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Aggies Drop Series Finale to No. 21 Mississippi State, 6-5
Mar 17, 2024 | Softball
STARKVILLE – After clinching the series in a doubleheader sweep on Saturday, the No. 17 Texas A&M softball team dropped the series finale against No. 21 Mississippi State, 6-5, Sunday afternoon at Nusz Park.
Texas A&M (25-3, 5-1) and Mississippi State (21-6, 3-3) exchanged blows as both teams combined to score seven runs in the first two innings. The Aggies struck first with a two-out three-run home run by Aiyana Coleman, followed by the Bulldogs answering with three runs in the bottom half of the opening frame. Jazmine Hill regained the lead for Texas A&M with a two-out solo home run to center in the second inning.
The Aggies carried a 4-3 lead to the bottom of the fourth before the Bulldogs answered with an RBI double to even the score. Mississippi State took its first lead, 6-4, in the sixth scoring runs on a passed ball and an RBI single.
Rylen Wiggins provided the Aggies a glimmer of hope with a leadoff solo home run to left center, followed by a single from Kramer Eschete in the seventh. A sacrifice bunt advanced Eschete, before a pop out and foul out ended the comeback.
Emiley Kennedy (13-2) was saddled with the loss after 6.0 innings of work and three strikeouts, while giving up eight walks and hitting two batters.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M plays a Wednesday midweek at 6 p.m. against Texas State at Bobcat Softball Stadium.
SCORING SUMMARY
T1 | Aiyana Coleman hit a two-out three-run home run to right center scoring Jazmine Hill and Julia Cottrill after reaching by via walks. TAMU 3, MSU 0
B1 | Madisyn Kennedy evened the score with a three-run home run to center after back-to-back walks to begin the bottom half. TAMU 3, MSU 3
T2 | Hill blasted a solo shot to center field, her eighth home run of the season and 45th of her career for the Arizona State transfer. TAMU 4, MSU 3
B4 | Brylie St. Clair walked and later scored after Nadia Barbary doubled to left center. TAMU 4, MSU 4
B6 | Jessie Blaine pinch hit for St. Clair and lined a double to left center. St. Clair reentered and advanced to third after Sacco singled down the third base line. A passed ball scored St. Clair. Ella Wesolowski singled to right field scoring Barbary. TAMU 4, MSU 6
T7 | Rylen Wiggins hit a leadoff solo home run. TAMU 5, MSU 6
Texas A&M (25-3, 5-1) and Mississippi State (21-6, 3-3) exchanged blows as both teams combined to score seven runs in the first two innings. The Aggies struck first with a two-out three-run home run by Aiyana Coleman, followed by the Bulldogs answering with three runs in the bottom half of the opening frame. Jazmine Hill regained the lead for Texas A&M with a two-out solo home run to center in the second inning.
The Aggies carried a 4-3 lead to the bottom of the fourth before the Bulldogs answered with an RBI double to even the score. Mississippi State took its first lead, 6-4, in the sixth scoring runs on a passed ball and an RBI single.
Rylen Wiggins provided the Aggies a glimmer of hope with a leadoff solo home run to left center, followed by a single from Kramer Eschete in the seventh. A sacrifice bunt advanced Eschete, before a pop out and foul out ended the comeback.
Emiley Kennedy (13-2) was saddled with the loss after 6.0 innings of work and three strikeouts, while giving up eight walks and hitting two batters.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M plays a Wednesday midweek at 6 p.m. against Texas State at Bobcat Softball Stadium.
SCORING SUMMARY
T1 | Aiyana Coleman hit a two-out three-run home run to right center scoring Jazmine Hill and Julia Cottrill after reaching by via walks. TAMU 3, MSU 0
B1 | Madisyn Kennedy evened the score with a three-run home run to center after back-to-back walks to begin the bottom half. TAMU 3, MSU 3
T2 | Hill blasted a solo shot to center field, her eighth home run of the season and 45th of her career for the Arizona State transfer. TAMU 4, MSU 3
B4 | Brylie St. Clair walked and later scored after Nadia Barbary doubled to left center. TAMU 4, MSU 4
B6 | Jessie Blaine pinch hit for St. Clair and lined a double to left center. St. Clair reentered and advanced to third after Sacco singled down the third base line. A passed ball scored St. Clair. Ella Wesolowski singled to right field scoring Barbary. TAMU 4, MSU 6
T7 | Rylen Wiggins hit a leadoff solo home run. TAMU 5, MSU 6
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Aspen Wesley (7-2)
L: Kennedy, Emiley (13-2)
Batting:
HR: Hill, Jazmine 1 ; Coleman, Aiyana 1 ; Wiggins, Rylen 1
RBI: Hill, Jazmine 1 ; Coleman, Aiyana 3 ; Wiggins, Rylen 1
SH: Powell, Kennedy 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Hill, Jazmine 2 ; Cottrill, Julia 1 ; Coleman, Aiyana 1 ; Wiggins, Rylen 1
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Batting:
2B: Nadia Barbary 1 ; Jessie Blaine 1
HR: Madisyn Kennedy 1
RBI: Nadia Barbary 1 ; Madisyn Kennedy 3 ; Ella Wesolowski 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Sierra Sacco 1 ; Nadia Barbary 2 ; Madisyn Kennedy 1 ; Brylie St. Clair 2
HBP: Matalasi Faapito 1 ; Kylee Edwards 1
Game Leaders
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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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R
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H
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RBI
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AB
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H
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RBI
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