No. 16 Softball Takes SEC Opener at No. 17 LSU, 7-2

Saturday, March 14

Baton Rouge, La.

6:00 PM

Texas A&M

18-8, 1-0

LSU

18-8, 0-4

Texas A&M

LSU

Photo by: Evan Pilat/Texas A&M Athletics

Mar 14, 2026 | Softball

Box Score

By: Tyler Pounds, Athletics Communications

BATON ROUGE – Behind a three-hit night from Mya Perez, No. 16 Texas A&M opened SEC play with a 7-2 win over No. 17 LSU Saturday night at Tiger Park.

Mya Perez led the Aggies, going 3-for-3 with a double, a home run and three RBI, while Kennedy Powell paced the offense matching a season-high three runs scored. KK Dement added a solo jack.

Sydney Lessentine (8-1) earned the win, tossing 4.0 innings with two strikeouts while allowing one run on two hits and one walk. Kate Munnerlyn pitched 2.2 innings in relief with one strikeout while yielding one run on two hits and two walks. Sidne Peters earned her first save of the season, striking out the final batter.

Texas A&M (18-8, 1-0 SEC) struck first in the opening stanza after Powell led off with a walk and advanced to third when Perez singled up the middle. Powell later crossed home plate on a sacrifice fly by Dement.

The Aggies added another run in the third after Kelsey Mathis singled through the left side following consecutive walks, scoring pinch runner Annsley Groce.

A&M capitalized in the fourth after an LSU fielding error and a passed ball put runners on the corners with one out. Tallen Edwards followed with a sacrifice fly before Perez delivered an RBI double to extend the lead to 4-0.

LSU (18-8, 0-4 SEC) mustered its first hit in the bottom half when a dribbler bounced off the third base bag. An RBI single to center later cut the Aggie lead to three, 4-1.

Ol' Sarge's charges answered in the fifth as Dement blasted a solo jack. Perez capped her three-hit night with a two-run moonshot in the sixth to push the advantage to 7-1.

Munnerlyn entered the circle in the fifth and retired eight straight Tigers before a pair of singles and a pair of walks allowed LSU to cut the lead to 7-2 with two outs and the bases loaded in the seventh. Peters then entered and slammed the door shut with a called strikeout.

UP NEXT
Game two of the series is slated for Sunday at 6 p.m. on the SEC Network. Michele Smith (analyst) and Roy Philpott (play-by-play) will be in the booth. Fans can also listen on the 12th Man Mobile app or locally on Willy 1550 AM, with Matt Simon calling the action in his 12th season as the voice of Texas A&M softball.

NOTES

Mya Perez and Kennedy Powell extended their nation-leading on-base streak to 29 games.
Perez hit her team-leading 11th home run, her seventh in the last 10 games. The junior recorded her team-leading 11th multi-RBI game and has driven in 18 runs over the last 10 games.
Powell scored the 150th and 151st runs of her career, while Texas A&M moved to 8-1 this season when she scores multiple times in a game.
Sydney Lessentine has yet to issue multiple walks in a game through 14 appearances, including 11 starts. The sophomore has totaled 58.0 innings and owns a .81 WHIP.
Junior Sidne Peters recorded her first career save.
Sophomore Ariel Kowalewski earned a walk in the third inning to extend her on-base streak to 15 games.
Freshman Annsley Groce has scored a run in four straight pinch runner appearances.
Sophomore Larisa Perez made her first career start, getting the nod at designated player.
Texas A&M has homered in 11 straight games and in 22 of its 26 games this season. It marked the 11th game that multiple Aggies hit a home run in a game this season.
Saturday's win snapped a five-game losing streak at LSU.
Texas A&M is 3-1 in SEC season openers under Trisha Ford, while moving to 17-9 in series openers under her watch.