COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The University of Arkansas softball team managed to outhit Texas A&M, 7-6 under the Texas stars Saturday night, but a three-run fifth inning by the Fighting Aggies was enough to put the Razorbacks away in game one.
Arkansas (34-16, 8-11) has held opponents scoreless for 16 of its last 19 innings, but the Aggies took advantage of a timely base-hit, a wild pitch, and Razorback error to score three runs in the fifth, gaining the lead and holding on for the win.
The Razorbacks looked to be starting a rally in the sixth inning, as Katie Warrick, Kayla Green, and Sydney Parr hit consecutive base hits to load the bases with one out on the board.
Senior Haydi Bugarins groundout to second base would be enough for Warrick to score from third, but no other runs would cross the plate for the Hogs.
Sophomore Hannah McEwen finished the night 2-for-3 at the plate, extending her on-base streak to 12 games, reaching base in 46 of 50 contests. Junior Sydney Parr too, recorded two hits against the Aggies, good for her 10th multiple hit game of the season.
Aggie starter, Kendall Potts (11-10) earned the win, facing 29 Razorbacks at the plate and striking out five.
The Razorbacks will face the Aggies for game two, Sunday evening at 7 p.m. All three games in the series can be seen on SEC Network with Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Erin Miller (color) on the call.
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