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Around Aggieland (4/18)

April 18, 2022
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During Monday's edition of TexAgs Radio, Richard Zane joined to take us Around Aggieland and provided updates from the tennis courts, the diamonds and beyond as there is plenty going on with Texas A&M Athletics.


Women’s Tennis (27-1, 13-0)
No. 5 Texas A&M completed a perfect conference slate this weekend, winning a pair of matches and clinching the program’s first outright conference championship since 1986 on Friday afternoon.

  • Friday: No. 5 Texas A&M 6, Arkansas 1
    • The Aggies won the doubles point, 3-0.
    • Tatiana Makarova won her match over Kelly Keller in straight sets (6-3, 6-4).
    • Mary Stoiana won her match over Indianna Spink in straight sets (6-1, 6-3).
    • Jayci Goldsmith won her match over Lenka Stara in straight sets (6-4, 6-2).
    • Gianna Pielet won her match over Morgan Cross via a third-set tiebreaker (4-6, 6-2, 1-0).
    • Katya Townsend won her match over Grace O’Donnell in straight sets (6-2, 6-3).
  • Sunday: No. 5 Texas A&M 4, Missouri 0
    • The Aggies won the doubles point, 2-0.
    • Carson Branstine won her match over Bronte Murgett in straight sets (6-1, 7-5).
    • Makarova won her match over Ellie Wright in straight sets (6-1, 6-0).
    • Stoiana won her match over Elys Ventura in straight sets (6-0, 6-4).

The Southeastern Conference Tournament begins this Wednesday in Gainesville, and as the top seed, the Aggies have two byes and won’t play until Friday morning.

  • #1 Texas A&M will face either #8 Vanderbilt or #9 Ole Miss at 11 a.m. CT.

Equestrian (14-5, 5-1 in SEC)
#3 Texas A&M advanced all the way to the NCEA Championship Finals this weekend in Ocala, Florida before dropping a heartbreaker to #1 Oklahoma State.

With a deep run in the NCEA Tournament, a number of Aggies have received All-NCEA honors.

  • All-NCEA Reining Team: Emmy-Lu Marsh, Marissa Harrell and Hayley Riddle.
  • All-NCEA Horsemanship Team: Cori Cansdale and MacKenzie Chapman.
  • All-NCEA Fences Team: Devon Thomas and Morgan Rosia.
  • All-NCEA Flat Team: Nicole Leonard and Kaitlyn Lovingfoss.

Baseball (22-13, 8-7 in SEC)
Jim Schlossnagle & Co. went to Athens this weekend and took two of three from the 13th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in a crucial road series for the Maroon & White.

  • Saturday: Texas A&M 23, No. 13 Georgia
    • All 10 Aggies that had an at-bat also had a base hit. Austin Bost was 4-for-6.
    • Nine Aggies drove in a run with Ryan Targac and Jordan Thompson had four RBIs each.
    • Trailing 9-6 after the fourth inning, Texas A&M scored 17-unanswered runs, including 10 in the ninth.
    • Targac hit a two-run home run in the second.
    • Rock hit a three-run home run in the second.
    • Logan Britt hit a three-run home run in the sixth to tie the game, 9-9.
    • Brad Rudis: W, 4.0 IP (relief), 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 5 K

It’s another important week for Texas A&M as they return to Olsen Field at Blue Bell Park.

  • Tuesday: Texas A&M vs. No. 23 Dallas Baptist - 6 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
  • Friday: Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Arkansas - 7:30 p.m. CT on the SEC Network
  • Saturday: Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Arkansas - 2 p.m. CT on the SEC Network+
  • Sunday: Texas A&M vs. No. 4 Arkansas - 1 p.m. CT on the SEC Network+

Softball (24-16, 3-11 in SEC)
It has been a rough weekend for Jo Evans’ Aggies in Knoxville as Texas A&M has dropped the first two of three to the 14th-ranked Tennessee Volunteers.

Track & Field
Texas A&M ran in the Tom Jones Memorial meet in Gainesville, Florida, this weekend, and a number of Aggies had stellar performances.

  • Charokee Young ran a world-leading time in the women’s 400m at 49.87.

  • Kaylah Robinson broke the Texas A&M school record in the women’s 100m hurdles with a time of 12.71.
  • Lamara Distin won the women’s high jump with a clearance of 6-2.25/1.89m.

Men’s Tennis (21-12, 7-5 in SEC)
No. 21 Texas A&M dropped a pair of matches this weekend as the Aggies wrapped up the 2022 regular season.

The Southeastern Conference Tournament begins on Wednesday at Athens, Georgia, and the Aggies have a first-round bye and will play on Thursday morning.

  • Thursday: vs. Arkansas - 10 a.m. CT

Women’s Golf
Texas A&M missed the cut at the Southeastern Conference Championship, finishing ninth at 28-over.

  • The Aggies now await their postseason fate as NCAA Regionals are set to begin on Monday, May 9.

Men’s Golf
Texas A&M begins play in the Southeastern Conference Championship on Wednesday at the Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Georgia.

  • Stroke Play: Wednesday, April 20, through Friday, April 22.
  • Match Play: Saturday, April 23, through Sunday, April 24.
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