Aggies swept in Saturday doubleheader as No. 1 Sooners clinch SEC title

Game #51: No. 1 Oklahoma 4, No. 12 Texas A&M 3
Records: Texas A&M (36-15, 16-7), Oklahoma (47-7, 19-4)
WP: Audrey Lowry (21-2)
LP: Kate Munnerlyn (3-5)
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Game #52: No. 1 Oklahoma 6, No. 12 Texas A&M 4
Records: Texas A&M (36-16, 16-8), Oklahoma (48-7, 20-4)
WP: Sydney Berzon (6-2)
LP: Sydney Lessentine (14-4)
Save: Audrey Lowry (3)
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With all of College Station going bananas this weekend, Davis Diamond stood in the middle of it all.

In front of a packed house, with spectators lining the outfield, No. 12 Texas A&M battled No. 1 Oklahoma in a Saturday doubleheader, ultimately falling in both games.

The Sooners took the first game 4-3 to win the SEC regular-season title before winning the season finale, 6-4.

“It's good for us to go through this right now,” A&M head coach Trisha Ford said. “We’re in a really tight game with a good team. That’s super regionals, maybe a World Series type of game, so we have to figure out a way to come out with that second game and be ready to go.”

Despite the losses, the A&M offense kept pace with Oklahoma, as both teams scored 15 runs throughout the weekend.

Kennedy Powell went 3-for-8 on Saturday, hitting a two-run homer in the first game to put the Aggies on the board.

Her second home run of the year, Powell passed a spray-painted No. 1 in the dirt, recognizing her on the field for senior day.

“You have those dorky moments of just like, ‘You’ll never forget this,’” Ford said. “I think that’s going to be one of those moments for KP and for Tallen (Edwards) to follow it back up, you know. It’s your senior day on your home field in front of the 12th Man, which they were electric today. I don’t know that you can draw it up any better than that.”

Edwards also showed out for senior Saturday, going 4-for-7, with all four hits coming in game two of the series.

She hit a solo home run after Powell, punching back-to-back long balls.

Edwards played her best ball against Oklahoma, recording three multi-hit games, averaging .545 and tallied five of A&M’s 15 runs.

Kay Naegeli, TexAgs

Texas A&M honored a six-player senior class on Saturday afternoon.

“I’d give anything to have another year,” Edwards said. “I’d give anything to have come here out of high school, but my teammates, my coaches, we’re all really making the most out of it. It’s the best year I’ve had emotionally in my whole career.”

Kelsey Mathis went 2-for-5, hitting an RBI single to score the first run in the seventh inning of the second game.

After Mathis’ RBI, Paislie Allen smashed a three-run homer for her sixth of the year, bringing the Aggies within a pair.

However, a last-ditch comeback was not in the cards.

In the circle, Sidne Peters kept the Sooners scoreless through three innings of the first game, only allowing a single to OU standout freshman Kendall Wells.

Oklahoma found its footing in the fourth, as Peters allowed an RBI single to Kasidi Pickering, putting runners at first and third. Abby Dayton then bunted to the pitcher, allowing Wells to cross the plate before Ariel Kowalewski could tag her out.

An RBI line drive by Sydney Barker and an RBI triple by Kai Minor gave Oklahoma their third and fourth run, taking a one-run advantage over the Aggies.

Kay Naegeli, TexAgs

Trisha Ford’s Aggies finished the regular season with a 36-16 overall record and a 16-8 mark in SEC play to finish tied for fourth in the league.

In the second game, the Sooners showed why they have the top batting average in the country, out-hitting A&M 10-5, scoring five of six runs on home runs.

“I think we can take from this that we’re a really good team,” Powell said. “We can play ball with the best, and we are one of the best. Obviously, we learned some of the lessons that went on during that game, but just understanding that we can play with anybody in this country.”

The Aggies will be the No. 6 seed in next week’s SEC Tournament and will play on Wednesday at 10 a.m. CT against the winner of No. 11 seed Missouri and No. 14 seed Auburn.