{"id":295453,"date":"2026-05-16T02:40:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/295453\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T02:40:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:40:22","slug":"no-15-texas-am-run-rules-uconn-17-3-to-open-ncaa-postseason-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/295453\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 15 Texas A&M Run-Rules UConn, 17-3, to Open NCAA Postseason – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION \u2013\u00a0The No. 15 Texas A&M softball team run-ruled UConn, 17-3, in five innings Friday afternoon at Davis Diamond to open the College Station Regional.
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\nTexas A&M (37-17) scored a program-record 13 runs in the second inning, highlighted by back-to-back-to-back home runs, before adding four more runs to cruise past UConn (31-27). Eleven Aggies scored at least one run, including six who crossed the plate multiple times.
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\nKK Dement<\/a> paced the offense, going 3-for-3 with a home run, double and three RBI, while Ariel Kowalewski<\/a> went 2-for-2 with a grand slam and four RBI. Micaela Wark<\/a>, Kelsey Mathis<\/a> and Mya Perez<\/a> each added home runs.
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\nSidne Peters<\/a> (15-5) earned the win after tossing 3.0 innings with seven strikeouts, allowing just one run on one hit. The junior threw 34 strikes on 48 pitches for a 71% strike rate.
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\nAfter a scoreless first inning, Texas A&M opened the scoring in the second inning when Dement doubled to right-center field to plate a pair of Aggies. The Aggies extended the lead capitalizing on UConn miscues, including two runs scored on passed balls and another run crossing on a single to right field paired with a throwing error for a 5-0 advantage.
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\nOl’ Sarge’s charges added eight more runs in the frame, highlighted by Kowalewski’s grand slam, followed by solo home runs from Mathis and Dement. Kennedy Powell<\/a> added an RBI single, while Perez drove in a run after being hit by a pitch to cap the scoring and give the Aggies a commanding 13-0 lead.
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\nThe Huskies got on the board in the third with a two-out solo home run, but pinch hitter Maddie Sauni<\/a> answered with an RBI single to extend the lead to 14-1 after three innings.
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\nTexas A&M tacked on three more runs in the fourth as Perez launched a two-run home run to right-center, followed by a solo blast from Wark to push the lead to 17-1.
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\nUConn plated two runs on two hits in the fifth, but Sydney Lessentine<\/a> closed out the contest, recording a strikeout and forcing consecutive groundouts to secure the 17-3 victory.
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\nUP NEXT

\nNo. 15 seed Texas A&M plays No. 19 seed Arizona State Saturday at 2 p.m. at Davis Diamond, the game can be streamed on ESPN+ and fans can listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM.
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\nNOTES<\/p>\n


\n\tMya Perez<\/a> extended her on-base streak to 57 games and remains the only Division I softball player to have reached base safely in every game this season. Perez finished 1-for-2 with three RBI, one home run and one hit by pitch.
\n\tAriel Kowalewski<\/a> hit her first grand slam as an Aggie and the second of her career. It marked the team’s seventh grand slam this season.
\n\tThe 13 runs scored in the second inning are the most in program history in NCAA postseason play. It also tied for the second-most runs scored in an inning in NCAA regional history.
\n\tThe Maroon & White’s 13 runs marked the most scored in a single inning this season, surpassing the previous high of nine against Mississippi State.
\n\tTexas A&M hit three consecutive home runs for the first time this season. It marked the second time this year the Aggies hit three home runs in one inning, while matching a season high with five total homers.
\n\tThe Aggies have homered in 43 of 54 games this season and recorded multiple home runs in 22 contests.
\n\tTexas A&M saw 11 different players score a run, including every Aggie in the starting lineup.
\n\tTexas A&M scored 17 runs for the second-most in a postseason game in program history, matching last season’s total against Marist. The program record is 18 runs, set against Saint Francis in last season’s regional opener.
\n\tThe Aggies scored 10 two-out runs, all in the second inning. <\/p>\n

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