May 02, 2007
The 6th-ranked Texas A&M softball team will head to Waco on Saturday to bring Big 12 regular season play to a close with a single game against the 10th-ranked Baylor Lady Bears. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. at Getterman Stadium.
| GAME INFO |
| Saturday, May 5, 4 p.m. (CDT) Getterman Stadium (1,230), Waco, Texas |
| RECORDS |
| Texas A&M: 39-8, 12-5 Big 12 Baylor: 43-12, 12-3 Big 12 |
| RANKINGS |
| A&M is ranked 6th by both USA Today/NFCA and ESPN.com/USA Softball. Baylor is ranked 10th and 7th, respectively. |
| RADIO |
| KZNE-AM 1150 (Local) Matt Simon, play-by-play Stephen Grove, commentary (broadcast time 3:45 p.m.) |
| INTERNET |
| Free Live Video: None Free Live Audio: (Aggies All-Access) Live Stats: (baylorbears.com) |
| SERIES |
| A&M leads, 49-16-1 Last Meeting: (4/4/07) |
| UP NEXT |
| vs Opponent TBD Big 12 Championship Quarterfinals Friday, May 11, Time TBD Hall of Fame Stadium, Oklahoma City |
Fans can listen to Saturday's game live and free of charge on AggieAthletics.com through the new Aggies All-Access. Those attending the game can listen to the action inside Getterman Stadium on or around 88.9 FM. The game will also be aired locally in Bryan/College Station on Sports Radio 1150 The Zone.
"Our teams are very much alike," A&M head coach Jo Evans said. "We both have very good pitching, power in the line-up, solid defense and speed on the base paths. It is always a hard fought game when our two teams meet."
The Aggies take a 39-8, 12-5 league record into the match-up. Over the weekend, A&M split a two-game series with the Texas Tech Red Raiders in College Station. Megan Gibson (16-3) earned her seventh shutout of the season with the 5-0 win on Saturday, but the Aggies fell short, 6-2, after giving up 11 hits on Sunday. Gibson was 4-for-7 against Tech on the weekend, driving in three runs with two doubles and a walk. Sharonda McDonald was 5-for-7 with three runs scored and a stolen base.
Baylor (43-12, 12-3 Big 12) also split its weekend series, falling to the Missouri Tigers on Saturday, 4-3, before pounding out 10 hits to earn the 3-0 victory on Sunday. Ashley Monceaux leads the way for the Lady Bear hitters. The senior infielder is hitting .401 on the season and leads the team in home runs (15) and RBIs (55).
The Aggies lead the all-time series 49-16-1, most recently dropping an extra-inning game to the Lady Bears, 3-1, in College Station at the beginning of April.
Coach Evans and the Texas A&M Maroon Club would also like to extend an invitation to any fans wishing to attend Saturday's game to purchase a ticket to ride a chartered fan bus to Waco. The cost of the trip is $20 for Maroon Club members and $25 for all other Aggie fans. The trip includes one ticket to the game, a snack pack, a media guide and a chance to win free prizes. To sign up please contact Marty Walton at 846-3024 or at mwalton@athletics.tamu.edu. There are a limited number of seats available.