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Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 15 Texas A&M Takes Series Finale, 9-7, at No. 1 Texas
Mar 29, 2026 | Softball
AUSTIN – The No. 15 Texas A&M softball team claimed the Cotton Holdings Lone Star Showdown series finale, 9-7, Sunday afternoon at No. 1 Texas at McCombs Field.
Texas A&M (24-11, 6-3 SEC) totaled 13 hits and five extra-base hits, using a pair of crooked innings to snap the nation's longest winning streak. Micaela Wark paced the offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Kennedy Powell finished 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. Ariel Kowalewski and Frankie Vrazel each recorded a double and multiple hits, while KK Dement added a home run.
Kate Munnerlyn (3-3) earned the win, tossing 4.1 innings with two strikeouts while allowing three runs on three hits and four walks. Grace Sparks recorded two groundouts to close the fifth, and Sydney Lessentine worked the final 2.0 innings to secure the win.
Texas A&M jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, highlighted by an RBI double from Kowalewski and a two-run home run by Wark. Texas (31-2, 8-1 SEC) answered in the bottom half, scoring on a double-steal attempt to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Dement led off the second inning with a solo home run to extend the lead to 4-1. Munnerlyn followed with a groundout, a single and back-to-back swinging strikeouts to retire the Longhorns.
After two scoreless innings, the Aggies loaded the bases with two outs on consecutive singles and a walk, but Texas escaped the jam with a flyout. The Longhorns plated two runs in the bottom of the inning to trim the deficit to 4-3 through five.
Ol' Sarge's charges responded with a five-run inning, including three runs with two outs, to push the advantage to 9-3. Vrazel ignited the rally with a double, and Powell followed with an RBI double. Kowalewski added an RBI single before the Aggies capitalized on defensive miscues. Tallen Edwards reached on a fielding error to score a run and Dement reached on a throwing error to bring home two more.
Texas A&M held off a late push as Texas plated four runs on three hits, including back-to-back two-out home runs. Lessentine induced a foul popout to end the game and secure the 9-7 victory.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M returns to Davis Diamond to host No. 11 Georgia beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+. Game 2 on Friday is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+, while the series finale is scheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on SEC Network.
NOTES
Texas A&M (24-11, 6-3 SEC) totaled 13 hits and five extra-base hits, using a pair of crooked innings to snap the nation's longest winning streak. Micaela Wark paced the offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while Kennedy Powell finished 3-for-5 with a double, an RBI and two runs scored. Ariel Kowalewski and Frankie Vrazel each recorded a double and multiple hits, while KK Dement added a home run.
Kate Munnerlyn (3-3) earned the win, tossing 4.1 innings with two strikeouts while allowing three runs on three hits and four walks. Grace Sparks recorded two groundouts to close the fifth, and Sydney Lessentine worked the final 2.0 innings to secure the win.
Texas A&M jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning, highlighted by an RBI double from Kowalewski and a two-run home run by Wark. Texas (31-2, 8-1 SEC) answered in the bottom half, scoring on a double-steal attempt to cut the deficit to 3-1.
Dement led off the second inning with a solo home run to extend the lead to 4-1. Munnerlyn followed with a groundout, a single and back-to-back swinging strikeouts to retire the Longhorns.
After two scoreless innings, the Aggies loaded the bases with two outs on consecutive singles and a walk, but Texas escaped the jam with a flyout. The Longhorns plated two runs in the bottom of the inning to trim the deficit to 4-3 through five.
Ol' Sarge's charges responded with a five-run inning, including three runs with two outs, to push the advantage to 9-3. Vrazel ignited the rally with a double, and Powell followed with an RBI double. Kowalewski added an RBI single before the Aggies capitalized on defensive miscues. Tallen Edwards reached on a fielding error to score a run and Dement reached on a throwing error to bring home two more.
Texas A&M held off a late push as Texas plated four runs on three hits, including back-to-back two-out home runs. Lessentine induced a foul popout to end the game and secure the 9-7 victory.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M returns to Davis Diamond to host No. 11 Georgia beginning Thursday at 6 p.m. on SEC Network+. Game 2 on Friday is set for 6 p.m. on SEC Network+, while the series finale is scheduled for Saturday at 12:30 p.m. on SEC Network.
NOTES
- Kennedy Powell extended her on-base streak to 38 games with a leadoff single.
- Powell scored two runs, marking her 15th game this season with multiple runs. Texas A&M is 12-3 when she scores multiple runs.
- Micaela Wark hit her team-leading 15th home run and has homered in four of the last five games. She recorded career RBI No. 149 and 150.
- Wark extended her hitting streak with multiple hits in five consecutive games and recorded her first three-hit game of the season.
- The graduate student led the Aggies in the series with a .700 average (7-for-10), two home runs, six RBI and two runs scored, posting a 1.300 slugging percentage and a .727 on-base percentage.
- KK Dement hit her sixth home run and extended her on-base streak to six games.
- Ariel Kowalewski recorded her 12th multi-hit game and eighth multi-RBI game of the season.
- Texas A&M has homered in all but six games this season and recorded multiple home runs in 14 contests.
- The Aggies tallied double-digit hits for the fifth time in six games and the 16th time this season.
- It marked Texas A&M's first win over a No. 1 team since defeating Texas, 6-5, in the 2024 NCAA Austin Regional.
- The Aggies snapped Texas' 29-game winning streak and 19-game home winning streak.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Munnerlyn, Kate (3-3)
L: Kavan (13-1)
Batting:
2B: Powell, Kennedy 1 ; Kowalewski, Ariel 1 ; Vrazel, Frankie 1
HR: Wark, Micaela 1 ; Dement, KK 1
RBI: Powell, Kennedy 1 ; Kowalewski, Ariel 2 ; Wark, Micaela 2 ; Dement, KK 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Powell, Kennedy 2 ; Golden, Hailey 1 ; Kowalewski, Ariel 1 ; Groce, Annsley 1 ; Wark, Micaela 1 ; Edwards, Tallen 1 ; Dement, KK 1 ; Vrazel, Frankie 1
Batting:
2B: Henry 2 ; Martinez 1
HR: Atwood 1 ; Stewart 1
RBI: Goode 1 ; Martinez 3 ; Atwood 1 ; Stewart 1
SF: Goode 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Henry 2 ; Goode 1 ; Martinez 1 ; Atwood 1 ; Stewart 1 ; Altmeyer 1
SB: Martinez 1 ; Maloney 1
Game Leaders
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R
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H
2
RBI
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