Saturday, March 10
College Station
2:30 p.m.
Texas A&M
7
vs
0
Ole Miss
Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
Show, No. 7 Texas A&M Blank No. 19 Ole Miss, 7-0
Mar 10, 2018 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION – The seventh-ranked Texas A&M softball team shutout No. 19 Ole Miss, 7-0, behind a nine-strikeout performance by Samantha Show Saturday at the Aggie Softball Complex.
Show tossed her third shutout of the season, giving up just three hits, one walk and fanning nine to move to 7-2 on the season. The East Bernard, Texas, native got stronger as the game wore on, striking out five in the game's final two innings.
The junior helped her own cause at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles. Sarah Hudek and Kaitlyn Alderink each added two hits for the Aggies (23-3, 2-0 SEC), who outhit the Rebels, 11-3, and had each batter in the lineup reach base.
Ole Miss' (13-6, 0-2 SEC) Anna Borgen suffered the loss, giving up three runs on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts.
KEY INNINGS
B2 | The Aggies broke the scoring seal as Sarah Hudek smacked a one-out double to right center and scored on a bloop single by Samantha Show. A&M 1, OM 0
B4 | Riley Sartain blasted her fifth homer of the season to left, doubling the Aggies' lead. A&M 2, OM 0
B6 | Texas A&M added some insurance, scoring four runs on four hits. Kristen Cuyos led off the inning with a single and moved to second a single up the middle by Erica Russell. After Keeli Milligan drew a walk to put the bags full of Ags, Kaitlyn Alderink singled through the left side, scoring Cuyos and a defensive error allowed Russell to touch home. Tori Vidales followed with a RBI single up the middle, before Ashley Walters capped off the inning with a RBI groundout. A&M 7, OM 0
Top Offensive Players:
Samantha Show | 2-for-3, 2 RBI
Sarah Hudek | 2-for-3, 2B, 2 R
Kaitlyn Alderink | 2-for-4, RBI, R
Riley Sartain | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Samantha Show (7-2, 2.28 ERA) – W, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 9 K, 1 BB
AGGIE NOTES:
WHAT THEY SAID
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On Samantha Show getting nine strikeouts and getting key outs when she needed them…
"What she did differently today was she found a pitch to get an out, whether it was a strikeout or just to get an out. I think she did that better today than I've seen her do that in a while. Early on, she was behind hitters. She was a little out of sorts the first inning. I thought it was huge that we were able to get through the early innings when she was kind of trying to settle in and not give up any runs. I just love the way she showed maturity out there. She could've gotten flustered. She could've gotten careless and she didn't. She just kept getting better as the game went on. I was really happy to see that."
On confidence in batter's box…
"It just goes to show that they're seeing the ball well. They're well prepared. I think Coach [Keith] Stein is doing a great job having them prepared and understanding the pitchers we're going to face and they're trusting that and trusting themselves. So, I like what he's doing. He lets them play the game and he's just on top of it to help them if they need it. But, all the work is on the off days at practice and in the hitting groups. I think he's doing a nice job of that. I'm loving how the kids are responding."
On already winning the series 2-0…
"We're going to enjoy it. Getting out there and scoring those four runs late really made a difference for us and I really would've loved to see one more run and shut it down early, but you don't want to get too greedy. But, I just thought we were playing with confidence. We're taking care of the ball. We're making plays we're supposed to make. The catch by Erica Russell, to go from center field to right field and make that catch, was a special catch. I just like what I'm seeing right now. I think our kids are having fun playing the game."
ON DECK
The Aggies will go for the sweep against Ole Miss Sunday at 1pm at the Aggie Softball Complex.
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Show tossed her third shutout of the season, giving up just three hits, one walk and fanning nine to move to 7-2 on the season. The East Bernard, Texas, native got stronger as the game wore on, striking out five in the game's final two innings.
The junior helped her own cause at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI singles. Sarah Hudek and Kaitlyn Alderink each added two hits for the Aggies (23-3, 2-0 SEC), who outhit the Rebels, 11-3, and had each batter in the lineup reach base.
Ole Miss' (13-6, 0-2 SEC) Anna Borgen suffered the loss, giving up three runs on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts.
B2 | The Aggies broke the scoring seal as Sarah Hudek smacked a one-out double to right center and scored on a bloop single by Samantha Show. A&M 1, OM 0
B4 | Riley Sartain blasted her fifth homer of the season to left, doubling the Aggies' lead. A&M 2, OM 0
B6 | Texas A&M added some insurance, scoring four runs on four hits. Kristen Cuyos led off the inning with a single and moved to second a single up the middle by Erica Russell. After Keeli Milligan drew a walk to put the bags full of Ags, Kaitlyn Alderink singled through the left side, scoring Cuyos and a defensive error allowed Russell to touch home. Tori Vidales followed with a RBI single up the middle, before Ashley Walters capped off the inning with a RBI groundout. A&M 7, OM 0
Top Offensive Players:
Samantha Show | 2-for-3, 2 RBI
Sarah Hudek | 2-for-3, 2B, 2 R
Kaitlyn Alderink | 2-for-4, RBI, R
Riley Sartain | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Samantha Show (7-2, 2.28 ERA) – W, 7.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 9 K, 1 BB
- Samantha Show recorded a season-high nine strikeouts
- Samantha Show tied her season-high with two RBI
- Keeli Milligan extended her reached-base streak to 15 and holds a nine-game hitting streak
- Ashley Walters passed Selena Collins (2000-03) and now ranks ninth all-time for RBI in her career with 144
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On Samantha Show getting nine strikeouts and getting key outs when she needed them…
"What she did differently today was she found a pitch to get an out, whether it was a strikeout or just to get an out. I think she did that better today than I've seen her do that in a while. Early on, she was behind hitters. She was a little out of sorts the first inning. I thought it was huge that we were able to get through the early innings when she was kind of trying to settle in and not give up any runs. I just love the way she showed maturity out there. She could've gotten flustered. She could've gotten careless and she didn't. She just kept getting better as the game went on. I was really happy to see that."
On confidence in batter's box…
"It just goes to show that they're seeing the ball well. They're well prepared. I think Coach [Keith] Stein is doing a great job having them prepared and understanding the pitchers we're going to face and they're trusting that and trusting themselves. So, I like what he's doing. He lets them play the game and he's just on top of it to help them if they need it. But, all the work is on the off days at practice and in the hitting groups. I think he's doing a nice job of that. I'm loving how the kids are responding."
On already winning the series 2-0…
"We're going to enjoy it. Getting out there and scoring those four runs late really made a difference for us and I really would've loved to see one more run and shut it down early, but you don't want to get too greedy. But, I just thought we were playing with confidence. We're taking care of the ball. We're making plays we're supposed to make. The catch by Erica Russell, to go from center field to right field and make that catch, was a special catch. I just like what I'm seeing right now. I think our kids are having fun playing the game."
The Aggies will go for the sweep against Ole Miss Sunday at 1pm at the Aggie Softball Complex.
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
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