Texas A&M Softball powers past Marist with 17-4 win to stay alive in NCAA Regional
Texas A&M Softball powers past Marist with 17-4 win to stay alive in NCAA Regional
No. 1-ranked Texas A&M (47-10) eliminated Marist (48-9-1) on Saturday night with a dominant run-rule victory on day two of the Bryan-College Station Regional at Davis Diamond, securing their spot in the regional final. After an upset loss to a strong Liberty team, the Aggies rebounded in a must-win game, overpowering the Red Foxes 17-4.
Texas A&M's offense came alive, securing their fifth run-rule victory in six games. The Aggies struck first, scoring five runs to Marist's two for an early 5-2 lead. In the fourth inning, the offensive floodgates opened. Back-to-back solo home runs from Mya Perez and Mac Barbara kicked off the scoring spree, followed by an Amari Harper single. Harper later scored on a KK Dement double, and an Allie Enright double set the stage for consecutive sacrifice flies by Kylie Griffin and Kennedy Powell, extending the lead to 10-2.
The scoring didn't stop there. With two outs and a hit-by-pitch bringing in another run, Harper crushed her first career grand slam, giving Texas A&M a commanding 15-2 lead entering the bottom of the fourth. Marist managed two runs in the fifth, but A&M sealed the win with a Mac Barbara RBI single, plating two more runs for a final score of 17-4.
Pitchers Emily Leavitt, Grace Sparks, and Sydney Lessentine combined efforts to limit Marist's powerful lineup to just five hits and four runs over five innings. Lessentine closed out the game, facing only four batters in the final frame.
Texas A&M will now face Liberty in the regional final at 6 p.m. CT, aiming to force a doubleheader and advance to the super-regional.
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