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Four-Run Sixth Inning Dooms Aggies
May 04, 2019 | Softball
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Texas A&M Softball lost to No. 11 Tennessee, 4-2, Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
The Aggies (27-24, 5-18 SEC) broke the scoring seal in the third as Kelly Martinez belted a solo home run to left, her fourth of the season. In the fifth, Texas A&M added to the lead as Kelbi Fortenberry plated Riley Sartain on a single to left.
Trailing 2-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth, Tennessee (39-12, 14-9 SEC) plated four runs on four hits and two errors, highlighted by a Chelsea Seggern two-run homer.
Payton McBride suffered the loss as the southpaw allowed four runs on five hits and struck out one in 5.1 innings.
KEY INNINGS
T3 | Kelly Martinez broke the scoring seal with a solo home run, her fourth of the season, to left. A&M 1, UT 0
T5 | Sartain led off the inning with a walk and moved to second as Blake-Ann Fritsch reached on an error. Kelbi Fortenberry took advantage of the miscue with a RBI single to left, scoring Sartain. A&M 2, UT 0
B6 | The Lady Vols took the lead, scoring four runs on four hits and a pair of errors. Aubrey Leach singled to begin the inning before scoring on a Jenna Holcomb single and an error. Chelsea Seggern followed with a two-run homer. Kaili Phillips plated Treasuary Poindexter on a single to center. UT 4, A&M 1
Top Offensive Players:
Kelly Martinez | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Kelbi Fortenberry | 1-for-3, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Payton McBride (8-6) – L, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Hannah Mayo – 0.2 IP, 1 H
WHAT THEY SAID
Head Coach Jo Evans
On Kelly Martinez…
"I am really happy for Kelly. In her days at Utah, she would hit home runs. She was a force for them offensively. She stepped up today. She saw the ball well today. I am really happy to see Kelly get that big hit for us."
On Kelbi Fortenberry's two-out RBI single…
"She did a nice job in that at bat. She had two strikes on her and was able to slap it to left center. Kelbi is a kid that you want up in that situation. It was nice to see us get that second run up, because we needed it."
ON DECK
The Aggies and Volunteers close out the regular season Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.
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 (27-24, 5-18 SEC) broke the scoring seal in the third as Kelly Martinez belted a solo home run to left, her fourth of the season. In the fifth, Texas A&M added to the lead as Kelbi Fortenberry plated Riley Sartain on a single to left.
Trailing 2-0 heading into the bottom of the sixth, Tennessee (39-12, 14-9 SEC) plated four runs on four hits and two errors, highlighted by a Chelsea Seggern two-run homer.
Payton McBride suffered the loss as the southpaw allowed four runs on five hits and struck out one in 5.1 innings.
T3 | Kelly Martinez broke the scoring seal with a solo home run, her fourth of the season, to left. A&M 1, UT 0
T5 | Sartain led off the inning with a walk and moved to second as Blake-Ann Fritsch reached on an error. Kelbi Fortenberry took advantage of the miscue with a RBI single to left, scoring Sartain. A&M 2, UT 0
B6 | The Lady Vols took the lead, scoring four runs on four hits and a pair of errors. Aubrey Leach singled to begin the inning before scoring on a Jenna Holcomb single and an error. Chelsea Seggern followed with a two-run homer. Kaili Phillips plated Treasuary Poindexter on a single to center. UT 4, A&M 1
Kelly Martinez | 1-for-3, HR, RBI
Kelbi Fortenberry | 1-for-3, RBI
Pitching Breakdown:
Payton McBride (8-6) – L, 5.1 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 1 K
Hannah Mayo – 0.2 IP, 1 H
Head Coach Jo Evans
On Kelly Martinez…
"I am really happy for Kelly. In her days at Utah, she would hit home runs. She was a force for them offensively. She stepped up today. She saw the ball well today. I am really happy to see Kelly get that big hit for us."
On Kelbi Fortenberry's two-out RBI single…
"She did a nice job in that at bat. She had two strikes on her and was able to slap it to left center. Kelbi is a kid that you want up in that situation. It was nice to see us get that second run up, because we needed it."
The Aggies and Volunteers close out the regular season Sunday at 12 p.m. CT.
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: Ashley Rogers (20-4)
L: McBride, Payton (8-6)
Batting:
2B: Smith, Morgan 1
HR: Martinez, Kelly 1
RBI: Fortenberry, Kelbi 1 ; Martinez, Kelly 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sartain, Riley 1 ; Martinez, Kelly 1
Batting:
3B: Chelsea Seggern 1
HR: Chelsea Seggern 1
RBI: Chelsea Seggern 2 ; Kaili Phillips 1
SH: Ashley Morgan 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Aubrey Leach 1 ; Jenna Holcomb 1 ; Chelsea Seggern 1 ; Treasuary Poindexter 1
SB: Aubrey Leach 1
HBP: Haley Bearden 1 ; Ashley Morgan 1
Game Leaders
AB
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RBI
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AB
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H
1
RBI
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1b/rf
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
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AB
3
R
0
H
0
RBI
0
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