AggieJohn
05-28-2005, 04:01 PM
The No. 5 Texas A&M softball team (47-9) fell No.8 Alabama (61-13) in front of 1,308 fans, the fifth largest crowd in school history, in the College Station Super Regional.
“This was a tough game tonight,” commented A&M head coach Jo Evans. “Alabama came out and scored early and we had to play from behind. When you get to this level of competition it is tough to play from behind but I was proud to see our players stay in the game and fight to the end. We are confident in our abilities and we will come out tomorrow expecting to play two games.”
Pitcher Lisa Gorzycki (Bryan, Texas) was named the State Farm Player of the Game after entering and holding the Tide scoreless through 3.1 innings of hitless relief with a wicked changeup keeping the Alabama offense off balance.
In the circle, Megan Gibson (Spring, Texas) took the loss, falling to 13-6 after allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits.
Alabama jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on a fielder’s choice, two passed balls and a hit in the first and solo home runs in the second and third innings before adding a fourth run in the fourth.
Jana James (Mesquite, Texas) broke the Aggies five-inning scoring drought with a one-out home run to center in the sixth, her fourth of the season.
The loss was only the Aggies’ second home loss of the season snapping a 21 game home win streak.
Texas A&M, the No. 5 national seed and the Big 12 Regular Season champions, will be the visitor in Saturday’s 4 p.m. match-up with the No. 12 seed Crimson Tide.
Tickets for Saturday’s Super Regional are currently available for purchase. Reserved seats for all sessions are $20 and general admission all sessions is $15 (adult) and $10 (high school and under). Fans can purchase tickets by logging on to AggieAthletics.com or by calling (888)-99-AGGIE or 979-845-2311.
All of Texas A&M’s NCAA tournament games will be broadcast live on Sports Radio 1150 “The Zone” or fans can listen by logging on to AggieAthletics.com for free audio and live stats. Fans attending the game can listen live by tuning into 89.9 on the FM dial.
“This was a tough game tonight,” commented A&M head coach Jo Evans. “Alabama came out and scored early and we had to play from behind. When you get to this level of competition it is tough to play from behind but I was proud to see our players stay in the game and fight to the end. We are confident in our abilities and we will come out tomorrow expecting to play two games.”
Pitcher Lisa Gorzycki (Bryan, Texas) was named the State Farm Player of the Game after entering and holding the Tide scoreless through 3.1 innings of hitless relief with a wicked changeup keeping the Alabama offense off balance.
In the circle, Megan Gibson (Spring, Texas) took the loss, falling to 13-6 after allowing four runs, three earned, on five hits.
Alabama jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on a fielder’s choice, two passed balls and a hit in the first and solo home runs in the second and third innings before adding a fourth run in the fourth.
Jana James (Mesquite, Texas) broke the Aggies five-inning scoring drought with a one-out home run to center in the sixth, her fourth of the season.
The loss was only the Aggies’ second home loss of the season snapping a 21 game home win streak.
Texas A&M, the No. 5 national seed and the Big 12 Regular Season champions, will be the visitor in Saturday’s 4 p.m. match-up with the No. 12 seed Crimson Tide.
Tickets for Saturday’s Super Regional are currently available for purchase. Reserved seats for all sessions are $20 and general admission all sessions is $15 (adult) and $10 (high school and under). Fans can purchase tickets by logging on to AggieAthletics.com or by calling (888)-99-AGGIE or 979-845-2311.
All of Texas A&M’s NCAA tournament games will be broadcast live on Sports Radio 1150 “The Zone” or fans can listen by logging on to AggieAthletics.com for free audio and live stats. Fans attending the game can listen live by tuning into 89.9 on the FM dial.