Softball challenges No. 22 A&M
3/22/2011 12:26:00 PM | Softball
The game is the first of two the Kats and the Aggies will play this year. Texas A&M visits the Bearkat Softball Complex on Wednesday, April 13.
Texas A&M, now 26-7 after posting its 11th shutout of the season in a 3-0 victory over Long Island, owns a five-game winning streak and has won 12 of their last 13 games.
The Aggies are led by Rhiannon Kliesing and Natalie Villarreal who are hitting .395 and .375 respectively.
Sam Houston got back on the winning track with a 6-5 victory over UTSA Sunday to complete a Southland Conference three-game series in San Antonio.
Kim Damian (.410), Hailey Wiginton (.343), Alex Survant (.339) and Tayler Gray lead the Bearkats at the plate.
Texas A&M barely escaped with one-run victories in both the Aggies' encounters with Sam Houston last year.
Texas A&M won 2-1 in Huntsville and 4-3 in eight innings in College Station.
Following the Texas A&M non-conference game, Sam Houston will play host to Northwestern State in a Southland Conference weekend series at the Bearkat Softball Complex.
The series begins Saturday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader. The Kats and the Demons wrap up the three-game series with a 1 p.m. single game on Sunday.
