Texas A&M walks off South Carolina, reaches SEC Tournament semis for first time ever

Texas A&M is still alive in the SEC Tournament, coming alive late to rally past South Carolina Friday afternoon!

The game started with runs right of the gate as the Gamecocks and the Aggies started with a run apiece in the 1st inning. In the 3rd inning, Zoe Laneaux hit a solo home run for South Carolina to secure a 2-1 lead.

The score stood that way until the 7th inning with Emiley Kennedy going the distance for the Aggies. After the pair of early runs, she clamped down with 10 strikeouts in the complete game.

Texas A&M rallied with a walk and a single before a strikeout and a walk loaded the bases with 1 out. Up stepped Koko Wooley with all the pressure in the world, and she delivered.

Wooley burned Riley Blampied in centerfield with a drive that drove in the tying and winning run to send the Aggies to their first-ever SEC Tournament semifinals:

BIG KO!!!!!!!@KokoWooley | #GigEm pic.twitter.com/ZJkJwRPoTb

— Texas A&M Softball (@AggieSoftball) May 10, 2024

The SEC Tournament has not been lacking fireworks with a pair of 14-inning games early in the week with walk-off victories.

Heading into Friday evening, the semifinal slate is finally set after rain delays prolonged the action Thursday. LSU will face Mizzou in the first semifinal with the Aggies and Gators following that matchup.

? ONLY FOUR REMAIN at Jane B. Moore Field!

? @LSUsoftball
? @MizzouSoftball
? @GatorsSB
? @AggieSoftball #SECSB x #SECTourney pic.twitter.com/V4JxlEbUNy

— Southeastern Conference (@SEC) May 10, 2024

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey lives in Atlanta and covers SEC football.