Tag: Aggie softball

The No. 12 Texas A&M Aggie softball team takes game one in series with against Ole Miss

Texas A&M softball take Game 1 vs. Ole Miss

Sometimes, winning games is all about taking advantage of your opponent’s miscues throughout the match-up. That’s exactly what propelled Texas A&M (35-9, 13-6 SEC) to a 5-2 victory in game one of the series against Ole Miss (25-20, 3-13 SEC).

In the final home series in conference play, the Aggies played a close game in front of a packed crowd at Davis Diamond against a competitive adversary in Ole Miss. Every single score from A&M on the day came in the form of an unearned run and some heads-up base running. Even though the Aggies had six hits, none of them led to an RBI, but they did run on the bases.

Senior Trinity Cannon hit a single after matching goose eggs through the first three innings, and Rylan Wiggins walked, giving them two on the bases. Coach Ford had a speedster, Hailey Golden, for Cannon, and it paid off a few batters later—a passed ball allowed Golden and Wiggins to score.

After a home run in the fifth inning pushed two across for Ole Miss to tie the game, the Maroon & White got both those two back in the bottom of the frame. With Amari Harper and Kramer Eschete on base, a wild pitch and then a throwing error by the catcher plated both Harper and Eschete.

To close out the scoring, Wiggins was able to score the lone run all on her own after multiple throwing errors, which allowed her to score from second base for what would eventually be the final score of 5-2.

Game one:

Texas A&M vs Ole Miss / 5-2

  • Total offense:  6 hits, 5 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy W (18-7): 7.0 innings, 7 Ks, 129 pitches.

Texas A&M will be back in action in game two against Ole Miss on April 20 at 1 p.m. at Davis Diamond.

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

The Texas A&M softball team is flirting with a top ten ranking in the Week 10 rankings

The Aggie softball team jumps a few spots in the rankings after going 2-1 against Alabama

Texas A&M (33-9, 12-6 SEC) is back rolling after winning their second consecutive SEC series, beating Alabama (30-10, 7-8 SEC) two games to one this past week. They did a little bit of it all from solid pitching, double plays, clutch hitting, and home runs.

However, if they want to reach that next level they will have to get more out of the pitchers behind Emiley Kennedy. Too many times head coach Trisha Ford has needed to pitch her all three games just so ensure a win.

Following being swept by LSU, all major softball polls have moved the Aggies down a few spots in the newest polls.

 

The 2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Records reflect games played through April 14. The poll is released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season.

RANKINGS

Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Texas (24) 35-6 791 2
2 Oklahoma (8) 38-4 766 1
3 Duke 37-4 734 3
4 Tennessee 32-7 700 4
5 Stanford 34-7 655 8
6 Oklahoma State 35-8 597 5
7 LSU 33-7 564 6
8 Washington 28-7 549 10
9 Georgia 33-10 540 7
10 Florida 35-9 495 9
11 Texas A&M 32-9 480 11
12 UCLA 24-9 442 13
13 Missouri 33-11 432 14
14 Alabama 30-9 407 12
15 Virginia Tech 31-9-1 382 15
16 Arkansas 30-11 302 17
17 Mississippi State 29-12 300 16
18 Florida State 31-10 295 18
19 Arizona 28-13-1 200 21
20 California 29-12 152 20
21 Clemson 28-14 134 19
22 Oregon 24-15 117 22
23 Boston University 35-4 93 24
24 Kentucky 26-15 61
25 Louisiana 29-14 57

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

South Carolina (55), Northwestern (35), Miami (31), Texas State (16), Auburn (15), Kansas (1), FAU (1), Grand Canyon (1)

DROPPED OUT:

No. 23 South Carolina, No. 25 Texas State

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

No. 13 Texas A&M softball team combines for no-hitter against Prairie View A&M

The Aggies dropped in the rankings this week and will certainly be rising back up next Monday following a combined no-hitter on Tuesday.

The Texas A&M softball team dropped in the rankings this week and whether they pay attention to them or not, they will certainly be rising back up on Monday following a combined no-hitter on Tuesday against Prairie View A&M.

The No. 13 Aggies (29-7) beat the Panthers (16-15) by a final score of 10-0 in five innings at Davis Diamond, triggering the 10-run mercy rule. Texas A&M scored 2 runs in the first frame, 1 in the second and 7 in the third.

Junior right-handed pitcher Emily Leavitt (7-1) and graduate student RHP Brooke Vestal teamed up to toss the no-hitter. Leavitt started in the circle and pitched the first 4.0 innings, striking out 7 batters on 58 pitches. Vestal pitched the final frame and allowed 1 walk with 3 Ks on 21 pitches.

Freshman designated player Mya Perez went 2-for-2 with 3 runs batted in and 1 walk. Junior shortstop Koko Wooley was 2-for-3 with 2 runs scored, 1 double, 1 triple, 1 RBI and 1 stolen base.

The Aggies recorded their 11th shutout of the season Tuesday, which ranks eighth-most in the country. Next up for Texas A&M is a three-game SEC series at home versus Kentucky, beginning Friday at 6 p.m. CST.

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Shaun on Twitter: @Shaun_Holkko.

After being swept by LSU, Aggie softball drops a few spots in the Week 8 rankings

Texas A&M softball took a step back after a rough outing against LSU on the road

It was a rough weekend in the office for the Texas A&M (28-7, 8-4 SEC) softball team in Baton Rouge. They entered the weekend as one of the hottest teams in the SEC but left as one of the coolest. The Aggies’ had way too many missed opportunities, and a few calls did go their way leading to Coach Trisha Ford’s team being swept by a solid LSU team. They will need to take their midweek game seriously to work on a few things before they are back to SEC play on April 2.

Following being swept by LSU, all major softball polls have moved the Aggies down a few spots in the newest polls.

The 2024 USA Today / NFCA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 32 NCAA Division I head coaches with one representing each of the NCAA’s Division I Conferences. Records reflect games played through March 31. Poll is released on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. ET during the regular season.

RANKINGS

Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Oklahoma (32) 34-1 800 1
2 Duke 29-3 727 5
3 Georgia 29-5 707 3
4 Texas 29-5 678 2
5 LSU 29-4 658 6
6 Tennessee 28-5 652 4
7 Oklahoma State 29-6 642 8
8 Stanford 27-6 599 7
9 Washington 25-5 560 9
10 Florida 31-5 524 10
11 Missouri 29-7 453 12
12 UCLA 20-8 14
13 Texas A&M 28-7 397 11
14 Alabama 26-8 348 13
15 Virginia Tech 25-8-1 318 15
16 Mississippi State 25-9 297 17
17 Clemson 24-10 275 16
18 Florida State 24-9 265 19
19 Arkansas 22-11-1 143 20
20 California 26-10 209 18
21 Arizona 22-11-1 143 21
22 South Carolina 26-10 139 22
23 Boston University 27-3 95 25
24 Oregon 20-12 69 24
25 Baylor 19-12 46 23

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

Texas State (38), Kentucky (17), Louisiana (12), Nevada (10), Kansas (9), FAU (8), Miami (8), Virginia (3), Auburn (2).

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

No. 12 Texas A&M softball team drops first SEC series of season to No. 7 LSU

Texas A&M drops their first SEC series lose dropping the first two games in Baton Rouge against LSU

The No. 12 Texas A&M softball team (28-6, 8-3 SEC) has lost its series to No. 7 LSU (28-4, 7-4 SEC), dropping the first two games of the weekend, only scoring two total runs while amassing 13 hits but stranding 17 runners on base.

These two games were almost exact copies of each other until late in game two. Both games started with Julia Cottrill hitting a single to score Amari Harper then a pitching duel before LSU tied the in the bottom of the fifth inning. However, in game one they went into extra innings with LSU hitting a walk-off home run for the victory.

Game two ended in the bottom of the sixth when the Tiger got a few runners on  base and were aided by three free passes. The final score was 5-1 with the Aggies being blanked in the top of the seventh to end the game.

Game one:

Texas A&M vs LSU/ Loss / 2-1

  • Total offense:  5 hits, 5 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy L (14-4): 7.1 innings, 4 Ks, 101 pitches.

Game two:

Texas A&M vs LSU / Loss / 5-1

  • Total offense:  6 hits, 1 run
  • Pitching: Emily Leavitt L (6-1): 1.0 innings, 0 Ks, 26 pitches. Shaylee Ackerman: 4.0 innings, 2 Ks, 74 pitches. Emiley Kennedy: 1.0 innings, 0 Ks, 47 pitches.

Texas A&M will wrap up the series at Tiger Park on Sunday at 2 p.m. CST.

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

Texas A&M head softball coach Trisha Ford previews LSU series

Texas A&M head softball coach Trisha Ford previews the LSU series

No. 11 Texas A&M (28-4, 8-1 SEC) will face off against No. 6 LSU in a three-game series in Baton Rouge on March 28 at 6 p.m.

Head coach Trisha Ford has the Aggies off to one of their best starts in program history and they will have another chance to show how much they have improved over last year. This is probably the series of the weekend to watch and could move A&M into the Top 10 if they can take the series over the Tigers. Coach Ford and her team are ready for the challenge and the Tigers and the atmosphere will bring.

“I’ve heard that their fans are rambunctious, let’s say, and on the on the field, but that’s all good for us like all of that is you can either look at it as like oh this is going to be hard or you can look at this as a great opportunity for us to go into an environment that’s um, pretty Rowdy and make it quiet.”

Below, you can watch the full presser Q&A with Coach Trisha Ford.

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

Texas A&M players Wiggins and Wooley preview LSU series

Texas A&M infielders Koko Wooley & Rylen Wiggins preview the LSU series

No. 11 Texas A&M (28-4, 8-1 SEC) will play No. 6 LSU in a three-game series in Baton Rouge on March 28 at 6 p.m.

Aggie softball has remained hot all season long, winning games in several ways with an extremely deep team. A few of the things of note this season are how well they have played at all levels of the defense and their clutch hitting with two outs.

“…this year everybody steps into the box, the whole team knows that they have you on their back like we’re supporting everyone, even our pinch hitters I mean, shout out Kylie Griffin hit the farthest home run I’ve seen in a while and she’s not an everyday starter that just shows how much depth we are as a team…” -Wiggins

“I’m just trusting myself, really they make practice really hard every day, so like I everything I need to work on we work on in practice, so they make it hard, so I feel like that’s helped me become more confident in myself. I have more tools in my box so makes me more comfortable.”

Below, you can watch the full presser Q&A with Rylen Wiggins & Koko Wooley.

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

Texas A&M softball is sitting right outside of the Top 10 in the Week 7 rankings

Texas A&M Softball has been on fire!

Another SEC series win leads to a small jump in the polls. This past weekend, Texas A&M (28-4, 8-1 SEC) swept the No. 25 (at the time) Auburn Tigers at Davis Diamond. Like most of their games, they did it in several ways with the small game and big bats. They even erased an early five-run deficit to run-rule the Tigers in game three to win 14-6.

Following their third SEC series win, all major softball polls have moved the Aggies just outside the Top 10.

Rank Team Record Points Previous
1 Oklahoma (32) 31-1 800 1
2 Texas 28-3 765 3
3 Georgia 27-4 723 5
4 Tennessee 25-4 673 7
5 Duke 26-3 631 6
6 LSU 25-4 629 2
7 Stanford 25-5 612 9
8 Oklahoma State 26-5 586 4
9 Washington 22-5 559 8
10 Florida 29-4 549 10
11 Texas A&M 28-4 465 12
12 Missouri 25-7 431 15
13 Alabama 25-6 400 13
14 UCLA 18-8 360 14
15 Virginia Tech 25-5-1 356 16
16 Clemson 22-9 302 11
17 Mississippi State 24-7 274 20
18 California 24-8 255 19
19 Florida State 21-9 233 17
20 Arkansas 24-8 205 18
21 Arizona 21-9-1 127 21
22 South Carolina 22-9 86 23
23 Baylor 17-11 79 22
24 Oregon 19-10 74
25 Boston University 25-3 69 24

OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES:

Kansas (63), Texas State (56), Louisiana (11), Auburn (8), Kentucky (7), Ole Miss (5), FAU (2), Nevada (2), Virginia (2), Miami (1).

DROPPED OUT:

No. 25 Auburn

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

Texas A&M softball jumps a few spots across the polls after 5-1 start in SEC play

Texas A&M continues to shoot up the rankings after another SEC series victory over a Top 25 team.

The Texas A&M softball team (25-3, 5-1 SEC) is proving to be a complete team after a few questions about the competition before entering SEC play. You can throw that out of the window as the Aggies have gone 5-1, defeating No. 23 South Carolina and No. 20 Mississippi State (USA TODAY/NFCA Coaches) over the last two weeks.

They outscored their SEC opponents 29-13 and hit six home runs across those six games. Even with her rough outing in game three against Mississippi State, Emiley Kennedy has shown herself to be one of the better pitchers in the country. While it is still early in the season, A&M looks like a team that can enter the Top 10 if they can keep up this pace.

All major softball polls have moved the Aggies into the Top 15 following back-to-back SEC series wins over Top 25 teams.

Check out the full USA TODAY/NFCA Softball Coaches Poll.

Rank Team Record Points Change
1 Oklahoma 27-1 794 (26) –
2 LSU 24-1 771 (6) –
3 Texas 24-3 727 –
4 Oklahoma State 24-3 692 –
5 Georgia 13-4 666 –
6 Duke 22-2 637 –
7 Tennessee 22-4 610 +1
8 Washington 20-4 584 -1
9 Stanford 22-5 545 –
10 Florida 25-4 512 –
11 Clemson 21-6 461 +1
12 Texas A&M 25-3 432 +1
13 Alabama 22-5 392 +1
14 UCLA 17-6 371 +1
15 Missouri 22-6 369 -4
16 Virginia Tech 21-4-1 306 +2
17 Florida State 18-8 280 -1
18 Arkansas 22-6 245 +2
19 California 21-7 193 -2
20 Mississippi State 21-6 190 +1
21 Arizona 20-7-1 130 +1
22 Baylor 16-8 101 -3
23 USC 21-7 78 –
24 Boston University 20-3 66 –
25 Auburn 14-6-1 59 –

Others Receiving Votes

Oregon (55), Louisiana (43), Kansas (40), Kentucky (25), Texas State (19), Miami (6), Grand Canyon (1).

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on Twitter, and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes, and opinions. Follow Jarrett Johnson on Twitter: @whosnextsports1.

‘Sundays are hard’: Trisha Ford explains 1-run loss vs. No. 21 Mississippi St. to snap 8-game win streak

“That’s what I talked to the team about,” she said. “Sundays are hard, Sundays we have to figure out how to come out here and grind it out.”

The Texas A&M softball team had its eight-game winning streak snapped on Sunday afternoon with a narrow loss against Mississippi State.

The No. 21 Bulldogs (21-6, 3-3 SEC) avoided the sweep with a 6-5 victory, giving the No. 17 Aggies (25-3, 5-1) their first conference loss of the season. Texas A&M coach Trisha Ford spoke to the media postgame.

“I thought we just didn’t do a great job of executing our gameplan,” Ford explained. “We had a couple of opportunities there. The zone was pretty tight for both teams and we didn’t do a good job of executing and kind of using that to our advantage. That’s just how it goes, they had more fight in us. That’s what I talked to the team about.

‘Sundays are hard, Sundays we have to figure out how to come out here and grind it out.'”

The Aggies had the tying run at third base in the top of the seventh inning but were unable to get the runner home.

“We were in the right part of the lineup for us to do some damage,” Ford recalled. “We just ran out of time.”

Contact/Follow us @AggiesWire on X and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Texas A&M news, notes and opinions. Follow Shaun on Twitter: @Shaun_Holkko.