March 24, 2009
COLLEGE STATION, Texas -
The 20th-ranked Texas A&M softball team travels to Waco, Texas, on Wednesday for a 6:30 p.m. Big 12 matchup with Baylor.
The Aggies (23-11, 1-1 Big 12) play their first midweek game in two weeks after splitting their Big 12 opening series against Nebraska last weekend.
The Lady Bears (25-10, 2-0 Big 12) look to extend a seven-game winning streak Wednesday and come off of a run-rule of Central Arkansas on Monday and a series sweep at Texas Tech this past weekend.
A&M leads the all-time series against Baylor 51-18-1 and blanked the BU twice, 7-0 and 8-0, in 2008.
Aggie second baseman Holly Ridley posts a .330 average with 34 hits, 24 runs, eight doubles, three triples, seven home runs, 24 RBIs and a .670 slugging percentage. Sophomore Rhi Kliesing leads the team in the circle with a 14-7 record, four shutouts and 137 strikeouts.
Live stats and free live audio are available for the game on AggieAthletics.com. Fans can also listen live on Sports Radio 1150 The Zone.
RECAP
Texas A&M split its Big 12 opening series against Nebraska winning the first game, 2-1, while dropping the second game in nine innings, 3-2.
On Saturday, Kliesing threw a one-hitter to shut down the Husker offense and snap their six-game winning streak. The Aggies came from behind to score the game-winning run on a two-out, bases-loaded walk by freshman Alex Reynolds went 4-for-6 with three RBIs and Villarreal hit .500 with a run and an RBI. Sophomore Erin Glasco added a pair of hits and two RBIs each in the series. The two teams are even at 5-5 in the last 10 games.
MORROW'S SHORT-LIVED RETURN
On March 7 against Kent State, junior Macie Morrow hit a foul ball that struck her in the face directly off the bat. The shortstop from Sugar Land, Texas, returned to the starting lineup to open Big 12 play and made an impact hitting .400 with two hits, two walks, two runs and an RBI. Unfortunately, that is the last action Morrow will see this season as she is set to undergo surgery on Friday, March 27.
KLIESING'S ONE-HIT WONDERS
Kliesing threw a one-hitter to earn her first Big 12 victory of the year against Nebraska on Saturday. She followed that performance holding the Huskers to one hit again through six and two-thirds innings on Sunday. The Pearland, Texas, native fanned 12 and allowed two hits through 13 and two-thirds innings in the series.