Texas A&M-International Box Score | St. Edward's Box Score

SAN ANTONIO – The No. 17 Angelo State softball team split the first day of the St. Mary's College Classic falling to Texas A&M-International, 9-8, before defeating St. Edward's, 3-2.

"I am proud of the way we bounced back," head coach Travis Scott said. "It was a huge come from behind against St. Edward's. We made mistakes against Texas A&M-International that really hurt. We misjudged a fly ball and had a freshman mistake in the circle and we got beat by one. Texas A&M-International played well and they are much improved. We have to do the little things right. We have to come out tomorrow and figure out a way to get two tomorrow."

The Rambelles used a strong pitching effort from seniors Mary Kate McKay and Sandra Serna in their second game of the day to move to 1-1 on the season.

ASU took an early 1-0 lead after Maddy McGarity scored in the first inning on a Tina Cisneros single. McKay would hold the Hilltoppers at bay until the fourth inning. Two runs scored, one unearned, to give SEU a 2-1 in the fourth.

McKay would pitch five inning giving up nine hits and striking out four. Serna would come in to pitch the sixth.

Down to their final three outs, the Rambelles mounted a comeback in the top of the seventh inning. With one out, Kenedy Urbany drew a walk and Ambra Hill would pinch run.

Morgan Spearman, who went three-for-four on the day, singled to right field and advanced Hill to third base. McGarity would hit a sacrifice fly to left and tie the game at two. Megan Granado stepped up with two outs and Spearman on second and singled to score the go ahead run.

The Hilltoppers would get the first two batters on base in the bottom of the seventh but Serna would get two pop ups and a strikeout to end the game. The senior was credited with the win and only gave up one hit in two innings of action.

The first game of the day was a slugfest with Texas A&M-International (2-0). The two teams combined for 17 runs and 25 hits.
Angelo State was behind for a majority of the game and had to fight back. The Dustdevils took leads in the first, third and sixth inning before scoring the difference in the eight.

Texas A&M-International was able to get to starter Urbany. The freshman gave up eight runs, seven earned, on 11 hits in six innings of work. Urbany did strikeout four and helped her cause going two-of-three at the plate and scored a run.

The Rambelles tied the game after one inning at two and went on to take a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the second on a home run by Darian Dunn. It is Dunn's ninth home run of her career. TAMUI responded with two in the top of the third before Micherie Koria scored on a fielder's choice.

Tied at four in the top of the fourth, the Dustdevils extended their lead to 7-4. ASU tied it back up in the bottom of the fifth scoring three unearned runs after an error by the center fielder.

Texas A&M-International took a 8-7 advantage into the bottom of the seventh. Granado led the inning off with a walk and would tie the game on a Dunn sacrifice fly.

The Dustdevils would score the go ahead run on a double. The Rambelles would put two runners in scoring position in the bottom of the eighth but neither would score.

Angelo State returns to the diamond tomorrow in San Antonio to face UT-Permian Basin at 12 p.m. and No. 10 Southeastern Oklahoma State at 2 p.m.