Friday, May 9
Athens, Ga.
5:40 PM
Texas A&M
45-9
14
vs
2
Texas
46-10
1
2
3
4
5
R
H
E
Texas
0
0
0
2
0
2
5
2
Texas A&M
6
5
3
0
X
14
11
0
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Kennedy, Emiley (21-4)
L: Morgan, Mac (9-4)
Batting:
RBI: Atwood, Reese 2
Base Running:
RUNS: Maloney, Ashton 1 ; Henry, Kayden 1
SB: Henry, Kayden 1
Batting:
2B: Harper, Amari 1
3B: Eschete, Kramer 1
HR: Harper, Amari 1 ; Dement, KK 2
RBI: Barbara, Mac 2 ; Harper, Amari 6 ; Dement, KK 5 ; Eschete, Kramer 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Powell, Kennedy 1 ; Wooley, Koko 3 ; Perez, Mya 2 ; Lovell, Scout 1 ; Barbara, Mac 1 ; Harper, Amari 3 ; Dement, KK 2 ; Enright, Allie 1
Game Leaders
Hitting
AB
3
R
3
H
3
RBI
6
AB
2
R
3
H
2
RBI
0
AB
3
R
1
H
1
RBI
0
Players Mentioned
INF
/ Softball
OF
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/ Softball
P
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INF
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Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics
Texas A&M Dismantles Texas, 14-2, to Advance to SEC Title Game
May 09, 2025 | Softball
ATHENS – The No. 2 seed Texas A&M softball team run-ruled No. 3 seed Texas, 14-2, in five innings to advance to the SEC Tournament Championship game, Friday night at Jack Turner Stadium. Saturday's title game against No. 1 seed Oklahoma has been moved to 12 p.m. due to incoming inclement weather.
Texas A&M (45-9) hung three crooked frames with three jacks, including six runs in the first, five in the second and three in the third, while Aggie starter Emiley Kennedy kept Texas (46-10) limited to five hits and two runs. A&M's 12-run margin of victory is the largest by either team in their 50 all-time meetings.
Amari Harper led the offense going 3-for-3, 1 HR, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R, while KK Dement went 2-for-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R. Koko Wooley added three runs, and Mya Perez scored a pair of runs. Kennedy moved to 21-4 tossing her 18th complete game going 5.0 innings with one strikeout, while yielding one walk and two runs.
After allowing a Longhorn lead off single, Kennedy retired the next eight batters before Texas led the top of the fourth with a single and scratching the scoreboard with a pair of runs after two more singles.
Kennedy Powell led the bottom of the first with a single, followed by Wooley reaching on a full count walk and Perez loading the bases on a catcher's interference call. Mac Barbara singled through the left side to score Powell, while Harper doubled down the right field line to score Wooley and Perez for a quick 3-0 lead. Dement doubled the Aggie advantage with a three run home run to center field, before a couple of strike outs and fly out ended the inning.
Ol' Sarge's charges continued to attack the Longhorns in the second inning when Wooley singled and Perez reached on a fielding error before Barbara drove in a run on a ground out for the 7-0 advantage. Harper singled up the middle to enter run rule territory before Dement delivered her second bell ringer with a two-run shot to center as the Aggies were hanging 10 with only one out. Kramer Eschete knocked an RBI triple to center for an 11-0 lead.
The Maroon & White continued the onslaught in the third adding three more compliments of Harper blasting a three run round tripper to right center for a commanding 14-0 advantage after the third.
Texas A&M advanced to its first SEC Tournament title game since joining the league, while it's the third conference title appearance in program history after beating Nebraska in 2008 and losing to the Cornhuskers in 2000 when the Aggies were members of the Big 12.
NEXT UP
The title game will be nationally broadcasted on SEC Network with Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Michele Smith (analyst) and Amanda Scarborough (analyst) in the booth, while Holly Rowe is reporting live from the field.
PLAYER NOTES
TEAM NOTES
QUOTES
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
Texas A&M (45-9) hung three crooked frames with three jacks, including six runs in the first, five in the second and three in the third, while Aggie starter Emiley Kennedy kept Texas (46-10) limited to five hits and two runs. A&M's 12-run margin of victory is the largest by either team in their 50 all-time meetings.
Amari Harper led the offense going 3-for-3, 1 HR, 1 2B, 6 RBI, 3 R, while KK Dement went 2-for-3, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 2 R. Koko Wooley added three runs, and Mya Perez scored a pair of runs. Kennedy moved to 21-4 tossing her 18th complete game going 5.0 innings with one strikeout, while yielding one walk and two runs.
After allowing a Longhorn lead off single, Kennedy retired the next eight batters before Texas led the top of the fourth with a single and scratching the scoreboard with a pair of runs after two more singles.
Kennedy Powell led the bottom of the first with a single, followed by Wooley reaching on a full count walk and Perez loading the bases on a catcher's interference call. Mac Barbara singled through the left side to score Powell, while Harper doubled down the right field line to score Wooley and Perez for a quick 3-0 lead. Dement doubled the Aggie advantage with a three run home run to center field, before a couple of strike outs and fly out ended the inning.
Ol' Sarge's charges continued to attack the Longhorns in the second inning when Wooley singled and Perez reached on a fielding error before Barbara drove in a run on a ground out for the 7-0 advantage. Harper singled up the middle to enter run rule territory before Dement delivered her second bell ringer with a two-run shot to center as the Aggies were hanging 10 with only one out. Kramer Eschete knocked an RBI triple to center for an 11-0 lead.
The Maroon & White continued the onslaught in the third adding three more compliments of Harper blasting a three run round tripper to right center for a commanding 14-0 advantage after the third.
Texas A&M advanced to its first SEC Tournament title game since joining the league, while it's the third conference title appearance in program history after beating Nebraska in 2008 and losing to the Cornhuskers in 2000 when the Aggies were members of the Big 12.
NEXT UP
The title game will be nationally broadcasted on SEC Network with Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Michele Smith (analyst) and Amanda Scarborough (analyst) in the booth, while Holly Rowe is reporting live from the field.
PLAYER NOTES
- Amari Harper set an SEC Tournament single game record driving in a career-high six RBI. The junior also registered her 100th career run.
- KK Dement homered twice in a game for the first time in her career, while her five RBI night matches a career high set previously at Georgia on April 5. The freshman has nine RBI in two SEC Tournament games, matching the record set by Skylar Wallace of Florida in 2024.
- Emiley Kennedy made her 150th career appearance in the circle, while earning her 70th career win.
- Kennedy Powell scored a run to move to No. 3 on the Texas A&M individual season record list with 58 runs tying Kaitlyn Alderink (2016). The Aggies are 33-5 in games when Powell scores a run, while moving to 31-0 when scoring six or more runs.
- Koko Wooley scored three runs in a game for the sixth time this season and the second time in as many games. The senior ranks fifth on the Aggie all-time scoring list with 167 runs, one behind Jennifer McFalls (1991-94) for fourth most all-time.
TEAM NOTES
- Texas A&M's first six batters of the game reached safely, while the six runs scored in the first inning are the most by any team all-time at the SEC Tournament.
- The semifinal run rule victory marked only the third semifinal mercy rule win in SEC Tournament history and first since 2018, while the 14-2 win is the largest margin of victory in the history of the SEC Tournament.
- A&M's 14 runs were the most scored by a team in SEC Tournament history, bettering their own record by two runs after scoring a dozen in the quarterfinal round against South Carolina. The 26 runs broke the SEC Tournament record 25 runs previously set by South Carolina in 2002.
- The 14 RBI were the most set in a single game, bettering the previous record of 11 set in Thursday's quarterfinal, as well as Georgia in 2015 and Florida in 2009.
- Ol' Sarge's charges scored double-digit runs for the 20th time this season, while winning their 18th game via run-rule.
- A&M is 4-10 all-time at the SEC Tournament, while three of the wins have come in the Trisha Ford era. The Aggies have a +16 run differential in three SEC Tournament appearances under Ford, compared to a -11 run differential over eight appearances prior to 2023.
- Texas A&M moved to 37-1 this season and 102-7 in the Ford era when leading after the fourth.
- The Aggies have outscored their opponents 39-8 in their previous three games, while winning each one via run rule including wins over No. 2 Tennessee, No. 5 Texas and No. 12 South Carolina.
- It marked the 20th ranked win for the Maroon & White, while moving to 11-2 in road games against ranked opponents.
QUOTES
Postgame interviews are available on https://12thman.com/watch.
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