The Texas A&M softball team opens up SEC play with a series sweep over No. 22 South Carolina

The Aggies series win marks the first time since the 2017-18 they have won an opening conference series in consecutive years

Texas A&M (23-2, 3-0 SEC) completed the sweep of No. 22 South Carolina (18-5, 0-3 SEC) with a 2-1 victory in the final game on Sunday afternoon.

This marks the second sweep of a Top 25 team this season, with the first being No. 14 Oregon and now the Gamecocks. However, it did not come easy against Georgia, with both teams playing stellar defense and the pitchers giving the hitters fits. The stars of the weekend were Trinity Cannon and Emiley Kennedy, who both came up big three games where every hit and pitch counted.

Kennedy appeared in all three games, and through 13 innings, she struck out 15 batters, going 2-0 with one save. In the game she started, she produced her NCAA-leading sixth shutout in the opening game of the series. Cannon led the team in the following areas: Hits (3), Triples (1), Home runs (1), RBI (3), and SLG% (1.000). Her weekend was highlighted by a walk-off home run in the 10th inning of the second game to give the series victory to the Aggies.

day one:

Texas A&M vs South Carolina / Win / 3-0

  • Total offense:  5 hits, 3 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy W (11-1): 7.0 innings, 10 Ks, 108 pitches.

day two:

Texas A&M vs South Carolina / Win / 2-1

  • Total offense:  8 hits, 5 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy W (12-1): 5.0 innings, 4 Ks, 82 pitches. Emily Leavitt 1.0 innings, 1 K, 37 pitches. Brooke Vestal 4.0 innings, 6 Ks, 62
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day three:

Texas A&M vs South Carolina / Win / 2-1

  • Total offense:  5 hits, 2 runs
  • Pitching: Brooke Vestal W (2-0): 6.0 innings, 6 Ks, 76 pitches. Emiley Kennedy S (3) 1.0 innings, 1 K, 19 pitches

Texas A&M will be back in action for another SEC series when they head to Starkville to take on Mississippi State starting March 15 at 4 p.m.

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No. 18 Texas A&M goes 4-1 at the Judi Garman Classic to improve to 19-2 on the season

Texas A&M run rules DePaul in their final game at the Judi Garman Classic to move to 19-2 on the season

The Texas A&M softball team has yet another successful out this time in Fullerton California at the Judi Garman Classic. They did drop one game, but it went into extra innings and the Aggies punched back as often as they could but ultimately fell just short.

Even with that loss they still outscored their opposition 40-15 over the three days. They will have a mid-week game and then start SEC play on March 8 against South Carolina at Davis Diamond.

day one:

Texas A&M vs Michigan / Win / 6-0

  • Total offense:  8 hits, 6 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy W (8-0): 7.0 innings, 12 Ks, 102 pitches.

Texas A&M vs Long Beach State / Win / 16-7

  • Total offense:  14 hits, 16 runs
  • Pitching: Emily Leavitt W (5-0) 2.2 innings, 1 Ks, 40 pitches. Shaylee Ackerman: 3.1 innings, 4 Ks, 80 pitches. Brooke Vestal: 0.0 innings, 0 K, 20 pitches.

day two:

Texas A&M vs Weber State / Loss / 5-4

  • Total offense:  8 hits, 5 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy L (8-1): 1.2 innings, 1 Ks, 40 pitches. Emily Leavitt 6.0 innings, 5 Ks, 98 pitches.

Texas A&M vs Cal State Fullerton / Win / 4-1

  • Total offense:  4 hits, 4 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy W (9-1): 7.0 innings, 10 Ks, 117 pitches.

day three:

Texas A&M vs DePaul / Win / 10-2

  • Total offense:  13 hits, 10 runs
  • Pitching: Emiley Kennedy W (10-1): 5.0 innings, 5 Ks, 78 pitches.

Below are some of the best moments from the weekend courtesy of the Texas A&M softball social media.