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Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 12 Texas A&M Deflates No. 13 Alabama, 9-4, to Claim Series
Apr 15, 2024 | Softball
TUSCALOOSA – The No. 12 Texas A&M softball team deflated No. 13 Alabama scoring five runs in the sixth to win the series, 9-4, Monday night at Rhoads Stadium.
Knotted at four after five innings, Texas A&M (33-9, 12-6 SEC) silenced the crowd of 3,692 with five runs on four hits and two errors to move into the driver's seat heading to the final frame. Alabama (30-10, 7-8 SEC) reached on a fielding error before a ground ball was hit towards Amari Harper as a collision ensued. Following a review, it was ruled a double play due to malicious contact which followed with a pop up to end the night.
It marked the first SEC series win at Alabama and the second SEC series victory against the Crimson Tide in program history. The 26 combined runs in the two wins marks the most in back-to-back SEC games in program history.
The Fightin' Texas Aggies struck first with a pair of runs in the fourth inning, before the Crimson Tide answered with three runs in the bottom half. Ol' Sarge's charges punched back stringing together back-to-back hits with a double and an RBI-single, followed by an RBI ground out to regain the lead, 4-3, before heading to the bottom of the fifth. An Alabama lead off triple, followed by a wild pitch evened the score at four.
Emiley Kennedy (17-7) earned the win tossing 6.0 innings and striking out six, while yielding one run on three hits. The junior started the game pitching 3.0 scoreless innings, before re-entering in the fifth to regain the lead and slamming the door shut.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M travels to Denton for a midweek Wednesday at 6 p.m. against North Texas on ESPN+.
SCORING SUMMARY
T4 | Kramer Eschete reached first after a bouncer off the first baseman, followed by Jazmine Hill reaching first on a fielder's choice and was pinch ran for by Hailey Golden. Julia Cottrill walked, and Trinity Cannon walked to load the bases. Allie Enright hit a foul sac fly to score Golden and Cottrill scored on a throwing error home. TAMU 2, BAMA 0
B4 | Dowling was hit-by-pitch, followed by a single from Johnson and Broadfoot walked to load the bases. Duchscherer was hit-by-pitch to score Pate who pinch ran for Dowling. Heivilin singled up the middle to score Johnson and Grill who pinch ran for Broadfoot. TAMU 2, BAMA 3
T5 | Kennedy Powell was hit-by-pitch and Amari Harper doubled down the left field line. Eschete singled through the left side to score Powell. Hill grounded out to score Harper. TAMU 4, BAMA 3
B5 | Cahalan led off with a triple to right field and scored on a wild pitch. TAMU 4, BAMA 4
T6 | Enright reached on a fielder's choice and Wiggins reached on a throwing error to advance Enright to third. Aiyana Coleman singled through the right side to score Enright and Wiggins. Powell singled to third base and Harper singled to center field to score Price and Powell. TAMU 9, BAMA 4
Knotted at four after five innings, Texas A&M (33-9, 12-6 SEC) silenced the crowd of 3,692 with five runs on four hits and two errors to move into the driver's seat heading to the final frame. Alabama (30-10, 7-8 SEC) reached on a fielding error before a ground ball was hit towards Amari Harper as a collision ensued. Following a review, it was ruled a double play due to malicious contact which followed with a pop up to end the night.
It marked the first SEC series win at Alabama and the second SEC series victory against the Crimson Tide in program history. The 26 combined runs in the two wins marks the most in back-to-back SEC games in program history.
The Fightin' Texas Aggies struck first with a pair of runs in the fourth inning, before the Crimson Tide answered with three runs in the bottom half. Ol' Sarge's charges punched back stringing together back-to-back hits with a double and an RBI-single, followed by an RBI ground out to regain the lead, 4-3, before heading to the bottom of the fifth. An Alabama lead off triple, followed by a wild pitch evened the score at four.
Emiley Kennedy (17-7) earned the win tossing 6.0 innings and striking out six, while yielding one run on three hits. The junior started the game pitching 3.0 scoreless innings, before re-entering in the fifth to regain the lead and slamming the door shut.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M travels to Denton for a midweek Wednesday at 6 p.m. against North Texas on ESPN+.
SCORING SUMMARY
T4 | Kramer Eschete reached first after a bouncer off the first baseman, followed by Jazmine Hill reaching first on a fielder's choice and was pinch ran for by Hailey Golden. Julia Cottrill walked, and Trinity Cannon walked to load the bases. Allie Enright hit a foul sac fly to score Golden and Cottrill scored on a throwing error home. TAMU 2, BAMA 0
B4 | Dowling was hit-by-pitch, followed by a single from Johnson and Broadfoot walked to load the bases. Duchscherer was hit-by-pitch to score Pate who pinch ran for Dowling. Heivilin singled up the middle to score Johnson and Grill who pinch ran for Broadfoot. TAMU 2, BAMA 3
T5 | Kennedy Powell was hit-by-pitch and Amari Harper doubled down the left field line. Eschete singled through the left side to score Powell. Hill grounded out to score Harper. TAMU 4, BAMA 3
B5 | Cahalan led off with a triple to right field and scored on a wild pitch. TAMU 4, BAMA 4
T6 | Enright reached on a fielder's choice and Wiggins reached on a throwing error to advance Enright to third. Aiyana Coleman singled through the right side to score Enright and Wiggins. Powell singled to third base and Harper singled to center field to score Price and Powell. TAMU 9, BAMA 4
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kennedy, Emiley (17-7)
L: Beaver (14-4)
Batting:
2B: Harper, Amari 1
RBI: Harper, Amari 2 ; Eschete, Kramer 1 ; Hill, Jazmine 1 ; Enright, Allie 1 ; Coleman, Aiyana 2
SH: Wiggins, Rylen 1
SF: Enright, Allie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Harper, Amari 2 ; Golden, Hailey 1 ; Cottrill, Julia 1 ; Enright, Allie 1 ; Wiggins, Rylen 1 ; Price, Sav 1 ; Powell, Kennedy 2
HBP: Powell, Kennedy 1
Batting:
3B: Cahalan 1
RBI: Duchscherer 1 ; Heivilin 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Cahalan 1 ; Pate 1 ; J. Johnson 1 ; Grill 1
HBP: Dowling 1 ; Duchscherer 1
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RBI
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