Texas A&M
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No. 4 Aggies Fall to No. 19 Missouri, 6-5
Apr 30, 2005 | Softball
April 30, 2005
Texas A&M second baseman Joy Davis was named the State Farm Player of the Game as she scored two runs and stole a career-high four bases as the No. 4 Texas A&M softball team (42-5, 13-3) fell, 6-5, to No. 19 Missouri (34-11, 7-7).
With two stolen bases in the first inning Texas A&M broke the team single season stolen base record on steals by Jamie Hinshaw (Missouri City, Texas) and Megan Gibson (Spring, Texas). Hinshaw walked and stole second, tying the record set by last year's team, before moving to third on a Tiger error clearing second base for Gibson allowing her to steal after she earned a walk. Gibson's nab of second gave the Aggies 130 on the season. Amanda Scarborough (Magnolia, Texas) then stepped in and put the Aggies up 1-0 with an infield single.
After Missouri posted two-runs in the bottom of the inning, the Aggies tied the score in the second on a double steal by Joy Davis (Austin, Texas) and Sharonda McDonald (Houston, Texas).
The Aggies regained the lead in the fourth on a Hinshaw single to right plating Davis from second.
Scarborough then doubled the Aggies lead in the fifth with a leadoff home run to left giving her 11 on the season.
After the Tigers too back the lead, A&M knotted the game at five in the top of the seventh on, back-to-back doubles by Lindsay Park (Arcadia, Calif.) and Rocky Spencer (Katy, Texas), before Missouri beat out a throw home by Spencer in the bottom of the inning to take the win.
"Missouri is a great hitting team and they beat us with their bats today," commented A&M head coach Jo Evans. "We hit the ball well the entire game but were unable to keep them from the big hits."
In the circle, Megan Gibson (Spring, Texas) took the loss falling to 9-3 while the Tigers used all three pitchers in the upset.
The Aggies and Tigers will close out series play on Sunday at University Field. First pitch is set for noon.
Live stats and audio of Sunday's games will be available, free of charge, on AggieAthletics.com. Fans attending the games can listen live by tuning into the low end of the FM dial.
