Inclement weather caused Texas A&M‘s Men’s College World Series opener against Florida to be played deep into the Omaha night. The Aggies would prevail 3-2 as they fended off a late run by the Gators.
Justin Lamkin earned the start on the mound for Texas A&M during the matchup. However, head coach Jim Sclossnagle decided to take him out of the game after three innings of work, which the Aggies headman explained had nothing to do with the weather during his postgame comments.
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“We just felt like if we let him go any longer, even if we won the game and won the next game, we’re going to be creating stuff in the third game,” Schlossnagle said. “And I know you’ve got to win the first one. Everybody says that. But we’re trying to win — we’re trying to win the whole thing or at least give ourselves a chance without Sdao.
“So we felt if we kept him under a certain number of pitches and we had a day off, and if we could somehow win the second game I think we get another day. Then maybe Lamkin can come back and help us out some.”