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Photo by: Reann Huber
Aggies Suffer 4-3 Defeat at No. 12 Georgia
Apr 06, 2019 | Softball
ATHENS, Ga. – Texas A&M Softball fell to No. 12 Georgia, 4-3, Saturday at Jack Turner Stadium.
The Aggies (24-15, 2-9 SEC) got out to an early lead in the first as Baylee Klingler tattooed a 3-1 pitch over the wall in left, her third dinger of the season.
Georgia (30-10, 5-6 SEC) took advantage of a pair of miscues by the Aggie defense in the third and scored four unearned runs. The inning was highlighted by a two-RBI double from Justice Milz.
In the seventh, Texas A&M mounted a rally as Haley Lee led off the inning and was hit by a pitch. Dani Elder followed with a two-run homer, her second of the season, to cut the lead to one. Georgia went to the bullpen for May Wilson Avant, who shut down the Aggie comeback with a lineout, strikeout and groundout.
Aggie starter Kendall Potts was saddled with the loss as the right-hander allowed six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in the complete-game effort.
Georgia's Lauren Mathis moved to 7-3 on the season as the northpaw scattered four hits and walked two with a pair of strikeouts.
Payton McBride extended her hitting streak to 10 games as the junior roped a single off the top of the wall.
KEY INNINGS
T1| Baylee Klingler blasted her third homer of the season, a solo shot to left, to give the Aggies the early advantage. A&M 1, UGA 0
B3| Alyssa DiCarlo led off with a walk and moved to third on an Aggie fielding error. After a flyout to right, Georgia plated its first run on an error before a two-RBI double from Justice Milz. A Jordan Doggett RBI single down the line in left capped off the scoring for the Bulldogs. UGA 4, A&M 1
B3| Haley Lee reached base as the freshman was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame. Dani Elder belted her second homer of the season to cut the lead to one. UGA 4, A&M 3
Top Offensive Players:
Dani Elder | 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI
Baylee Klingler | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Kendall Potts (9-6) – L, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
ON DECK
The Aggies and Bulldogs close out the series at 1 p.m. Sunday at The Jack. The game can be seen on 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.
The Aggies (24-15, 2-9 SEC) got out to an early lead in the first as Baylee Klingler tattooed a 3-1 pitch over the wall in left, her third dinger of the season.
Georgia (30-10, 5-6 SEC) took advantage of a pair of miscues by the Aggie defense in the third and scored four unearned runs. The inning was highlighted by a two-RBI double from Justice Milz.
In the seventh, Texas A&M mounted a rally as Haley Lee led off the inning and was hit by a pitch. Dani Elder followed with a two-run homer, her second of the season, to cut the lead to one. Georgia went to the bullpen for May Wilson Avant, who shut down the Aggie comeback with a lineout, strikeout and groundout.
Aggie starter Kendall Potts was saddled with the loss as the right-hander allowed six hits and two walks with four strikeouts in the complete-game effort.
Georgia's Lauren Mathis moved to 7-3 on the season as the northpaw scattered four hits and walked two with a pair of strikeouts.
Payton McBride extended her hitting streak to 10 games as the junior roped a single off the top of the wall.
T1| Baylee Klingler blasted her third homer of the season, a solo shot to left, to give the Aggies the early advantage. A&M 1, UGA 0
B3| Alyssa DiCarlo led off with a walk and moved to third on an Aggie fielding error. After a flyout to right, Georgia plated its first run on an error before a two-RBI double from Justice Milz. A Jordan Doggett RBI single down the line in left capped off the scoring for the Bulldogs. UGA 4, A&M 1
B3| Haley Lee reached base as the freshman was hit by a pitch to lead off the frame. Dani Elder belted her second homer of the season to cut the lead to one. UGA 4, A&M 3
Dani Elder | 1-for-3, HR, 2 RBI
Baylee Klingler | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Kendall Potts (9-6) – L, 6.0 IP, 6 H, 4 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K
The Aggies and Bulldogs close out the series at 1 p.m. Sunday at The Jack. The game can be seen on 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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Mathis, Lauren (7-3)
L: Potts, Kendall (9-6)
S: Avant, Mary Wilson (2)
Batting:
HR: Klingler, Baylee 1 ; Elder, Dani 1
RBI: Klingler, Baylee 1 ; Elder, Dani 2
SH: Sartain, Riley 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Klingler, Baylee 1 ; Walls, Ashlynn 1 ; Elder, Dani 1
HBP: Lee, Haley 1
Batting:
2B: Milz, Justice 1
RBI: Bryan, Ciara 1 ; Milz, Justice 2 ; Doggett, Jordan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: DiCarlo, Alyssa 1 ; Fincher, Lacey 1 ; Bryan, Ciara 1 ; Milz, Justice 1
Game Leaders
AB
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
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AB
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RBI
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rf/pr
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H
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