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News release from Texas A&M Athletics:
GAINESVILLE – The No. 8 Texas A&M softball team lost the series finale in six innings at No. 9 Florida, 11-3, Sunday afternoon at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium.
Texas A&M (39-12, 15-9 SEC) doomed itself leaving 11 Aggies stranded, despite hitting 7-for-11 with runners on-base. The Aggies scored in the opening frame after Jazmine Hill lined a two-out double to left center, before Julia Cottrill drover her in by reaching on an error.
Florida (43-12, 17-7 SEC) answered with two runs in the bottom half, before adding a pair of runs in each the third and fifth as the Aggies trailed 6-1 after five.
Texas A&M cut the deficit in half in the top of the sixth after scoring two runs on three hits, before the Gators ended all hope of a comeback plating five runs on four hits to end the game via run-rule.
Aggie starter Emiley Kennedy (20-10) suffered the loss after pitching 3.0 innings and striking out one, while allowing four runs on four walks and one walk.
UP NEXT
Texas A&M secured the No. 3 seed in the SEC Tournament and will play Thursday, May 9, with a time and opponent to be determined. The 2024 SEC Tournament is hosted by Auburn at Jane B. Moore Field in Auburn beginning May 7-11.
SCORING SUMMARY
T1 | Jazmine Hill doubled to left center and scored after Julia Cottrill reached on a fielding error. TAMU 1, UF 0
B1 | Otis, Wallace and Erickson walked to load the bases before Walsh hit a sac fly to center field to score Otis and Wallace scored on an error. TAMU 1, UF 2
B3 | Wallace hit a two-run home run to left field. TAMU 1, UF 4
B5 | Williams singled through the left side and Falby hit a ground-rule double to center field. Otis hit a sac fly to right field to score Williams and Wallace doubled to left center to score Falby. TAMU 1, UF 6
T6 | Kennedy Powell singled up the middle, followed by a walk from Trinity Cannon and was pinch ran for Scout Lovell. Hill singled through the left side to score Powell, followed by Cottrill hitting a single to score Lovell. TAMU 3, UF 6
B6 | Kowaleski singled and Kistler homered down the right field line. Williams walked, Falby singled and Otis walked to load the bases. Wallace reached on a fielder’s choice before Erickson hit a bases clearing double to end the game. TAMU 3, UF 11