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GALLERY: Softball Texas A&M Invitational Day 1

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Photo by Photo by Meredith Seaver

Junior pitcher Kendall Potts pitched seven innings for the Aggies.

On Day 1 of the Texas A&M Invitational, Texas A&M took a 4-2 loss to Liberty before going eight innings with McNeese and coming away with the win 2-1. The Aggies are now 6-2 on the season and will continue tournament play Saturday, Feb. 16 at 12:15 p.m. and 3 p.m. against Liberty and Rutgers, respectively.

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  • Freshman right fielder Morgan Smith had two runs and one hit against the Lady Flames.

  • Junior center fielder Kelbi Fortenberry returns safely to first base before being tagged out.

  • Head coach Jo Evans is in her 23rd season with Texas A&M softball program.

  • Freshman utility player Meagan Smith pumps up her teammates in the Aggie dugout.

  • Sophomore pinch runner Kylie George stops herself in between first and second base so that she can make it safely back to first.

  • Junior pitcher Payton McBride bunts in one of her three at bats.

  • Freshman pinch runner Madi Jatzlau takes off from first base after the pitch.

  • Junior pitcher Kendall Potts threw 107 pitches.

  • The Aggie outfielders meet in center field while Coach Evans meets with the infielders in the circle.

  • Sophomore shortstop Ashlynn Walls reaches as the ball is overthrown and the Liberty runner slides into second.

  • Junior left fielder Blake-Ann Fritsch fields a Liberty ball on the warning track.

  • Junior pitcher Payton McBride pitched eight innings against the McNeese Cowgirls.

  • Freshman first baseman Baylee Klingler had 15 putouts against the Cowgirls.

  • Junior pitcher Payton McBride threw 93 pitches with a 0.91 era.

  • Freshman catcher Haley Lee throws to second base in an effort to throw out the runner stealing second base.

  • The A&M Softball Sugar Daddies spent both games messing with the dugout of the opposing teams.

  • After her hit combined with McNeese errors, senior third baseman Riley Sartain turned her double into a triple.

  • Freshman catcher Haley Lee is called safe at first base before being tagged by the McNeese catcher.

  • Junior center fielder Kelbi Fortenberry steals second base after the pitch.

  • Junior center fielder Kelbi Fortenberry takes off from second base.

  • Immediately following a strikeout, McNeese redshirt junior Cori McCrary hit a home run over the Davis Diamond scoreboard.

  • Junior pitcher Payton McBride and freshman catcher Haley Lee meet in the circle following a McNeese home run.

  • Sophomore shortstop Ashlynn Walls had one of the Aggies’ five hits against the Cowgirls.

  • Freshman pinch runner Taudrea Sinnie slides safely into home for the walk-off win after a sacrifice fly from freshman Morgan Smith.

  • The Aggie dugout cleared to celebrate the walk-off win.

  • The sacrifice fly from freshman right fielder Morgan Smith brought the winning run in for the Aggies.

  • The Aggie softball team sings the Aggie War Hymn to celebrate.

  • Sophomore designated player Gabby Moreno and junior Kylie George dance to Hot Time after the Aggie War Hymn.

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