Thursday, May 1
Knoxville, Tenn.
5:00 PM
Texas A&M
42-8, 15-6
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at
0
Tennessee
39-12, 14-8
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2
3
4
5
6
7
R
H
E
Texas A&M
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
6
0
Tennessee
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kennedy, Emiley (18-4)
L: K. Pickens (20-7)
Batting:
2B: Wooley, Koko 1 ; Perez, Mya 1
RBI: Wooley, Koko 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Powell, Kennedy 1
HBP: Eschete, Kramer 1
Batting:
SH: E. Dodge 1
Base Running:
HBP: L. Mealer 1
Game Leaders
AB
4
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
AB
4
R
0
H
1
RBI
1
AB
3
R
0
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
INF
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Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics
Kennedy Spins One-Hit Shutout at No. 2 Tennessee in Series Opening Win, 1-0
May 01, 2025 | Softball
KNOXVILLE – Texas A&M All-American Emiley Kennedy tossed a one-hit shutout in a 1-0 series opening thriller at No. 2 Tennessee, Thursday night at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium.
Koko Wooley knocked a two-out RBI double to left center in the top of the seventh to break the ice and give Texas A&M (42-8, 15-6 SEC) a 1-0 lead. In the bottom half, All-American Emiley Kennedy hit the lead off batter, before forcing a ground out and striking out the final two Volunteers to seal victory.
Kennedy punched out seven of the first 15 batters she faced before the Volunteers found the hit column in the fourth inning. The left-handed ace moved to 18-4 on the season and finished the night striking out 10 batters, while she stranded eight Volunteers on base.
Texas A&M threatened in the opening inning when Kennedy Powell led off with a single and advanced to third on Mac Barbara's two-out infield single. Tennessee (39-12, 14-8 SEC) spoiled the opportunity forcing a ground out to the ensuing batter leaving Aggies stranded on the corners. The Volunteers were gifted consecutive two-out walks before Kennedy struck out the final batter looking to end the bottom half.
After a pair of quick innings, Allie Enright was gifted a two-out walk and Kramer Eschete was hit-by-pitch before a strikeout ended the top of the fourth. Tennessee registered its first hit with a single in the fourth, before the ensuing batter was walked. With two on base and one out, the Amari Harper fielded a hard-hit ground ball and flipped it to Wooley before she returned it back to Harper for a 3-6-3 double play to end the Volunteer threat.
In the top of the fifth, Mya Perez knocked a two-out double to center field that missed a home run by just a couple inches. Tennessee forced a ground out to the ensuing batter to end the threat. The Aggie defense continued to hold their ground after Kennedy walked the lead off in the bottom of the fifth and the Maroon & White turned it second double play of the night on a bunt attempt for a 2-3-6 double play.
Tennessee led off the sixth and seventh innings with free passes, while Kennedy continued to dominate the zone leaving two runners on base in the sixth and one on in the seventh.
NEXT UP
Game two of the series is slated for Friday at 5 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Faith Cain (analyst) and Jill Jelnick (play-by-play).
NOTES
QUOTES
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
Koko Wooley knocked a two-out RBI double to left center in the top of the seventh to break the ice and give Texas A&M (42-8, 15-6 SEC) a 1-0 lead. In the bottom half, All-American Emiley Kennedy hit the lead off batter, before forcing a ground out and striking out the final two Volunteers to seal victory.
BIG TIME ??
— Texas A&M Softball (@AggieSoftball) May 2, 2025
This Koko RBI double was all we needed ??#GigEm | @KokoWooley pic.twitter.com/AI3reSliqf
Kennedy punched out seven of the first 15 batters she faced before the Volunteers found the hit column in the fourth inning. The left-handed ace moved to 18-4 on the season and finished the night striking out 10 batters, while she stranded eight Volunteers on base.
Texas A&M threatened in the opening inning when Kennedy Powell led off with a single and advanced to third on Mac Barbara's two-out infield single. Tennessee (39-12, 14-8 SEC) spoiled the opportunity forcing a ground out to the ensuing batter leaving Aggies stranded on the corners. The Volunteers were gifted consecutive two-out walks before Kennedy struck out the final batter looking to end the bottom half.
After a pair of quick innings, Allie Enright was gifted a two-out walk and Kramer Eschete was hit-by-pitch before a strikeout ended the top of the fourth. Tennessee registered its first hit with a single in the fourth, before the ensuing batter was walked. With two on base and one out, the Amari Harper fielded a hard-hit ground ball and flipped it to Wooley before she returned it back to Harper for a 3-6-3 double play to end the Volunteer threat.
In the top of the fifth, Mya Perez knocked a two-out double to center field that missed a home run by just a couple inches. Tennessee forced a ground out to the ensuing batter to end the threat. The Aggie defense continued to hold their ground after Kennedy walked the lead off in the bottom of the fifth and the Maroon & White turned it second double play of the night on a bunt attempt for a 2-3-6 double play.
Tennessee led off the sixth and seventh innings with free passes, while Kennedy continued to dominate the zone leaving two runners on base in the sixth and one on in the seventh.
NEXT UP
Game two of the series is slated for Friday at 5 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Faith Cain (analyst) and Jill Jelnick (play-by-play).
NOTES
- Emiley Kennedy recorded her second straight shutout after keeping No. 9 Arkansas scoreless in the Sunday series finale win last week. It marked her 15th complete game and sixth shutout of the season, while she threw her 48th complete game with her 18th shutout of her career.
- Kennedy recorded double-digit strikeouts for only the second time this season, while she moved to No. 8 on the Texas A&M career strikeout list surpassing Amanda Scarborough (2005-08) with 545 career punchouts.
- Koko Wooley's two-out double in the top of the seventh snapped her 0-for-14 slump, while she moved to No. 4 on the Texas A&M all-time career hits list tying Jose Carter (1982-85) with 235 hits.
- Texas A&M recorded multiple doubles for the eighth time in an SEC game this season and registered their 85th and 86th doubles of the year, the third-most in a season in program history.
- Junior Kennedy Powell went 1-for-4 with and scored the game winning run. Texas A&M moved to 31-4 when Powell scores a run.
- Freshman KK Dement went 1-for-3 to extend her career-high on-base streak to 15 games.
- Mac Barbara made her second start of the season behind the dish and extended her on-base streak to eight games after out running an infield single in the opening frame.
- The Aggies turned multiple double plays in a game for the third time this season and second time in as many games.
- The Maroon & White moved to 9-2 in one-run games, including a 5-1 record in SEC play. Texas A&M is 10-1 in true road games and boasts an SEC best 8-1 ledger in league road games.
- Texas A&M moved to 15-6 in SEC play, marking the third time to win at least 15 games ('17, '24, '25) and the first time to win at least 15 SEC games in consecutive seasons.
- No scorigami. Tonight marked the 166th time in program history to win 1-0 and the second time this season.
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