Conroe, Texas – The Angelo State softball team picked up a pair of wins over RMAC competition on Saturday at the DII First Pitch Invitational in Conroe, defeating No. 21 Colorado Mesa 6-1 before claiming a 6-0 win over Colorado School of Mines to close out their day.
Carter Smith and
Averie Gunther led game one off by getting on base via a single and a walk, respectively, with Smith scoring on a throwing error on a
Tatiana Trotter sacrifice bunt to open the scoring.
The next batter,
Laylonna Applin, started her big day off with a double to center field to plate two runs, with the Rambelles jumping out to a 3-0 lead before an out was recorded.
A Mavericks home run in the third inning pulled back a run, and the score remained 3-1 until the sixth inning.
With two runners in scoring position,
Ashton McMillan, who was pinch-hitting, doubled to left center field to score a pair of runs to make it 5-1.
Applin would lead off the seventh inning with a solo home run to make it 6-1, the game's final score.
Cheyenne Floyd picked up her second win of the season, allowing three hits, three walks, and one run while striking out eight Mavericks in six innings. In relief,
Matie Wolkow pitched the final inning, striking out a pair of batters.
Paris Brienesse singled to lead off game two against the Orediggers. She then stole second base and scored on the throw, which hit the senior and careened into the outfield.
An
Erin Plunkett sacrifice fly would double the Rambelles' lead in the opening frame.
Trotter's one-out single in the third preceded an Applin two-run home run to make it 4-0.
In the sixth inning,
Blake Holtorf recorded her first hit as a Rambelle, a double with the bases loaded that just missed out on being a grand slam, which drove in two runs to make it 6-0.
Amelia Hatthorn only allowed two hits and struck out four Orediggers in four innings.
Bri Waters allowed one hit and struck out three in two innings in the circle, and
Raegan Sucher closed the game out, throwing the final inning.
The Rambelles are 4-0 on the season and close out their opening weekend tomorrow afternoon against Southeastern Oklahoma.
