Friday, April 13
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Photo by: Texas A&M Athletics
No. 9 Texas A&M Rolls Past No. 20 Kentucky, 9-2
Apr 13, 2018 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION – The No. 9 Texas A&M softball team defeated the No. 20 Kentucky Wildcats, 9-2, in the series opener Friday evening at the Aggie Softball complex.
Aggie starter Trinity Harrington earned her 11th win of the season, throwing six innings and allowing two runs and six hits while fanning two. Payton McBride came in relief, throwing a scoreless seventh frame, allowing two hits and a walk while fanning one.
Offensively, the Aggies (35-9, 8-5 SEC) out hit the Wildcats, 11-8, and were led by Ashley Walters and Tori Vidales, who each had three hits apiece. The top four hitters of the Aggies lineup accounted for seven of the nine RBI and nine of the 11 hits in the game.
Autumn Humes suffered the loss for the Wildcats (25-12, 3-9 SEC) to move to 7-5 on the year. The sophomore gave up eight hits, five earned runs and walked four while fanning three in her four innings of work.
KEY INNINGS
B1 | Texas A&M struck first with a solo blast to left field by Sarah Hudek, her fifth home run of the year. A&M 1, UK 0
B3 | Tori Vidales reached via a single and was driven in by an Ashley Walters RBI-double off the center field wall. A&M 2, UK 0
B4 |The Aggies added to the lead, scoring three runs in the fourth. Samantha Show led off the inning and Kylie George, who pinch ran for Show, scored on a Keeli Milligan infield single. Milligan then stole second and was plated by Vidales, who singled through the left side. Walters then singled home Vidales to cap off the inning. A&M 5, UK 0
B5 | Hudek plated Kristen Cuyos, who drew a lead-off walk, on a fielder's choice to shortstop. A&M 6, UK 0
T6 | The Wildcats received their first runs of the game on a two-run home run to left field by Mallory Peyton. A&M 6, UK 2
B6 | The Aggies added another three runs to their lead as Show drove in two on a single to left, before Milligan drove in Cuyos on an infield single down the first base line. A&M 9, UK 2
Top Offensive Players:
Tori Vidales | 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI
Ashley Walters | 3-for-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Keeli Milligan | 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington | W, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Payton McBride | 1.0 IP, 2 H, BB, SO
AGGIE NOTES
WHAT THEY SAID
TEXAS A&M HEAD COACH JO EVANS
On Trinity Harrington's strikeout in the top of the 1st…
"That was the total difference in the game, to me anyway. When you're in that situation, we need a strikeout right there. If we can get a strikeout, we're going get out of this thing, and she did just that. I was really proud of Trin. A great pitcher will have some chaos like that happen, not of her doing, and then just bear down and say, I can do this. I'll pitch this off my back right now, I can get some outs and get us out of that. That showed a lot of maturity on her part."
On Sarah Hudek…
"That makes a huge difference. They [Kentucky] are kicking themselves for not getting a run out of that first inning, and then we turn around and score a run. That's kind of a back breaker. I love the way Sarah is swinging the bat, and that last at bat she had was such a quality AB. She wasn't quite comfortable during the at bat and stays in there long enough to just scorch one. I like what that kid is doing. I like that she's aggressive up there, and that's a kid that doesn't have to be completely comfortable to hit the ball hard. She can battle up there and make something happen."
On Ashley Walters and Tori Vidales…
"It's nice to see Ashley play and get up there and drive the ball, get us some runs, and she got up there and hit one off the wall. And Tori was 3-for-3 in her first three at bats, and I love seeing those kids with opportunities and people in scoring position step up there and make something happen. We really needed that. We needed Tori and Ashley to get up there and get some quality ABs. Samantha Show got a couple RBI at her at bats too, so it's nice to see our kids start to put some things together."
On tonight's performance…
"I'll tell you what we did really well was take our free passes. They gave up nine walks on the day, and it's going to be hard to beat anybody if you give up nine walks. I thought we showed a lot of patience at the plate, and we were aggressive when we got a pitch to hit. Kaitlyn Alderink got three walks on the night, and she ends up 0-for-1 when she had a lot of ABs, but did a nice job. I'm pleased to see Erica Russell and Keeli Milligan get good ABs too. Keeli fought for her hits and did a nice job to battle with two strikes. I saw a lot of positive things out of our offense."
ON DECK
The Aggies and Wildcats face off at 2 p.m. for game two of the three game series Saturday afternoon at the Aggie Softball Complex.
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Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
Aggie starter Trinity Harrington earned her 11th win of the season, throwing six innings and allowing two runs and six hits while fanning two. Payton McBride came in relief, throwing a scoreless seventh frame, allowing two hits and a walk while fanning one.
Offensively, the Aggies (35-9, 8-5 SEC) out hit the Wildcats, 11-8, and were led by Ashley Walters and Tori Vidales, who each had three hits apiece. The top four hitters of the Aggies lineup accounted for seven of the nine RBI and nine of the 11 hits in the game.
Autumn Humes suffered the loss for the Wildcats (25-12, 3-9 SEC) to move to 7-5 on the year. The sophomore gave up eight hits, five earned runs and walked four while fanning three in her four innings of work.
B1 | Texas A&M struck first with a solo blast to left field by Sarah Hudek, her fifth home run of the year. A&M 1, UK 0
B3 | Tori Vidales reached via a single and was driven in by an Ashley Walters RBI-double off the center field wall. A&M 2, UK 0
B4 |The Aggies added to the lead, scoring three runs in the fourth. Samantha Show led off the inning and Kylie George, who pinch ran for Show, scored on a Keeli Milligan infield single. Milligan then stole second and was plated by Vidales, who singled through the left side. Walters then singled home Vidales to cap off the inning. A&M 5, UK 0
B5 | Hudek plated Kristen Cuyos, who drew a lead-off walk, on a fielder's choice to shortstop. A&M 6, UK 0
T6 | The Wildcats received their first runs of the game on a two-run home run to left field by Mallory Peyton. A&M 6, UK 2
B6 | The Aggies added another three runs to their lead as Show drove in two on a single to left, before Milligan drove in Cuyos on an infield single down the first base line. A&M 9, UK 2
Tori Vidales | 3-for-4, 2 R, RBI
Ashley Walters | 3-for-4, R, 2 RBI, 2B
Keeli Milligan | 2-for-4, R, 2 RBI, BB
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington | W, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 2 SO
Payton McBride | 1.0 IP, 2 H, BB, SO
- Sarah Hudek extended her hitting streak to eight games and has reached base in nine consecutive games
- Tori Vidales three-hit game was her third of the season and her performance ties a season high
- Ashley Walters' 47th career double ties her for third all-time in program history and is just two away from breaking the school record.
- Ashley Walters three-hit game was her second of the season and ties her season high
- The Aggies drew nine walks, marking a season high for the team. The previous high was eight, which came on February 10 against Texas Tech.
WHAT THEY SAID
TEXAS A&M HEAD COACH JO EVANS
On Trinity Harrington's strikeout in the top of the 1st…
"That was the total difference in the game, to me anyway. When you're in that situation, we need a strikeout right there. If we can get a strikeout, we're going get out of this thing, and she did just that. I was really proud of Trin. A great pitcher will have some chaos like that happen, not of her doing, and then just bear down and say, I can do this. I'll pitch this off my back right now, I can get some outs and get us out of that. That showed a lot of maturity on her part."
On Sarah Hudek…
"That makes a huge difference. They [Kentucky] are kicking themselves for not getting a run out of that first inning, and then we turn around and score a run. That's kind of a back breaker. I love the way Sarah is swinging the bat, and that last at bat she had was such a quality AB. She wasn't quite comfortable during the at bat and stays in there long enough to just scorch one. I like what that kid is doing. I like that she's aggressive up there, and that's a kid that doesn't have to be completely comfortable to hit the ball hard. She can battle up there and make something happen."
On Ashley Walters and Tori Vidales…
"It's nice to see Ashley play and get up there and drive the ball, get us some runs, and she got up there and hit one off the wall. And Tori was 3-for-3 in her first three at bats, and I love seeing those kids with opportunities and people in scoring position step up there and make something happen. We really needed that. We needed Tori and Ashley to get up there and get some quality ABs. Samantha Show got a couple RBI at her at bats too, so it's nice to see our kids start to put some things together."
On tonight's performance…
"I'll tell you what we did really well was take our free passes. They gave up nine walks on the day, and it's going to be hard to beat anybody if you give up nine walks. I thought we showed a lot of patience at the plate, and we were aggressive when we got a pitch to hit. Kaitlyn Alderink got three walks on the night, and she ends up 0-for-1 when she had a lot of ABs, but did a nice job. I'm pleased to see Erica Russell and Keeli Milligan get good ABs too. Keeli fought for her hits and did a nice job to battle with two strikes. I saw a lot of positive things out of our offense."
The Aggies and Wildcats face off at 2 p.m. for game two of the three game 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 (11-1)
L: Autumn Humes (7-5)
Batting:
2B: Katie Reed 1
HR: Mallory Peyton 1
RBI: Mallory Peyton 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Brooklin Hinz 1 ; Mallory Peyton 1
CS: Brooklin Hinz 1
HBP: Rachael Metzger 1
Batting:
2B: Walters, Ashley 1
HR: Hudek, Sarah 1
RBI: Milligan, Keeli 2 ; Hudek, Sarah 2 ; Vidales, Tori 1 ; Walters, Ashley 2 ; Show, Samantha 2
SH: Sartain, Riley 1 ; Russell, Erica 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Milligan, Keeli 1 ; Hudek, Sarah 1 ; Vidales, Tori 2 ; Walters, Ashley 1 ; Alderink, Kaitlyn 1 ; Cuyos, Kristen 2 ; George, Kylie 1
SB: Milligan, Keeli 1
HBP: Russell, Erica 1
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