BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Alabama and Texas A&M battled back and forth Sunday afternoon at Davis Diamond in the series rubber match, with a six-run sixth inning giving the Crimson Tide a late lead before three in the bottom half of the inning ultimately proved enough to give the Aggies the 9-7 win.

Alabama (22-12, 2-4 SEC) trailed Texas A&M (26-5, 6-3 SEC) early after a first-inning RBI single before Larissa Preuitt tied the game with a solo home run in the top of the third. The Aggies started to pull away over the next three innings, scoring five unanswered to lead 6-1. Back-to-back walks and single quickly loaded the bases for the Crimson Tide to start the top of the sixth and Brooke Ellestad came up with the big hit, launching a grand slam to right to draw Alabama within a run, down 6-5. Later with the bases loaded again with one out, Salen Hawkins pulled a single through the right side to drive in two and give the Tide a 7-6 lead.

The lead was short-lived however as the Aggies answered right back to tie it in the bottom of the sixth with an RBI single and eventually moved back in front by two runs with a pair of bases-loaded walks as the home team took a 9-7 advantage to the seventh. Alabama couldn’t mount a comeback in the top of the seventh, going down in order as the home team held on to win the game and take the weekend series.

Highlights

• Alabama is now 22-10 all-time vs. Texas A&M, including an 11-7 mark in College Station
• Audrey Vandagriff extended her team-leading reached base streak to 22 games
• Larissa Preuitt’s third inning home run was her second of the season and third of her career
• Brooke Ellestad’s grand slam was the first for an Alabama player this season and the first since Riley Valentine in game three against Tennessee in last season’s Super Regionals (May 26, 2024)

Scoring Summary: Texas A&M 9, Alabama 7

• B1 | Koko Wooley drove in a run on an infield single (0-1, 2 Out)
• T3 | Larissa Preuitt tied the game with a solo home run (1-1, 2 Out)
• B3 | Texas A&M retook the lead with an RBI fielder’s choice (1-2, 1 Out)
• B4 | Amari Harper extended the Aggies’ lead with a two-run double (1-4, 2 Out)
• B5 | With the bases loaded, a wild pitch moved everyone up 60 feet (1-5, 1 Out)
• B5 | Wooley scored from third on a sac fly RBI (1-6, 1 Out)
• T6 | Brooke Ellestad made it a one-run game with a grand slam (5-6, 0 Out)
• T6 | Salen Hawkins gave Alabama the lead with a two-run single (7-6, 1 Out)
• B6 | Mac Barbara tied the game with an RBI single (7-7, 1 Out)
• B6 | A bases-loaded walk gave Texas A&M the lead back (7-8, 1 Out)
• B6 | The Aggies drew another bases-loaded walk (7-9, 1 Out)

Up Next: at North Alabama (Florence, Ala.)

• Wednesday, March 26 – 6 p.m. CT