Lee Shines in 3-2 Setback to No. 1 Oklahoma

NORMAN, Okla. – Senior Haley Lee recorded her twenty second multi-hit recreation of the season in opposition to No. 1 Oklahoma (51-2) Saturday to maintain the Texas A&M softball crew (30-27) inside attain, earlier than finally falling, 3-2.

Lee’s lengthy ball was simply the second allowed by Oklahoma’s Hope Trautwein this yr, and first since February 25. The Sooners’ ace struck out simply two Aggies, whereas A&M’s pitching workers was led by Makinzy Herzog, who fanned three in three innings of labor.

TOP OFFENSIVE PLAYERS

at No. 1 Oklahoma – L, 2-3

• Haley Lee: 2-for-3, 2 RBI, HR
• Cayden Baker: 1-for-2, R

PITCHING BREAKDOWN

at No. 1 Oklahoma – L, 2-3

• Grace Uribe: 1.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 Ok
• Makinzy Herzog: 3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 Ok
• Emiley Kennedy: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 Ok

KEY INNINGS / NOTABLES

at No. 1 Oklahoma – L, 2-3

• A lead-off homer by Oklahoma helped the Sooners leap on the board early. An 8-6-2 play on the plate helped restrict the Sooners to only one extra run within the opening body.
• Aid pitcher Makinzy Herzog fanned a pair of batters within the second, leaving a Sooner on third base, and closed the third along with her third strikeout.
• Haley Lee lasered a shot to the left-center hole for A&M’s first hit of the sport within the prime of the fourth, however Oklahoma stored the Aggies out of scoring place.
• The Sooners pushed a 3rd run throughout within the fourth, however a name overturned after problem overview ended the inning for A&M.
• After Cayden Baker knocked the Aggies’ second hit of the sport to proper area, Lee launched a bomb to left area to carry the Maroon & White inside one within the prime of the sixth, however the Sooners sat A&M down so as within the prime of the seventh to snag the win.

WHAT THEY SAID

Head coach Jo Evans

Total ideas on the sport…

“I’m actually pleased with this crew. It all the time felt like we had been proper there inside attain. I believed we did a pleasant job on the plate to compete. Within the inning when Cayden (Baker) goes up there and will get a single, after which Haley (Lee) doing what Haley Lee does. She’s a fantastic chief for us and steps up there in a very massive second to place us inside hanging distance. I believed our pitchers did a very nice job. (Makinzy) Herzog is available in and was actually environment friendly and stored them (Oklahoma) off stability after which (Emiley) Kennedy is available in and does a fantastic job.”

Senior utility participant Haley Lee

On the pitching workers’s efficiency…

“Each weekend is a combat and it’s a grind. We put together and we be taught our pitchers and we examine our opponent’s pitchers. Having performed one of many hardest schedules within the SEC, we’re right here and we’re able to combat and do no matter it takes. I’m very pleased with this crew. We fought till the tip and we’re going to proceed to combat to the tip.”

UP NEXT

The Aggies face the winner of the Minnesota-Prairie View A&M recreation at roughly 6 p.m. tonight and it streams on ESPN+.

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