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Everything Coach Trisha Ford and her team had to say after the Super Regional

Everything Coach Trisha Ford, Cannon, and Wiggins had to say after the Austin Super Regional

The Texas A&M softball team’s season has come to an end after a very impressive 2024 campaign. After a hard-fought weekend, the Texas Longhorns outlasted the Aggies in Game Three of the Austin Super Regional beating them 6-5. Nothing about those three games made A&M look like a No. 16 seed outside of the powers that be wanting an Aggies versus Longhorn matchup.

Even, with that underseeding each game was decided one run and went down to the absolute wire. A&M did have a few chances in Game Two to put the game away but just missed out and Texas is the number-one team in the nation for a reason. However, you can only ask your team to play their hardest and leave it all on the field, and that’s what her team did.

“This is a hard one. As a coach, all you want is for your players to play hard and for themselves and to compete their tails off. I feel like it was such an honor to coach these women.” -Coach Ford

Below you can listen to the entire postgame comments.

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Texas A&M’s season comes to an end after losing Game three 6-5 to Texas

Texas A&M battled the end but came up just short losing 5-6 to Texas in the Austin Super Regional ending their 2024 season

In what will go down as one of the most nerve-wracking Super Regionals this season, No. 16 seed Texas A&M could not complete the upset of No. 1 seed Texas at the Austin Super Regional. The Aggies gave the No. 1 team in the country all they could handle for three straight days but ultimately lost in three games, 6-5, ending their season.

Like the previous two games, the A&M was the first to get on the board when senior Trinity Cannon continued her RBI streak when she hit a double to score Koko Wooley for an early 1-0. The Longhorns didn’t wait as long to strike back, this time, putting up two in the bottom of the third off a wild pitch and double off the bat of Viviana Martinez. They extended their lead with a solo home run by Mia Scott for a score of 3-1 before the Aggies would get back on the board.

Jazmine Hill was able to bring Cannon home on a fielder-choice single, but the A&M would leave a few stranded. The Longhorns have been doing most of their damage in the sixth inning during this series, and game three was no different. A throwing error allowed one score and hits by Scott and Martinez brought home another two runs, pushing the lead to 6-2 with one inning left.

Then, in true Aggie fashion, they did not go down without a fight. With two on base and one out, Julia Cottrill, in what was her last college at-bat, hit a three-run home run to bring the Aggies within one score.

However, it wasn’t meant to be, as the Aggies struck out looking, stranding two on base, ending a very entertaining season for Coach Trisha Ford and her team.

Now, this is not the ending A&M wanted, but they have a lot to be proud of, considering most preseason rankings didn’t have them making it this far. Join us in congratulating the Texas A&M softball team on an impressive year two under Coach Ford.

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Texas A&M softball land six on the NFCA All-South Region team

The Aggie softball sees six players make the NFCA All-South Region teams

For the first time since 2018, the Texas A&M softball team is headed to a Super Regional where they will face old and future rival Texas in Austin. The Aggies went 3-0 in the Bryan-College Station Regional, beating UAlbany and Texas State twice to move on.

The NFCA announced their All-South region team and earned honors on the first and second teams. Below are your players and what team they made

FIRST TEAM:

  • Emiley Kenndey – Pitcher
  • Koko Wooley – Short Stop
  • Allie Enright – Outfield
  • Jazmine Hill – Outfield
  • Trinity Cannon – Designated Player

SECOND TEAM:

  • Julia Cottrill – Catcher

This is the largest number of first-teamers since 1987 and the most total selections since 2017. Please join us in congratulating these ladies on their recognition and wishing them luck in the Super Regionals.

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Texas A&M softball defeats Texas State in the Regional Finals to advance

The Aggie hit their way to an 8-0 victory over Texas State to move on the Austin Super Regional

After a tough defensive contest in the first game, Texas A&M (43-13) beat Texas State (47-14) for the second time in this regional in impressive fashion 8-0 to advance to the Super Regionals in Austin.

The Aggie offense woke up on Sunday recording 12 hits, a stark difference from the two recorded in game one. It started the same as game one, with the Aggies scoring a single run off a sacrifice fly, allowing Koko Wooley to cross home plate.

However, unlike the first game, in the first inning, A&M found its timing against the Bobcats’ pitching, with both Rylen Wiggins and Kennedy Powell hitting home runs to go up 4-0 early.

In the bottom of the inning, the Aggies continued their offensive onslaught with five hits. Ayana Coleman, Powell, and Wooley all notched RBIs, leading to a four-run inning and extending the Aggies’ lead to 8. However, one thing that remained consistent was the stellar performance of the Aggies’ pitching, led by Emiley Kennedy, and their solid defense. Kennedy, backed by her All-SEC defense, allowed only one hit, leading the resounding 8-0 victory.

Texas A&M vs. TEXAS STATE / win / 8-0

  • Total offense: 12 hits, 8 run
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy, W (23-10), pitched 5.0 innings, 2 Ks, 58 pitches.

Texas A&M will travel to Austin to face No. 1 Texas at the Super Regional at McCombs Field

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Texas A&M softball defeats Texas State to move into the Regional Finals

Texas A&M wins a pitching battle to advance to the Regional Finals

Saturday’s game was the definition of a pitcher’s battle with Texas A&M (42-13) beating Texas State (46-14) in a 1-0 victory in a game that only produced a total of six hits.

Aggies’ Emiley Kennedy and Bobcats’ Jessica Mullins went blow for blow with both pitching complete games. The game was full of defensive highlights and tense moments with inning after inning of three-up three-down. The only score in the came from a sacrifice fly hit by senior Trinity Cannon in the bottom of the first inning allowing Kennedy Powell to tag up and run home from third.

Other than the bottom of the third when the Bobcats walked two batters there were zero scoring threats from either team the rest of the game and A&M held on to their one-run lead to advance to the Regional Finals on Sunday.

Texas A&M vs. TEXAS STATE / win / 1-0

  • Total offense: 2 hits, 1 run
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy, W (22-10), pitched 7.0 innings, 6 Ks, 83 pitches.

Texas A&M will be back on the diamond on Sunday at 2 pm CST where they will play the winner of the Texas State and UAlbany/Penn State game.

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Texas A&M softball will host a regional after earning the No. 16 seed

The Texas A&M Aggies have hit their first goal of the post season which was to host a regional at Davis Diamond

There was no question that the Texas A&M (40-13, 15-9) softball team would make the field of 64 and there was little doubt that they would not host a regional. Well, now that the brackets have been released, it’s been confirmed that the Aggies will indeed get a few postseason home games as a 16 seed. Now that’s where the head-scratching comes in once you see that teams that are seeded above the Aggies.

A&M is third in the SEC, has a better overall record conference record, last 10, an SEC Tournament win, and is second in the conference in team batting. With all of that noted Arkansas, Georgia, and Alabama are all seeded higher than the Aggies. To add insult to injury A&M has a series win over Alabama this season. However, if you ask Coach Trisha Ford, they are right where they want to be at this time in the season… Hosting a regional in front of the 12th man at Davis Diamond.

The College Station regional consists of the following teams:

  1. Texas A&M
  2. Texas State
  3. Penn St.
  4. UAlbany

The winner of the College Station regional will face the winner of the Austin regional being hosted by Texas.

The games will start on May 17 with Texas St. against Penn St. and the Aggies will take on UAlbany in game two in the same day on ESPN + at 5:30 pm CST.

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A pair of Texas A&M softball players make the SEC All-Tournament Team

The Texas A&M Aggies had Powell and Wooley make the SEC All-Tournament Team

Texas A&M softball has a gritty team that is being molded in the image of Head Coach Trisha Ford. Even though the SEC tournament didn’t turn out how they wanted the Aggies fought hard and showed that they can compete with the best the country has to offer. They lost in the Semifinals to the eventual SEC Champion Florida in a 7-3 game that the Gators pulled away late

With the conference tournament concluded the All-Tournament teams have been named. A&M saw the duo of Kennedy Powell who holds down the “hot” corner at third base and speedster Koko Wooley who plays shortstop. Below are their stat lines for the two games played in the tournament

Kennedy Powell

  • Batting avg – .667
  • OPS – 1.334
  • RBI – 1
  • Runs scored – 2

Koko Wooley

  • Batting avg – .429
  • OPS – 1.000
  • RBI – 3
  • Walk off double to send A&M to the Semifinals

Texas A&M now waits for the NCAA Softball Selection Show that will take place on May 12 at 7 pm EST on ESPN2 and stream on ESPN+.

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Texas A&M softball HC Trisha Ford speaks after game three loss to Kentucky

Head Texas A&M head softball coach Trisha Ford speaks after close loss to Kentucky in game three of series

No. 14 Texas A&M (31-8, 10-5 SEC), after taking the first two games to win the series, the Aggie dropped game three 1-0 to Kentucky (24-14, 3-9 SEC) in a back-and-forth pitching battle.

In game three, we witnessed a stellar pitching duel between Texas A&M’s Emiley Kennedy and Kentucky’s Stephanie Schoonover. The duel had only five hits. The only run scored was a home run in the top of the seventh inning for a Kentucky lead. Schoonover struck out three batters in the bottom of the seventh to secure a Sunday win for the Wildcats. Coach Ford spoke about how tight of a game it was.

“Obviously a hard fought battle today on day three I thought both pitchers pitched great games. They got a long ball and we didn’t get a timely hit and that’s kind of the difference but I think what (Schoonover) gave up two hits, Lefty (Kennedy) gave up three, you know both had seven strikeouts so it was a hard fought battle and we didn’t execute”

Below, you can watch the post-game presser with Coach Trisha Ford.

Texas A&M will wrap up the series at Davis Diamond on Sunday, April 7, at 1 p.m. CT.

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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.

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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.

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