March 24, 2006
The 15th-ranked Texas A&M softball team (21-9, 1-0) will host the Kansas Jayhawks (15-14, 0-0) in a two-game series starting Saturday at 2:00 p.m., with the second game Sunday at 12:00 p.m. at the Aggie Softball Complex.
| SERIES INFO |
| Saturday, March 25, 2 p.m. (CST) Sunday, March 26, 12 p.m. (CST) Aggie Softball Complex (1,750), College Station, Texas Tickets: 1-888-99-AGGIE or at the gate |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 21-9, 1-0 Big 12 Kansas: 15-14, 0-0 Big 12 |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 15th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll and 16th in the latest USA Today/NFCA poll. |
| TV (Saturday only) |
| (check local listings for availability) Will Johnson, play-by-play Cheri Kempf, commentary |
| RADIO |
| (available inside stadium on 89.9 FM) Matt Simon, play-by-play Clint Netherland, commentary |
| INTERNET |
| Live Stats (Sat): (aggieathletics.com) Live Stats (Sun): (aggieathletics.com) Live Audio: (aggieathletics.com-subscription service) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads, 36-14 Last Meeting: (4/3/05) Last Time in College Station: & (4/10/04) |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M hosts Texas State Wednesday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. (CST) Aggie Softball Complex, College Station, Texas Tickets: 1-888-99-AGGIE |
"Kansas had a great season defensively last year and I expect them to be very solid on defense again," commented A&M head coach Jo Evans. "They lead the conference in homeruns, so our pitchers will have to be right on."
The Aggies are coming off a conference opener in which it defeated the Lady Bears of Baylor, 4-3, on an eighth-inning homerun by senior Rocky Spencer.
"Our team is playing well and gaining confidence with each win," Evans continued. "Our win against Baylor was a great way to start the conference season and we need to take that confidence into this weekend and the rest of our Big 12 season."
On Monday, KU, dropped a 6-2 decision to No. 17 Northwestern (15-6). The game against A&M on Saturday will serve as the Jayhawks' first Big 12 game of the season.
Megan Gibson continues to be the Aggies' dominating force at the plate. She's currently batting .311 with eight homeruns and 20 RBI. In the circle, Gibson is 10-3 with a 2.51 ERA. She's struckout 55 batters in 78 innings of work.
Senior infielder, Destiny Frakenstein is the leading hitter for Kansas with a .329 batting average in 29 games played. She's hit nine homeruns and driven in 20 runs.
Last season, the Aggies won both games played at Arrocha Ballpark in Kansas (13-1, 7-1). In the Sunday game, Sharonda McDonald stole three bases to secure the No. 1 spot in the Aggies' career leaders for stolen bases. A&M leads the all-time series 36-14.
Cox Sports Television will air the Saturday game. Live audio and stats for both games will be available at AggieAthletics.com. Fans attending the games can listen to the broadcast inside the stadium on 89.9 FM.
Tickets for this weekend, and all home games, are available at the gate and by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE.