{"id":245709,"date":"2026-04-12T00:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245709\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T00:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T00:59:08","slug":"no-13-texas-am-holds-off-ole-miss-rally-to-claim-series-7-5-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/245709\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 13 Texas A&M Holds Off Ole Miss Rally to Claim Series, 7-5 – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

OXFORD \u2013\u00a0The No. 13 Texas A&M softball team claimed the series at Ole Miss with a 7-5 win Saturday at Ole Miss Softball Stadium.
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\nTexas A&M (29-12, 10-4 SEC) jumped out to an early lead and held off a late Ole Miss (26-17, 2-12 SEC) rally. Catcher Ariel Kowalewski<\/a> sealed the win by picking off a runner at second base for the final out.
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\nKelsey Mathis<\/a> paced the offense with a career-high five RBI and her fourth home run of the season. Kennedy Powell<\/a> scored twice, while Tallen Edwards<\/a> and Kowalewski each drove in a run. Taylor Pannell<\/a> earned her first win of the season, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings of relief. Sydney Lessentine<\/a> recorded the save, closing out the final 2.0 innings.
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\nPowell sparked the Aggies early with a triple down the right field line and scored on a sacrifice fly by Edwards to give A&M a 1-0 lead.
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\nOle Miss answered in the second with a solo home run to even the score.
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\nThe Aggies responded in the third. Powell led off with an infield single, Micaela Wark<\/a> drew a walk and Kowalewski delivered a two-out RBI single. Mathis followed with a three-run home run to left center, extending the lead to 5-1. Ole Miss added a leadoff home run in the bottom half, but Sidne Peters<\/a> limited the damage, stranding three runners with a swinging strikeout to end the inning.
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\nOle Miss mounted a two-out rally in the fourth, scoring on a double and a two-run home run to tie the game at five.
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\nA&M regained control in the fifth, drawing three consecutive walks to open the frame. Mathis reached on a bouncer that crossed the shortstop and allowed pinch runners Hailey Golden<\/a> and Annsley Groce<\/a> to score, putting the Aggies ahead 7-5.
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\nLessentine entered in the sixth and retired the Rebels in order. In the seventh, Ole Miss brought the tying run to the plate after a single and a walk, but Lessentine induced a groundout before Kowalewski picked off a runner at second to end the game.
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\nUP NEXT
\nThe series finale is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. on SEC Network+ with Jake Hromada (play-by-play) and Carly Hummel (analyst) in the booth. Fans can also listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM, with\u00a0Matt Simon<\/a>\u00a0calling the action in his 12th season as the voice of Texas A&M softball.
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\nNOTES<\/p>\n


\n\tMya Perez<\/a> extended her on-base streak to 44 games with walks in the first and fifth innings. It marked her sixth SEC game with multiple walks, and her 22 walks in conference play lead the league.
\n\tKelsey Mathis<\/a> set a career high with five RBI. She hit her fourth home run of the season and first in SEC play and also stole her first base of the year.
\n\tKennedy Powell<\/a> scored two runs, marking her 16th multi-run game of the season. Texas A&M is 13-3 when she scores multiple runs. She recorded her second multi-hit game of the series, going 2-for-4 with a triple.
\n\tAriel Kowalewski<\/a> extended her hitting streak to a season-best eight games with an RBI single in the third.
\n\tMicaela Wark<\/a> drew a season-high three walks, matching her career high set in 2024.
\n\tTexas A&M has homered in 32 of 41 games this season, including 10 of 14 SEC contests.
\n\tThe Aggies turned their 10th double play of the season in the fifth inning when KK Dement<\/a> caught a line drive and doubled off the runner at first.
\n\tThe Maroon & White have won 11 of 15 road SEC series under head coach Trisha Ford<\/a>.
\n\tTexas A&M improved to 23-5 all-time against Ole Miss, including a 9-2 record in Oxford. The Aggies have won all four series trips to Oxford since joining the SEC. <\/p>\n

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