Lessentine Tosses Complete Game to Even Series at No. 24 South Carolina

Saturday, April 25

Columbia, S.C.

12:00 PM

Texas A&M

35-13, 15-5

South Carolina

28-22, 6-14

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Texas A&M	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	6	1
South Carolina	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0

Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

Apr 25, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

By: Tyler Pounds, Athletics Communications

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The No. 10 Texas A&M softball evened the series at No. 24 South Carolina with a 2-1 victory Saturday at Carolina Softball Stadium behind a complete-game effort from Sydney Lessentine.

Lessentine (14-3) struck out three and held the Gamecocks to a .120 batting average (3-for-25), including 0-for-9 with runners on base. The sophomore allowed just one leadoff batter to reach and did not permit multiple baserunners in an inning.

Micaela Wark hit her team-leading 19th home run, while Mya Perez drove in the other run on a hit-by-pitch. Kennedy Powell recorded multiple hits for the second time in the series, and Frankie Vrazel added two hits and scored a run.

Texas A&M (35-13, 15-5 SEC) opened the scoring in the third inning. Vrazel and Powell singled and Kelsey Mathis walked to load the bases before Perez was hit by a pitch to give the Aggies a 1-0 lead with one out. South Carolina (28-22, 6-14 SEC) got a force out at home on a fielder's choice and ended the inning with a swinging strikeout.

Wark led off the fourth with a solo home run to right-center to extend the lead to 2-0. The Gamecocks answered with a solo homer in the bottom half to cut the deficit to 2-1.

Lessentine closed the door from there, earning the win. She threw first-pitch strikes to nine of the 12 batters she faced to close out the game.

UP NEXT
Sunday's rubber match is slated for a 12 p.m. first pitch. The game will be streamed on SEC Network+. Fans can also listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM.

NOTES

Sydney Lessentine recorded the 20th win of her career and her 11th complete game.
Lessentine has thrown consecutive complete-game victories in SEC play for the first time in her career. Over her last two appearances, she has allowed one run in 14.0 innings with five strikeouts, six hits and five walks.
Mya Perez extended her on-base streak to 51 games.
Micaela Wark hit her eighth home run in SEC play, matching the program record held by Haley Lee (2022) and Tori Vidales (2015, 2016). It marked her 48th career home run.
Kennedy Powell recorded her third straight multi-hit game and 12th in SEC play. Her team-leading 23 multi-hit games rank third in program history since joining the SEC in 2013, trailing Emily Albus (24, 2014) and Kelli Milligan (25, 2016).
Frankie Vrazel appeared in her 100th career game and recorded her 17th career multi-hit game.
The Aggies have homered in 39 of 48 games and 15 of 20 SEC contests. Their 69 home runs are the most in the Trisha Ford era and rank sixth in program history.
Texas A&M recorded its 10th win over a top-25 opponent this season and improved to 23-0 when leading after the sixth inning.

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