COLLEGE STATION, Texas — With the Fighting Farmers of Texas A&M securing a Regional in College Station, but not a National Seed (a source of some consternation to the Aggie faithful), their run to Omaha, or at least Fort Worth, begins with SWAC champions Texas Southern Tigers, the third in the PAC12 Cal Golden Bears, and the second in the Big South Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.The college baseball world is familiar with Texas A&M’s march to the post season, a 45-11, 18-10 in SEC play campaign that saw them go undefeated until March 21, but not always the methods they exacted to get there.
Texas Southern
The other Lone Star Component, Texas Southern University, went 31-17 overall and 16-7 in the SWAC and claimed the championship. Senior Robert Garza hit a nifty .348 with 31 RBI, and freshman Gerreck Jimenez hitting .333. Seven Tigers total broke the .300 mark.
While not capable of being the big, swingaway type teams that sometimes dot the D1 landscape, the Tigers did prove impressive on the basepaths, collecting 74 stolen bases, a whooping 40 more than the Aggies.
The Tiger moundsmen pulled together for a group ERA of 4.47, with sophomore Ryan Rios going 6-1 with a 2.92 ERA to lead the team.
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