COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M junior Lexi Smith tossed a no-hitter in game two of Thursday's doubleheader sweep over Blinn College at the Aggie Softball Complex. The Aggies won game, 11-0, before taking game two, 19-1, in five innings.
The right-hander from Temple, Texas struck out 10 while only allowing a walk and an unearned run.
Texas A&M jumped out to a 3-0 advantage after the first as junior Tori Vidales recorded a two-RBI triple off the wall in center, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Kristen Cuyos.
In the second inning, the Aggies tacked on six runs to extend the lead to nine. Freshman Sarah Hudek belted a two-run homer to right, followed by a two-RBI double by Vidales. After the Maroon and White scored three runs in the third, Texas A&M plated seven runs in the fourth, highlighted by Hudek's second dinger of the contest.
In game one, the Aggies blanked the Buccaneers behind a one-hitter from Payton McBride. In her first collegiate start in the circle, McBride retired the first eight Buccaneers before allowing a swinging bunt single and a walk in the third. The freshman then strung together 13 outs to end the game and earn the win.
The Aggie offense did their part, putting up crooked numbers in five of their six frames and got on the board first with a two-run first and second inning. Junior Erin Hoothoofd went deep in the third to give A&M a comfortable seven-run lead. Junior Erica Russell scored twice in her 2-for-2 day at the plate in the opener, and after an RBI single in the first, she grabbed her second RBI on a triple in the fifth.
Texas A&M returns to action Nov. 2 with a doubleheader against McClennan JC with game one scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Coverage of the games can be heard on 1550 AM locally or online at www.12thMan.com.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Twitter.
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Jo Evans
On Lexi Smith's no hitter...
"I thought Lexi Smith was really good on the mound tonight. She threw the ball hard, and she mixed up her speeds. I just like her presence out there. You can tell she is having fun and she is so competitive it's in her nature. It's really fun to have her leading our team from the circle."
On tonight's offensive output...
"We were overdue. We had struggled a little bit offensively and it was nice to see our kids to start to hit throughout the lineup, hitting balls in the gap, getting some power out of [Sarah] Hudek and [Erin] Houthoofd. When you hit one through nine like that and you recognize the kind of talent that we have, it is exciting. I think our kids are energized and feel good about themselves. It was time for us to put up some big numbers so I was happy to see that."
The right-hander from Temple, Texas struck out 10 while only allowing a walk and an unearned run.
Texas A&M jumped out to a 3-0 advantage after the first as junior Tori Vidales recorded a two-RBI triple off the wall in center, and later scored on a sacrifice fly by junior Kristen Cuyos.
In the second inning, the Aggies tacked on six runs to extend the lead to nine. Freshman Sarah Hudek belted a two-run homer to right, followed by a two-RBI double by Vidales. After the Maroon and White scored three runs in the third, Texas A&M plated seven runs in the fourth, highlighted by Hudek's second dinger of the contest.
In game one, the Aggies blanked the Buccaneers behind a one-hitter from Payton McBride. In her first collegiate start in the circle, McBride retired the first eight Buccaneers before allowing a swinging bunt single and a walk in the third. The freshman then strung together 13 outs to end the game and earn the win.
The Aggie offense did their part, putting up crooked numbers in five of their six frames and got on the board first with a two-run first and second inning. Junior Erin Hoothoofd went deep in the third to give A&M a comfortable seven-run lead. Junior Erica Russell scored twice in her 2-for-2 day at the plate in the opener, and after an RBI single in the first, she grabbed her second RBI on a triple in the fifth.
Texas A&M returns to action Nov. 2 with a doubleheader against McClennan JC with game one scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. Coverage of the games can be heard on 1550 AM locally or online at www.12thMan.com.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Twitter.
Texas A&M Quotes
Head Coach Jo Evans
On Lexi Smith's no hitter...
"I thought Lexi Smith was really good on the mound tonight. She threw the ball hard, and she mixed up her speeds. I just like her presence out there. You can tell she is having fun and she is so competitive it's in her nature. It's really fun to have her leading our team from the circle."
On tonight's offensive output...
"We were overdue. We had struggled a little bit offensively and it was nice to see our kids to start to hit throughout the lineup, hitting balls in the gap, getting some power out of [Sarah] Hudek and [Erin] Houthoofd. When you hit one through nine like that and you recognize the kind of talent that we have, it is exciting. I think our kids are energized and feel good about themselves. It was time for us to put up some big numbers so I was happy to see that."