SAN ANGELO - The Angelo State softball team plays their final home series of the season this week as they host Texas A&M International in midweek action.
The series will start with the two teams meeting on Tuesday at 4 p.m. for a doubleheader before they close the series at 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
LAST TIME OUT
The Rambelles swept Cameron last weekend, snapping a six-game skid against the Aggies that dated back to the 2021 season.
Keilei Garcia singled in the first run in the first inning of the game, which was followed by a four-spot in the second inning. The scoring was capped by an
Ashton Dirner home run in the fifth inning as the Rambelles claimed a 6-0 win.
The Aggies pulled out a 4-2 lead in game two before a home run by Garcia in the fifth inning made it 4-3. A two-out
Zoey De Baca double in the seventh forced extra innings, where an
Abby Brand bunt forced an Aggie error and gave the Rambelles a 5-4 lead.
A scoreless pitching duel met the two teams in game three, and neither team scored until
Layni Tanner's walk-off single at the bottom of the seventh gave the Rambelles a 1-0 win.
Torrey Hogan threw a complete-game shutout in the senior day win en route to being named the LSC Pitcher of the Week.
The Rambelles hit .288 as a team, averaging 4.8 runs per game. The Rambelles are second in Division II with 22 triples hit this season, more than doubling their total from a season ago. The Rambelles also rank ninth in the country, having been hit by 41 pitches this season.
Averie Gunther has been plunked 16 times, the second-most in the country this season.
Tatiana Trotter is tenth in the LSC with a .676 slugging percentage; she leads the country with eight triples this season, a new single-season record at Angelo State. De Baca leads the conference with five sacrifice flies this season.
The Rambelles have a 1.94 team ERA, second-best in the LSC, and lead the league with eight saves. They have struck out 225 batters in 285.1 innings, and opponents only hit .233 against the Rambelles, the third-best mark in the LSC.
Cheyenne Floyd is sixth in Division II with 18 wins this season, more than twice her win total from a season ago, and leads the LSC with a 1.26 ERA.
No. 21 Angelo State vs. Texas A&M International
Game 1: Tuesday, April 9th at 4 p.m.
Game 2: Tuesday, April 9th at 6:30 p.m.
Game 3: Wednesday, April 10th at 1 p.m.
Mayer Field
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Texas A&M International is 14-26 on the season and 11-19 in LSC play. They are 6-11 on the road this season and are coming off a series in which they swept UT Permian Basin in Odessa this past weekend.
The Dustdevils have claimed LSC series wins over Eastern New Mexico, Western New Mexico, St. Edward's, and UTPB.
The Dustdevils opened their season in Conroe, where their first five games were decided by one run. They defeated Central Washington 2-1 before dropping 1-0 to Washburn. They then defeated MSU Denver 3-2 and lost their next two games to Wingate and Colorado Mesa by 4-3 and 5-4 scorelines, respectively. The Dustdevils closed their weekend with a 6-1 win over Cal Poly Humboldt.
Texas A&M International is hitting .266 as a team, averaging 3.2 runs per contest. They are slugging .351 as a team and are reaching base at a .321 percentage mark. Their 34 sacrifice hits rank third in the LSC, while their 11 stolen bases this season are last in the league. Their offense is led by Kennedy Griego and her .341 batting average. Her .385 on-base percentage leads the Dustdevils, and she has driven 21 runs in. Victoria Gonzalez is hitting .331 and has nine of the team's 17 home runs this season, leading the squad with 29 RBI.
TAMIU's pitching staff has a 4.16 ERA and has struck out a conference-low 94 batters in 274 innings. Opponents are hitting .293 against the Dustdevils, the fourth-highest mark in the league. Kylie Goad has a 4.28 ERA and leads the team with six wins and 27 strikeouts in 72 innings. Carla Arellano has thrown 86.1 innings in 15 appearances.
Defensively, they have a .962 team fielding percentage. They have turned ten double plays this season and thrown out seven baserunners in 59 attempts.
LAST TIME VS. TAMIU
As head coach,
Travis Scott is 64-6 all-time versus the Dustdevils. Earlier this season, the Rambelles defeated the Dustdevils twice at the George and Ola McCorkle Challenge, winning 10-1 and 7-0.
