Thursday, February 23
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Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
No. 18 Texas A&M, Show Blank No. 1 Florida State, 2-0
Feb 23, 2017 | Softball
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The No. 18 Texas A&M softball team shutout No. 1 Florida State, 2-0, behind a 15-strikeout performance from Samantha Show Thursday night at the Mary Nutter Classic.
The East Bernard, Texas native gave up only four hits in her fifth victory of the season and tied a career high in strikeouts. For the season, Show has struck out 35 in 30.2 innings and holds a 0.46 ERA.
Kaitlyn Alderink broke the deadlock in the sixth with a two-run homer to left center. Following Keeli Milligan's second single of the game, Alderink sent the 2-1 pitch over the wall for her first dinger of the season.
The Seminoles threatened to score in the fifth as Ellie Cooper sent a towering fly ball to deep center but Erica Russell robbed Cooper of a home run to keep the game scoreless.
FSU's Jessica Burroughs was saddled with the loss to move to 4-1 on the season.
The Aggies return to action at noon CT on Friday against No. 21 Arizona State.
A live stream of every Aggie game at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic can be seen online at FloSoftball.com and can be heard locally on Willy 1550 AM or online at www.12thman.com/showcase.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Twitter.
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Jo Evans
On the two wins…
"I am really proud of our ball club. I thought we did such a good job of staying in the game. We made plays when we needed to make plays. Erica Russell's catch was phenomenal. That fired us up. When she came off that field her teammates were so happy for her. I thought Keeli Milligan had some good at bats tonight. Kaitlyn Alderink did a great job working the count in that crucial at bat. Samantha Show was terrific tonight. You saw in the later innings that she started throwing that changeup for strikes. She kept Florida State off balance. She went right after hitters. I thought Coach (Kara) Dill had a terrific game plan. I was really pleased to see us get up there in the sixth inning and get those two big runs and carry that momentum into the seventh."
The East Bernard, Texas native gave up only four hits in her fifth victory of the season and tied a career high in strikeouts. For the season, Show has struck out 35 in 30.2 innings and holds a 0.46 ERA.
Kaitlyn Alderink broke the deadlock in the sixth with a two-run homer to left center. Following Keeli Milligan's second single of the game, Alderink sent the 2-1 pitch over the wall for her first dinger of the season.
The Seminoles threatened to score in the fifth as Ellie Cooper sent a towering fly ball to deep center but Erica Russell robbed Cooper of a home run to keep the game scoreless.
FSU's Jessica Burroughs was saddled with the loss to move to 4-1 on the season.
The Aggies return to action at noon CT on Friday against No. 21 Arizona State.
A live stream of every Aggie game at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic can be seen online at FloSoftball.com and can be heard locally on Willy 1550 AM or online at www.12thman.com/showcase.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Twitter.
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Jo Evans
On the two wins…
"I am really proud of our ball club. I thought we did such a good job of staying in the game. We made plays when we needed to make plays. Erica Russell's catch was phenomenal. That fired us up. When she came off that field her teammates were so happy for her. I thought Keeli Milligan had some good at bats tonight. Kaitlyn Alderink did a great job working the count in that crucial at bat. Samantha Show was terrific tonight. You saw in the later innings that she started throwing that changeup for strikes. She kept Florida State off balance. She went right after hitters. I thought Coach (Kara) Dill had a terrific game plan. I was really pleased to see us get up there in the sixth inning and get those two big runs and carry that momentum into the seventh."
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Show, Samantha (5-0)
L: Jessica Burroughs (4-1)
Batting:
SH: Dani Morgan 1
Base Running:
SB: Morgan Klaevemann 1 ; Cali Harrod 1
Batting:
HR: Alderink, Kaitlyn 1
RBI: Alderink, Kaitlyn 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Milligan, Keeli 1 ; Alderink, Kaitlyn 1
Game Leaders
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