Tuesday, March 10
Bryan-College Station, TX
6:00 P.M.
Stephen F. Austin
at
Texas A&M
Photo by: Elysa Ripley
Jacks, Top 25 Aggies Meet Tuesday in College Station
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SFA to test mettle against 14-1 Texas A&M
NACOGDOCHES, Texas – Stephen F. Austin baseball, fresh off a series win over Lamar, aims for its first midweek road win in a tall task against consensus top 25 SEC foe Texas A&M on Tuesday in College Station. The action from Blue Bell Park is set for a 6 p.m. first pitch. Live coverage links for the series are available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SFA (11-6) vs. TEXAS A&M (14-1)
Blue Bell Park | March 10
PURCHASE TICKETS
Live Coverage
THE SERIES
--- The Aggies are 27-1 all-time against SFA and have won ten-straight games in a series that dates back to the 1988 season. All 28 games have been contested in College Station. SFA's lone victory in the series was a 7-6 decision in 2010 and since that win, the Jacks have come close to the win column a handful of times: dropping two-run games in 2011 and 2019 and losing by a single run in 2012 and 2017 with the latter decided in 12 innings.
TEXAS A&M RUNDOWN
2026 Season Statistics
--- The Aggies have won five-straight games since its only loss of the season to #1 UCLA.
--- A&M is 14-1 on the season and boasts a 12-0 mark at Blue Bell Park.
--- Of the 14 wins, three have come against SLC opponents: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Lamar and UIW with the latter two run-ruled.
--- The Aggies carry a top 10 slash nationally at .340/.470/.600.
--- The Aggies' pitching staff holds the nation's best walks allowed per nine mark at 1.52 and the top strikeout-to-walk ratio at 6.14.
--- Caden Sorrell leads the Aggies with an average of .423.
--- Sorrell has accumulated the eighth-most RBI in the country with 28 and ranks 12th nationally in home runs with eight.
LAST TIME OUT
--- SFA rallied from a six-run deficit with an 11-run eighth inning to win game three and the series over Lamar.
--- Julian Swift, Jhett Creel and Ethan Peña all doubled against Lamar starter Chris Olivier which accounted for just the fourth, fifth and sixth extra base hits allowed by the hard-throwing Cardinal in 24.1 innings pitched this season
--- Mark Henning's blast in the sixth inning was the seventh extra base hit and the first HR allowed by Olivier
--- The Jacks led Lamar 1-0 through six innings of action in game two, but the Cardinals supplied 11 total runs over the seventh and eighth innings to split the series.
--- Gabe LeBlanc and Jack James combined to limit the Cardinals offense in game one. After running into Lamar run support in the second, LeBlanc was perfect over the next three innings as was the defense behind him as the Jacks sat nine batters down via four ground outs, four pop outs and a line out.
--- James entered in the seventh and handled the Lamar order as he faced just one over the minimum, retiring the last six batters in order, to pick up his first save of the season.
JACKS IN THE SOUTHLAND
--- The Jacks enter the third weekend of Southland Conference action in a three-way tie with Lamar and HCU at 4-2 atop the league standings.
--- SFA won its first series over Lamar since 2020.
--- SFA has won its last four SLC series dating back to last season.
--- The Jacks are 9-3 in their last dozen SLC games.
--- With four wins in their first six league games, the Jacks improve to 13-23 in SLC action under Vanderburg.
--- SFA's 6-5 win over New Orleans in the series opener was the program's first win in a league opener since 2020 and the Jacks' series win over UNO marked the first league-opening series win since the same season.
PEARatings
--- The Jacks have recorded 26 kill shots, an inning that sees a team score 2+ runs and then allow none, this season which are a top 30 mark nationally.
--- SFA's 1.53 kill shots per game are among the top 35 in the country.
--- SFA has recorded five first-inning kill shots; a top 20 total nationally.
--- The Jacks carry an offensive efficiency rating of 1.020; the 18th highest rating in DI.
--- The Jacks are also inside the DI top 45 in PYTHAG (Pythagorean Win %), a Bill James specialty that estimates a team's expected winning % based on runs scored vs. runs allowed.
--- SFA's PYTHAG rating is currently .700 which rates inside the top 70 nationally.
RUNS, RUNS, RUNS
--- SFA's 56 runs over opening weekend were the fourth-most in the country, while its 139 total runs through 17 games are a top 35 mark in DI, while the per-game average of 8.2 is currently a top 55 average nationally.
--- SFA plated 8+ runs in each of its first five games this season; the longest streak since scoring 8+ runs in a four-game sweep of UIW (4/1-3) and a midweek win over Grambling (4/6) in 2021.
--- The Jacks have scored eight or more runs in nine of 17 games this season.
--- Seven players have accounted for 10+ runs scored led by Jhett Creel's 20
--- SFA's 91 runs plated through the first ten games of the season are the most in program history.
--- The Jacks pushed across double-digit runs in each of the four games against the Delta Devils. SFA's 17 runs in the season opener are the second-most by the Jacks in any game under Vanderburg and the Jacks have 17 games with 10+ runs in his tenure following the win over Lamar in the series finale.
PILGRIM'S PARK MASH METRICS
--- Mark Henning belted a solo shot in the sixth inning of Sunday's series finale with Lamar out to right centerfield for the fourth long ball by the Jacks at Pilgrim's Park this season
B6 | Henning | 1R RC (389-100-29)
B3 | Ibe | 2R LC (396-107-22)
B5 | Cantua | 1R LC (368-102-27)
B1 | Ibe | 1R RF (400-104-26)
(Distance (ft), Exit Velo (mph), Launch Angle (degrees))
STREAKS & MULTIPLES
--- Cooper Schneider holds the longest active hit streak for the Jacks at four games.
--- Trey Acreman has reached safely in his last nine games, while Schneider (7), Juan Cantua (6), Mark Henning (5) and Josh Ibe (5) follow.
--- Ethan Peña leads SFA with ten multi-hit games and Julian Swift follows with eight behind a team's only two four-hit games this season.
--- Peña and Swift each lead with seven multi-RBI games with the former, Cermodrick Bland and Henning all a four-RBI effort under their belt in '26.
AT THE PLATE
--- Swift owns an SLC-best 28 hits this season which are the seventh most in the country.
--- Swift leads the SLC with nine doubles, a top six mark in DI, while his .406 average is the second highest in the SLC.
--- Peña follows with 25 hits as SFA's 175 hits this season are a top 20 mark in the country and tops in the SLC.
--- Peña (19) and Swift (18) are first and third, respectively, in the SLC in RBI
--- The Jacks have four of the league's five toughest hitters to strikeout in their lineup.
--- Creel ranks second in the league with a top 50 rate nationally, Peña ranks third with Swift and Henning ranking fourth and fifth.
--- The Jacks have recorded 10+ hits in ten of 17 games with seven games of 12+
--- SFA has combined for 50 extra-base hits with ten different Jacks accounting for the team's 36 doubles, a DI top 30 total.
TAKE THE FREEBIES
--- The Jacks drew 38 walks on opening weekend second to only New Mexico (41).
--- SFA ranks in the top 15 nationally in walks drawn with an SLC-best mark of 106.
--- Creel and Henning rank second and third in the SLC in walks with a combined 31.
WHEELIN'
--- The Jacks have stolen 36 bases, a top 30 mark in the country.
--- SFA's 2.12 per game is inside the top 50 in the country and pace the SLC.
--- Schneider have been successful in all eight of his attempts with Rodric Black perfect in five efforts. Bland is 9-for-10 in stolen bag opportunities.
--- Ten players have recorded a steal this season with seven grabbing multiple bags.
& DEALIN'
--- The Jacks' team ERA of 5.41.
--- SFA ranks second in the SLC in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.37) and walks allowed per nine (4.01), ranks third in WHIP (1.51) and ranks fifth in strikeouts per nine (9.5).
--- SFA has recorded 149 punchouts with 18 arms responsible for two or more and Cody Templeton pacing the staff with 23.
--- In four starts, totaling 19.0 innings, LeBlanc has just four earned runs and owns a WHIP of .89 after scattering 14 hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts.
--- James has tossed 11.2 IP without an earned run allowed and has scattered six hits and two walks over six appearances with six strikeouts.
--- Kadin Munson owns a team-leading eight appearances over 7.1 innings. He has allowed seven hits, only two extra base hits, and three walks with six strikeouts.
NOTABLES
Eleven is Heaven --- SFA erupted for 11 runs in the eighth inning of Sunday's series finale against Lamar to erase a 9-3 deficit on their way to a series win with a 14-11 victory. It was the sixth inning of 7+ runs in Vanderburg's tenure and the fourth in 17 games this season.
All good things --- Cermodrick Bland's active reached safely streak ended at 31 games following game two of the UNO series.
Seven of 10 --- The Jacks won seven of the squad's first ten games of the season for the first time since 2010.
Impressive Streak --- Julian Swift saw a 19-game hitting streak come to an end in Pine Bluff. Swift's impressive stretch of base knocks is the third longest in program history.
Best Start… Ever --- SFA's 5-0 start to the season is the best in program history, while its sweep of MVSU to open the year marked just the second 4-0 start ever by the Jacks.
Not Tonight --- SFA's effort on the mound, using six different arms, against Huston Tillotson marked the first combined nine-inning no-hitter in program history.
Nine is Fine --- The Jacks swiped nine bases in the game three win over MVSU which is tied for the second-most steals in a single game in program history.
Game One, Game Won --- SFA's 17-2 (7) win over Mississippi Valley State was the Jacks' first win in a season opener since knocking off Northwestern State in the first game of the 2022 campaign.
UP NEXT
The Jacks head back into Louisiana for its third Southland Conference weekend of the season. SFA and Southeastern Louisiana meet March 13-15 in Hammond. The Jacks have lost eight-straight games against the Lions and prepare for the program's first action at SLU since 2018. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
SFA (11-6) vs. TEXAS A&M (14-1)
Blue Bell Park | March 10
PURCHASE TICKETS
Live Coverage
THE SERIES
--- The Aggies are 27-1 all-time against SFA and have won ten-straight games in a series that dates back to the 1988 season. All 28 games have been contested in College Station. SFA's lone victory in the series was a 7-6 decision in 2010 and since that win, the Jacks have come close to the win column a handful of times: dropping two-run games in 2011 and 2019 and losing by a single run in 2012 and 2017 with the latter decided in 12 innings.
TEXAS A&M RUNDOWN
2026 Season Statistics
--- The Aggies have won five-straight games since its only loss of the season to #1 UCLA.
--- A&M is 14-1 on the season and boasts a 12-0 mark at Blue Bell Park.
--- Of the 14 wins, three have come against SLC opponents: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Lamar and UIW with the latter two run-ruled.
--- The Aggies carry a top 10 slash nationally at .340/.470/.600.
--- The Aggies' pitching staff holds the nation's best walks allowed per nine mark at 1.52 and the top strikeout-to-walk ratio at 6.14.
--- Caden Sorrell leads the Aggies with an average of .423.
--- Sorrell has accumulated the eighth-most RBI in the country with 28 and ranks 12th nationally in home runs with eight.
LAST TIME OUT
--- SFA rallied from a six-run deficit with an 11-run eighth inning to win game three and the series over Lamar.
--- Julian Swift, Jhett Creel and Ethan Peña all doubled against Lamar starter Chris Olivier which accounted for just the fourth, fifth and sixth extra base hits allowed by the hard-throwing Cardinal in 24.1 innings pitched this season
--- Mark Henning's blast in the sixth inning was the seventh extra base hit and the first HR allowed by Olivier
--- The Jacks led Lamar 1-0 through six innings of action in game two, but the Cardinals supplied 11 total runs over the seventh and eighth innings to split the series.
--- Gabe LeBlanc and Jack James combined to limit the Cardinals offense in game one. After running into Lamar run support in the second, LeBlanc was perfect over the next three innings as was the defense behind him as the Jacks sat nine batters down via four ground outs, four pop outs and a line out.
--- James entered in the seventh and handled the Lamar order as he faced just one over the minimum, retiring the last six batters in order, to pick up his first save of the season.
JACKS IN THE SOUTHLAND
--- The Jacks enter the third weekend of Southland Conference action in a three-way tie with Lamar and HCU at 4-2 atop the league standings.
--- SFA won its first series over Lamar since 2020.
--- SFA has won its last four SLC series dating back to last season.
--- The Jacks are 9-3 in their last dozen SLC games.
--- With four wins in their first six league games, the Jacks improve to 13-23 in SLC action under Vanderburg.
--- SFA's 6-5 win over New Orleans in the series opener was the program's first win in a league opener since 2020 and the Jacks' series win over UNO marked the first league-opening series win since the same season.
PEARatings
--- The Jacks have recorded 26 kill shots, an inning that sees a team score 2+ runs and then allow none, this season which are a top 30 mark nationally.
--- SFA's 1.53 kill shots per game are among the top 35 in the country.
--- SFA has recorded five first-inning kill shots; a top 20 total nationally.
--- The Jacks carry an offensive efficiency rating of 1.020; the 18th highest rating in DI.
--- The Jacks are also inside the DI top 45 in PYTHAG (Pythagorean Win %), a Bill James specialty that estimates a team's expected winning % based on runs scored vs. runs allowed.
--- SFA's PYTHAG rating is currently .700 which rates inside the top 70 nationally.
RUNS, RUNS, RUNS
--- SFA's 56 runs over opening weekend were the fourth-most in the country, while its 139 total runs through 17 games are a top 35 mark in DI, while the per-game average of 8.2 is currently a top 55 average nationally.
--- SFA plated 8+ runs in each of its first five games this season; the longest streak since scoring 8+ runs in a four-game sweep of UIW (4/1-3) and a midweek win over Grambling (4/6) in 2021.
--- The Jacks have scored eight or more runs in nine of 17 games this season.
--- Seven players have accounted for 10+ runs scored led by Jhett Creel's 20
--- SFA's 91 runs plated through the first ten games of the season are the most in program history.
--- The Jacks pushed across double-digit runs in each of the four games against the Delta Devils. SFA's 17 runs in the season opener are the second-most by the Jacks in any game under Vanderburg and the Jacks have 17 games with 10+ runs in his tenure following the win over Lamar in the series finale.
PILGRIM'S PARK MASH METRICS
--- Mark Henning belted a solo shot in the sixth inning of Sunday's series finale with Lamar out to right centerfield for the fourth long ball by the Jacks at Pilgrim's Park this season
B6 | Henning | 1R RC (389-100-29)
B3 | Ibe | 2R LC (396-107-22)
B5 | Cantua | 1R LC (368-102-27)
B1 | Ibe | 1R RF (400-104-26)
(Distance (ft), Exit Velo (mph), Launch Angle (degrees))
STREAKS & MULTIPLES
--- Cooper Schneider holds the longest active hit streak for the Jacks at four games.
--- Trey Acreman has reached safely in his last nine games, while Schneider (7), Juan Cantua (6), Mark Henning (5) and Josh Ibe (5) follow.
--- Ethan Peña leads SFA with ten multi-hit games and Julian Swift follows with eight behind a team's only two four-hit games this season.
--- Peña and Swift each lead with seven multi-RBI games with the former, Cermodrick Bland and Henning all a four-RBI effort under their belt in '26.
AT THE PLATE
--- Swift owns an SLC-best 28 hits this season which are the seventh most in the country.
--- Swift leads the SLC with nine doubles, a top six mark in DI, while his .406 average is the second highest in the SLC.
--- Peña follows with 25 hits as SFA's 175 hits this season are a top 20 mark in the country and tops in the SLC.
--- Peña (19) and Swift (18) are first and third, respectively, in the SLC in RBI
--- The Jacks have four of the league's five toughest hitters to strikeout in their lineup.
--- Creel ranks second in the league with a top 50 rate nationally, Peña ranks third with Swift and Henning ranking fourth and fifth.
--- The Jacks have recorded 10+ hits in ten of 17 games with seven games of 12+
--- SFA has combined for 50 extra-base hits with ten different Jacks accounting for the team's 36 doubles, a DI top 30 total.
TAKE THE FREEBIES
--- The Jacks drew 38 walks on opening weekend second to only New Mexico (41).
--- SFA ranks in the top 15 nationally in walks drawn with an SLC-best mark of 106.
--- Creel and Henning rank second and third in the SLC in walks with a combined 31.
WHEELIN'
--- The Jacks have stolen 36 bases, a top 30 mark in the country.
--- SFA's 2.12 per game is inside the top 50 in the country and pace the SLC.
--- Schneider have been successful in all eight of his attempts with Rodric Black perfect in five efforts. Bland is 9-for-10 in stolen bag opportunities.
--- Ten players have recorded a steal this season with seven grabbing multiple bags.
& DEALIN'
--- The Jacks' team ERA of 5.41.
--- SFA ranks second in the SLC in strikeout-to-walk ratio (2.37) and walks allowed per nine (4.01), ranks third in WHIP (1.51) and ranks fifth in strikeouts per nine (9.5).
--- SFA has recorded 149 punchouts with 18 arms responsible for two or more and Cody Templeton pacing the staff with 23.
--- In four starts, totaling 19.0 innings, LeBlanc has just four earned runs and owns a WHIP of .89 after scattering 14 hits and three walks with 10 strikeouts.
--- James has tossed 11.2 IP without an earned run allowed and has scattered six hits and two walks over six appearances with six strikeouts.
--- Kadin Munson owns a team-leading eight appearances over 7.1 innings. He has allowed seven hits, only two extra base hits, and three walks with six strikeouts.
NOTABLES
Eleven is Heaven --- SFA erupted for 11 runs in the eighth inning of Sunday's series finale against Lamar to erase a 9-3 deficit on their way to a series win with a 14-11 victory. It was the sixth inning of 7+ runs in Vanderburg's tenure and the fourth in 17 games this season.
All good things --- Cermodrick Bland's active reached safely streak ended at 31 games following game two of the UNO series.
Seven of 10 --- The Jacks won seven of the squad's first ten games of the season for the first time since 2010.
Impressive Streak --- Julian Swift saw a 19-game hitting streak come to an end in Pine Bluff. Swift's impressive stretch of base knocks is the third longest in program history.
Best Start… Ever --- SFA's 5-0 start to the season is the best in program history, while its sweep of MVSU to open the year marked just the second 4-0 start ever by the Jacks.
Not Tonight --- SFA's effort on the mound, using six different arms, against Huston Tillotson marked the first combined nine-inning no-hitter in program history.
Nine is Fine --- The Jacks swiped nine bases in the game three win over MVSU which is tied for the second-most steals in a single game in program history.
Game One, Game Won --- SFA's 17-2 (7) win over Mississippi Valley State was the Jacks' first win in a season opener since knocking off Northwestern State in the first game of the 2022 campaign.
UP NEXT
The Jacks head back into Louisiana for its third Southland Conference weekend of the season. SFA and Southeastern Louisiana meet March 13-15 in Hammond. The Jacks have lost eight-straight games against the Lions and prepare for the program's first action at SLU since 2018. Live coverage links will be available at www.SFAjacks.com.
SECURE YOUR SEATS TODAY
Single game tickets for all SFA baseball home games are available now. Fans interested in purchasing season ticket packages can secure their seats here. Don't miss out on all the exciting action from Pilgrim's Park this season!
THE JACKS HAVE GONE MOBILE
SFA Athletics' newest mobile phone application is designed to bring Lumberjack fans closer to the action than ever before. Available now on both the App Store and Google Play, the new SFA Athletics app delivers schedules, scores, rosters, news, ticket access, and exclusive content right to your phone. Fans can also receive push notifications, so they never miss a moment of the action. Download now: Official SFA Athletics App.
FOLLOW THE JACKS
For all the latest information on SFA baseball, visit SFAjacks.com. For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the Jacks on X, Instagram and Facebook.
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