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Photo by: Olivia Treadwell
Aggies Drop Heartbreaker to Open Auburn Series
Mar 11, 2022 | Softball
AUBURN, Ala. – The Texas A&M softball team (15-6, 0-1 SEC) battled with No. 20 Auburn (22-1, 1-0 SEC) Friday night, falling in eight innings, 5-4.
It was the first extra-inning contest of the season for either team. Sophomore Trinity Cannon led the way at the dish, going a career-best 3-for-4 with a double, while Mayce Allen delivered her fifth home run of the season. Starting pitcher Shaylee Ackerman tossed six strikeouts, falling just one shy of matching a career high.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
at Auburn – L, 4-5 (8 inn.)
at Auburn – L, 4-5 (8 inn.)
at Auburn – L, 4-5 (8 inn.)
Overall thoughts on the game...
"I thought we played really well. If you look at what we did to (Shelby) Lowe early on, we scored four runs on her. Our kids played a really solid game. We expect to win and that's how we play the game. I'm proud of our kids, and when you look at our starting lineup, eight of our nine kids had a hit and we put pressure on them."
On offensive production by the top of the order...
"Koko (Wooley) did a nice job leading us out there, and then Trinity (Cannon) with one heck of a game, defensively and offensively. I'm just really proud of how Trinity is maturing every game and getting better and better, and she's someone we can count on."
UP NEXT
Due to unfavorable weather expected tomorrow night in Auburn, Saturday's previously scheduled contest with the Tigers has been moved up to a 1 p.m. first pitch. The game will air on SEC Network+.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
It was the first extra-inning contest of the season for either team. Sophomore Trinity Cannon led the way at the dish, going a career-best 3-for-4 with a double, while Mayce Allen delivered her fifth home run of the season. Starting pitcher Shaylee Ackerman tossed six strikeouts, falling just one shy of matching a career high.
TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS
at Auburn – L, 4-5 (8 inn.)
- Trinity Cannon: 3-for-4, 2B
- Mayce Allen: 2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI
at Auburn – L, 4-5 (8 inn.)
- Shaylee Ackerman: 3.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 6 K
- Emiley Kennedy: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 3 K
at Auburn – L, 4-5 (8 inn.)
- An RBI single sent back up the middle helped Auburn jump on the board in the opening frame.
- The Aggies responded in the top of the second, as Rylen Wiggins' 18th RBI of the season sent Trinity Cannon home to knot the score. A two-run moonshot to centerfield by Mayce Allen gave A&M a 3-1 advantage.
- A&M extended its lead by a run in the third after a pitching change and fielding error by the Tigers. Auburn responded in the bottom of the inning with a two-run homer to come within one.
- Three straight strikes helped relief pitcher Emiley Kennedy get out of the sixth inning, recording her third K of the night.
- A lead-off double by Auburn in the home half of the seventh placed a runner in scoring position, before a fielding error by the Aggies leveled the score at four-all, forcing extra innings for the first time this season for either team.
- In the bottom of the eighth, the Tigers' lead-off batter of the inning lifted one over the centerfield wall to walk it off, 5-4, for Auburn.
Overall thoughts on the game...
"I thought we played really well. If you look at what we did to (Shelby) Lowe early on, we scored four runs on her. Our kids played a really solid game. We expect to win and that's how we play the game. I'm proud of our kids, and when you look at our starting lineup, eight of our nine kids had a hit and we put pressure on them."
On offensive production by the top of the order...
"Koko (Wooley) did a nice job leading us out there, and then Trinity (Cannon) with one heck of a game, defensively and offensively. I'm just really proud of how Trinity is maturing every game and getting better and better, and she's someone we can count on."
UP NEXT
Due to unfavorable weather expected tomorrow night in Auburn, Saturday's previously scheduled contest with the Tigers has been moved up to a 1 p.m. first pitch. The game will air on SEC Network+.
To learn more about Texas A&M softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Maddie Penta (1-0)
L: Kennedy, Emiley (6-3)
Batting:
2B: Cannon, Trinity 1
HR: Allen, Mayce 1
RBI: Wiggins, Rylen 1 ; Allen, Mayce 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Lee, Haley 1 ; Cannon, Trinity 1 ; Wiggins, Rylen 1 ; Allen, Mayce 1
SB: Wooley, Koko 1
CS: Tippit, Alexis 1
Batting:
2B: Nelia Peralta 2
HR: Lindsey Garcia 1 ; Denver Bryant 1
RBI: Jessie Blaine 1 ; Lindsey Garcia 3 ; Denver Bryant 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Nelia Peralta 1 ; Kenadie Cooper 1 ; Jessie Blaine 1 ; Lindsey Garcia 1 ; Denver Bryant 1
SB: Makayla Packer 1
HBP: Makayla Packer 1 ; Bri Ellis 1
Game Leaders
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RBI
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4
R
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H
2
RBI
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AB
4
R
1
H
2
RBI
2
lf/dp
AB
4
R
0
H
2
RBI
0
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