Box Score The Basics
-Scores: St. Edward's 4, Panhandle State 0; St. Edward's 3, Panhandle State 1
-Records: St. Edward's 17-15, 2-0 HC; Panhandle State 4-30, 0-5 HC
-Location: Austin, Texas (Diane Daniels Field)
 
GAME 1: St. Edward's 4, Panhandle State 0
How it Happened
-St. Edward's put up one run in the first inning. Leadoff batter KACI OLSON walked to get on base and proceeded to steal second base. A single by CYDNEY ERVIN sent Olson to third. Olson was brought home off LAUREN BRODE's sacrifice fly to center field.
-Neither team could manage a hit in the second and third innings.
-The Hilltoppers exploded for three runs in the fourth inning. With Ervin on second and Brode on first, ALLY VALDEZ hit a homer to left center that easily cleared the fence.
-The closest Panhandle State came to scoring was in the sixth inning. Kaitlin McCool and Julie Cross each hit singles. McCool attempted to steal third base, but was thrown out by catcher Kylie Herman. Cross was left on base when Brandi Heath grounded out to shortstop KENDALL LUCAS.
 
Beyond the Box Score
-Pitcher SARAH DEBROW was on top of her game today as she allowed just three hits in six innings. Debrow struck out nine of the 20 batters she faced and improves to 11-7 on the season.
-Valdez now has 10 home runs on the year.
 
GAME 2: St. Edward's 3, Panhandle State 1
How it Happened
-The Hilltoppers got off to another good start with a run in the first inning. Brode singled to right field and was pushed to second after Valdez was walked. Brode was brought home off a single up the middle by FAITH ROBERTS.
-Panhandle State answered with a run of its own in the second inning. Emily Vasquez singled to right center and proceeded to steal second base. Kari Pitts singled to left field and Vasquez rounded third base. A throwing error by Lucas allowed Vasquez to score. Panhandle State would load the bases with just one out, but would leave three runners on base. On a fielder's choice, Brode threw out Pitts at home. Then, McCool grounded out to Olson.
-St. Edward's had two hits in the second inning but came up empty. Marissa Bogart singled through the left side. Off an Olson single, Bogart reached second, but she went too far off base and was tagged out off a throw from right field.
-The Hilltoppers put up two runs in the fifth inning. MARISSA THOME singled to shortstop. Brode reached on a fielder's choice and Thome advanced to third on a throwing error by the third baseman. Thome was brought home off a Valdez single to right field. Brode was brought home off a sacrifice fly to center field by Roberts.
-Panhandle State cooled off considerably after the second inning. In fact, they mustered just one hit the rest of the game and that came in the sixth inning.
 
Beyond the Box Score
-Pitcher KATELYN KLUG allowed just five hits in seven innings. Klug improves to 3-6 on the year.
-Olson and Bogart each had two hits. Olson is second on the team with 35 hits and only trails Valdez' 37.
-Roberts had two RBIs and is now second on the team with 19. Valdez leads the team with 29 RBIs.
 
Up Next
The Hilltoppers and Panhandle State will continue the action tomorrow. First pitch is scheduled for 12 p.m.