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Texas A&M ranked No. 20 in USA Softball, NFCA Preseason Polls

Posted at 3:54 PM, Jan 29, 2019
and last updated 2019-01-29 16:54:39-05

COLLEGE STATION, Texas –Texas A&M Softball begins the 2019 season ranked No. 20 in both the USA Today/NFCA Coaches Poll and the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25 Poll, it was announced Tuesday.

The Aggies are coming off back-to-back Super Regional appearances as the Maroon & White swept the NCAA College Station Regional a year ago, before ultimately falling at No. 2 Florida in the Super Regional.

Defending national champion Florida State tops the NFCA poll and UCLA, who the Aggies face on Feb. 21, is ranked first in the USA Softball rankings.

                                    

Texas A&M faces nine teams ranked in both polls – No. 2/1 UCLA, No. 5 Florida, No. 6/7 Georgia, No. 8 Tennessee, No. 9/11 Alabama, No. 11/10 LSU, No. 12 Arizona State, No. 14/12 Arkansas and No. 17 Auburn.

The Maroon & White open the 2019 season against California Baptist on Feb. 8 in the Aggie Classic at Davis Diamond. Single-game and season tickets are available for purchase at www.12thMan.com/tickets [12thman.com].

To learn more about Texas A&M Softball, log on to 12thMan.com or follow @AggieSoftball on Twitter.