March 25, 2008
The seventh-ranked Texas A&M softball team will travel to Waco on Wednesday to close out its two-game series against the 18th-ranked Baylor Lady Bears. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at Getterman Stadium.
Fans can listen to the game live and free of charge on aggieathletics.com or locally in the Bryan/College Station area on 1150am The Zone with play-by-play from Louie Belina and color commentary from Clint Netherland.
?I am pleased with the way our team has opened up the Big 12 Conference,? A&M head coach Jo Evans said. ?Our team played well against Baylor at our place and it is important to keep that same kind of focus and enthusiasm on the road in Waco.?
Baylor (18-8, 1-2 Big 12) is coming off a weekend split with Iowa State. The Bears took the first game, 5-0, on Friday before falling, 2-1, to the Cyclones on Saturday afternoon.
BU dominates the Big 12 in batting average, owning the top four spots in the league?â„¢s standings. Jordan Daniels leads with a .417 clip followed by Kirsten Shortridge (.415), K.J. Freeland (.411) and Brette Reagan (.403).
Collectively, the foursome has scored 61 runs off 118 hits, including 17 doubles, three triples and 11 homeruns.
A&M improved to 31-6, 3-0 in Big 12 play after sweeping its two-game series with the Texas Tech Red Raiders over the weekend. The Aggies handed Tech a 7-3 loss in extra innings on Friday and a 3-1 loss on Saturday.
Against Tech on Friday, Megan Gibson allowed just two earned runs on five hits over nine innings, picking up her 17th complete game of the year. For the season, Gibson has recorded 132 strikeouts in 125 innings pitched. The senior All-American boasts a Big 12-leading 0.78 ERA and has a flawless mark in conference play at 2-0.
Gibson, Macie Morrow, Alex Reynolds and Kelsey Spittler logged multi-hit games for the Aggies over the weekend.
The Lady Bears?â„¢ .332 team batting average ranks them atop the Big 12 standings while Texas A&M owns the league lead in pitching with a team 1.20 ERA.
Wednesday?â„¢s game marks the 70th meeting between the two schools.
A&M holds the all-time series lead at 50-18-1 after shutting out the Bears, 7-0, on March 19 at the Aggie Softball Complex.
Limited seating is still available for those wanting to reserve a spot on the Maroon Club?â„¢s fan bus to Waco. For more information or to sign up, please contact Marty Walton at 846-3024 or mwalton@athletics.tamu.edu. Cost of the trip is $20 for Maroon Club members and students and $25 for all other Aggie Fans.
Fans interested in purchasing season and individual game tickets can do so through the 12th Man Foundation or by calling 1-888-99-AGGIE.