March 02, 2006
The 14th-ranked Texas A&M softball team returns home this weekend when the Aggies host the St. Joseph Texas A&M Invitational at the Aggie Softball Complex.
The four-day, four-team tournament will feature the Aggies along with BYU, College of Charleston and Texas Southern. Action will get underway with a single game Thursday at 6:30 p.m. when the Aggies meet BYU.
| TOURNEY INFO |
| St. Joseph Texas A&M Invitational Thursday, March 2-Sunday, March 5 Aggie Softball Complex, College Station, Texas Full Schedule/Coverage: |
| RECORDS (entering weekend) |
| Texas A&M: 11-6 BYU: 10-4 College of Charleston: 10-5 Texas Southern: 1-7 |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 14th in both the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and the USA Today/NFCA poll. BYU is receiving votes in both polls. |
| RADIO |
| (available inside the stadium on 89.9 FM) Matt Simon, play-by-play Clint Netherland, commentary |
| INTERNET |
| Live Stats (all games): (aggieathletics.com) Live Audio (A&M games): (aggieathletics.com-subscription service) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads BYU, 3-1 Last Meeting: (2/15/03) A&M vs. College of Charleston: first meeting A&M vs. Texas Southern: first meeting |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M hosts Sam Houston State Wednesday, March 8, 6 p.m. (CST) Aggie Softball Complex, College Station, Texas |
A&M (11-6) enters the weekend following a 2-0 win over Sam Houston State Wednesday in Huntsville. Sophomore Amanda Scarborough tossed a one-hit shutout in the win over the Bearkats while sophomore Megan Gibson drove in both runs.
BYU heads to College Station with a record of 10-4. The Cougars, who advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2005, are receiving votes in both major polls and are coming off a 2-2 showing at the Crowne Plaza Classic last week in Houston.
College of Charleston, another NCAA team from '05, has won six straight and brings a 10-5 record into the weekend. The Cougars swept both Charleston Southern and Oakland University in mid-week doubleheaders.
Texas Southern (1-7) enters on a four-game losing skid and has not played since dropping both games of a doubleheader at No. 19 LSU on Feb. 22.
The Aggies are 6-0 at home this season and a combined 34-3 the last two years.
Live stats of all tournament games will be available at aggieathletics.com along with live game audio of Texas A&M's contests. Fans attending the games can listen to the broadcast inside the stadium on 89.9 FM.
Tickets for the St. Joseph Texas A&M Invitational, and all home games, are available at the gate and by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE.