BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION – The No. 16 seed Texas A&M softball team defeated UAlbany, 6-2, Friday night at Davis Diamond. The Aggies move to the winner’s bracket and play Texas State on Saturday at 2 p.m.
UAlbany (33-13) struck first in the opening frame, before Texas A&M (41-13) answered back plating five runs on five hits to lead 5-2 after one. After a 1-2-3 inning from both teams in the second inning, the Maroon & White extended its lead by one in the third after a sac fly.
Texas A&M threatened to enter run-rule territory in the fourth inning after Kennedy Powell led off with a single, followed by consecutive singles from Koko Wooley and Jazmine Hill to load the bases with no outs. The Aggies spoiled the opportunity after a hard line drive to first base resulted in a double play, followed by a fly out to right field to end the inning with two runners in scoring position.
After yielding two runs in the first inning, the Aggie defense put on a show recording two double plays as Emiley Leavitt faced the minimum in each of the following three innings. Leavitt earned the win after tossing 4.0 innings and striking out three, while yielding two runs, two hits and one walk.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M plays Texas State at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Davis Diamond.
AGGIE TOP PERFORMERS
Koko Wooley – 2-for-4, 1 R
Trinity Cannon – 1-for-3, 2 RBI
Emily Leavitt (W, 9-2) – 4.0 IP, 3 K, 2 H, 2 R
NOTABLES
- Koko Wooley extended her team leading on-base streak to 10 games and hit streak to nine games with a single in the first.
- Wooley recorded two hits for her 17th multi-hit game of the season, a team-leading best.
- Trinity Canon recorded her team-leading 15th multi-RBI game of the season and extended her hit streak to nine games with a 2-RBI single in the first.
- All nine Aggies in the starting lineup reached base safely, including eight recording a hit.
- Texas A&M moved to 25-2 at Davis Diamond this season and is 33-8 all-time when hosting in the regional round.
- The 2,397 in attendance marks the second-most in Davis Diamond history.
SCORING SUMMARY
T1 | Morgan Petty reached on a fielding error and scored after a home run from Maddi Petrella to left field. TAMU 0, UALB 2
B1 | Koko Wooley singled to left field and Jazmine Hill advanced to first on a fielder’s choice. Following a passed ball, Wooley and Hill advanced to second and third. Trinity Cannon singled up the middle to score Wooley and Hill. Julia Cottrill reached first after a fielder’s choice to center field. Allie Enright walked and Rylen Wiggins singled to third. With bases loaded, Amari Harper singled to shortstop to score Cottrill. Harper and Wiggins scored following a single through the left side from Kramer Eschete. TAMU 5, UALB 2
B3 | Cottrill led off with a single to left field. Enright reached on a fielding error advancing to second and Cottrill to third. Wiggins hit a sac fly to right field to score Cottrill. TAMU 6, UALB 2
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