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Game One Recap & Highlights: Softball – No. 19 Texas A&M vs Mississippi State

Jarrett Johnson
·3 min read

The Aggies cruised to a game-one win over the Bulldogs to get the series started and matched their SEC win total from last year at six. No. 19 Texas A&M (23-13, 6-7 SEC) got a little extra rest on Saturday night by run-ruling Mississippi State (23-14, 3-6 SEC) 9-1 in the sixth inning.

Texas A&M got off to an early lead with Keely Williams scoring on a hit by Trinity Cannon and later in the inning a sac fly by Aiyana Coleman allowed Cannon to score for a 2-0 start to the game.

Emily Leavitt held the Bulldogs scoreless and hitless in the first three innings putting the Aggies in a great position to extend the lead, which they did. In the bottom of the third catcher Julia Cottrill hit a single through the left side scoring Koko Wooley for a new score of 3-0.

Mississippi finally got on the board in the top of the fifth after a wild pitch and an error by the center fielder cutting the lead 3-1, leading to Shaylee Ackerman coming in to close out the game. Any hope they had at chipping away at the lead was looking grim after a Cottrill RBI single scoring Williams and an RBI double from A. Coleman to bring Cottrill home extending the lead to 5-1.

A&M was looking to get to bed early so they went to work in the bottom of the sixth inning. Bre Warren hit a single to center field then a wild pitch put her on second base with no outs. Allie Enright followed that up with a single of her own and stole second base putting runners at second and third with no outs. Freshman Amari Harper came up with a clutch two-run single pushing the lead to 7-1. Wooley hit a single to score Harper and put the Aggies in prime position to run rule the Bulldogs. Wooley’s speed got her all the way to third base from first after a wild pitch. With only one out Wooley was 60 feet away from home plate with Cannon up to bat. Cannon hit a sac fly to left field allowing Wooley to tag up and score with ease to win the game 9-1.

Leavitt and Ackerman combined with the defense outing held the Mississippi State Bulldogs to one run and only three hits for a very convincing victory.

Final Score: Aggies 9, Bulldogs 1 – W: Leavitt, Emily (8-4); L: Wesley, Aspen (5-5); (S) Ackerman, Shaylee (3)

Game two will be on April 9th at 2 pm at Davis Diamond

Check out some highlights of the doubleheader from the official Texas A&M Softball Twitter account

Leavitt sends her back to the dugout

Koko catches them sleeping

Wiggins with the strong throw to first

Cottrill gets the RBI

Freshman Coleman with the clutch hit

Harper brings a few home

Koko get in on the RBI action

Story originally appeared on Aggies Wire