#1 Texas A&M vs. #3 Ohio State

By Jack Molitor - June 03, 2007

About 40 minutes from game five here on day three of the College Station Regional. This one is a matchup between the winner of yesterday's day game, the Ohio State Buckeyes, and the loser of the night game, the Texas A&M Aggies.

Ohio State won in dramatic walkoff fashion to eliminate the Le Moyne Dolphins by a score of 6-5. Matt Angle punched a single through the left side with the bases loaded for the win. The Aggies lost a heartbreaker that went down to the wire against the Louisiana Lafayette Cajuns. A&M had the tying run at third with two outs in the top of the ninth but Dane Carter hit into a force play to end the game with a 5-4 Lafayette victory.

The winner of this team has a difficult task ahead. First they must defeat the team in front of them in this day game, then they must defeat Lafayette, a team that beat both of them. Then they must defeat Lafayette again in a night game on Monday. Certainly a daunting prospect.

Ohio State will start J.B. Shuck, a lefty with a 4-3 record in 12 starts and a 4.48 ERA. A&M will go with Kirkland Rivers, another lefty with a 5.46 ERA and a 2-3 record in 2 starts. Rivers hasn't been in many starting situations this year, however he pitched in a very clutch performance to beat the Texas Longhorns in the Big 12 Tournament.

Both pitchers are also utility players.