Angelo State (44-9) St. Edward's  (29-19)
Date	Friday, May 4
Location	ASU Softball Complex San Angelo, Texas
First Pitch	7 p.m.
Game Notes	Angelo State
Radio	KKSA 1260 AM Jeremy Bryant // Play-by-Play
Game Info	Live Stats Tournament Central

A CLOSER LOOK...
Angelo State Quick Hits

• Angelo State leads the all-time series 31-11 after taking two from St. Edward's earlier this season in Austin
• Angelo State has outscored its opponents 403-177 this year
• Elsamartina Apo (.448), Kacie Easley (.418) and April Breshears (.415) are all hitting above .400 the year, while the team holds a .351 average
• ASU is 19-1 when playing at the ASU Softball Complex this season
• Claire Molina (24-4) and Mary Kate McKay (20-5) are both 20-game winners
• Lauren Smith currently has a nine-game hitting streak, while Morgan Spearman has eight to her name
• Elsa Apo has reached safely in 18 straight games with Spearman close behind at 15
• Kacie Easley has 23 multiple hit games this season, while DeeshanaLynn Tafiti has 19 multiple-RBI games including three with five or more

St. Edward's Quick hits

• St. Edward's  is entering the tournament on a three-game winning streak
• SEU is 10-5 on the road and 8-5 in neutral-site contests in 2012
• When the Hilltoppers outhit their oppoents, they are 26-0 this season; however, they are just 3-18 when they are outhit
• SEU has four players batting over .300 led by Marissa Thome (.392). Thome has a team-best eight doubles and four triples to go along with her .550 slugging percentage
• Sara DeBrow has logged 116.1 innings in the circle and boasts a team-best 1.68 earned run average

Scouting St. Edward's
St. Edward's grabbed an automatic qualifying bid into the NCAA D-II South Central Regional after winning the Heartland Conference Tournament on April 28 with a 2-0 victory against St. Mary's. The eighth seeded Hilltoppers are led by first-year head coach Lindsay Gardner.

Offensively, SEU is hitting .284 behind Marissa Thome's .392 average. The junior outfielder is one of four Hilltoppers above .300 this season. St. Edward's has outscored its opponents 186-164 this season, while slugging .371 and holding an on-base percentage of .349. However, the offense struggles against lefties, as the Hilltoppers are just 1-4 this season against south paws. For those of you keeping score at home, both of Angelo State's starting pitchers are lefties. In the circle, Sara DeBrow and Paige Sandahl are the primary hurlers for St. Edward's. Debrow leads the team with a 1.68 earned run average in 116.1 innings pitched, while Sandahl has a 3.44 ERA in 120.0 innings of work.

Series History
Angelo State is 31-11 all-time against St. Edward's including 2-0 this season. The two programs met earlier this season in Austin for a doubleheader where the Rambelles earned a 4-1 victory in Game 1 followed by a 2-1 win in Game 2. The Rambelles outhit the Hilltoppers 13-4 in the midweek, nonconference matchup. April Breshears went 4-for-7 (.571), while Elsamartina Apo was 3-for-6 (.500). Six different Belle players recorded an RBI in the twin bill. In the circle,  Mary Kate McKay and Claire Molina each threw complete games. McKay had a complete-game, one-hit shutout, while Molina allowed just one run on three hits.

No Hilltopper hit above .300 against ASU, as Robledo was their top hitter at .250 (1-for-4). Although the run support was limited, Sara Debrow and Paige Sandahl each threw the ball well. Both players logged complete-game efforts allowing nine and four hits, receptively. The two combined for seven strikeouts, while DeBrow limited ASU to a .160 team batting average.

Left is Right
The Angelo State pitching staff has a pair of lefties who have passed the 20-win mark. Claire Molina (24-4) leads the Lone Star Conference in victories at 24, while McKay (20-5) sits in second with 20. The lefties each have 33 appearances on the season with 14 complete games to their names. Their numbers continue to mirror each other, as Molina has 169.0 innings pitched compared to McKay's 167.0, respectively.

Hawaiian Punch
Elsamartina Apo and DeeshanaLynn Tafiti have combined for 116 runs batted in, 77 runs scored, 18 doubles and 24 home runs on the season. Apo - who hails from Ewa Beach, Hawaii - leads the team in batting average (.448), on-base percentage (.573) and walks (39). Tafiti, a native of Kalaheo, Hawaii, paces the team in home runs (17), RBIs (70) and slugging percentage (.786). Her 70 runs batted in is a single-season record, breaking teammate Kacie Easley's mark of 69 set in 2010.

Home Sweet Home
The Rambelles are certainly comfortable playing in front of their fans at the ASU Softball Complex. Angelo State is currently 19-1 at home this season, with its only loss coming to St. Mary's on March 27 (7-4).

Are You Afraid of the Dark?
The Angelo State softball team will begin the 2012 NCAA Division II Softball South Central Regional Tournament with a 7 p.m. game against St. Edward's at the ASU Softball Complex.  The Rambelles are 14-2 under the lights this season and have outscored their opponents 110-50 during these contests. St. Edward's boasts a 2-0 record during night games.