COLUMBIA, Mo. – The No. 1 Texas A&M softball team dropped its first true road game of the season giving up four home runs and leaving 10 runners on base in a five-inning run-rule drubbing to Missouri, 9-1, Friday afternoon at the Mizzou Softball Stadium.
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Kennedy Powell led off the game with a single and stole second before Amari Harper followed with a walk. After a strikeout and popup, Koko Wooley singled to shortstop to load the bases with two outs. Texas A&M (39-6, 13-4 SEC) spoiled the opportunity as the ensuing batter flied out to right field.
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Missouri (23-26, 4-14 SEC) led the bottom half with a home run to left field, followed by a double before consecutive outs to lead 1-0. The Tigers made it a crooked first inning with a two-out three-run home run to left for a 4-0 advantage.
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After a scoreless second frame, Harper led off with a hit-by-pitch and Mya Perez followed with a hit-by-pitch. Mac Barbara put the Aggies on the board with a single to right field to score Harper and make it a 4-1 game. Texas A&M loaded the bases as Wooley reached first on a bunt, before the Aggies spoiled another golden opportunity with a fly out, fielder's choice and ground out to end the top of the third.
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The Tigers hit their third home run of the game to lead off the bottom half, while an RBI double extended the lead 6-1 after three innings of action. Mizzou added three more runs on three hits in the fifth inning to hand Texas A&M its first road loss, 9-1.
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Emily Leavitt was saddled with her first loss of the season after one inning of work, while yielding three hits, one walk and four runs. Â
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NEXT UP
The Aggies return to the Brazos Valley to host Louisiana on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Davis Diamond. The midweek game is nationally broadcast on the SEC Network with Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Danielle Lawrie (analyst) on the call.
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Kennedy Powell led off the game with a single and stole second before Amari Harper followed with a walk. After a strikeout and popup, Koko Wooley singled to shortstop to load the bases with two outs. Texas A&M (39-6, 13-4 SEC) spoiled the opportunity as the ensuing batter flied out to right field.
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Missouri (23-26, 4-14 SEC) led the bottom half with a home run to left field, followed by a double before consecutive outs to lead 1-0. The Tigers made it a crooked first inning with a two-out three-run home run to left for a 4-0 advantage.
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After a scoreless second frame, Harper led off with a hit-by-pitch and Mya Perez followed with a hit-by-pitch. Mac Barbara put the Aggies on the board with a single to right field to score Harper and make it a 4-1 game. Texas A&M loaded the bases as Wooley reached first on a bunt, before the Aggies spoiled another golden opportunity with a fly out, fielder's choice and ground out to end the top of the third.
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The Tigers hit their third home run of the game to lead off the bottom half, while an RBI double extended the lead 6-1 after three innings of action. Mizzou added three more runs on three hits in the fifth inning to hand Texas A&M its first road loss, 9-1.
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Emily Leavitt was saddled with her first loss of the season after one inning of work, while yielding three hits, one walk and four runs. Â
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NEXT UP
The Aggies return to the Brazos Valley to host Louisiana on Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Davis Diamond. The midweek game is nationally broadcast on the SEC Network with Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Danielle Lawrie (analyst) on the call.
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NOTES
- Kennedy Powell stole her team-leading 17th base of the season, which marked her 23rd consecutive stolen base dating back to 2024.
- KK Dement recorded two doubles bringing her season total to a team-leading 12 doubles. It marked the 80th and 81st doubles on the season for Texas A&M, matching the 2010 team for the fifth-most (81) in a season in program history.
- Texas A&M left 10 runners on base, marking the fourth time to leave double-digit runners stranded and the first in a loss.
- The loss snapped a program-best SEC eight-game winning streak and a season-best 14-game winning streak.
- Despite the series finale loss, Texas A&M clinched its fifth-consecutive SEC series after the doubleheader sweep on Thursday.