Spring Break
Softball team goes 4-1 in Houston tournament
By: T.D. Durham
Issue date: 2/23/09 Section: Sports
The Texas A&M softball team recovered this past weekend from a five-game losing streak.
In the Marriott Houston Invitational tournament, the Aggies won the first four games against Northern Illisnois, Prairie View A&M, McNeese State and host No. 18 Houston before falling to Illinois on the final day.
The Aggies knocked 33 hits and 25 runs in the first two games of the tournament on Friday.
Against the Northern Illinois Huskies, A&M led off the first inning with back-to-back singles and a sacrifice bunt to get two runners in scoring position. A double from senior catcher Erin Glasco scored both runners. Two more singles brought home two more runs and A&M ended the inning with an early 4-0 lead.
The Aggies kept the momentum, scoring 10 more runs while three Aggie pitchers combined to hold the Huskies to two runs. A&M won 14-2.
Against Prairie View A&M, the Panthers took an early 1-0 lead. But the Aggies' offense could not be contained as it exploded for 11 runs, scoring four runs in the second inning.
Junior infielder Alex Reynolds knocked a two-run home run in the fourth inning extended the Aggies' lead to 11-1.
A&M continued the winning streak Saturday.
Against McNeese State, both squads fought to a scoreless first inning before a 30-minute rain delay.
After resuming play, the Aggies broke through in the third inning when Reynolds scored junior shortstop Macie Morrow from third base on a single.
A&M did not score again until the fifth inning, when Glasco scored senior outfielder Holly Ridley with a one out double to left-center field. Reynolds then hit her second RBI of the game with a single to score sophomore pinch runner Andrea Tovar and improved the Aggies' lead to 3-0.
Kliesing started the game for A&M, earning her fifth win of the season while striking out nine Cowgirls in the shutout.
In the second game of the day, the Aggies earned their first win against a ranked opponent in 2009 when they took down No. 18 Houston in extra innings 4-3.
In the Marriott Houston Invitational tournament, the Aggies won the first four games against Northern Illisnois, Prairie View A&M, McNeese State and host No. 18 Houston before falling to Illinois on the final day.
The Aggies knocked 33 hits and 25 runs in the first two games of the tournament on Friday.
Against the Northern Illinois Huskies, A&M led off the first inning with back-to-back singles and a sacrifice bunt to get two runners in scoring position. A double from senior catcher Erin Glasco scored both runners. Two more singles brought home two more runs and A&M ended the inning with an early 4-0 lead.
The Aggies kept the momentum, scoring 10 more runs while three Aggie pitchers combined to hold the Huskies to two runs. A&M won 14-2.
Against Prairie View A&M, the Panthers took an early 1-0 lead. But the Aggies' offense could not be contained as it exploded for 11 runs, scoring four runs in the second inning.
Junior infielder Alex Reynolds knocked a two-run home run in the fourth inning extended the Aggies' lead to 11-1.
A&M continued the winning streak Saturday.
Against McNeese State, both squads fought to a scoreless first inning before a 30-minute rain delay.
After resuming play, the Aggies broke through in the third inning when Reynolds scored junior shortstop Macie Morrow from third base on a single.
A&M did not score again until the fifth inning, when Glasco scored senior outfielder Holly Ridley with a one out double to left-center field. Reynolds then hit her second RBI of the game with a single to score sophomore pinch runner Andrea Tovar and improved the Aggies' lead to 3-0.
Kliesing started the game for A&M, earning her fifth win of the season while striking out nine Cowgirls in the shutout.
In the second game of the day, the Aggies earned their first win against a ranked opponent in 2009 when they took down No. 18 Houston in extra innings 4-3.
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