# 2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team

The 2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball team represented the Texas A&M University in the 2016 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Aggies played their home games at Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

## Schedule and results

2016 Texas A&M Aggies baseball game log :
Regular season (41–13) :
February (7–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Feb. 19 | Hofstra | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 5–2 | Kyle Simmons (1–0) | Alec Eisenberg (0–1) | Ryan Hendrix (1) | SECN+ | 6,806 | 1–0 | – |
| Feb. 20 | Hofstra | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 15–4 | Corbin Martin (1–0) | Chris Weiss (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 5,120 | 2–0 | – |
| Feb. 21 | Hofstra | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 5–0 | Tyler Ivey (1–0) | Bowie Matteson (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,980 | 3–0 | – |
| Feb. 23 | Stephen F. Austin | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 21–1 | Jace Vines (1–0) | Austin Hagy (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,585 | 4–0 | – |
| Feb. 24 | Prairie View A&M | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 11–0 | Kaylor Chafin (1–0) | Edward Robledo (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,418 | 5–0 | – |
| Feb. 26 | at Pepperdine | #5 | Eddy D. Field Stadium | L 5–7 | A. J. Puckett (1–1) | Andrew Vinson (0–1) | Max Gamboa (1) | | 509 | 5–1 | – |
| Feb. 27 | at Pepperdine | #5 | Eddy D. Field Stadium | W 6–0 | Kyle Simmons (2–0) | Kiki Garcia (1–1) | none | | 598 | 6–1 | – |
| Feb. 28 | at Pepperdine | #5 | Eddy D. Field Stadium | W 4–0 | Tyler Ivey (2–0) | Chandler Blanchard (1–1) | Jace Vines (1) | | 711 | 7–1 | – |
March (15–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| Mar. 1 | Houston Baptist | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 3–2$^{13}$ | Cason Sherrod (1–0) | Matt Harding (1–1) | none | SECN+ | 3,934 | 8–1 | – |
| Mar. 4 | Yale | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 12–5 | Jace Vines (2–0) | Mason Kukowski (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,262 | 9–1 | – |
| Mar. 5 | Yale | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 13–0 | Brigham Hill (1–0) | Scott Politz (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 7,322 | 10–1 | – |
| Mar. 6 | Yale | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 10–2 | Turner Larkins (1–0) | Kumar Nambiar (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 5,068 | 11–1 | – |
| Mar. 8 | Northwestern State | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 7–6 | Brigham Hill (2–0) | Nathan Aultman (1–1) | Ryan Hendrix (2) | SECN+ | 3,502 | 12–1 | – |
| Mar. 11 | Fresno State | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 3–2 | Jace Vines (3–0) | Ricky Tyler Thomas (2–1) | Ryan Hendrix (3) | SECN+ | | 13–1 | – |
| Mar. 12 | Fresno State | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 4–3$^{10}$ | Ty Schlottmann (1–0) | Tim Borst (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 5,020 | 14–1 | – |
| Mar. 13 | Fresno State | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 12–1 | Kyle Simonds (3–0) | Antony Arias (2–1) | none | SECN+ | 4,656 | 15–1 | – |
| Mar. 15 | Texas | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 5–4 | Mark Ecker (1–0) | Ty Culbreth (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 6,965 | 16–1 | – |
| Mar. 19 | at Auburn | #3 | Plainsman Park | W 12–8 | Mark Ecker (2–0) | Marc Frazier (0–2) | none | SECN | | 17–1 | 1–0 |
| Mar. 19 | at Auburn | #3 | Plainsman Park | L 7–9 | Gabe Klobosits (1–1) | Martin Corbin (1–1) | none | SECN | 3,614 | 17–2 | 1–1 |
| Mar. 20 | at Auburn | #3 | Plainsman Park | W 12–10 | Kyle Simonds (4–0) | Cole Lipscomb (1–2) | Ryan Hendrix (4) | SECN+ | 2,840 | 18–2 | 2–1 |
| Mar. 22 | Texas A&M–Corpus Christi | #4 | Blue Bell Park | W 13–3$^7$ | Stephen Kolek (1–0) | Dalton D'Spain (0–3) | none | SECN+ | 3,776 | 19–2 | – |
| Mar. 24 | #15 LSU | #4 | Blue Bell Park | W 6–1 | Jace Vines (4–0) | Jared Poche' (2–3) | Brigham Hill (1) | SECN | 4,477 | 20–2 | 3–1 |
| Mar. 25 | #15 LSU | #4 | Blue Bell Park | L 2–3 | Caleb Gilbert (3–1) | Mark Ecker (2–1) | none | SECN | 6,436 | 20–3 | 3–2 |
| Mar. 26 | #15 LSU | #4 | Blue Bell Park | W 3–1 | Kyle Simonds (5–0) | John Valek III (4–1) | Ryan Hendrix (5) | SECN+ | 6,181 | 21–3 | 4–2 |
| Mar. 29 | at Houston | #3 | Schroeder Park | W 7–2 | Brigham Hill (3–0) | Jon King (3–2) | Mark Ecker (1) | | 3,186 | 22–3 | – |
April (12–6) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| April 1 | at #1 Florida | #3 | McKethan Stadium | L 4–7 | Kirby Snead (2–0) | Tyler Ivey (2–1) | Shaun Anderson (5) | SECN+ | 5,197 | 22–4 | 4–3 |
| April 2 | at #1 Florida | #3 | McKethan Stadium | L 2–7 | Alex Faedo (6–0) | Kyle Simonds (5–1) | Dane Dunning (2) | ESPNU | 5,339 | 22–5 | 4–4 |
| April 3 | at #1 Florida | #3 | McKethan Stadium | L 7–10 | Kirby Snead (3–0) | Ryan Hendrix (0–1) | Shaun Anderson (6) | ESPNU | 4,824 | 22–6 | 4–5 |
| April 5 | at Rice | #7 | Reckling Park | L 3–4 | Glenn Otto (3–1) | Tyler Ivey (2–2) | none | | 5,478 | 22–7 | – |
| April 8 | Georgia | #7 | Blue Bell Park | W 5–0 | Brigham Hill (4–0) | Robert Tyler (3–2) | Andrew Vinson (1) | SECN+ | 6,322 | 23–7 | 5–5 |
| April 9 | Georgia | #7 | Blue Bell Park | W 15–1 | Jace Vines (5–0) | Connor Jones (4–2) | none | SECN+ | 6,318 | 24–7 | 6–5 |
| April 10 | Georgia | #7 | Blue Bell Park | W 10–2 | Kyle Simonds (6–1) | Bo Tucker (3–3) | none | SECN+ | 5,673 | 25–7 | 7–5 |
| April 12 | Abilene Christian | #8 | Blue Bell Park | W 10–4 | Mitchell Kilkenny (1–0) | Nate Cole (1–4) | none | SECN+ | 3,734 | 26–7 | – |
| April 15 | at #5 Mississippi State | #8 | Dudy Noble Field | W 10–3 | Brigham Hill (5–0) | Dakota Hudson (4–3) | none | SECN+ | 10,032 | 27–7 | 8–5 |
| April 16 | at #5 Mississippi State | #8 | Dudy Noble Field | W 10–6 | Jace Vines (6–0) | Austin Sexton (3–2) | Mark Ecker (2) | SECN+ | 15,078 | 28–7 | 9–5 |
| April 17 | at #5 Mississippi State | #8 | Dudy Noble Field | W 10–5 | Mitchell Kilkenny (2–0) | Reid Humphreys (0–1) | none | SECN+ | 8,786 | 29–7 | 10–5 |
| April 19 | Texas State | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 14–1 | Stephen Kolek (2–0) | Jonathan Hennigan (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 3,982 | 30–7 | – |
| April 22 | Alabama | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 4–3$^{10}$ | Mark Ecker (3–1) | Dylan Duarte (2–2) | none | SECN+ | 5,905 | 31–7 | 11–5 |
| April 23 | Alabama | #5 | Blue Bell Park | L 4–7 | Jake Walters (4–3) | Jace Vines (6–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,543 | 31–8 | 11–6 |
| April 24 | Alabama | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 2–1 | Andrew Vinson (1–1) | Matt Foster (4–3) | none | SECN+ | 5,936 | 32–8 | 12–6 |
| April 26 | Texas–Arlington | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 7–3 | Turner Larkins (2–0) | Matt Michalski (1–3) | Cason Sherrod (1) | SECN+ | 3,495 | 33–8 | – |
| April 30 | at Arkansas | #5 | Baum Stadium | L 5–9 | Dominic Taccolini (5–2) | Andrew Vinson (1–2) | none | ESPN2 | | 33–9 | 12–7 |
| April 30 | at Arkansas | #5 | Baum Stadium | W 11–8$^{11}$ | Mark Ecker (4–1) | Blian Knight (2–1) | Turner Larkins (1) | SECN+ | 9,752 | 34–9 | 13–7 |
May (7–4) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SEC record |
| May 1 | at Arkansas | #5 | Baum Stadium | W 6–2 | Kyle Simonds (7–1) | Keaton McKinney (1–3) | none | ESPNU | 8,326 | 35–9 | 14–7 |
| May 5 | #6 Vanderbilt | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 1–0 | Andrew Vinson (2–2) | Jordan Sheffield (7–3) | Mark Ecker (3) | ESPN2 | 4,482 | 36–9 | 15–7 |
| May 6 | #6 Vanderbilt | #5 | Blue Bell Park | L 6–1 | Kyle Wright (6–3) | Brigham Hill (5–1) | none | SECN+ | 6,054 | 36–10 | 15–8 |
| May 7 | #6 Vanderbilt | #5 | Blue Bell Park | W 3–0 | Kyle Simonds (8–1) | Patrick Raby (6–1) | none | SECN | 6,550 | 37–10 | 16–8 |
| May 13 | at #3 South Carolina | #5 | Carolina Stadium | W 3–0 | Brigham Hill (6–1) | Clarke Schmidt (9–2) | Mark Ecker (4) | SECN+ | 7,702 | 38–10 | 17–8 |
| May 14 | at #3 South Carolina | #5 | Carolina Stadium | W 5–2 | Andrew Vinson (3–2) | Branden Webb (9–4) | none | SECN | 8,242 | 39–10 | 18–8 |
| May 15 | at #3 South Carolina | #5 | Carolina Stadium | L 7–10 | Josh Reagan (2–2) | Kyle Simonds (8–2) | Tyler Johnson (6) | SECN | 7,815 | 39–11 | 18–9 |
| May 17 | Sam Houston State | #3 | Blue Bell Park | L 0–5 | Dakota Mills (2–1) | Tyler Ivey (2–3) | none | SECN+ | 4,389 | 39–12 | – |
| May 19 | #12 Ole Miss | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 6–1 | Brigham Hill (7–1) | Brady Bramlett (7–3) | none | SECN+ | 4,494 | 40–12 | 19–9 |
| May 20 | #12 Ole Miss | #3 | Blue Bell Park | W 11–5 | Stephen Kolek (3–0) | David Parkinson (4–3) | Andrew Vinson (2) | SECN+ | 5,876 | 41–12 | 20–9 |
| May 21 | #12 Ole Miss | #3 | Blue Bell Park | L 2–3 | Will Stokes (2–0) | Kyle Simonds (8–3) | Wyatt Short (11) | SECN | 6,559 | 41–13 | 20–10 |
Post-season (8–3) :
SEC Tournament (4–1) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | SECT Record |
| May 25 | #10 Vanderbilt | #5 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | L 5–6 | Matt Ruppenthal (5–1) | Mark Ecker (4–2) | none | SECN | 5,637 | 41–14 | 0–1 |
| May 26 | #4 South Carolina | #5 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 4–1 | Brigham Hill (8–1) | Branden Webb (10–5) | Mark Ecker (5) | SECN | 5,232 | 42–14 | 1–1 |
| May 27 | #10 Vanderbilt | #5 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 13–3$^7$ | Kyle Simonds (8–3) | Kyle Wright (8–4) | none | SECN | 9,429 | 43–14 | 2–1 |
| May 28 | #16 Ole Miss | #5 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 12–8 | Corbin Martin (2–1) | Wyatt Short (2–2) | Mark Ecker (6) | SECN | 13,821 | 44–14 | 3–1 |
| May 29 | #6 Florida | #5 | Hoover Metropolitan Stadium | W 12–5 | Andrew Vinson (4–2) | Michael Byrne (0–1) | none | ESPN2 | 8,352 | 45–14 | 4–1 |
NCAA College Station Regional (3–0) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 3 | Binghamton | #1 | Blue Bell Park | W 4–2 | Kyle Simonds (10–3) | Mike Bunal (8–4) | Mark Ecker (7) | SECN | 5,754 | 46–14 | 1–0 |
| June 4 | Wake Forest | #1 | Blue Bell Park | W 22–2 | Brigham Hill (9–1) | Drew Loepprich (3–2) | none | SECN | 5,865 | 47–14 | 2–0 |
| June 5 | Minnesota | #1 | Blue Bell Park | W 8–2 | Turner Larkins (3–0) | Matt Fiedler (7–4) | Mark Ecker (8) | SECN | 5,844 | 48–14 | 3–0 |
NCAA College Station Super Regional (1–2) :
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site/stadium | Score | Win | Loss | Save | TV | Attendance | Overall record | NCAAT record |
| June 10 | #10 TCU | #1 | Blue Bell Park | L 2–8 | Jared Janczak (7–3) | Brigham Hill (9–2) | none | ESPN2 | 6,109 | 48–15 | 3–1 |
| June 11 | #10 TCU | #1 | Blue Bell Park | W 7–1 | Kyle Simonds (11–3) | Mitchell Traver (1–2) | none | ESPN | 6,073 | 49–15 | 4–1 |
| June 12 | #10 TCU | #1 | Blue Bell Park | L 1–4 | Brian Howard (9–2) | Andrew Vinson (4–3) | Durbin Feltman (8) | ESPN2 | 6,068 | 49–16 | 4–2 |
† Indicates the game does not count toward the 2016 Southeastern Conference standings. *Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the Collegiate Baseball poll.

## Record vs. conference opponents

Last two do not qualify for conf. tourn. Blank are not scheduled. Blue are home games, otherwise away.
2016 SEC baseball recordsvte
Source: 2016 SEC baseball game results :
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
| ALA | 15–15 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | ALA | W5 | 5–5 | 1–1 |
| ARK | 7–23 | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | . | 1–2 | . | ARK | W7 | 2–8 | 1–6 |
| AUB | 8–22 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | . | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | AUB | W6 | 2–8 | 0–4 |
| FLA | 19–10 | . | 3–0 | . | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 1–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | FLA | E2 | 6–3 | 3–0 |
| UGA | 11–19 | 2–1 | . | . | 1–2 | | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | UGA | E5 | 3–7 | 0–2 |
| KEN | 15–15 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | | . | . | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 1–2 | KEN | E4 | 6–4 | 0–1 |
| LSU | 19–11 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | . | | 1–2 | 3–0 | 1–2 | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 2–1 | LSU | W3 | 6–4 | 3–0 |
| MSU | 21–9 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | 2–1 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | . | . | 0–3 | 2–1 | MSU | W1 | 9–1 | 3–1 |
| MIZZ | 9–21 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 0–3 | | . | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 0–3 | MIZZ | E7 | 2–8 | 1–4 |
| MISS | 18–12 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | | 0–3 | 2–1 | 1–2 | . | MISS | W4 | 6–4 | 3–1 |
| SCAR | 20–9 | 3–0 | 3–0 | . | 1–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | . | . | 3–0 | 3–0 | | 3–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | SCAR | E1 | 5–4 | 5–0 |
| TENN | 9–21 | 1–2 | . | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 0–3 | . | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | . | 2–1 | TENN | E6 | 2–8 | 0–3 |
| TAMU | 20–10 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 2–1 | . | | 2–1 | TAMU | W2 | 9–1 | 2–1 |
| VAN | 18–12 | . | . | 3–0 | 1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 3–0 | . | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | VAN | E3 | 5–5 | 3–0 |
| Team | W–L | ALA | ARK | AUB | FLA | UGA | KEN | LSU | MSU | MIZZ | MISS | SCAR | TENN | TAMU | VAN | Team | Div | SR | SW |
Updated for entire regular season.

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| Coaches' | 4 | 4* | | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Baseball America | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
| Collegiate Baseball^ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | | |
| NCBWA† | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
^ Collegiate Baseball ranked 40 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranked 30 teams weekly during the season. † NCBWA ranks 35 teams in their preseason poll, but only ranks 30 teams weekly during the season. * A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.