning.
"It's about just doing the simple things and doing them well," A&M Head Coach Rob Childress said. "We had 12 positive at bats with two strikes, moving the baseball and big hits with two strikes as well."
Despite a run less fourth inning, A&M kept its offense going, scoring at least one run in each of the remaining innings including a three-spot in the fifth inning and a two-spot in the eighth inning.
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