Friday, May 24
Austin, Texas
5:00 PM
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Aggies Set for Austin Super Regional at No. 1 Texas
May 23, 2024 | Softball
AUSTIN – The national No. 16 seed Texas A&M softball team is slated for an NCAA Super Regional best-of-three showdown against No. 1 Texas, beginning Friday at 5 p.m. at Red & Charline McCombs Field.
The regional opener is nationally televised on ESPN2, while game two and Sunday's if necessary game TV designations are to be determined. Texas A&M Hall of Famer Amanda Scarborough (analyst) and Kevin Brown (play-by-play) are on call for each game. All games can be streamed on the ESPN app, while fans can listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Gospel 97.3 with Matt Simon as the play-by-play voice in his 10th season with Texas A&M softball.
AGGIES IN THE NCAA POSTSEASON
Texas A&M (43-13) has made 34 appearances in the NCAA postseason, including the nation's seventh-longest active streak with 22 consecutive appearances. The Aggies are 94-73 all-time in NCAA postseason action and 7-10 in their previous seven Super Regional appearances, advancing to the Super Regional round for the first time since 2018.
The Maroon & White swept through the Bryan-College Station Regional hitting .319 at the plate and outscored their opponents 23-9. Kennedy Powell, Rylen Wiggins and Koko Wooley combined to hit 13-for-27, including seven runs scored and six RBI, while Powell and Wiggins each added a home run. Emiley Kennedy tossed 12.0 scoreless innings in her two complete game wins and struck out eight batters, while yielding five hits and two walks as opposing batters mustered a .132 batting average against the left-handed pitcher.
KOKO LOKO
Wooley has been a headache for opposing teams offensively with her world-class speed on the basepaths and defensively when flashing the leather at shortstop. The junior is riding a 12 game on-base streak, including a career-high 11 game hit streak. In the last 10 games, Wooley is hitting 20-for-32 (.625) with a 1.313 OPS, including a double, six RBI and seven runs, while adding four stolen bases. Despite missing a dozen games this season, Wooley's 56 hits, 19 multi-hit games and 19 stolen bases lead the team.
IT STARTS AND ENDS IN THE CIRCLE
Kennedy has shown her versatility to go the distance for the Aggies, whether that's from start to finish or being called on from the pen. The junior has registered 23 complete games in 27 starts, while earning five saves. She boasts a 1.048 WHIP, while batters are averaging .176 against her at the plate. Lefty's 10 shutouts rank No. 3 in the NCAA this season and make her the first Aggie pitcher with double-digit shutouts since Mel Dumezich registered 12 in 2011. The Woodlands, Texas, native ranks fifth in the country with 23 complete games, the most for an Aggie pitcher since Rachel Fox went the distance 23 times in 2015.
The regional opener is nationally televised on ESPN2, while game two and Sunday's if necessary game TV designations are to be determined. Texas A&M Hall of Famer Amanda Scarborough (analyst) and Kevin Brown (play-by-play) are on call for each game. All games can be streamed on the ESPN app, while fans can listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Gospel 97.3 with Matt Simon as the play-by-play voice in his 10th season with Texas A&M softball.
AGGIES IN THE NCAA POSTSEASON
Texas A&M (43-13) has made 34 appearances in the NCAA postseason, including the nation's seventh-longest active streak with 22 consecutive appearances. The Aggies are 94-73 all-time in NCAA postseason action and 7-10 in their previous seven Super Regional appearances, advancing to the Super Regional round for the first time since 2018.
The Maroon & White swept through the Bryan-College Station Regional hitting .319 at the plate and outscored their opponents 23-9. Kennedy Powell, Rylen Wiggins and Koko Wooley combined to hit 13-for-27, including seven runs scored and six RBI, while Powell and Wiggins each added a home run. Emiley Kennedy tossed 12.0 scoreless innings in her two complete game wins and struck out eight batters, while yielding five hits and two walks as opposing batters mustered a .132 batting average against the left-handed pitcher.
KOKO LOKO
Wooley has been a headache for opposing teams offensively with her world-class speed on the basepaths and defensively when flashing the leather at shortstop. The junior is riding a 12 game on-base streak, including a career-high 11 game hit streak. In the last 10 games, Wooley is hitting 20-for-32 (.625) with a 1.313 OPS, including a double, six RBI and seven runs, while adding four stolen bases. Despite missing a dozen games this season, Wooley's 56 hits, 19 multi-hit games and 19 stolen bases lead the team.
IT STARTS AND ENDS IN THE CIRCLE
Kennedy has shown her versatility to go the distance for the Aggies, whether that's from start to finish or being called on from the pen. The junior has registered 23 complete games in 27 starts, while earning five saves. She boasts a 1.048 WHIP, while batters are averaging .176 against her at the plate. Lefty's 10 shutouts rank No. 3 in the NCAA this season and make her the first Aggie pitcher with double-digit shutouts since Mel Dumezich registered 12 in 2011. The Woodlands, Texas, native ranks fifth in the country with 23 complete games, the most for an Aggie pitcher since Rachel Fox went the distance 23 times in 2015.
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