SAN ANGELO - The Angelo State softball team travels to east Texas for their first road games of the season as they take on the nation's eighth-ranked team, UT Tyler.
The series begins with a doubleheader on Saturday at 1 p.m. before closing with a single game on Sunday, which also starts at 1 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT
The Rambelles improved to 6-0 in conference play and 15-1 on the season with a sweep of UT Permian Basin on Tuesday and Wednesday at Mayer Field; the Rambelles ended their longest home stand of the season (ten games) undefeated, with four wins coming via the run-rule.
The Rambelles opened the series with a 9-1, five-inning, run-rule win over the Falcons, where
Tatiana Trotter turned in a pair of two-RBI triples.
The Rambelles scored a season-high 12 runs in game two of the series across three innings as they won 12-1 in five innings;
Ashton Dirner drove in four runs, including a three-run home run.
The Rambelles' pitching staff combined for a one-hitter shutout in the series finale.
Torrey Hogan struck out six in four innings, and
Layni Tanner drew three walks and drove in two runs.
The Rambelles hit .337 as a team, averaging 6.6 runs per game. The Rambelles lead Division II with ten triples hit this season, which matches their total from a season ago.
Tatiana Trotter is third in the LSC with a .526 average and third with 20 RBI; she is fifth in the country in runs driven in. Trotter also leads the LSC with nine stolen bases this season.
The Rambelles have a 1.88 team ERA, second in the LSC, and lead the league with five saves. They have struck out 108 batters in 104 innings, tops in the LSC, and opponents are only hitting .211 against the Rambelles, the second-best mark in the LSC.
Cheyenne Floyd leads Division II with nine wins this season, exceeding her win total from a season ago, and is seventh in the country with 57 strikeouts. Floyd has also struck out 17 batters looking, the most in the league.
Matie Wolkow is second in the country with three saves this season.
No. 22 Angelo State vs. No. 8 UT Tyler
Game 1: Saturday, February 24th at 1 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, February 24th at 3:30 p.m.
Game 3: Sunday, February 25th at 1 p.m.
Irwin Ballpark
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UT Tyler, the eighth-ranked team in the country, is 10-5 on the season and 2-4 in LSC play. This weekend will mark their first home games of the season. Last season, the Patriots won the South Central region and made it to the national semifinals.
The Patriots opened their conference schedule by getting swept at the hands of now-No. 3 West Texas A&M in Canyon last weekend, losing the three games by a combined four runs. During this week, they went to Lawton, Oklahoma, to take on Cameron, where they claimed two out of the three games from the Aggies.
After the Patriots opened their season with a loss at the hands of MSU Denver at the DII First Pitch Invitational in Conroe, UTT won their next eight contests, including a pair of wins over ranked opponents.
The Patriots are hitting .333 as a team and average five runs per game. They have a .485 slugging percentage - identical to the Rambelles - and have a .404 on-base percentage. Audrey Escamilla and Courtney Plocheck are hitting .415 and .412, respectively. Plocheck, the LSC Preseason Player of the Year, has 21 hits and has driven in nine runs.
UTT's pitching staff owns a 1.93 team ERA and has struck out 80 batters, which are both third in the LSC. Opponents hit .208 against the Patriots' pitchers, the best mark in the league. True freshman Crimson Bryant leads the team with a 1.63 ERA and 29 strikeouts in 30 innings.
LAST TIME VS. UTT
The Rambelles are 4-6 all-time against the Patriots and are 0-3 against the Patriots in Tyler. All four of the Rambelles' wins have come by a 3-2 score line, with two coming in extra inning. Last season, the Rambelles handed the Patriots their only two conference losses.
UP NEXT
The Rambelles stay on the road to take on Texas Woman's next Tuesday and Wednesday.
