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No. 5 Texas A&M Falls to Mississippi State, 5-2
Mar 10, 2017 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION – The No. 5 Texas A&M Softball team fell to Mississippi State, 5-2, Friday night at the Aggie Softball Complex.
After Mississippi State took a 3-0 lead in third on a home run by Olivia Golden, Texas A&M (19-2, 0-1 SEC) responded in the bottom half as Tori Vidales smashed her fourth homer of the season to left center.
The Bulldogs (20-3, 1-0 SEC) added to the lead in the fifth on a RBI infield single, before scoring an insurance run in the sixth on a Golden RBI single to left.
The Aggies threatened in the seventh as Riley Sartain singled to left before Samantha Show walked on four pitches. Following a fly out to left, Sarah Hudek reached on a fielder's choice and moved Sartain to third. Miranda Miles, who came in to pitch hit, reached on an error, allowing Sartain to come across.
Show was saddled with her first loss of the season to move to 8-1 on the year. The East Bernard, Texas, native threw 4.1 innings, giving up 11 hits with a strikeout. Lexi Smith tossed 2.2 innings of relief, allowing three hits with a strikeout.
MSU's Regan Green earned the win to move to 4-0 on the campaign.
The two teams continue the three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m. The game can be seen on the SEC Network and the ESPN app and can be heard locally on Willy 1550 AM.
Tickets may be purchased in person at the Kyle Field or Reed Arena box offices, online at www.12thman.com/tickets or by phone at 888-99-AGGIE or 979-845-2311.
Gig 'Em Group Packs are available for groups of 20 or more and can enjoy $3 tickets and a special pregame group experience (when available) while those of 50 or more receive $3 tickets and a concessions voucher of a $50 value. If interested, contact 12thManMarketing@athletics.tamu.edu.
Texas A&M Athletics is committed to providing the 12th Man with the safest environment possible at its athletic venues. Be prepared on game day by reviewing the 12-1-1 Gig 'Em Rule. Visit www.12thman.com/beclear for all information regarding the clear bag policy.
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 Texas A&M not looking like themselves…
"I thought our defense sped the game up too much. We got ahead of ourselves a little bit. We were definitely a little off. (Samantha) Show threw the ball on the plate a lot and she got hit hard. Mississippi State did a really great job with two strikes, even if they didn't get a hit, they squared it up hard. Sam really struggled to find a pitch that she could throw for a strike to get out. Mississippi State went out and made plays, they got some double plays and their pitcher went out there and did a nice job. They deserved the win."
On Regan Green's performance…
"She did a good job not making too many mistakes. We started to hit the ball harder in the third and fourth inning and started making better contact and having more quality at bats. There were a couple of times tonight where I thought we had ball four and we didn't take it. When you're struggling at the plate and you have a close game, you have to take the ball four. You're just looking for base runners in those situations."
After Mississippi State took a 3-0 lead in third on a home run by Olivia Golden, Texas A&M (19-2, 0-1 SEC) responded in the bottom half as Tori Vidales smashed her fourth homer of the season to left center.
The Bulldogs (20-3, 1-0 SEC) added to the lead in the fifth on a RBI infield single, before scoring an insurance run in the sixth on a Golden RBI single to left.
The Aggies threatened in the seventh as Riley Sartain singled to left before Samantha Show walked on four pitches. Following a fly out to left, Sarah Hudek reached on a fielder's choice and moved Sartain to third. Miranda Miles, who came in to pitch hit, reached on an error, allowing Sartain to come across.
Show was saddled with her first loss of the season to move to 8-1 on the year. The East Bernard, Texas, native threw 4.1 innings, giving up 11 hits with a strikeout. Lexi Smith tossed 2.2 innings of relief, allowing three hits with a strikeout.
MSU's Regan Green earned the win to move to 4-0 on the campaign.
The two teams continue the three-game series Saturday at 2 p.m. The game can be seen on the SEC Network and the ESPN app and can be heard locally on Willy 1550 AM.
Tickets may be purchased in person at the Kyle Field or Reed Arena box offices, online at www.12thman.com/tickets or by phone at 888-99-AGGIE or 979-845-2311.
Gig 'Em Group Packs are available for groups of 20 or more and can enjoy $3 tickets and a special pregame group experience (when available) while those of 50 or more receive $3 tickets and a concessions voucher of a $50 value. If interested, contact 12thManMarketing@athletics.tamu.edu.
Texas A&M Athletics is committed to providing the 12th Man with the safest environment possible at its athletic venues. Be prepared on game day by reviewing the 12-1-1 Gig 'Em Rule. Visit www.12thman.com/beclear for all information regarding the clear bag policy.
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 Texas A&M not looking like themselves…
"I thought our defense sped the game up too much. We got ahead of ourselves a little bit. We were definitely a little off. (Samantha) Show threw the ball on the plate a lot and she got hit hard. Mississippi State did a really great job with two strikes, even if they didn't get a hit, they squared it up hard. Sam really struggled to find a pitch that she could throw for a strike to get out. Mississippi State went out and made plays, they got some double plays and their pitcher went out there and did a nice job. They deserved the win."
On Regan Green's performance…
"She did a good job not making too many mistakes. We started to hit the ball harder in the third and fourth inning and started making better contact and having more quality at bats. There were a couple of times tonight where I thought we had ball four and we didn't take it. When you're struggling at the plate and you have a close game, you have to take the ball four. You're just looking for base runners in those situations."
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Regan Green (4-0)
L: Show, Samantha (8-1)
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Batting:
2B: Bevia Robinson 1 ; Reggie Harrison 2
HR: Olivia Golden 1
RBI: Olivia Golden 4 ; Katie Anne Bailey 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Bevia Robinson 1 ; Kat Moore 1 ; Reggie Harrison 2 ; Olivia Golden 1
SB: Bevia Robinson 1
CS: Kat Moore 1
HBP: Sarai Niu 1
Batting:
HR: Vidales, Tori 1
RBI: Vidales, Tori 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Vidales, Tori 1 ; Sartain, Riley 1
Game Leaders
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