Thursday, February 22
Cathedral City, Calif.
7:30 p.m.
Texas A&M
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Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 6 Texas A&M Falls to Nebraska, 6-3
Feb 22, 2018 | Softball
CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. – The No. 6 Texas A&M softball team fell to Nebraska, 6-3, Thursday night to close out day one of the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic.
After falling behind 2-0 in the third, the Aggies (10-1) tied the game on a sacrifice fly by Payton McBride and an Ashley Walters RBI single.
A four-run fifth inning doomed the Aggies as Nebraska (9-2) took a 6-2 lead. The Aggies mounted a two-out rally in the sixth, but couldn't push any runs across and had runners on the corners after scoring a run in the seventh.
Walters finished the game with three hits and a RBI as Sarah Hudek and Keeli Milligan each recorded two hits.
In the circle, Trinity Harrington suffered her first loss of the season, giving up six runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings.
KEY INNINGS
B3 | Nebraska jumped on the Aggies early scoring two runs on singles by Gina Metzler and Kaylan Jabionski. NEB 2, A&M 0
T4 | Ashley Walters led off the inning with a single to left and was pinch ran for by Kylie George. A single by Sarah Hudek through the right side moved George to third, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Payton McBride. NEB 2, A&M 1
T5 | Kelbi Fortenberry began the frame with a pinch-hit walk and advanced to third on a two-out single down the right field line by Tori Vidales. Walters then pushed Fortenberry across with a single through the right side. A&M 2, NEB 2
B5 | The Cornhuskers struck for four runs on five hits and two errors. Tristen Edwards highlighted the inning by driving in two on a single, before Jablonski singled home Edwards. NEB 6, A&M 2
T6 | Texas A&M threatened with two outs as Samantha Show doubled to center before Milligan singled up the middle. Kaitlyn Alderink walked to load the bases for Vidales, but the threat was thwarted with a fly out to center. NEB 6, A&M 2
T7 | Walters reached base on an infield single to begin the inning prior to a single down the right field line by Hudek. Kristen Cuyos recorded an infield single to score Blake-Ann Fritsch, who pinch ran for Walters. NEB 6, A&M 3
Top Offensive Players:
Ashley Walters | 3-4, 1 RBI
Sarah Hudek | 2-3, BB
Keeli Milligan | 2-4, SB (80th career SB)
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington (L, 3-1, 1.44 ERA) | 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 K
Maddie MacGrandle | 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 K
ON DECK
The Aggies face off against No. 5 Oregon at 2:30 p.m. CT and No. 19 California at 5 p.m. CT
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
After falling behind 2-0 in the third, the Aggies (10-1) tied the game on a sacrifice fly by Payton McBride and an Ashley Walters RBI single.
A four-run fifth inning doomed the Aggies as Nebraska (9-2) took a 6-2 lead. The Aggies mounted a two-out rally in the sixth, but couldn't push any runs across and had runners on the corners after scoring a run in the seventh.
Walters finished the game with three hits and a RBI as Sarah Hudek and Keeli Milligan each recorded two hits.
In the circle, Trinity Harrington suffered her first loss of the season, giving up six runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings.
B3 | Nebraska jumped on the Aggies early scoring two runs on singles by Gina Metzler and Kaylan Jabionski. NEB 2, A&M 0
T4 | Ashley Walters led off the inning with a single to left and was pinch ran for by Kylie George. A single by Sarah Hudek through the right side moved George to third, who scored on a sacrifice fly by Payton McBride. NEB 2, A&M 1
T5 | Kelbi Fortenberry began the frame with a pinch-hit walk and advanced to third on a two-out single down the right field line by Tori Vidales. Walters then pushed Fortenberry across with a single through the right side. A&M 2, NEB 2
B5 | The Cornhuskers struck for four runs on five hits and two errors. Tristen Edwards highlighted the inning by driving in two on a single, before Jablonski singled home Edwards. NEB 6, A&M 2
T6 | Texas A&M threatened with two outs as Samantha Show doubled to center before Milligan singled up the middle. Kaitlyn Alderink walked to load the bases for Vidales, but the threat was thwarted with a fly out to center. NEB 6, A&M 2
T7 | Walters reached base on an infield single to begin the inning prior to a single down the right field line by Hudek. Kristen Cuyos recorded an infield single to score Blake-Ann Fritsch, who pinch ran for Walters. NEB 6, A&M 3
Ashley Walters | 3-4, 1 RBI
Sarah Hudek | 2-3, BB
Keeli Milligan | 2-4, SB (80th career SB)
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington (L, 3-1, 1.44 ERA) | 4.1 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 5 ER, 3 K
Maddie MacGrandle | 1.2 IP, 3 H, 1 K
The Aggies face off against No. 5 Oregon at 2:30 p.m. CT and No. 19 California at 5 p.m. CT
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kaylan Jablonski (5-1)
L: Harrington, Trinity (3-1)
S: Olivia Ferrell (2)
Batting:
2B: Show, Samantha 1
RBI: Walters, Ashley 1 ; McBride, Payton 1 ; Cuyos, Kristen 1
SF: McBride, Payton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: George, Kylie 1 ; Fritsch, Blake-Ann 1 ; Fortenberry, Kelbi 1
SB: Milligan, Keeli 1
Batting:
2B: Madi Unzicker 1 ; Laura Barrow 1
RBI: Tristen Edwards 2 ; Kaylan Jablonski 2 ; Gina Metzler 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Alyvia Simmons 1 ; Tristen Edwards 1 ; Bree Boruff 1 ; Laura Barrow 1 ; Gina Metzler 2
HBP: Lexey Kneib 1
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