March 28, 2006
The 15th-ranked Texas A&M softball team (23-9, 3-0) will take a break from Big 12 play to host the Texas State Bobcats (21-11, 8-1) Wednesday at the Aggie Softball Complex. First pitch is set for 6:30 p.m.
| GAME INFO |
| Wednesday, March 29, 6:30 p.m. (CST) Aggie Softball Complex (1,750), College Station, Texas Tickets: 1-888-99-AGGIE or at the gate |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 23-9 Texas State: 21-11 |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 15th in the USA Today/NFCA poll and 16th in the ESPN.com/USA Softball poll. |
| RADIO |
| (available inside stadium on 89.9 FM) Matt Simon, play-by-play Clint Netherland, commentary |
| INTERNET |
| Live Stats: (aggieathletics.com) Live Audio: (aggieathletics.com-subscription service) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads, 51-9 Last Meeting: (3/30/05) Last Time in College Station: (3/2/04) |
| UP NEXT |
| A&M at Texas Tech Saturday, April 1, 2 p.m. (CST) Sunday, April 2, 12 p.m. (CST) Rocky Johnson Field, Lubbock, Texas |
"Texas State is a very tough team," commented A&M head coach Jo Evans. "They have a very good pitcher in Katie Trahan and they hit the ball well. Coach Woodard does a great job and it will be a good test for us going into our weekend on the road with Texas Tech. Our team has played good defense and pitched well and it's important that we get more consistent at the plate. "
The Aggies are coming off a weekend series sweep of the Kansas Jayhawks. A&M won both games in a dramatic fashion in the bottom of the seventh. Jami Lobpries hit a two-run shot in Saturday's game to lift the Ags to a 2-1 victory. Lobpries, again, scored the winning run in game two, taking home on a passed ball for the 3-2 win.
Texas State improved to 8-1 in the Southland Conference with a 9-6 come-from-behind win over McNeese State Sunday in San Marcos.
Megan Gibson continues to generate for A&M at the plate. She leads the team in batting average at .304 with nine homeruns and 22 RBI on the season. She also leads the team in slugging percentage (.696) and walks (22). Gibson (11-3) has logged 85 innings of work in the circle. She has a 2.39 ERA with 58 strikeouts, holding opponents to a .221 batting average.
Kristin Gunter is the Bobcats' top producer, hitting .372 with six homeruns and 21 RBI in 30 games played. On the mound, Trahan (13-5) has a 1.23 ERA in 125.1 innings of work. She's struckout 153, only walking 37.
The two programs have faced-off 60 times, with A&M winning 51 of the contests.
You can access live audio and stats for the games against Texas State by logging on to AggieAthletics.com. Fans attending any home game this season can listen to AggieAthletics.com's broadcast inside the stadium on 89.9 FM.
To purchase tickets for Aggie home games, contact the Texas A&M Athletic Ticket Office at (979) 845-2311 or (888) 99-Aggie.