Kansas University’s softball team wrapped up its first Big 12 Conference series of the season with a 10-1 loss at No. 19/17 Texas A&M on Sunday afternoon at the Aggie Softball Complex.

KU fell to 12-4 overall, 0-2 in the Big 12. A&M improved to 29-7, 2-0.

“Any team we face in conference is a good team, but Texas A&M is definitely one of the better teams we will see,” Kansas coach Megan Smith said. “Yesterday, we did really well on defense, but today we did not quite do that.

“We fought really hard it just didn’t go our way. No matter the outcome, we are still going to work hard, and we will still play with a passion for the game.”

For the second day in a row, Texas A&M hit a game-ending grand slam to finish the contest after six innings. KU trailed, 6-1, through 51/2 innings when Rhiannon Kliesing invoked the run rule with her slam.

Kansas freshman Alex Jones beat out a grounder to the shortstop in the top of the sixth inning to stop an Aggie no-hitter and later scored the Jayhawks’ lone run. Fellow freshman Rosie Hull stepped up to the plate next and hit a two-hit single to the grass between second base and center field advancing Jones to third. During senior Amanda Jobe’s at-bat, Jones scored after a pitch got by the Texas A&M catcher.

The Aggies scored their 10 runs on 10 hits off Jones and senior Sara Vertelka. KU also struggled to find the strike zone, delivering seven walks.