Alabama
38-8, 13-7
Texas A&M
26-17, 5-12
Alabama Softball Falls to Texas A&M in Five Innings, 9-1
4/23/2022 9:04:00 PM | Softball
The Crimson Tide will look to salvage the series Sunday at Noon
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Alabama softball couldn't dig itself out of a big second-inning deficit, ultimately falling 9-1 in five innings to Texas A&M as the Aggies clinched the weekend series.
Alabama (38-8, 13-7 SEC) faced a big early deficit as Texas A&M (26-17, 5-12 SEC) put up a seven-spot in the second inning and then added an eighth run in the fourth inning to set up a potential run-rule victory. Down to its final out in the top of the fifth, Jenna Lord kept the game going for the Crimson Tide with an RBI single to make it 8-1 but the Aggies ended it in the bottom half with a single and fielding error to make it 9-1.
Alabama put two in scoring position with two out in the first but a strikeout ended the inning prevented the Tide from scratching a run across in the opening inning. A single and two walks in the bottom of the third loaded the bases for Texas A&M and a single through the right side drove in a pair to give the home team the first lead of the game. Another pair of RBI singles stretched it to 4-0 before a three-run home run made it 7-0.
The Aggies stretched the lead to eight in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI double, meaning Alabama needed to score a run in the top of the fifth to avoid the run-rule loss. With two out and a runner at third, Lord poked a single through the right side to erase the shutout and keep the game going. With two out in the bottom of the fifth a walk, single and fielding error plate the game-winning run for Texas A&M, with the final score at 9-1.
Highlights
- The series loss is the first for Alabama against Texas A&M, winning the previous six against the Aggies (2013, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21)
- It is just the second time this season the Tide has lost back-to-back games, previously doing so in a March 12 doubleheader at LSU
- Megan Bloodworth's hit streak ended at a season-high six games and Ashley Prange's reached-base streak ended at a career-high 20 games
Scoring Summary
- B2 | A bases-loaded single through the right side drove in two (0-2, 1 Out)
- B2 | An RBI single to left drove in a run for the Aggies (0-3, 1 Out)
- B2 | An infield single brought another run home for Texas A&M (0-4, 1 Out)
- B2 | Morgan Smith hit a three-run home run (0-7, 1 Out)
- B4 | An RBI double gave the Aggies an eight-run lead (0-8, 1 Out)
- T5 | Jenna Lord sent a single through the right side (1-8, 2 Out)
- B5 | A single and a fielding error brought the game-ending run in for Texas A&M (1-9, 2 Out)
Up Next: at Texas A&M (College Station, Texas)
- Sunday, April 24 – 12 p.m. CT
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Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Herzog, Makinzy (9-4)
L: Kilfoyl, Lexi (9-3)
Batting:
2B: Dowling, Bailey 1
RBI: Lord, Jenna 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Woodard, Savannah 1
CS: Bloodworth, Megan 1
HBP: Shipman, Ally 1 ; Bloodworth, Megan 1
Batting:
2B: Lee, Haley 1 ; Dack, Katie 1
HR: Smith, Morgan 1
RBI: Lee, Haley 1 ; Smith, Morgan 3 ; Dack, Katie 1 ; Uribe, Grace 2 ; Wooley, Koko 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Lee, Haley 1 ; Smith, Morgan 1 ; Cannon, Trinity 1 ; Torres, Mariana 1 ; Herzog, Makinzy 1 ; Dack, Katie 1 ; Allen, Mayce 1 ; Uribe, Grace 1 ; Wooley, Koko 1
SB: Herzog, Makinzy 1
