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SPORTS The Battalion I 2.26.15 3 Tanner Garza—THE BATTALION Aggies celebrate after sophomore Regan Boenker hit a triple early in the game against Houston Wednesday night. Softball overtakes UH by three runs By Milkyas Gashaw Even after sloppy play, the Aggies found a way to win. The No. 22 Texas A&M softball team (13-4) defeated the Houston Cougars (7-12) by a score of 6-3 at the Aggie Softball Complex Wednes- day night. This victory has some retribution tied into it as the Aggies fell to the Cougars in Houston last April. Head coach Jo Evans was pleased with the all-around performance of the club Wednesday night. “Em always happy to get a win,” Evans said. “We had a lot of opportu nities to put our opponent away early, but kind of let them hang around. Tm not going to bemoan a win. It’s al ways nice to get a win.” A&M got off to a hot start from the batter’s box, with freshman Kris ten Cuyos hitting a double down the left field line to put two players on base. Sophomore Reagan Boenker took full advantage of her opportu nity, belting a no-doubt home run on the first pitch she saw above the scoreboard in left field. “I went up [to the batter’s box] knowing that I was going to be ag gressive in my first at bat of the game,” Boenker said. “When that first pitch came, I just swung and hit it.” Senior Rachel Fox got the call from Jo Evans, and she did not disap point. Fox pitched a complete game, allowing three runs in the victory. Fox said her teammates pick her up when she doesn’t have her best stuff at the mound. “It’s nice to have support,” Fox said. “With getting games under our belt, we can understand situations where the other team will bunt or slap at our infield. We’re only just going to get better.” The Aggies had a couple of blem ishes in the third inning, with some errors from April Ryan and Cali Lanphear allowing the first runner to cross the plate for the Cougars. Lan phear redeemed herself with a two- RBI single on the first pitch in the fifth inning. In the bottom half of the inning, junior Selena Hernandez hit a similar double to the one that Cuyos hit a couple of innings prior that drew in another run for the Cougars. The Aggies continue play this weekend at the Texas A&M Invita tional at the Aggie Softball Complex. They open SEC play the following weekend against Kentucky in Col lege Station. SENIOR NIGHT CONTINUED A&M, according to ESPN, com, projects to be a 4-seed in the upcoming NCAA tourna ment in March. A&M junior guard Courtney Walker garnered SEC Player of the Week honors for the sec ond time this season for the role she has played in the winning streak. Walker shot 48.9 per cent from the field and averaged 18.3 points per game in three of the four wins this week. However, times have not always been rosy for this year’s squad. A&M went on a stretch from Dec. 21 to Feb. 8 in which it dropped six games, five to na tionally ranked opponents. “I just think it just takes time for it to all come together,” Blair said. “And we were good in November, December. If we would have won at Washington and the Texas game, everybody would have been saying the greatest things in the world. We’d probably only have two losses by now. But things hap pen. It’s just basketball. You’ve got to give credit to your oppo nents. The opponents are pretty doggone good.” Tipoffis at 7 p,m. Baseball beats Incarnate Word with freshman at the mound By Andre Perrard |\. Aggies freshman Brigham Hill made his first career start Wednesday night, and he did not disappoint. Hill’s 5 1/3 innings at the mound helped lead the A&M baseball team to a 7-0 vic tory over Incarnate Word (4-5). Aggies head coach Rob Childress said he was impressed with his freshman, who allowed three hits while striking out nine Cardinal batters en route to A&M’s second shutout of the season. “I thought our pitching and defense was outstanding, and it all started with Brigham Hill,” Childress said. “He retired, I think, 13 in a row after a leadoff single. Just a marvelous performance. I am very, very proud of him.” Hill said he enjoyed the start. “It felt amazing,” Hill said. “I was a little nervous at first, but it was nice with team mates making plays.” Offensively, Ryne Birk went 2-for-5 in the game. Birk now has a seven game hit streak, a span during which he is batting .433. Mitchell Nau also went 3-for-4 on the night, pushing his batting average to .560 on the season. Incarnate Word (4-5) started poorly and a bases-loaded walk to Blake Kopetsky in the first inning gave A&M a 1-0 advantage. The Aggies (9-0) loaded the bases again in the fourth inning, and a sacrifice fly from Jonathan Moroney gave him an RBI and a 2-0 lead for his team. The sixth inning was the biggest for A&M, finishing with four runs. Cardinal mistakes led to two scores, and RBIs from JB Moss and GR Hinsley made it 6-0. Ronnie Gideon hit his third home run of the year in the seventh to make it 7-0 A&M. 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