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Photo by: Brendall O'Banon/Texas A&M Athletics
Texas A&M Upsets No. 15 Arizona, 2-1
Feb 17, 2023 | Softball
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A career-best performance by sophomore Emiley Kennedy in the circle helped the Texas A&M softball team (7-1) upset No. 15 Arizona (5-2), 2-1, Friday morning at the TaxAct Clearwater Invitational at the Eddie C. Moore Complex.
Kennedy registered a career-high in strikeouts sitting down eight batters, including two of the last three outs to seal the victory. It marked the sixth career complete-game performance by the lefty and the first against a top-15 opponent.
Locked in a pitchers' duel in the fourth, the Aggies broke the ice following a pair of singles leading to a Bre Warren ground out to second as Julia Cottrill crossed home plate. A&M's second run came in the fifth after a Koko Wooley sacrifice fly sent Keely Williams home.
The Texas A&M victory marks the first win over a top-15 team on neutral ground since defeating No. 5 Arizona, 7-6, on February 20, 2020, at the Mary Nutter Classic.
UP NEXT
The Aggies play Friday night as the visiting team against No. 20 UCF on ESPN+ at 6 p.m.
KEY PLAYERS
Koko Wooley – 0-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 SF
Julia Cottrill – 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 H
Trinity Cannon – 1-for-3, 1 H
Rylen Wiggins – 1-for-2, 1 H
Emiley Kennedy – 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 8 K
SCORING SUMMARY
B4 | Julia Cottril singled to center and advanced to third by a Trinity Cannon single to right field. Bre Warren grounded out to second base driving home Cottrill.
B5 | Keely Williams walked to begin the inning and advanced two second after a sac bunt by Amari Harper. Williams moved to third following a successful bunt attempt by Rylen Wiggins. Koko Wooley flied out to right field scoring Williams with a sacrifice fly.
T7 | Kaiah Altmeyer singled to shortstop and scored after Dakota Kennedy tripled to left field.
Kennedy registered a career-high in strikeouts sitting down eight batters, including two of the last three outs to seal the victory. It marked the sixth career complete-game performance by the lefty and the first against a top-15 opponent.
Locked in a pitchers' duel in the fourth, the Aggies broke the ice following a pair of singles leading to a Bre Warren ground out to second as Julia Cottrill crossed home plate. A&M's second run came in the fifth after a Koko Wooley sacrifice fly sent Keely Williams home.
The Texas A&M victory marks the first win over a top-15 team on neutral ground since defeating No. 5 Arizona, 7-6, on February 20, 2020, at the Mary Nutter Classic.
UP NEXT
The Aggies play Friday night as the visiting team against No. 20 UCF on ESPN+ at 6 p.m.
KEY PLAYERS
Koko Wooley – 0-for-2, 1 RBI, 1 SF
Julia Cottrill – 1-for-3, 1 R, 1 H
Trinity Cannon – 1-for-3, 1 H
Rylen Wiggins – 1-for-2, 1 H
Emiley Kennedy – 7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 8 K
SCORING SUMMARY
B4 | Julia Cottril singled to center and advanced to third by a Trinity Cannon single to right field. Bre Warren grounded out to second base driving home Cottrill.
B5 | Keely Williams walked to begin the inning and advanced two second after a sac bunt by Amari Harper. Williams moved to third following a successful bunt attempt by Rylen Wiggins. Koko Wooley flied out to right field scoring Williams with a sacrifice fly.
T7 | Kaiah Altmeyer singled to shortstop and scored after Dakota Kennedy tripled to left field.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kennedy, Emiley (2-0)
L: Netz, Devyn (3-2)
Batting:
3B: Kennedy, Dakota 1 ; Biringer, Blaise 1
RBI: Kennedy, Dakota 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Altmeyer, Kaiah 1
HBP: Scupin, Carlie 1
Batting:
2B: Wiggins, Rylen 1
RBI: Wooley, Koko 1 ; Warren, Bre 1
SH: Harper, Amari 2
SF: Wooley, Koko 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Cottrill, Julia 1 ; Williams, Keely 1
HBP: Williams, Keely 1
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