SAN ANGELO, Texas – Courtney Barhill continues to leave her mark as an Angelo State Rambelle softball player as she smacked a two run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to defeat the Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas in game two, 3-1. Angelo State went 5-0 for a perfect weekend at home, moving to a 26-10 overall record and a 17-7 conference record.
 
Game One:
Ashlynn Box kicked things off in the bottom of the first as she smacked a single up the middle of the field, advancing to second on a single from Barnhill. Madison Fernandez loaded the bases as she hit a single to left field, advancing to second as Keilei Garcia was walked. Box scored the first run of the game on Garcias walk, bringing ASU to a 1-0 lead over TAMUK.
 
Jade Strother smacked a single into deep center field to register three RBI as Barnhill, Fernandez, and Garcia all scored runs to bring the Rambelles to a 4-0 lead over the Javelinas.
 
In the top of the second, Makayla Corbin struck two batters out swinging while the catcher managed to catch a runner on first napping as she picked the runner off to bring an end to the Javelinas offensive attempt.
 
Ashlyn Lerma was walked in the bottom of the second, advancing to third on a single from Box. Box stole second, and Lerma stole home while the Javelinas were caught off guard to bring ASU to a 5-0 lead over Kingsville.
 
The Javelinas scored one run in the top of the third to cut their deficit to four, 5-1, but the Rambelles defense stepped up and quickly stopped Kingsville from scoring any more runs as the final out of the inning came from a line drive to the shortstop.
 
In the bottom of the third, with two outs and no one on base, Hatty Shope dug her feet in the batters box and cranked a solo home run over the right center field fence to extend the Rambelles lead to 6-1 over the Javelinas.
 
Haylie Mitchell showed her speed in the bottom of the fourth as she beat the throw from the shortstop for a single, where she stole second shortly after. Box smacked a single down the right field line, scoring Mitchell to bring ASU to a 7-1 lead over the Javelinas.
 
TAMUK scored their second run in the top of the sixth inning off of a home run over the center field fence, but ASU once again buckled down and kept the Javelinas from scoring again as two batter popped up to the pitcher and third baseman, while a foul ball caught by the left fielder brought about the final out of the inning.
 
Mitchell showed her speed once again as she made it to first off of a bunt, stealing second shortly afterwards. Box was walked and advanced to third off of a single hit by Barnhill into deep left field as Mitchell scored another run for the Rambelles, bringing the Blue and Golds lead to 8-2 over the Javelinas.
 
With bases loaded after Fernandez walked, the Javelinas hit both Garcia and Strother for walks, scoring Box and Barnhill to give Angelo State the win over Texas A&M-Kingsville in game one, 10-2.
 
Key Players:

• Barnhill had four at-bats, scoring two runs and registering two hits and one RBI for the Rambelles.
• Strother had three at-bats, registering one hit and four RBI against the Javelinas.
• Box had three at-bats, scoring two runs and registering three hits, one RBI, and one stolen base against Kingsville.
• Mitchell had three at-bats, scoring two runs and registering two hits and two stolen bases.
• Corbin threw a complete game, pitching for six innings and throwing four strikeouts against 26 batters faced.

 
Game Two:
Genesis Armendariz kicked things off for the Rambelles in the first inning of game two as she struck two batters out swinging for the bases while the third out came from a grounder to the shortstop.
 
Armendariz and the Rambelles defense kept things going in the top of the second as one batter grounded out to the shortstop, another grounded out to the second baseman, and the third was struck out looking by Armendariz to give the Blue and Gold another chance in the box.
 
Armendariz went three up and three out in the top of the fourth as she struck one batter out looking, while the Rambelle defense took care of the other two batters as one grounded out to the third baseman while the other popped up to the second baseman.
 
Kingsville scored their only run in the top of the fifth inning as a single hit into right center field brought a Javelina runner home for Kingsville to take a 1-0 lead over ASU with two outs registered. Armendariz quickly stopped the Javelinas in their tracks however as she struck the final batter of the inning out swinging to give Angelo State another chance to get their offense going.
 
Strother kicked things into overdrive in the bottom of the seventh as she smashed a double into deep center field as Ashton Dirner came in to pinch run for Strother. Dirner advanced to third as Shope was thrown out by the second baseman at first, and scored the tying run off of an error from the catcher to tie the game at 1-1.
 
Armendariz once again went three up and three out in the top of the eighth inning as three Javelinas grounded out to the shortstop, the second baseman, and the third baseman to bring ASU back to the batters box for another chance to get their offense going.
 
Lerma smacked a single out to left center field and was thrown out at second as she attempted to steal. Box walked to first, bringing Barnhill up to bat for the Rambelles. Barnhill crushed the ball over the left field fence for a walkoff home run, ending the game as Angelo State defeated the No. 17 Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas in game two, 3-1, to go 5-0 over the weekend for a perfect weekend.
 
Key Players:

• Barnhill had three at-bats, scoring one run and registering one hit, two RBI, and one home run over the Javelinas.
• Strother had two at-bats, registering two hits and a double for Angelo State.
• Armendariz showed her pitching skills as she pitched a complete game, pitching eight innings and throwing seven strikeouts while allowing only one run, facing 33 batters.

 
Up Next:
The Rambelles hit the road as they face the St. Edward's Hilltoppers in a three game series, one of which is a non-conference game, on Friday, April 16 and Saturday, April 17, and the St. Mary's Rattlers in a doubleheader on Sunday, April 18. Game times for Friday are 1 & 3:30 p.m., noon on Saturday, and 1 & 3:30 p.m. on Sunday.