Saturday, May 16
Bryan-College Station
8:30 PM
Texas A&M
38-18
10
vs
3
UConn
32-18
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Runs R | Hits H | Errors E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 2 |
| UConn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
Aggies Eliminate UConn, 10-3, Advance to Regional Final
May 16, 2026 | Softball
COLLEGE STATION – The No. 15 Texas A&M softball team avoided elimination with a 10-3 win over UConn Saturday night at Davis Diamond. The Aggies will face Arizona State in the regional final Sunday at 2 p.m. on ABC, marking the first ever NCAA Regional round softball game on the network.
Texas A&M (38-18) totaled 12 hits, including three home runs, to reach double-digit runs for the second time this regional. Ariel Kowalewski powered the offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while KK Dement finished 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI. Paislie Allen added a solo home run, while Kelsey Mathis and Mya Perez each drove in a run.
Sydney Lessentine earned the win, tossing 5.0 innings with six strikeouts while allowing three runs on three hits and one walk. Kate Munnerlyn closed out the game with 2.0 scoreless innings, striking out three while surrendering just two hits.
Playing as the designated away team, the Aggies struck first with three runs on three hits in the opening inning. Perez and Mathis each recorded an RBI, while Perez, Kennedy Powell and Micaela Wark all scored.
UConn (32-18) responded with a leadoff single in the bottom half and cut the deficit to 3-1 after capitalizing on a pair of Aggie miscues.
After scoreless second and third innings, the Maroon & White extended the lead to 5-1 in the fourth. Mathis drew a leadoff walk before Dement launched a two-run home run off the videoboard.
Texas A&M added another run in the fifth after consecutive singles and a fielder's choice. Dement followed with a single through the left side to plate Hailey Golden, marking her second hit and third RBI of the night.
UConn threatened in the sixth with a four-hit, two-run frame highlighted by a leadoff home run before Munnerlyn entered and ended the inning with a strikeout.
The Aggies answered in the seventh when Wark drew a leadoff walk and Kowalewski blasted a two-run home run to right-center to make it 8-3. After a pair of flyouts, Allen added a solo shot off the videoboard to push the lead to 9-3. Texas A&M plated its final run after Maddie Sauni delivered a pinch-hit single. Frankie Vrazel re-entered to run and later scored on a fielding error to cap the scoring at 10-3.
Munnerlyn struck out the first batter before inducing consecutive flyouts to seal the victory.
NOTES
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Texas A&M (38-18) totaled 12 hits, including three home runs, to reach double-digit runs for the second time this regional. Ariel Kowalewski powered the offense, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI, while KK Dement finished 2-for-4 with a homer and three RBI. Paislie Allen added a solo home run, while Kelsey Mathis and Mya Perez each drove in a run.
Sydney Lessentine earned the win, tossing 5.0 innings with six strikeouts while allowing three runs on three hits and one walk. Kate Munnerlyn closed out the game with 2.0 scoreless innings, striking out three while surrendering just two hits.
Playing as the designated away team, the Aggies struck first with three runs on three hits in the opening inning. Perez and Mathis each recorded an RBI, while Perez, Kennedy Powell and Micaela Wark all scored.
UConn (32-18) responded with a leadoff single in the bottom half and cut the deficit to 3-1 after capitalizing on a pair of Aggie miscues.
After scoreless second and third innings, the Maroon & White extended the lead to 5-1 in the fourth. Mathis drew a leadoff walk before Dement launched a two-run home run off the videoboard.
Texas A&M added another run in the fifth after consecutive singles and a fielder's choice. Dement followed with a single through the left side to plate Hailey Golden, marking her second hit and third RBI of the night.
UConn threatened in the sixth with a four-hit, two-run frame highlighted by a leadoff home run before Munnerlyn entered and ended the inning with a strikeout.
The Aggies answered in the seventh when Wark drew a leadoff walk and Kowalewski blasted a two-run home run to right-center to make it 8-3. After a pair of flyouts, Allen added a solo shot off the videoboard to push the lead to 9-3. Texas A&M plated its final run after Maddie Sauni delivered a pinch-hit single. Frankie Vrazel re-entered to run and later scored on a fielding error to cap the scoring at 10-3.
Munnerlyn struck out the first batter before inducing consecutive flyouts to seal the victory.
NOTES
- Kennedy Powell extended her team-leading hit streak to 11 games and her on-base streak to 12 games.
- Ariel Kowalewski recorded multiple hits for the 19th game this season, the second most on the team.
- The Aggies have homered in six straight games, including 11 home runs over the last four contests. Texas A&M has totaled 83 home runs this season and has hit at least one in 45 games.
- The 83 homers are the program's most in a season since 2016.
- Texas A&M scored double-digit runs for the 15th time this season and second time in the regional.
- The Aggies have hit multiple home runs in 23 games this season.
- Mya Perez had her 58-game on-base streak snapped against UConn. Perez was 0-for-4 hitting into a fielder's choice RBI and later scored. It was the nation's longest on-base streak since at least the past five seasons according to ESPN.
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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.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Lessentine, Sydney (15-4)
L: Koosh, Sydnee (6-7)
Batting:
HR: Kowalewski, Ariel 1 ; Dement, KK 1 ; Allen, Paislie 1
RBI: Perez, Mya 1 ; Kowalewski, Ariel 2 ; Mathis, Kelsey 1 ; Dement, KK 3 ; Allen, Paislie 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Powell, Kennedy 1 ; Perez, Mya 1 ; Wark, Micaela 1 ; Golden, Hailey 1 ; Lovell, Scout 1 ; Kowalewski, Ariel 1 ; Mathis, Kelsey 1 ; Dement, KK 1 ; Allen, Paislie 1 ; Vrazel, Frankie 1
HBP: Powell, Kennedy 1
Batting:
2B: Ring, Savannah 1
HR: Barber, Heidi 1
RBI: Kibling, Kaitlyn 1 ; Barber, Heidi 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Ring, Savannah 2 ; Barber, Heidi 1
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RBI
3
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R
1
H
1
RBI
0
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