Friday, April 17
College Station
6:00 PM
Texas A&M
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Mississippi State
Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics
No. 11 Softball, No. 14 Mississippi State Set for Top 15 SEC Clash
Apr 16, 2026 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION – The No. 11 Texas A&M softball team hosts No. 14 Mississippi State in a three-game series beginning Friday at 6 p.m. at Davis Diamond.
Game 2 is set for Saturday at 11 a.m., followed by the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games will stream on SEC Network+. Fans can also listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM.
With multiple Aggie events scheduled each day, fans are encouraged to arrive early. Parking is $5 with a softball game ticket.
Fans may purchase tickets in advance at 12thman.com/softballtickets. For more information on parking, ticketing and promotions, visit gameday.12thman.com/softball.
MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES
Texas A&M (31-12, 11-4 SEC) holds a 17-12 advantage in the all-time series, including a 9-3 mark at home. The Aggies last hosted Mississippi State (34-11, 6-9 SEC) in 2023, sweeping the series and outscoring the Bulldogs 16-3.
The teams met last season in Starkville, where Texas A&M won the series by taking the first two games before dropping the finale, 6-5.
WARK IT LIKE IT TALK IT
Micaela Wark is putting together a career-best season after transferring from Oklahoma State prior to 2026. The graduate student ranks among the top 25 nationally in home runs (18), RBI (61) and sacrifice flies (5).
Friday's opener marks her 200th career start. She has appeared in 212 games and sits three home runs shy of 50 for her career.
In SEC play, Wark leads the league with a 1.497 OPS. Her seven home runs are tied for the second-most in program history during conference play, trailing only Haley Lee (2022) and Tori Vidales (2015, 2016), who each recorded eight.
She is slashing .425/.547/.950 in SEC games with seven home runs, 24 RBI and 11 runs scored.
At Davis Diamond, Wark has been dominant, hitting .407/.521/.963. In 20 home games, she is 22-for-54 with 10 home runs, 30 RBI and 19 runs scored.
ALOHA MADDIE
Freshman Maddie Sauni has emerged as a reliable pinch hitter, batting .500 (6-for-12) with one home run, two doubles and five RBI, while striking out just once.
Sauni recently hit her first career pinch-hit home run against Baylor, becoming the first Aggie to record a pinch-hit homer since 2024.
She has reached base in five consecutive pinch-hit appearances, highlighted by a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning that lifted Texas A&M to a 3-2 win over No. 11 Georgia in the series opener.
AUSL IN AGGIELAND
Davis Diamond will host the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League postseason, including the play-in game and championship series, July 23-27.
Game 1 of the AUSL Championship will air on ABC, marking the first professional softball game broadcast on network television.
Texas A&M has strong ties to the league. Tori Vidales '18 has been a foundational figure in Athletes Unlimited since its 2020 launch, serving three years on the Player Executive Committee. She also hit the first home run in AUSL Championship history while helping lead the Talons to a title.
Jami Lobpries '08 is the general manager for the Portland Cascade and Amanda Scarborough '08 continues to serve as a lead analyst on AUSL broadcasts. Emiley Kennedy '25 begins her second professional season after being selected seventh overall in the 2025 draft by the Chicago Bandits.
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M softball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M softball team on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X by following @AggieSoftball.
Game 2 is set for Saturday at 11 a.m., followed by the series finale Sunday at 1 p.m. All three games will stream on SEC Network+. Fans can also listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM.
With multiple Aggie events scheduled each day, fans are encouraged to arrive early. Parking is $5 with a softball game ticket.
Fans may purchase tickets in advance at 12thman.com/softballtickets. For more information on parking, ticketing and promotions, visit gameday.12thman.com/softball.
MISSISSIPPI STATE SERIES
Texas A&M (31-12, 11-4 SEC) holds a 17-12 advantage in the all-time series, including a 9-3 mark at home. The Aggies last hosted Mississippi State (34-11, 6-9 SEC) in 2023, sweeping the series and outscoring the Bulldogs 16-3.
The teams met last season in Starkville, where Texas A&M won the series by taking the first two games before dropping the finale, 6-5.
WARK IT LIKE IT TALK IT
Micaela Wark is putting together a career-best season after transferring from Oklahoma State prior to 2026. The graduate student ranks among the top 25 nationally in home runs (18), RBI (61) and sacrifice flies (5).
Friday's opener marks her 200th career start. She has appeared in 212 games and sits three home runs shy of 50 for her career.
In SEC play, Wark leads the league with a 1.497 OPS. Her seven home runs are tied for the second-most in program history during conference play, trailing only Haley Lee (2022) and Tori Vidales (2015, 2016), who each recorded eight.
She is slashing .425/.547/.950 in SEC games with seven home runs, 24 RBI and 11 runs scored.
At Davis Diamond, Wark has been dominant, hitting .407/.521/.963. In 20 home games, she is 22-for-54 with 10 home runs, 30 RBI and 19 runs scored.
ALOHA MADDIE
Freshman Maddie Sauni has emerged as a reliable pinch hitter, batting .500 (6-for-12) with one home run, two doubles and five RBI, while striking out just once.
Sauni recently hit her first career pinch-hit home run against Baylor, becoming the first Aggie to record a pinch-hit homer since 2024.
She has reached base in five consecutive pinch-hit appearances, highlighted by a two-out RBI single in the sixth inning that lifted Texas A&M to a 3-2 win over No. 11 Georgia in the series opener.
AUSL IN AGGIELAND
Davis Diamond will host the 2026 Athletes Unlimited Softball League postseason, including the play-in game and championship series, July 23-27.
Game 1 of the AUSL Championship will air on ABC, marking the first professional softball game broadcast on network television.
Texas A&M has strong ties to the league. Tori Vidales '18 has been a foundational figure in Athletes Unlimited since its 2020 launch, serving three years on the Player Executive Committee. She also hit the first home run in AUSL Championship history while helping lead the Talons to a title.
Jami Lobpries '08 is the general manager for the Portland Cascade and Amanda Scarborough '08 continues to serve as a lead analyst on AUSL broadcasts. Emiley Kennedy '25 begins her second professional season after being selected seventh overall in the 2025 draft by the Chicago Bandits.
FOLLOW THE AGGIES
Visit 12thman.com for more information on Texas A&M softball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M softball team on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter/X by following @AggieSoftball.
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