SAN ANGELO – The No. 21 Angelo State softball lost the final two games of its LSC series with Texas Woman's 5-4 in eight innings and 10-7 on Sunday at Mayer Field.

The Rambelles (19-12, 8-8 LSC) left 25 runners on base in the two games and were held to 15 hits. The Pioneers (20-10, 9-3 LSC) scored 14 runs on 26 hits.

"We knew it was going to be a competitive series," Angelo State head softball coach Travis Scott. "The scores dictated that with three one run games. We were two feet away from winning it with a grand slam in game four. We left too many runners on base with opportunities for big innings. We never could get the big hit we needed much like last weekend. We have some work to do and we have a big weekend coming up."

ASU took a 3-0 lead in the third inning of game one. The Rambelles drew five walks and Taegan Kirk hit a two-RBI single to left field after a bases loaded walk by Alexis Evans.

TWU scored two unearned runs in the fourth and one in the fifth to tie the game at three in the top half of the fifth inning.

Evans sent a pitch to right field for a double and scored on an error by the TWU third baseman to put ASU up 4-3.   The Pioneers tied it up in the top of the sixth with one run on two hits.

The Rambelles had runners at first and second in the bottom of the seventh but couldn't bring the game winner home. For the second time in three games, ASU and TWU went to extra innings. TWU scored the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth to take game three of the series 5-4.

In game two, TWU took a 2-0 lead after the first two innings but the Ramebelles tied it up in the third. Madison Greenwell and Bailey Wallace hits back-to-back singles and after an Evans walk the bases were loaded. Kirk singled to center field to score two.

The Pionner took a brief lead with a score in fifth. The back and forth contest continued with ASU taking 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth. Kelly Johnson doubled to left field to score two and put the Rambelles on top.

TWU put up a big inning in the sixth with seven runs on five hits to take a 10-4 advantage. ASU continued to battle with two runs in the sixth. Evans hit an RBI single and Lanie Robinson drew a bases loaded walk to cut the lead to 10-6 after six.

ASU continued fighting into the seventh inning. Greenwell scored on a bases loaded walk from Becky Wilhelm. The Rambelles loaded the bases and Johnson sent a pitch deep to left field but it was caught at the fence to make the final 10-7.

The Rambelles will head to Stephenville to face Tarleton State on Friday, March 25 and Saturday, March 26.