{"id":276637,"date":"2026-05-03T02:22:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/276637\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T02:22:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:22:19","slug":"no-12-texas-am-drops-doubleheader-falls-to-no-1-oklahoma-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/276637\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 12 Texas A&M Drops Doubleheader, Falls to No. 1 Oklahoma – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION \u2013\u00a0he No. 12 Texas A&M softball team dropped a twin bill to No. 1 Oklahoma, 4-3 and 6-4, Saturday afternoon at Davis Diamond.
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\nTexas A&M (36-16, 16-8 SEC) mounted late rallies in both games of Saturday’s doubleheader, but came up short as Oklahoma (48-7, 20-4 SEC) capitalized on 15 free passes, including 13 walks and two hit batters across the two contests.
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\nTallen Edwards<\/a> paced the Aggie offense, going 4-for-7 with a home run and a double. Kennedy Powell<\/a> also recorded multiple hits on the day, including a solo homer, while Paislie Allen<\/a> added a three-run blast in Game 2. Kelsey Mathis<\/a> chipped in multiple hits.
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\nIn Game 1, the teams traded three scoreless innings before Oklahoma broke through in the fourth, scoring three runs on two hits and three walks.
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\nTexas A&M answered in the fifth, cutting the deficit to one when Frankie Vrazel<\/a> singled and Powell launched a two-run homer to right. Edwards followed with a solo shot to knot the game at 3-3.
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\nThe Sooners reclaimed the lead in the sixth on a two-out RBI triple down the right-field line and held on for the 4-3 win.
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\nKate Munnerlyn<\/a> (3-5) was charged with the loss after tossing 2.1 innings of relief, allowing one run on two hits and one walk while striking out one. Sidne Peters<\/a> started and worked 3.2 innings with four strikeouts, surrendering three runs on three hits and four walks. Grace Sparks<\/a> closed out the game with one inning of relief, recording one strikeout.
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\nIn the rubber match, Oklahoma jumped out early with a solo home run before adding a two-out three-run homer later in the inning for a 4-0 lead.
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\nAfter three consecutive scoreless frames from both teams, the Sooners added a run in the fifth on a fielding error before a solo homer in the sixth pushed the lead to 6-0.
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\nFacing their final three outs, the Aggies mounted one last rally, scoring four runs on three hits. Mathis drove in a run with an RBI single before Allen blasted a three-run homer, but Oklahoma recorded the final two outs to secure the 6-4 victory.
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\nSydney Lessentine<\/a> (14-4) took the loss after allowing four runs on six hits and one walk across 2.0 innings. Taylor Pannell<\/a> followed with 3.0 innings, striking out three while allowing two runs on three hits and four walks. Sparks closed the game with 2.0 scoreless innings.
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\nUP NEXT

\nTexas A&M enters the SEC Tournament in Lexington, Kentucky, as the No. 6 seed and will play Wednesday at 10 a.m. against the winner of Missouri and Auburn.
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\nGAME NOTES<\/p>\n


\n\tMya Perez<\/a> reached base in both games to extend her on-base streak to 55 games. The sophomore finished the regular season as the only Division I softball player to reach base safely in every game this season.
\n\tTallen Edwards<\/a> recorded a career-high four hits in Game 1.
\n\tKennedy Powell<\/a> recorded a hit in each game and posted multiple hits in the first and final games of the series.
\n\tPowell logged her 25th multi-hit game of the season, matching Keeli Milligan (2016) for the most by an Aggie since Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2013.
\n\tKelsey Mathis<\/a> joined Powell as the only Aggies to record a hit in all three games of the series.
\n\tPaislie Allen<\/a> homered for the sixth time this season and matched her career high with three RBI.
\n\tThe Aggies hit back-to-back home runs for the fourth time this season and recorded multiple home runs in a game for the 20th time in Game 1.
\n\tTexas A&M finished the regular season 36-16 overall and 16-8 in SEC play, tying for fourth in the conference standings. The top-four finish marks the third straight season, while the 16 SEC wins match the 2025 and 2017 squads for the program’s most conference victories since joining the league in 2013. <\/p>\n

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