No. 16 Texas A&M Clinches SEC Opening Series With 3-2 Win at No. 17 LSU

Sunday, March 15

Baton Rouge, La.

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

19-8, 2-0

LSU

18-9, 0-5

Texas A&M

LSU

Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

Mar 15, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

By: Tyler Pounds, Athletics Communications

BATON ROUGE – The No. 16 Texas A&M softball team clinched its SEC opening series with a 3-2 win over No. 17 LSU Sunday night at Tiger Park, marking the program's first series victory in Baton Rouge.

Texas A&M improved to 19-8 overall and 2-0 in SEC play, while LSU fell to 18-9 and 0-5 in conference action. The Aggies jumped out early behind Mya Perez and relied on strong pitching from Sidne Peters and Sydney Lessentine to hold off a late LSU rally.

Perez led the offense, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI, while Kennedy Powell finished 2-for-3 with two runs and two stolen bases. Texas A&M went 2-for-5 with runners in scoring position, while the pitching staff held LSU to 0-for-6 in those situations. In the circle, Peters improved to 7-3 after tossing 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts while allowing two runs on three hits and three walks. Lessentine secured her first save of the season one day after earning the win in the series opener.

Powell ignited the Aggies in the opening inning, leading off with a single before stealing second base. Perez followed with a 255-foot home run to the second-row berm in left field to give Texas A&M a 2-0 lead.

Peters struck out the side in the bottom of the first while stranding two Tigers on base.

The teams traded scoreless innings over the next five frames as Peters worked out of jams in the second, third and fourth innings while Texas A&M managed just one hit during the stretch.

Texas A&M added an insurance run in the sixth. Powell again sparked the rally with a single before swiping her second base of the night. Perez delivered her third RBI of the game with a single to extend the Aggie lead to 3-0.

LSU responded in the bottom half with a solo home run to cut the deficit to 3-1, but Peters regrouped with her seventh strikeout before forcing a pop up to end the inning.

The Aggies threatened again in the seventh when pinch hitter Maudi Sauni singled to center field. Paislie Allen entered as a pinch runner, stole second and advanced to third on a throwing error, but LSU escaped the inning with a strikeout to leave Allen stranded.

The Tigers mounted one final push in the seventh, scoring once before Lessentine closed the door to secure the series-clinching victory.

UP NEXT
The series finale is set for Monday at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network. Michele Smith (analyst) and Roy Philpott (play-by-play) will be in the booth. Fans can also listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM, with Matt Simon calling the action in his 12th season as the voice of Texas A&M softball.

NOTES

Mya Perez and Kennedy Powell extended their nation-leading on-base streak to 30 games.
Perez hit her team-leading 12th home run, her fourth in the last five games. The junior also recorded her team-leading 12th multi-RBI game this season and 35th of her career.
Powell scored two runs, marking her 10th game this season with multiple runs. Texas A&M improved to 9-1 when she scores multiple runs.
Powell swiped two bases, extending her nation-leading consecutive stolen base streak to 39 and recording the 49th and 50th stolen bases of her career.
The Aggies stole multiple bases in a game for the 11th time this season.
Texas A&M has homered in 12 straight games and in 23 of its 27 games this season.
A&M pitching held LSU to 1-for-14 (.071) with runners on base, despite LSU leadoff hitters going 4-for-7 (.571).
Texas A&M clinched its first series at LSU in program history. The Maroon & White have won 10 of 14 road SEC series under head coach Trisha Ford.