Saturday, March 23
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Texas A&M
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Texas A&M Downed by No. 4 Alabama
Mar 23, 2019 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M Softball dropped game two against No. 4 Alabama, 11-1, in five innings Saturday at Davis Diamond.
The Crimson Tide (33-0, 5-0 SEC) plated four runs in the first before extending their lead to 10-0 in the third, highlighted by a Bailey Hemphill grand slam.
Texas A&M's (17-13, 1-7 SEC) lone run came in the fourth when Dani Elder doubled to left and touched home on a Payton McBride single up the middle.
Kendall Potts suffered the loss after throwing the first 2.2 innings and giving up three hits, nine runs and eight walks, while fanning two. Payton McBride recorded one strikeout and allowed two hits and one run against the four batters she faced. Hannah Mayo closed out the game and allowed three walks and one run.
Sarah Cornell earned her 12th win of the season as she allowed one run on four hits, two walks with four strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Krystal Goodman closed out the game and allowed one hit in 0.2 innings of work.
KEY INNINGS
T1| Kaylee Tow walked, KB Sides reached on an error and Claire Jenkins earned another walk to start the game. Merris Schroder delivered a two-run single through the left side, plating Tow and Sides. After Reagan Dykes walked to load the bases, she and Schroder scored on a throwing error by the Aggies' defense. ALA 4, A&M 0
T3| Schroder led off the inning with a dinger to center. Four walks to Dykes, Skylar Wallace, Tow and Sides extended Alabama's lead. Bailey Hemphill cleared the bases with a grand slam to left. ALA 10, A&M 0
B4| Dani Elder doubled to left before a Payton McBride single up the middle allowed her to touch home. ALA 10, A&M 1
T5| A Tow RBI groundout plated Elissa Brown, who reached base on a walk. ALA 11, A&M 1
Top Offensive Players:
Dani Elder| 2-for-2, 2B, R
Payton McBride| 1-for-1, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Kendall Potts (5-5) – L, 2.2 IP, 3 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 2 K, 8 BB
Payton McBride – 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 K, 0 BB
Hannah Mayo – 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 3 BB
WHAT THEY SAID
Head Coach Jo Evans
On the SEC teams making them pay for errors…
"What's happening for us is we make a mistake, compound that and make another mistake, and then we have two or three walks. If you look at the first inning, we made a couple errors in that first inning and then we've got a couple walks. There you go its four runs instead of only one earned run. You can manage with one earned run. We can bounce back with playing small ball, moving runners and it's a different story. However, we compounded our mistakes today and put ourselves in a hole."
On Dani Elder's performance lately…
"Dani has been swinging the bat with confidence. She hit the long ball last night and got up today to get a double of the wall. She's feeling good about herself which I'm pleased to see."
ON DECK
Texas A&M and Alabama close out the series Sunday at 1 p.m. at Davis Diamond.
STAY CONNECTED
Fans can follow the Aggies wherever they go by following @AggieSoftball on Instagram and Twitter or on Facebook at Facebook.com/TAMUSoftball.
The Crimson Tide (33-0, 5-0 SEC) plated four runs in the first before extending their lead to 10-0 in the third, highlighted by a Bailey Hemphill grand slam.
Texas A&M's (17-13, 1-7 SEC) lone run came in the fourth when Dani Elder doubled to left and touched home on a Payton McBride single up the middle.
Kendall Potts suffered the loss after throwing the first 2.2 innings and giving up three hits, nine runs and eight walks, while fanning two. Payton McBride recorded one strikeout and allowed two hits and one run against the four batters she faced. Hannah Mayo closed out the game and allowed three walks and one run.
Sarah Cornell earned her 12th win of the season as she allowed one run on four hits, two walks with four strikeouts in 4.1 innings. Krystal Goodman closed out the game and allowed one hit in 0.2 innings of work.
T1| Kaylee Tow walked, KB Sides reached on an error and Claire Jenkins earned another walk to start the game. Merris Schroder delivered a two-run single through the left side, plating Tow and Sides. After Reagan Dykes walked to load the bases, she and Schroder scored on a throwing error by the Aggies' defense. ALA 4, A&M 0
T3| Schroder led off the inning with a dinger to center. Four walks to Dykes, Skylar Wallace, Tow and Sides extended Alabama's lead. Bailey Hemphill cleared the bases with a grand slam to left. ALA 10, A&M 0
B4| Dani Elder doubled to left before a Payton McBride single up the middle allowed her to touch home. ALA 10, A&M 1
T5| A Tow RBI groundout plated Elissa Brown, who reached base on a walk. ALA 11, A&M 1
Dani Elder| 2-for-2, 2B, R
Payton McBride| 1-for-1, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Kendall Potts (5-5) – L, 2.2 IP, 3 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 2 K, 8 BB
Payton McBride – 0.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 K, 0 BB
Hannah Mayo – 1.2 IP, 0 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 K, 3 BB
Head Coach Jo Evans
On the SEC teams making them pay for errors…
"What's happening for us is we make a mistake, compound that and make another mistake, and then we have two or three walks. If you look at the first inning, we made a couple errors in that first inning and then we've got a couple walks. There you go its four runs instead of only one earned run. You can manage with one earned run. We can bounce back with playing small ball, moving runners and it's a different story. However, we compounded our mistakes today and put ourselves in a hole."
On Dani Elder's performance lately…
"Dani has been swinging the bat with confidence. She hit the long ball last night and got up today to get a double of the wall. She's feeling good about herself which I'm pleased to see."
Texas A&M and Alabama close out the series Sunday at 1 p.m. at Davis Diamond.
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: Sarah Cornell (12-0)
L: Potts, Kendall (5-5)
Batting:
2B: Reagan Dykes 1
HR: Bailey Hemphill 1 ; Merris Schroder 1
RBI: Kaylee Tow 1 ; KB Sides 1 ; Bailey Hemphill 4 ; Merris Schroder 3
SH: KB Sides 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kaylee Tow 2 ; KB Sides 2 ; Bailey Hemphill 1 ; Merris Schroder 2 ; Reagan Dykes 2 ; Skylar Wallace 1 ; Elissa Brown 1
SB: Claire Jenkins 1 ; Merris Schroder 1 ; Elissa Brown 1
Batting:
2B: Elder, Dani 1
RBI: McBride, Payton 1
SH: McBride, Payton 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Elder, Dani 1
Game Leaders
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R
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RBI
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AB
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R
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H
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RBI
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AB
2
R
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H
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RBI
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dp/p
AB
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R
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H
1
RBI
1
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