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Photo by: Sam Craft/Texas A&M Athletics
Harrington Leads No. 12 Texas A&M Past No. 9 South Carolina, 3-0
Mar 30, 2018 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION – The No. 12 Texas A&M softball team defeated No. 9 South Carolina, 3-0, in the series opener Friday evening at the Aggie Softball Complex.
Trinity Harrington earned her 10th win and sixth shutout of the season as the senior held the Gamecocks (29-5, 5-2 SEC) to four hits and only allowed one walk while fanning five.
The Aggies (31-7, 4-3 SEC) outhit South Carolina, 7-4, and were led by Riley Sartain, who went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Erica Russell and Tori Vidales each drove in a run as Vidales leads the team with 39 RBI on the season.
Cayla Drotar suffered the loss to move to 13-2 on the year. The right-hander gave up seven hits, three runs, two earned runs and walked two with a strikeout in six innings of work.
KEY INNINGS
B2 | Texas A&M took an early two-run lead in the second beginning with an Ashley Walters lead off single to right. Riley Sartain later singled to shortstop before Blake-Ann Fritsch, who pinch ran for Walters, took advantage of a fielding error by the Gamecocks to score the first run of the game. Sartain touched home on a Russell groundout, giving the Aggies a 2-0 lead. A&M 2, SC 0
B5 | Hudek delivered a two-out double to left and was plated by a Vidales single to center to give the Aggies an insurance run. A&M 3, SC 0
Top Offensive Players:
Riley Sartain | 2-for-3, R
Sarah Hudek | 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Tori Vidales | 1-for-3, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington (10-1, 1.39 ERA) – W, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB
WHAT THEY SAID
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On the defense tonight…
"They were terrific. I thought Kristen Cuyos had an absolutely great game and then to top it off with that catch at the end was great. Riley Sartain was great also. There were a lot of really nice plays out there tonight."
On her team's performance tonight…
"We had a lot of quality at bats tonight. We didn't have a massive amount of hits but what we did have was have quality at bats. We only had one strikeout, which is good to see, and people were squaring it up. Overall, I was really pleased to see our at bats. We looked calm at the plate and it showed."
On the crowd…
"I loved it. I just appreciate them so much. I want to thank the crowd because I did not know what the turnout was going to be. We were walking around on campus and it looked like a ghost town so tonight I was hoping we would have a good crowd. I wanted to have a good crowd behind us and we did. They were loud and were into it. I wish every single person in the stands would belt out "Sweet Caroline" in the fourth inning. It was great to play in front of such an awesome crowd."
ON DECK
The Aggies and Gamecocks square off at 1 p.m. for game two of the series Saturday afternoon at the Aggie Softball Complex.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
Trinity Harrington earned her 10th win and sixth shutout of the season as the senior held the Gamecocks (29-5, 5-2 SEC) to four hits and only allowed one walk while fanning five.
The Aggies (31-7, 4-3 SEC) outhit South Carolina, 7-4, and were led by Riley Sartain, who went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Erica Russell and Tori Vidales each drove in a run as Vidales leads the team with 39 RBI on the season.
Cayla Drotar suffered the loss to move to 13-2 on the year. The right-hander gave up seven hits, three runs, two earned runs and walked two with a strikeout in six innings of work.
B2 | Texas A&M took an early two-run lead in the second beginning with an Ashley Walters lead off single to right. Riley Sartain later singled to shortstop before Blake-Ann Fritsch, who pinch ran for Walters, took advantage of a fielding error by the Gamecocks to score the first run of the game. Sartain touched home on a Russell groundout, giving the Aggies a 2-0 lead. A&M 2, SC 0
B5 | Hudek delivered a two-out double to left and was plated by a Vidales single to center to give the Aggies an insurance run. A&M 3, SC 0
Top Offensive Players:
Riley Sartain | 2-for-3, R
Sarah Hudek | 1-for-2, 2B, BB
Tori Vidales | 1-for-3, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington (10-1, 1.39 ERA) – W, 7.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 5 K, 1 BB
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On the defense tonight…
"They were terrific. I thought Kristen Cuyos had an absolutely great game and then to top it off with that catch at the end was great. Riley Sartain was great also. There were a lot of really nice plays out there tonight."
On her team's performance tonight…
"We had a lot of quality at bats tonight. We didn't have a massive amount of hits but what we did have was have quality at bats. We only had one strikeout, which is good to see, and people were squaring it up. Overall, I was really pleased to see our at bats. We looked calm at the plate and it showed."
On the crowd…
"I loved it. I just appreciate them so much. I want to thank the crowd because I did not know what the turnout was going to be. We were walking around on campus and it looked like a ghost town so tonight I was hoping we would have a good crowd. I wanted to have a good crowd behind us and we did. They were loud and were into it. I wish every single person in the stands would belt out "Sweet Caroline" in the fourth inning. It was great to play in front of such an awesome crowd."
The Aggies and Gamecocks square off at 1 p.m. for game two of the series Saturday afternoon 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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harrington, Trinity (10-1)
L: Cayla Drotar (13-2)
Batting:
2B: Mackenzie Boesel 1
SH: Krystan White 1
Base Running:
HBP: Cayla Drotar 1
Batting:
2B: Hudek, Sarah 1
RBI: Vidales, Tori 1 ; Russell, Erica 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hudek, Sarah 1 ; Fritsch, Blake-Ann 1 ; Sartain, Riley 1
SB: Show, Samantha 1
Game Leaders
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