Friday, April 16
Bryan-College Station
6:45 PM
Texas A&M
vs
Ole Miss
Photo by: Olivia Treadwell
Series Preview: Ole Miss
Apr 15, 2021 | Softball
BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Texas A&M softball continues its homestand by welcoming the Ole Miss Rebels for a three-game series beginning Friday at Davis Diamond.
Texas A&M is coming off its 13th shutout of the season, as the Aggies collected an 8-0 win over Sam Houston Wednesday evening. The Maroon & White belted three home runs slugged by Haley Lee (2) and Shaylee Ackerman (1). Makinzy Herzog tallied the win in the circle to boast a 10-2 record. The junior surrendered two hits and struck out a career-high 13 batters in 6.0 innings of work.
With this victory, Texas A&M now sits 27-11 (5-7 SEC) heading into the weekend. Lee maintains her reign on the offensive leaderboard in batting average (.443), hits (43), home runs (17) and RBI (35). The junior ranks seventh in the nation with her 1.031 slugging percentage, while leading the conference.
In the circle, Herzog leads the pitching staff with 10 wins and a 1.85 ERA. Kayla Poynter has registered eight victories on the year and Grace Uribe has added six.
Ole Miss enters the weekend with a 26-14 (8-7 SEC) mark. The Rebels have picked up series wins against No. 17 Georgia and South Carolina, while sweeping Mississippi State. Tate Whitley and Blaise Biringer power the offense with .413 and .369 batting averages, while Paige Smith paces the squad with 10 home runs and 30 RBI. Right-hander Savannah Diederich is 10-8 on the year and leads the pitching staff with 113 strikeouts in 93 innings of work.
The Aggies lead the overall series 15-2 and hold a 9-1 record in Bryan-College Station.
Friday's contest is slated to begin at 6 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday's games set for a 2 p.m. and 12 p.m. first pitch. All three games this weekend can be streamed on SEC Network+ and the radio broadcast can be heard locally on 97.3 FM and worldwide inside the free 12th Man Mobile app. Search "12th Man Mobile" inside the App Store or Google Play to download.
TICKETS
Tickets are still available for the weekend. To purchase in advance visit 12thMan.Com/SoftballTickets. You can also purchase on gameday with a limited number of tickets available at the Davis Diamond box office, which will open one hour prior to first pitch.
MASK POLICY
Per Texas A&M University and Southeastern Conference rules, face coverings (over the nose and mouth) will be required at all times except while stopped to eat and drink. Staff will be prepared to provided assistance and enforce the face covering requirement. Not complying may result in the removal from the venue.
Visit gameday.12thMan.com/Softball for a complete list of efforts and enhancements being made to help keep Davis Diamond as safe as possible.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Texas A&M is coming off its 13th shutout of the season, as the Aggies collected an 8-0 win over Sam Houston Wednesday evening. The Maroon & White belted three home runs slugged by Haley Lee (2) and Shaylee Ackerman (1). Makinzy Herzog tallied the win in the circle to boast a 10-2 record. The junior surrendered two hits and struck out a career-high 13 batters in 6.0 innings of work.
With this victory, Texas A&M now sits 27-11 (5-7 SEC) heading into the weekend. Lee maintains her reign on the offensive leaderboard in batting average (.443), hits (43), home runs (17) and RBI (35). The junior ranks seventh in the nation with her 1.031 slugging percentage, while leading the conference.
In the circle, Herzog leads the pitching staff with 10 wins and a 1.85 ERA. Kayla Poynter has registered eight victories on the year and Grace Uribe has added six.
Ole Miss enters the weekend with a 26-14 (8-7 SEC) mark. The Rebels have picked up series wins against No. 17 Georgia and South Carolina, while sweeping Mississippi State. Tate Whitley and Blaise Biringer power the offense with .413 and .369 batting averages, while Paige Smith paces the squad with 10 home runs and 30 RBI. Right-hander Savannah Diederich is 10-8 on the year and leads the pitching staff with 113 strikeouts in 93 innings of work.
The Aggies lead the overall series 15-2 and hold a 9-1 record in Bryan-College Station.
Friday's contest is slated to begin at 6 p.m. with Saturday and Sunday's games set for a 2 p.m. and 12 p.m. first pitch. All three games this weekend can be streamed on SEC Network+ and the radio broadcast can be heard locally on 97.3 FM and worldwide inside the free 12th Man Mobile app. Search "12th Man Mobile" inside the App Store or Google Play to download.
TICKETS
Tickets are still available for the weekend. To purchase in advance visit 12thMan.Com/SoftballTickets. You can also purchase on gameday with a limited number of tickets available at the Davis Diamond box office, which will open one hour prior to first pitch.
MASK POLICY
Per Texas A&M University and Southeastern Conference rules, face coverings (over the nose and mouth) will be required at all times except while stopped to eat and drink. Staff will be prepared to provided assistance and enforce the face covering requirement. Not complying may result in the removal from the venue.
Visit gameday.12thMan.com/Softball for a complete list of efforts and enhancements being made to help keep Davis Diamond as safe as possible.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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