April 29, 2009
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas - The Texas A&M softball team closes out the regular season with four straight away games, the first of which is a doubleheader at Kansas on Thursday. First pitch is set for 11:15 a.m. at Arrocha Ballpark.
The games were postponed from March 28-29 when snow in Lawrence, Kan., caused the cancellation of the weekend series and led to a 10-day hiatus from play for the Aggies.
A&M (29-18, 6-8 Big 12) enters the midweek twin bill after splitting a two-game set with Iowa State in its regular season home finale last weekend. The A&M offense was stifled in a 3-0 loss on Saturday, but came back on Sunday for a 9-1, five-inning run-rule of the Cyclones.
The Jayhawks (20-28, 5-9 Big 12) come in to the doubleheader having won two games, 9-2 and 3-0, on Tuesday at Wichita State. In conference play, KU split against Baylor last weekend and sits in eighth place - two spots behind the sixth-place Aggies.
Texas A&M leads the all-time series 42-14 and last shutout Kansas by a combined score of 22-0 in two games at the Aggie Softball Complex in 2008. In fact, the Aggies have not allowed a run against KU in two years and have outscored the Jayhawks 42-0. In addition, A&M has won the last 14 consecutive games.
Live stats and free live audio are available for both games Thursday on AggieAthletics.com.
RECAP
After being shutout 3-0 by Iowa State on Saturday and not moving a runner into scoring position, the Aggies cruised to a 9-1, five-inning run-rule of the Cyclones on Sunday's Senior Day.
Sophomore Macie Morrow and senior Erin Glasco also went 2-for-3. Sophomore Holly Ridley was 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs and sophomore Savana Lloyd relieved the sophomore for the final out of the game - a strikeout.
WHAT'S UP NEXT
After the Aggies travel to Lawrence, Kan., they head to the state capital on Saturday to take on Texas in the State Farm Lone Star Showdown. The Texas game is televised nationally on ESPN. A&M ends its regular season at Baylor on Sunday in a game that has already been postponed twice.
LEADING THE WAY
Sophomore Holly Ridley's 19 extra-base hits lead the team. Her eight home runs and three triples are also tops. Kliesing tallies a team-best 31 RBIs and adds seven homers. In the circle, the sophomore records a 2.26 ERA with 161 strikeouts in 210.0 innings pitched.
SCOUTING KANSAS
The Jayhawks sit in eighth place in the Big 12 standings - two spots behind the sixth-place Aggies. They come in to Thursday's doubleheader having won two games, 9-2 and 3-0, on Tuesday at Wichita State. In conference play, KU split against Baylor last weekend and finishes its regular season at Iowa State this weekend. The team is 9-11 at home and 5-5 in its last 10 games.
Kansas is led by Dougie McCaulley who posts a .324 batting average, 48 hits, 31 runs and 13 stolen bases. She is the only KU player hitting above .300. Allie Clark provides the power with a team-high nine doubles, 10 home runs and 30 RBIs. Val George (9-14) leads a pitching staff of four with a 2.70 ERA and 166 K's in 158.1 innings pitched. Sarah Vertelka tallies three shutouts and has fanned 77 batters in 108.2 innings pitched.
VERSUS THE JAYHAWKS
Texas A&M leads the all-time series 42-14 and last shutout Kansas by a combined score of 22-0 in two games at the Aggie Softball Complex in 2008. In fact, the Aggies have not allowed a run against KU in two years and have outscored the Jayhawks 42-0. In addition, A&M has won the last 14 consecutive games between the two opponents. The last time Kansas defeated A&M was a 4-6 loss in 2002.
AGGIE SOFTBALL ON ESPN AGAIN
The Aggies were televised on ESPN at Oklahoma and are slated to have a second game on ESPN on Saturday, May 2 at Texas. In addition, the Big 12 Tournament Championship game on May 10 will be broadcast on FSN.