COLLEGE STATION, TX – Texas State softball suffered a 8-0 loss in six innings to Texas A&M on Wednesday night.
 
After a scoreless first inning, Texas A&M was able to get itself on the board in the second. After a single to shortstop, Morgan Smith was able to score. 
 
The Bobcats nearly had an answer in the third when Claire Ginder reached on a throwing error by the shortstop and advanced to second. She would get to third on a Megan Kelnar sacrifice bunt, but when Hannah Earls was up to bat, she would ground out to end the inning. 
 
Sara Vanderford doubled to left field in the fourth to get on base, but after the next three batters' ground or struck out, she'd get left on base.
 
After a single and a walk in the fourth, head coach Ricci Woodard opted for a pitching change from Tori McCann to Karsen Pierce.
 
Pierce would strike out the first batter she faced. From there, she gave up a single to load the bases. The Aggies would nearly score but Earls' awareness helped her to make the throw home in time to get the runner out.
 
The Aggies next batter up would walk, though, to make it 2-0 with the bases loaded. To follow up the walk, the Aggies would hit a grand slam to make it a 6-0 ball game.
 
The Bobcats were able to get two hits in the 5^th and 6^th innings but were unable to put any runs on the board.
 
Texas A&M tacked on its final two runs to runs in the 6^th inning. The first came off a sacrifice fly to make it 7-0 then the Aggies would walk off the run-rule win off a single to left center.
 
Following this game, the Bobcats sit with a 26-19-1 record.
 
Up next Texas State will return home for a weekend series with ULM beginning April 21 at 6 p.m. inside Bobcat Softball Stadium. All three games of the series will be broadcast on ESPN+.