SAN ANGELO - The Angelo State softball team looks to bounce back from last weekend's results as they face rivals UT Permian Basin in a pair of doubleheaders this week. 

The Falcons host the Rambelles on Wednesday at 2 p.m. for a doubleheader before the Rambelles host UTPB at Mayer Softball Field on Thursday at 5 p.m. Thursday's doubleheader, originally scheduled for 2 p.m. on Friday, has been moved up due to forecasted inclement weather in the Concho Valley this weekend. 

LAST TIME OUT
The Rambelles were swept for the first time this season, dropping their games in South Texas to Texas A&M-Kingsville by 5-3 and 8-2 scorelines. 

RAMBELLES NOTCH 1,000th ALL-TIME WIN
The Rambelles' 18-0 win on Friday, February 20th, 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 1,119 wins, most coming under the guidance of the legendary Donna Fields, who led the Rattlers for 27 seasons, as the only programs in the conference to win more than a thousand games. 

SCOUTING UT PERMIAN BASIN
UT Permian Basin enters the month of April with a 12-19 overall record and a 3-17 conference record. Seven of the Falcons' 12 wins this season have come on their home field. 

The Falcons are hitting .249 this season, averaging 3.1 runs per game. Two Falcons hit above .300 - Carlee Quintero (.348) and Angelina Arriaga (.309). Arriaga leads the team with four home runs and 13 RBI, while Quintero paces UTPB with six stolen bases this season. 

The Falcons' pitching staff has a 5.07 ERA and has struck out 160 batters in 196 innings. Opponents are hitting .301 against UTPB. Jessica Cantrell anchors the Falcons' pitching staff, as she is responsible for seven of the Falcons' 12 wins this season. The sophomore pitcher has notched 102 strikeouts in 92.1 innings and holds opponents to a .238 average. Cantrell is coming off a 10-inning, 14-strikeout performance against Texas A&M International on Sunday. 

The Rambelles are 49-4 all-time against the Falcons. The Rambelles have won the last eight games in the series, with five of those being run rules. The Rambelles are 20-3 all-time against the Falcons in Odessa. 

ZOEY 1 O' 1
Rambelles third baseman Zoey Sifuentes has earned four weekly awards this season, the most in the LSC. She has been named the LSC Freshman of the Week three times and the LSC Hitter of the Week once for her play during the Rambelles' trip to Florida. The Kinesiology major is second in the conference in doubles (15), third in RBI (42) and batting average (.438), and fourth in slugging percentage (.819).

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 1,017-368-1 dating back to the 2002 season. In that time, the Rambelles have qualified for 19 NCAA Tournaments, won six South Central regional championships, won the 2004 National Championship, and finished as 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.