April 29, 2003
The 20th-ranked Texas A&M softball team will travel to Oklahoma City Wednesday to compete in the Phillips 66 Big 12 Tournament at the Don Porter Hall of Fame Stadium. The Aggies are seeded fifth in the tournament after finishing the season with a 10-8 conference record.
A&M has a 10-11 overall record in the seven-year history of the tournament. The Aggies best finish came in 2000 when they advanced all the way to the championship game before losing 2-1 to Nebraska.
In the first-round of the 2003 tourney A&M will take on the Oklahoma Sooners who are the four-seed and are ranked No. 4 nationally. The teams squared off in Norman last weekend with the Sooners coming out on top in both contests 4-2 and 12-5. A&M and OU are slated to play on Field 1 at the Don Porter Hall of Fame Stadium at 11:00 a.m. on Friday. With a win the Aggies will play again at 5:30 on Field 1 and with a loss they will play on the same field at 3:00 p.m.
Tournament updates may be accessed on the Internet at www.soonersports.com and www.big12sports.com. Live audio of A&M tournament games can be heard by logging on to AggieAthletics.com.
Texas A&M in the Big 12 Tournament
1996 1997199819992000 20012002 Overall
1-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 3-1* 2-2 2-2 10-11
*Advanced to the championship game