State Drops Series At No. 12 Texas A&M

Saturday, April 18

Bryan-College Station, Texas

11 a.m.

Mississippi State

34-13, 6-11

#12 Texas A&M

33-12, 13-4

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Runs R	Hits H	Errors E
Mississippi State	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Texas A&M	0	3	0	0	0	1	X	4	3	2

COLLEGE STATION, TX - April 18, 2026 - Nadia Barbary during Game 2 between the Texas A&M Aggies and the Mississippi State Bulldogs at Davis Diamond in College Station, TX. Photo By Ivy Rose Ball

Photo by: Mississippi State Athletics

State Drops Series At No. 12 Texas A&M

April 18, 2026 | Softball

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By: Brian Ogden, Director/Communications

BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – No. 14 Mississippi State was shut out by No. 12 Texas A&M, 4-0, on Saturday as the Aggies claimed the series.

A wet second inning saw Texas A&M (33-12, 13-4 SEC) plate three runs without a hit. The game was eventually delayed for 30 minutes, but the Aggies had already scored twice and loaded the bases with a 3-0 count awaiting the resumption of play. Bulldog pitcher Alyssa Faircloth matched her season-high in walks in that frame alone while also hitting two batters.

"I mean, it's unfortunate. It's unfortunate that we have to pitch in rain and they don't, but, you know, it can't be an excuse," head coach Samantha Ricketts said. "I think we're just not seeing the results, and we feel like we're doing little things right. We're hitting the ball hard. We're having better at-bats. We're not getting the outcomes right now. The biggest thing is just making sure we're staying together and trusting the work we put in and the approaches that we've taken recently, knowing that it's all going to come together at some point for us."

Offensively, State's best opportunity to score came in the sixth after the first two Bulldogs reached on a walk and an error before the next three went down in order. The Bulldogs hit into double plays in both the first and second innings and left two runners on in the third.

Quick Hitters

Nadia Barbary – Extended her hitting streak to three games, which is currently the longest active streak on the team … also walked.

Anna Carder – Has a hit in both games of the series.

Delainey Everett – Entered with a runner on in the sixth … saw her scoreless inning streak end at 9.2 innings when allowing a sacrifice fly to score the inherited runner.

Alyssa Faircloth – Walked four in the rain-impacted second inning, which tied her season high in that frame alone … finished with a career-high nine walks … allowed just two hits … struck out five.

Des Rivera – Has a hit in both games of the series.

Kiarra Sells – Extended her reached-base streak to a career-long-tying 16 games … drew a walk for the fifth straight game and walked twice.

Scoring Recap

Bottom 2
In a rain-impacted frame, Ariel Kowalewski was hit by a pitch. Kelsey Mathis walked on five pitches, and KK Dement walked on four straight. Following a strikeout, pinch hitter Maddie Sauni walked, scoring Kowalewski, and Kennedy Powell was hit by the second pitch she saw, scoring Mathis. After three straight balls to Tallen Edwards, the umpires called for the tarp, and the game entered a 30-minute rain delay. When the game resumed, the first pitch was ball four to Edwards, scoring Dement.
No. 14 Mississippi State 0, No. 12 Texas A&M 3

Bottom 6
With one out, Edwards walked, and Hailey Golden pinch ran at first. Perez singled up the middle, and Golden advanced to third. She scored on a sacrifice fly from Micaela Wark.
No. 14 Mississippi State 0, No. 12 Texas A&M 4

Next Up

Sunday's series finale is scheduled for 1 p.m. CT. The game will air on SEC Network+.

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