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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.

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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.

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Texas A&M Softball completes the sweep of No. 25 Auburn and are off to their best start in SEC play in program history

Texas A&M softball moves to 8-1 in SEC for their best start in league play since 2018

No. 13 Texas A&M (28-4, 8-1 SEC) stormed back from an early 5-1 deficit to run rule 14-6. No. 25 Auburn (15-9, 2-7 SEC) courtesy of a Koko Wooley walk-off home run in the bottom of the fifth inning.

The Aggies faced a new type of adversity early in game three against the Auburn Tigers, falling into the deepest hole they have been in all season long. After taking a 1-0 lead due to Koko Wooley’s elite baserunning, Aggie starter Brooke Vestal ran into some trouble in the second inning, allowing two runs and loading the bases before Coach Trisha Ford brought Emily Leavitt in to relieve her.

It almost seemed like Leavitt would also get pulled after the second hitter she faced hit a grand slam to put the Tigers up 6-1. However, Leavitt got out of the inning without any other runs crossing home plate. Then, after a scoreless second inning from the Aggies, they went gangbusters to the tune of 12 runs over the next two innings.

Some of the highlights were back-to-back two-run home runs by Trinity Cannon and Allie Enright, which tied the game in the bottom of the third inning. Then, in the fourth, they followed up with a pair of two-run hits by Julia Cottrill and Allie Enright to go up 11-6. The fourth inning was then capped off by a solo home run by Rylan Wiggins.

Needed one run to run-rule Auburn on Sunday afternoon, Aggie speedster Wooley hit a walk-off home run on the first pitch see-saw in the bottom over the 5th inning for a 14-6 victory. This win means that the A&M softball team is off to their best start in six years.

Day three:

Texas A&M vs Auburn / Win / 14-6

  • Total offense:  11 hits, 14 runs
  • Pitching: Emily Leavitt W (6-0): 4.0 innings, 5 Ks, 69 pitches.

Texas A&M will bet a few days off, then they will head to Baton Rouge to take on their toughest opponent of the season, the No. 2 LSU Tigers, in a three-game series starting on Thursday, April 2, at 6 p.m. CT.

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No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners take on Texas A&M in Norman regional final: Players to watch, how to watch, listen, stream

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to punch their ticket to the NCAA super regionals for the 12th straight time as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the Norman regional finals on Sunday. The Sooners knocked off the Aggies on Saturday in the second …

The Oklahoma Sooners are looking to punch their ticket to the NCAA super regionals for the 12th straight time as they take on the Texas A&M Aggies in the Norman regional finals on Sunday.

The Sooners knocked off the Aggies on Saturday in the second leg of the regional, 3-2 behind strong performances from Jayda Coleman and Hope Trautwein.

Coleman was 2-for-3 with a home run, a double, two RBIs, and a run scored. Trautwein threw a complete game and allowed just three hits on the afternoon.

If the Sooners are able to pick up the win in the 1 p.m. matchup, they’ll move on to the super regionals. If the Aggies can overcome a fresher Oklahoma Sooners squad in the regional final, it will force a winner-take-all game two on Sunday in the double-elimination regional.

  • Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022
  • Time: 1 p.m. CDT
  • TV Channel: ESPN family of networks and streaming on ESPN+
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)
  • Radio Broadcast: The game can be heard on 107.7 The Franchise in Oklahoma and nationwide on The Varsity app.

No. 1 Oklahoma vs Texas A&M

Players to watch:

Oklahoma

Jocelyn Alo: .489 batting average with 26 home runs, 65 RBIs, 47 walks,

Tiare Jennings: .383 batting average with 23 home runs and 69 RBIs.

Grace Lyons: .415 batting average with 19 home runs and 56 RBIs.

Jayda Coleman: .422 batting average with 7 home runs, 33 RBIs, 43 walks, and 13 stolen bases.

Jordy Bahl: 21-1 with a 0.95 ERA, 199 strikeouts in 132.1 innings pitched.

Nicole May: 13-0 with a 0.97 ERA, 83 strikeouts in 73.2 innings pitched.

Hope Trautwein: 17-1 with a 0.42 ERA, 139 strikeouts in 99.1 innings pitched.

Texas A&M:

Haley Lee: .410 batting average with 15 home runs, 45 RBIs, and 50 walks.

Koko Wooley: .363 batting average with 23 stolen bases, and on base percentage of .402.

Katie Dack: .308 batting average with 13 home runs, 40 RBIs, and 26 walks.

Makinzy Herzog: 9-7 with a 2.47 ERA, 122 strikeouts in 107.3 innings pitched.

Emiley Kennedy: 13-11 with a 2.58 ERA, 109 strikeouts in 138.1 innings pitched.

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