SAN ANGELO - The Angelo State softball team plays its first home conference games this weekend at Mayer Softball Field, taking on Texas A&M International and Texas A&M-Kingsville.
 
The Rambelles and Dustdevils' doubleheader will take place at 3 p.m. on Friday. The Rambelles will close their weekend with the Javelinas on Sunday at 1 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Rambelles opened conference play last weekend, outscoring Midwestern State and Lubbock Christian 38-8, including an 18-0 win over MSU in game one last Friday, the Rambelles' biggest margin of victory since they defeated Bethany College 20-0 on February 12th, 2022.
 
RAMBELLES NOTCH 1,000th ALL-TIME WIN
The Rambelles' 18-0 win on Friday over Midwestern State was the 1,000th all-time win for the Angelo State softball program since they started competition in the 2002 season. They join St. Edward's, which also recorded its program's 1,000th win on Friday, February 20th; and St. Mary's, which has 1,109 wins, most coming under the guidance of the legendary Donna Fields, who led the Rattlers for 27 seasons.
 
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M INTERNATIONAL
Texas A&M International is 4-13 on the season and has had a rough start in LSC play, dropping its first six conference games.
 
The Dustdevils are hitting .245 this season, averaging four runs per game. Kennedy Griego leads the team with a .292 average; the reigning Division II Gold Glover at third base has drawn a team-high 13 walks, leading the team with a .452 on-base percentage. Victoria Espinoza and Miley Vinton have each hit two home runs, and Vinton leads the team with 12 RBI.
 
The Dustdevils' pitching staff has a 4.44 ERA and has struck out 46 batters in 115 innings. Opponents are hitting .288 against the Dustdevils. Kylie Goad and Neveah Herrera have started 14 of TAMIU's 17 games this season. Herrera has a 4.41 ERA, while Goad has struck out 26 batters in 47.2 innings.
 
The Rambelles are 70-7 all-time against the Dustdevils, their most wins against a single opponent, and defeated TAMIU 7-0 earlier this season at the George and Ola McCorkle Challenge.
 
SCOUTING TEXAS A&M-KINGSVILLE
Texas A&M-Kingsville is 9-7 on the season and 4-2 in conference play; the Javelinas will be playing their first true road games of the season this weekend.
 
TAMUK is hitting .286 as a team, with three hitters exceeding .300. Victoria Vargas paces the lineup with a .417 average, while Lainee Ballin leads the team with three home runs, and Dakota Martinez has driven in 11 runs. The Javelinas average 5.5 runs per game.
 
The Javelinas' pitching staff has a 3.83 ERA and a .312 opponent batting average. Esther Martinez leads the team with a 3.00 ERA, while Andrea Martinez has struck out 34 batters in 40 innings.
 
The Rambelles are 59-19 all-time against the Javelinas and have won four of the last five games in San Angelo.
 
ZOEY 1 OF 1
Rambelles third baseman Zoey Sifuentes has earned three weekly awards this season, the most in the LSC. She has been named the LSC Freshman of the Week twice and was the LSC Hitter of the Week last week for her play during the Rambelles' trip to Florida. The Kinesiology major leads the conference in doubles (8), is second in slugging percentage (.875), third in home runs (4) and RBI (24), fourth in batting average (.482) and on-base percentage (.574).

TROTTER NAMED LSC PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Rambelles senior outfielder Tatiana Trotter was selected as the conference's preseason player of the year, as voted on by the league's coaches, SIDs, and media members. Trotter, an Intelligence and Analysis student from Lubbock, is coming off a season in which she hit .330 with 14 home runs and 47 RBI. She slugged .648 and had a .449 on-base percentage. Trotter also notched seven assists from the outfield en route to being named an LSC Golden Glove winner. The senior was also a third-team Academic All-American selection last season. Trotter has hit 13 career triples, making her the active Division II leader in that category.
 
RAMBELLES PICKED THIRD IN LSC PRESEASON POLL
The Rambelles were picked to repeat their third-place finish in the LSC Preseason poll, as voted on by the league's coaches, SIDs, and media members. The Rambelles received a pair of first-place votes and tallied 753 total points. Two-time defending champions UT Tyler were picked to repeat as conference champions with 849 total points and 39 of 51 first-place votes. West Texas A&M received eight first-place votes and 817 total points. Oklahoma Christian and Lubbock Christian each received a first-place vote to round out the top five. Cameron, Eastern New Mexico, St. Edward's, and St. Mary's round out the top nine in what would fill the spots for the LSC Tournament.
 
25 YEARS OF RAMBELLES SOFTBALL
The Angelo State softball program is playing its 25th season of Division II softball this season. The Rambelles hold a record of 1,003-366-1 since the 2002 season. In that time, the Rambelles have qualified for 19 NCAA Tournaments, winning six South Central regional championships, the 2004 National Championship, and finishing as the National Runners-Up in 2017.
 
RETURNING STATS
The Rambelles' lineup only returns 364 of their 1,535 at-bats from a season ago, with Tatiana Trotter and Abby Brand the only mainstays returning from last season's lineup. In the circle, Bri Waters is the lone holdover from last season's pitching staff. All in all, 14 new faces will suit up for the Rambelles in 2026.