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Photo by: Russell James/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 10 Texas A&M Splits Saturday Doubleheader Against No. 22 Mississippi State
Apr 07, 2018 | Softball
STARKVILLE, Miss. – The No. 10 Texas A&M softball team split Saturday's doubleheader against No. 22 Mississippi State, winning game one, 3-1, before falling in extra innings, 4-3, at Nusz Park.
Trinity Harrington recorded her 11th win of the season as the senior allowed just six hits and one run in 6.2 innings with a strikeout in game one. Payton McBride came in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but got a fly out to center to earn her fourth save of the season.
The Aggies (33-9, 6-5 SEC) got on the board in the first as Ashley Walters drove in Keeli Milligan with a single to right. In the fourth, Texas A&M doubled its lead as Walters reached third on a fielding error and Blake-Ann Fritsch, who pinch ran for Walters, scored on a RBI fielder's choice by Kristen Cuyos.
Mississippi State (29-10, 4-7 SEC) responded with a run in the bottom of the fourth as Calyn Adams scored on a RBI groundout from Reggie Harrison.
The Maroon & White got the run back in the fifth when Erica Russell led off the frame with a four-pitch walk and scored on a Sarah Hudek RBI double.
In game two, Mississippi State rushed out to a 3-0 lead in the third, scoring three unearned runs on a sacrifice fly, bases-loaded walk and bases-loaded hit by pitch.
Texas A&M cut into the lead in the fourth, scoring two runs. Milligan singled home Samantha Show, before Kaitlyn Alderink scored on a bases-loaded walk by Hudek. The Aggies tied the game in the fifth as Kylie George touched home on a RBI double from Kristen Cuyos.
The two teams were deadlocked heading into the 10th, where the Bulldogs took advantage of three walks to score the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk.
Kayla Poynter suffered the loss despite giving up just three hits in seven innings of relief. The freshman struck out five, but walked four and hit two batters. Samantha Show earned the start for Texas A&M and threw 2.2 innings, giving up two hits, three unearned runs and three walks.
Top Offensive Player:
Sarah Hudek | 3-for-7, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington (11-1, 1.36 ERA) | W, 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, K
Payton McBride (1-0, 4 S, 1.45 ERA) | S, 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB
Samantha Show (10-3, 2.12 ERA) | ND, 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB
Kayla Poynter (1-3, 3.12 ERA) | 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
Aggie Notes:
WHAT THEY SAID
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On the pitching performance in game one…
"I thought Trinity (Harrington) and Payton (McBride) looked really good. Payton came in a tough spot and she gets a routine fly ball to center to end the game and get the save. I was really pleased to see us score early and play great defense. It's a big deal to come in and get that first win, especially in the conditions we were playing in."
On game two…
"It is a tough loss. I look at it as we gave up three runs in the third and we shouldn't have given up any. I wasn't happy at all with the way we didn't take care of the ball in that inning. We gave up three runs, but we are better than that."
ON DECK
The Aggies and Bulldogs close out the series Sunday at 2 p.m. The game can be seen on the SEC Network and heard locally on Willy 1550 AM.
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 recorded her 11th win of the season as the senior allowed just six hits and one run in 6.2 innings with a strikeout in game one. Payton McBride came in with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, but got a fly out to center to earn her fourth save of the season.
The Aggies (33-9, 6-5 SEC) got on the board in the first as Ashley Walters drove in Keeli Milligan with a single to right. In the fourth, Texas A&M doubled its lead as Walters reached third on a fielding error and Blake-Ann Fritsch, who pinch ran for Walters, scored on a RBI fielder's choice by Kristen Cuyos.
Mississippi State (29-10, 4-7 SEC) responded with a run in the bottom of the fourth as Calyn Adams scored on a RBI groundout from Reggie Harrison.
The Maroon & White got the run back in the fifth when Erica Russell led off the frame with a four-pitch walk and scored on a Sarah Hudek RBI double.
In game two, Mississippi State rushed out to a 3-0 lead in the third, scoring three unearned runs on a sacrifice fly, bases-loaded walk and bases-loaded hit by pitch.
Texas A&M cut into the lead in the fourth, scoring two runs. Milligan singled home Samantha Show, before Kaitlyn Alderink scored on a bases-loaded walk by Hudek. The Aggies tied the game in the fifth as Kylie George touched home on a RBI double from Kristen Cuyos.
The two teams were deadlocked heading into the 10th, where the Bulldogs took advantage of three walks to score the game-winning run on a bases-loaded walk.
Kayla Poynter suffered the loss despite giving up just three hits in seven innings of relief. The freshman struck out five, but walked four and hit two batters. Samantha Show earned the start for Texas A&M and threw 2.2 innings, giving up two hits, three unearned runs and three walks.
Sarah Hudek | 3-for-7, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB
Pitching Breakdown:
Trinity Harrington (11-1, 1.36 ERA) | W, 6.2 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, K
Payton McBride (1-0, 4 S, 1.45 ERA) | S, 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB
Samantha Show (10-3, 2.12 ERA) | ND, 2.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 0 ER, 3 BB
Kayla Poynter (1-3, 3.12 ERA) | 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 4 BB, 5 K
- Freshman Kayla Poynter recorded her first career hit in the fourth inning of game two
- The 10-inning game was the longest game of the season for the Aggies, surpassing the nine-inning affair against Washington (2/24)
- Sarah Hudek extended her hitting streak to six games and has reached base in seven consecutive games
- Ashley Walters has reached base in seven straight contests
Texas A&M Head Coach Jo Evans
On the pitching performance in game one…
"I thought Trinity (Harrington) and Payton (McBride) looked really good. Payton came in a tough spot and she gets a routine fly ball to center to end the game and get the save. I was really pleased to see us score early and play great defense. It's a big deal to come in and get that first win, especially in the conditions we were playing in."
On game two…
"It is a tough loss. I look at it as we gave up three runs in the third and we shouldn't have given up any. I wasn't happy at all with the way we didn't take care of the ball in that inning. We gave up three runs, but we are better than that."
The Aggies and Bulldogs close out the series Sunday at 2 p.m. The game can be seen on the SEC Network and heard locally on Willy 1550 AM.
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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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Harrington, Trinity (11-1)
L: Cassady Knudsen (10-4)
S: McBride, Payton (4)
Batting:
2B: Hudek, Sarah 1 ; Show, Samantha 1
RBI: Hudek, Sarah 1 ; Walters, Ashley 1 ; Cuyos, Kristen 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Milligan, Keeli 1 ; Fritsch, Blake-Ann 1 ; Russell, Erica 1
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Batting:
2B: Emily Heimberger 1
RBI: Reggie Harrison 1
SH: Kat Moore 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Grace Dabbs 1
HBP: Mia Davidson 1 ; Morgan Bell 1 ; Reggie Harrison 1
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