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Texas A&M, Texas Set to Rumble in SEC Tournament Semifinal
May 09, 2025 | Softball
ATHENS – The nationally ranked No. 1 Texas A&M softball team continues SEC Tournament action as the No. 2 seed takes on No. 3 seed Texas Longhorns in the semifinal round, Friday night at Jack Turner Stadium. First pitch is set for approximately 5:40 p.m. or 35 minutes following the conclusion of the No. 1 seed Oklahoma and No. 5 seed Arkansas game.
Friday's semifinal game will broadcast nationally on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Michele Smith (analyst) and Texas A&M Hall of Famer Amanda Scarborough (analyst) in the booth, while Holly Rowe is reporting live from the field. All Aggie softball games can be heard on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM with Matt Simon as the play-by-play voice in his 11th season with Texas A&M softball. For more information on the SEC Tournament follow secsports.com.
SEC TOURNAMENT NOTES
Texas A&M (44-9) has advanced to the semifinals in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history after Thursday's quarterfinal 12-4 run-rule over No. 7 seed South Carolina. Texas A&M's 12 runs set an SEC Tournament single game record, while the 11 RBI matches the most in SEC Tournament history with Georgia in 2015 and Florida in 2009. Mya Perez led the Aggies going 2-for-4, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, while KK Dement added four RBI and Kennedy Powell drove in a pair after a two-run home run for her first round tripper of the season. Emiley Kennedy moved to 20-4 after 5.0 innings of work and six strikeouts, while yielding four runs, four walks and four hits. Perez's five RBI tied the most in an SEC Tournament game in conference history. The Aggies are 3-10 all-time at the SEC Tournament, while two of the wins coming in the Trisha Ford era.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Maroon & White are 19-3 in games played outside of Aggieland, including a 10-2 ledger against ranked opponents. Notable wins against ranked opponents include the bookend games at No. 2 Tennessee, doubleheader sweeps at No. 8 Florida State and No. 16 Georgia, as well as a series sweep at No. 22 Auburn. Texas A&M is batting .329 in games on the road and outscoring the opposition 154-64, while opposing hitters are batting .202 at the dish. Koko Wooley (.464) and Mya Perez (.418) are each batting over .400, while Perez (6), KK Dement (5), Amari Harper (3) and Allie Enright (2) have each homered multiple times. Emiley Kennedy is 10-1 in games away from Davis Diamond, while boasting a 2.55 ERA in 68.2 innings pitched with 77 strikeouts and holding to opposing hitters to a .174 batting average. Each of the true road trips have been at stadiums that rank in the top 25 in average attendance, including Missouri at No. 6 (2,118), No. 10 Tennessee (1,901), Auburn at No. 12 (1,821), No. 13 Georgia (1,757) and Florida State at No. 24 (998).
RUN IT UP
Ol' Sarge's charges have scored double-digit runs in 19 games this season, while winning 17 games via run-rule. The Maroon & White have outscored their opponents 154-64 in road games, while outscoring ranked opponents 169-115. Texas A&M is 30-0 in games when scoring six or more runs, including 12 games against ranked opponents. Kennedy Powell has steadily been climbing the Texas A&M all-time ranks in scoring. The junior finished with 24 runs in the SEC regular season, matching a program best set by Kaitlyn Alderink in 2016. Powell is only four runs away from breaking the Aggie program record of 60 runs in a season set by Sharonda McDonald in 2007. The Aggies are 32-5 in games when Powell scores a run, including a 16-1 record when she scores multiple times.
DON'T COUNT OUT THE AGGIES
Texas A&M has recorded 16 come from behind wins, tied for the sixth-most in the nation. When tied after the sixth inning the Maroon & White are 6-0 and 4-0 in extra-inning games. A&M is 9-2 in one run games this season, including a 5-1 record in games decided by one run in SEC action. The biggest comeback win this season included overcoming a six-run deficit after the fourth against No. 19 Baylor to win 10-7. When the Aggies have a lead, they rarely give it up—posting a 36-1 record in 2025 when leading after the fourth inning, and 101-7 overall during the Trisha Ford era.
LATE SEASON LINEUP CHANGE
Texas A&M lost starting catcher Olivia Johnson to a season-ending lower leg injury leading to Mac Barbara making her first appearances at catcher since 2023, while Kelsey Mathis has taken advantage of her opportunities in right field. The Aggies are 4-1 in the last five games since Barbara has made the move to catcher, including a series win at No. 2 Tennessee. Despite the added work behind the dish, Barbara has maintained being a threat at the plate batting .308 with one home run, one double, four RBI and three runs, while being walked five times. In the regular season finale, Kelsey Mathis made only her second career start and her first SEC start at No. 2 Tennessee. The Waco, Texas, native filled the stat sheet going 2-for-2, including her first career home run finishing the game with two RBI, three runs and one walk. The freshman made her second consecutive start in right field in the quarterfinal game against No. 12 South Carolina as she provided a two-out four run rally in the second inning. Mathis is batting .800 going 4-for-5, one home run, two RBI and five runs since the late season lineup changes.
TEXAS PREVIEW
Texas (46-9) entered the tournament as the third seed and won its quarterfinal game against the 11 seed Ole Miss, 7-6, in walk-off fashion. Reese Atwood leads the Longhorns in numerous offensive categories, including home runs (17), OPS (1.393) and total bases (129), while Mia Scott leads the team with 15 doubles and a .444 batting average. Teagan Kavan leads the pitching staff with a 21-4 record, including a 2.46 ERA in 150.2 innings of work and 188 punch outs. Texas A&M leads the series 5-4 on neutral site games, despite trailing the all-time series 23-26. The two teams met in last season's NCAA Super Regional round when Texas was the No. 1 overall seed and A&M earned the No. 16 seed. Each game of the series was decided by one run, while the Aggies claimed the opener, 6-5, before the Longhorns won games two, 8-9, and game three, 5-6. Koko Wooley and Kennedy Powell each went 4-for-13 in the series, while Wooley added a double with four runs and Powell added one RBI and two runs. Mya Perez blasted her first career home run, a two-out three-run shot, to send it to extra innings in game two. Emiley Kennedy appeared in all three games, including two starts and one complete game going 1-1 in 15.2 innings of work with nine strikeouts.
Friday's semifinal game will broadcast nationally on ESPN2 with Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Michele Smith (analyst) and Texas A&M Hall of Famer Amanda Scarborough (analyst) in the booth, while Holly Rowe is reporting live from the field. All Aggie softball games can be heard on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM with Matt Simon as the play-by-play voice in his 11th season with Texas A&M softball. For more information on the SEC Tournament follow secsports.com.
SEC TOURNAMENT NOTES
Texas A&M (44-9) has advanced to the semifinals in consecutive seasons for the first time in program history after Thursday's quarterfinal 12-4 run-rule over No. 7 seed South Carolina. Texas A&M's 12 runs set an SEC Tournament single game record, while the 11 RBI matches the most in SEC Tournament history with Georgia in 2015 and Florida in 2009. Mya Perez led the Aggies going 2-for-4, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R, while KK Dement added four RBI and Kennedy Powell drove in a pair after a two-run home run for her first round tripper of the season. Emiley Kennedy moved to 20-4 after 5.0 innings of work and six strikeouts, while yielding four runs, four walks and four hits. Perez's five RBI tied the most in an SEC Tournament game in conference history. The Aggies are 3-10 all-time at the SEC Tournament, while two of the wins coming in the Trisha Ford era.
ROAD WARRIORS
The Maroon & White are 19-3 in games played outside of Aggieland, including a 10-2 ledger against ranked opponents. Notable wins against ranked opponents include the bookend games at No. 2 Tennessee, doubleheader sweeps at No. 8 Florida State and No. 16 Georgia, as well as a series sweep at No. 22 Auburn. Texas A&M is batting .329 in games on the road and outscoring the opposition 154-64, while opposing hitters are batting .202 at the dish. Koko Wooley (.464) and Mya Perez (.418) are each batting over .400, while Perez (6), KK Dement (5), Amari Harper (3) and Allie Enright (2) have each homered multiple times. Emiley Kennedy is 10-1 in games away from Davis Diamond, while boasting a 2.55 ERA in 68.2 innings pitched with 77 strikeouts and holding to opposing hitters to a .174 batting average. Each of the true road trips have been at stadiums that rank in the top 25 in average attendance, including Missouri at No. 6 (2,118), No. 10 Tennessee (1,901), Auburn at No. 12 (1,821), No. 13 Georgia (1,757) and Florida State at No. 24 (998).
RUN IT UP
Ol' Sarge's charges have scored double-digit runs in 19 games this season, while winning 17 games via run-rule. The Maroon & White have outscored their opponents 154-64 in road games, while outscoring ranked opponents 169-115. Texas A&M is 30-0 in games when scoring six or more runs, including 12 games against ranked opponents. Kennedy Powell has steadily been climbing the Texas A&M all-time ranks in scoring. The junior finished with 24 runs in the SEC regular season, matching a program best set by Kaitlyn Alderink in 2016. Powell is only four runs away from breaking the Aggie program record of 60 runs in a season set by Sharonda McDonald in 2007. The Aggies are 32-5 in games when Powell scores a run, including a 16-1 record when she scores multiple times.
DON'T COUNT OUT THE AGGIES
Texas A&M has recorded 16 come from behind wins, tied for the sixth-most in the nation. When tied after the sixth inning the Maroon & White are 6-0 and 4-0 in extra-inning games. A&M is 9-2 in one run games this season, including a 5-1 record in games decided by one run in SEC action. The biggest comeback win this season included overcoming a six-run deficit after the fourth against No. 19 Baylor to win 10-7. When the Aggies have a lead, they rarely give it up—posting a 36-1 record in 2025 when leading after the fourth inning, and 101-7 overall during the Trisha Ford era.
LATE SEASON LINEUP CHANGE
Texas A&M lost starting catcher Olivia Johnson to a season-ending lower leg injury leading to Mac Barbara making her first appearances at catcher since 2023, while Kelsey Mathis has taken advantage of her opportunities in right field. The Aggies are 4-1 in the last five games since Barbara has made the move to catcher, including a series win at No. 2 Tennessee. Despite the added work behind the dish, Barbara has maintained being a threat at the plate batting .308 with one home run, one double, four RBI and three runs, while being walked five times. In the regular season finale, Kelsey Mathis made only her second career start and her first SEC start at No. 2 Tennessee. The Waco, Texas, native filled the stat sheet going 2-for-2, including her first career home run finishing the game with two RBI, three runs and one walk. The freshman made her second consecutive start in right field in the quarterfinal game against No. 12 South Carolina as she provided a two-out four run rally in the second inning. Mathis is batting .800 going 4-for-5, one home run, two RBI and five runs since the late season lineup changes.
TEXAS PREVIEW
Texas (46-9) entered the tournament as the third seed and won its quarterfinal game against the 11 seed Ole Miss, 7-6, in walk-off fashion. Reese Atwood leads the Longhorns in numerous offensive categories, including home runs (17), OPS (1.393) and total bases (129), while Mia Scott leads the team with 15 doubles and a .444 batting average. Teagan Kavan leads the pitching staff with a 21-4 record, including a 2.46 ERA in 150.2 innings of work and 188 punch outs. Texas A&M leads the series 5-4 on neutral site games, despite trailing the all-time series 23-26. The two teams met in last season's NCAA Super Regional round when Texas was the No. 1 overall seed and A&M earned the No. 16 seed. Each game of the series was decided by one run, while the Aggies claimed the opener, 6-5, before the Longhorns won games two, 8-9, and game three, 5-6. Koko Wooley and Kennedy Powell each went 4-for-13 in the series, while Wooley added a double with four runs and Powell added one RBI and two runs. Mya Perez blasted her first career home run, a two-out three-run shot, to send it to extra innings in game two. Emiley Kennedy appeared in all three games, including two starts and one complete game going 1-1 in 15.2 innings of work with nine strikeouts.
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