Saturday, May 3
Knoxville, Tenn.
9:30 AM
Texas A&M
43-9, 16-7
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Tennessee
40-13, 15-9
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Texas A&M
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Tennessee
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kennedy, Emiley (19-4)
L: Erin Nuwer (5-4)
Batting:
2B: Barbara, Mac 1 ; Harper, Amari 1 ; Eschete, Kramer 1
HR: Dement, KK 1 ; Mathis, Kelsey 1
RBI: Perez, Mya 3 ; Barbara, Mac 3 ; Harper, Amari 3 ; Dement, KK 2 ; Mathis, Kelsey 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Powell, Kennedy 2 ; Wooley, Koko 3 ; Perez, Mya 1 ; Barbara, Mac 1 ; Harper, Amari 1 ; Dement, KK 1 ; Eschete, Kramer 1 ; Mathis, Kelsey 3
SB: Wooley, Koko 1
HBP: Harper, Amari 1
Batting:
HR: Sophia Nugent 1
RBI: Taylor Pannell 1 ; Sophia Nugent 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Kinsey Fiedler 1 ; Sophia Nugent 1
SB: Kinsey Fiedler 1
HBP: Kinsey Fiedler 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
4
R
1
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2
RBI
3
AB
2
R
3
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2
RBI
2
AB
2
R
3
H
1
RBI
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Players Mentioned
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Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics
Aggies Run-Rule No. 2 Tennessee, 13-2, to Clinch Series on Rocky Top
May 03, 2025 | Softball
KNOXVILLE – The No. 4 Texas A&M softball team run-ruled No. 2 Tennessee, 13-2, in five innings to clinch the series, Saturday at Sherri Parker Lee Stadium. Texas A&M went 16-7 in SEC action finishing a program-best second in the regular season standings.
Texas A&M (43-9, 16-7 SEC) hung crooked frames in the third and fifth innings for their first run-rule victory on the road against a top five opponent since 2013, after play was suspended due to rain Friday night in the bottom of the second and an Aggie 5-0 lead.
Aggie starter Emiley Kennedy moved to 19-4 on the season finishing the game with six strikeouts, while yielding two runs, three hits and three walks. Mac Barbara, Amari Harper and Mya Perez each had three RBI, while Kelsey Mathis and Koko Wooley each scored three runs and Kennedy Powell added two runs.
Tennessee (40-13, 15-9 SEC) scratched the scoreboard with a first-pitch lead off home run in the bottom of the second. The ensuing batter singled to right field, before Kennedy struck out consecutive Lady Volunteers and forced a fielder's choice to end the threat.
Amari Harper led off the ensuing inning via hit-by-pitch, followed by KK Dement blasting a moonshot to left field to add to the advantage, 7-1. Allie Enright, Kramer Eschete and Kelsey Mathis followed with three straight walks to load the bases. After a pair force outs at home, Mya Perez walked to score Mathis and Mac Barbara singled to left field to make it a 9-1 game.
The Lady Volunteers led the bottom of the third with a hit-by-pitch and stole second before advancing to third on a ground out. The ensuing batter reached on an error to score the run to chip at the deficit, 9-2.
After a scoreless fourth inning, Ol' Sarge's charges put Tennessee away plating four runs on three hits, while capitalizing on two fielding errors. Eschete led the fifth off with a double to right center, followed by Mathis with a single through the left side to score Eschete. Kennedy Powell followed by reaching on a fielding error, while Koko Wooley singled on a bunt to load the bases. Perez scored Mathis after reaching on an error, followed by Mac Barbara scoring Powell on a ground out and Harper scoring Wooley on a ground out as the Aggies camped out in run-rule territory, 13-2.
Prior to the inclement weather on Friday night, the Aggies punched first in the opening frame after consecutive doubles from Barbara and Harper to put the Aggies up 3-0. Wooley reached first after a four pitch walk, while Perez flared a one-out single to shallow center field. Barbara doubled through the left side to score Wooley, while Harper doubled to left center as Perez and Barbara crossed home plate.
The Maroon & White hung another crooked frame in the second after Mathis blasted her first career home run to make it 4-0. Wooley earned her second walk of the game and stole second before Perez singled through the left side to score Wooley and put the Aggies up 5-0 before the rainstorms hit Rocky Top.
Texas A&M finished the regular season 43-9 overall, the most wins in a regular season since the 2008 team went 46-7.
NEXT UP
The Aggies travel to Athens, Georgia, for the SEC Tournament beginning May 6-11 at Jack Turner Stadium. The official tournament schedule, seedings and TV designations will be announced Saturday night.
PLAYER NOTES
TEAM NOTES
QUOTES
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
Texas A&M (43-9, 16-7 SEC) hung crooked frames in the third and fifth innings for their first run-rule victory on the road against a top five opponent since 2013, after play was suspended due to rain Friday night in the bottom of the second and an Aggie 5-0 lead.
Aggie starter Emiley Kennedy moved to 19-4 on the season finishing the game with six strikeouts, while yielding two runs, three hits and three walks. Mac Barbara, Amari Harper and Mya Perez each had three RBI, while Kelsey Mathis and Koko Wooley each scored three runs and Kennedy Powell added two runs.
Tennessee (40-13, 15-9 SEC) scratched the scoreboard with a first-pitch lead off home run in the bottom of the second. The ensuing batter singled to right field, before Kennedy struck out consecutive Lady Volunteers and forced a fielder's choice to end the threat.
Amari Harper led off the ensuing inning via hit-by-pitch, followed by KK Dement blasting a moonshot to left field to add to the advantage, 7-1. Allie Enright, Kramer Eschete and Kelsey Mathis followed with three straight walks to load the bases. After a pair force outs at home, Mya Perez walked to score Mathis and Mac Barbara singled to left field to make it a 9-1 game.
The Lady Volunteers led the bottom of the third with a hit-by-pitch and stole second before advancing to third on a ground out. The ensuing batter reached on an error to score the run to chip at the deficit, 9-2.
After a scoreless fourth inning, Ol' Sarge's charges put Tennessee away plating four runs on three hits, while capitalizing on two fielding errors. Eschete led the fifth off with a double to right center, followed by Mathis with a single through the left side to score Eschete. Kennedy Powell followed by reaching on a fielding error, while Koko Wooley singled on a bunt to load the bases. Perez scored Mathis after reaching on an error, followed by Mac Barbara scoring Powell on a ground out and Harper scoring Wooley on a ground out as the Aggies camped out in run-rule territory, 13-2.
Prior to the inclement weather on Friday night, the Aggies punched first in the opening frame after consecutive doubles from Barbara and Harper to put the Aggies up 3-0. Wooley reached first after a four pitch walk, while Perez flared a one-out single to shallow center field. Barbara doubled through the left side to score Wooley, while Harper doubled to left center as Perez and Barbara crossed home plate.
The Maroon & White hung another crooked frame in the second after Mathis blasted her first career home run to make it 4-0. Wooley earned her second walk of the game and stole second before Perez singled through the left side to score Wooley and put the Aggies up 5-0 before the rainstorms hit Rocky Top.
Texas A&M finished the regular season 43-9 overall, the most wins in a regular season since the 2008 team went 46-7.
NEXT UP
The Aggies travel to Athens, Georgia, for the SEC Tournament beginning May 6-11 at Jack Turner Stadium. The official tournament schedule, seedings and TV designations will be announced Saturday night.
PLAYER NOTES
- Freshman Kelsey Mathis made her first career SEC start and hit her first career home run finishing 2-for-3, 1 HR, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB. Entering the game, Mathis had 11 plate appearances with four hits and two RBI.
- Emiley Kennedy made her 20th start of the season and went the distance for the 16th time this year. The senior recorded her 49th complete game and her 551st strikeout of her career, ranking No. 8 all-time on the Texas A&M career list behind Missi Young (1990-92) with 555 career punchouts.
- Kennedy finished the weekend 2-0 with 16 punchouts in 12.0 innings of work, while yielding only two runs and four hits.
- Mya Perez registered her team leading 18th multi-hit game and 18th multi-RBI game finishing 2-for-3, 3 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB. Her 63 RBI this season ranks third-most by an Aggie surpassing Tori Vidales (2018), while needing one RBI to match Trinity Cannon 64 RBI last season and nine RBI of matching the program record 72 RBI set by Josie Carter in 1982.
- Kennedy Powell scored multiple runs in a game for the 17th time this season, while the Aggies moved to 32-4 when she scores at least one run and 16-1 when she scores multiple times.
- Powell's 56 runs this season matches Tori Vidales (2016) for the fourth-most runs scored in a season, while her 24 runs in league action ties Kaitlyn Alderink (2016) for the most by an Aggie in an SEC action.
- Koko Wooley went 1-for-2, 3 R, 2 BB, 1 SB. The senior is tied fifth with Cassie Tysarczyk (2011-14) with 161 career runs.
TEAM NOTES
- The Aggies' 13 runs were the 18th time to reach double-digits, while being the 12th multi-home run game this year. It marked the 16th run-rule victory for Texas A&M and third in SEC action.
- Texas A&M won its sixth SEC series of the season, while winning all four road series for the first time since joining the league. The six SEC series win matches the 2024 and 2017 teams for a program best.
- The Maroon & White moved to 11-2 in true road games, including a 9-2 ledger in SEC play.
- The win marked the first top 10 SEC series win on the road since at No. 7 Arkansas in 2023, head coach Trisha Ford's SEC debut weekend.
QUOTES
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
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