{"id":297504,"date":"2026-05-17T23:10:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/297504\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T23:10:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T23:10:08","slug":"texas-am-concludes-2026-season-in-ncaa-regional-final-texas-am-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/297504\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas A&M Concludes 2026 Season in NCAA Regional Final – Texas A&M Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"

COLLEGE STATION \u2013\u00a0The No. 15 Texas A&M softball team fell to Arizona State, 9-1, Sunday afternoon in the College Station Regional at Davis Diamond, concluding the 2026 campaign with a 38-19 overall record.
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\nTexas A&M fell behind early after surrendering a pair of crooked innings to Arizona State (44-16). The Sun Devils added four runs in the fifth inning to secure the run-rule victory and end the Aggies’ season.
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\nThe Maroon & White totaled five hits, all coming from the 6-7-8 spots in the lineup. Kelsey Mathis<\/a> went 2-for-2 with one run scored, Paislie Allen<\/a> finished 2-for-2 with one RBI and KK Dement<\/a> added a 1-for-2 performance.
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\nPlaying as the designated visiting team, Texas A&M was retired in order in the top of the first before Arizona State capitalized in the bottom half. The Sun Devils strung together three consecutive hits, including an RBI single and added a sacrifice fly to take a 2-0 lead.
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\nTexas A&M cut the deficit to 2-1 in the second inning. With two outs, Kelsey Mathis<\/a> and KK Dement<\/a> recorded singles to place runners on the corners before Paislie Allen<\/a> delivered an RBI single to center field to plate Mathis.
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\nArizona State answered in the bottom of the second with a pair of singles before a groundout moved runners into scoring position. The Sun Devils extended their lead to 5-1 behind an RBI single, RBI double and RBI fielder’s choice. Relief pitcher Kate Munnerlyn<\/a> then limited further damage with a popout and groundout.
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\nBoth teams were held scoreless through the middle innings. Texas A&M stranded runners in scoring position in both the third and fourth innings.
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\nArizona State ended the game in the fifth after the leadoff batter reached on a throwing error, followed by consecutive singles and a grand slam to secure the 9-1 final.
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\nSidne Peters<\/a> (15-7) suffered the loss after yielding two runs on four hits in the opening frame. Kate Munnerlyn<\/a> worked the middle innings going 3.0 allowing five earned runs on seven hits.
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\n\tKennedy Powell<\/a> earned a walk to extend her on-base streak to 13 games.
\n\tPowell finished her career with 157 runs scored as an Aggie, ranking No. 7 on the Texas A&M all-time list. Her Aggie career .358 batting average ranks as the eighth-best in program history.
\n\tPowell scored 60 runs this season, ranking as the second most in program history and only three shy of her own record.
\n\tMicaela Wark<\/a> finished the season with 21 home runs and Mya Perez<\/a> had 19, ranking the third and seventh in a season by an Aggie, respectively.
\n\tPerez was walked 54 times, the second most by an Aggie in an individual season.
\n\tKelsey Mathis<\/a> recorded her ninth multi-hit game, while Paislie Allen<\/a> registered her seventh.
\n\tTexas A&M as a team scored 396 runs this season, the third most all-time by an Aggie squad.
\n\tThe Aggies mashed 83 home runs this season, ranking No. 3 on the program’s all-time list.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

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