{"id":234837,"date":"2026-04-04T10:29:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:29:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234837\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T10:29:22","slug":"no-15-texas-am-claims-series-over-no-11-georgia-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/234837\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 15 Texas A&M Claims Series Over No. 11 Georgia – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION \u2013 The No. 15 Texas A&M softball team claimed the series over No. 11 Georgia with a 2-1 win in the rubber match after splitting Friday’s doubleheader at Davis Diamond.
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\nKennedy Powell<\/a> paced the offense in the series finale, going 2-for-3, including the go-ahead RBI double in the fourth inning to give the Aggies a 2-1 lead. Ariel Kowalewski<\/a> and Paislie Allen<\/a> also recorded multi-hit performances, while Madi Sauni added an RBI.
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\nSydney Lessentine<\/a> (11-3) earned the win, tossing 5.2 innings with three strikeouts while allowing one run on seven hits and two walks. Sidne Peters<\/a> recorded her third save of the season, entering in the sixth inning and striking out three over the final 1.1 innings.
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\nGeorgia (28-10, 7-5 SEC) struck first in the nightcap with a solo home run in the second inning.
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\nTexas A&M (26-12, 8-4 SEC) answered in the bottom half as KK Dement<\/a> led off with a single and later scored on Sauni’s pinch-hit RBI single.
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\nAfter a scoreless third, Kelsey Mathis<\/a> singled and advanced into scoring position on a sacrifice bunt. Powell followed with a double down the third-base line, plating Mathis for a 2-1 advantage.
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\nBoth teams traded scoreless frames until Peters entered in relief and struck out three of the final four batters to seal the win.
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\nIn Game 1 of the doubleheader, Georgia took an early 1-0 lead with a solo home run in the second inning.
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\nTexas A&M responded in the bottom half, loading the bases on a single, double and walk before Kowalewski and Dement scored on a wild pitch and throwing error.
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\nGeorgia tied the game at 2-2 in the third with a sacrifice fly, then seized control with multi-run innings in the fourth and fifth. The Bulldogs hit back-to-back solo home runs in the fourth and added five runs on five hits in the fifth to build a 9-2 lead.
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\nMicaela Wark<\/a> and Kowalewski hit back-to-back solo home runs in the fifth to cut the deficit to 9-4. The Aggies continued to chip away as Paislie Allen<\/a> added a home run, and Powell doubled and later scored on a throwing error.
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\nKate Munnerlyn<\/a> (0-4) took the loss, allowing five earned runs on seven hits and one walk in 1.1 innings.
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\nUP NEXT

\nTexas A&M hosts McNeese on Wednesday, April 8, at 6 p.m. at Davis Diamond.
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\nNOTES<\/p>\n


\n\tJunior Mya Perez<\/a> and senior Kennedy Powell<\/a> extended their on-base streaks to 41 games.
\n\tPowell tallied her 10th double of the season and has hit a double in four consecutive games.
\n\tFreshman Madi Sauni made a pinch-hit appearance in each game, recording a double in Game 1 and an RBI single in Game 2. She has a hit in her last three pinch-hit appearances.
\n\tMicaela Wark<\/a> hit her team-leading 16th homer of the season, while Ariel Kowalewski<\/a> hit her seventh and Paislie Allen<\/a> hit her third home run.
\n\tGame 1 marked the seventh time this season Texas A&M has hit three or more home runs in a game.
\n\tTexas A&M has allowed two or fewer runs in 20 of its 26 wins.
\n\tThe Aggies secured back-to-back series wins over Georgia for the first time in program history.
\n\tTexas A&M improved its record to 7-2 in rubber match games under Trisha Ford<\/a>, while winning 14 of 20 SEC series under watch. <\/p>\n