SAN ANTONIO –
The St. Edward's softball team dropped two games Saturday at the Rattler Invitational. The Hilltoppers fell to Metro State, 13-2 and lost a 6-1 decision to St. Mary's.
St. Edward's (6-9) has lost five games in a row but has a chance to finish the tourney on a high note Sunday when it takes on #12 Central Oklahoma.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1 – Metro State)
- Metro State scored five runs in the first four innings of action.
- St. Edward's got a run back in the both the fifth and sixth innings.
- The Roadrunners put the game away with eight runs in the seventh inning.
- Metro State ended with 13 hits as a team.
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2 – St. Mary's)
- St. Edward's got on the board first as sophomore KAYLA APPLEBY picked up an RBI-single in the first inning.
- After that, it was all Rattlers as the home team scored six unanswered runs and kept the Hilltopper offense at bay.
HILLTOPPER NOTES
- Appleby was the only St. Edward's batter to tally hits in both contests. She leads the Hilltoppers with a .370 batting average.
- Appleby also extended her on-base streak to three games.
- Senior LAUREN SLATTEN continues to rack up strikeouts as the righthander has 37 punchouts in 36.0 innings of work.
- St. Edward's has faced six ranked teams this season.
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH MEGHAN MULLIN
"I am very happy with how the pitchers and catchers worked together. Offensively and defensively we lacked aggressiveness. Tomorrow we need to come out ready to compete."
UP NEXT
St. Edward's is back in action Sunday against Central Oklahoma at 10 a.m. to close out the Rattler Invitational. Live stats and video will be available at
www.GoHilltoppers.com.
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Metro State 13, St. Edward's 2; #10 St. Mary's 6, St. Edward's 1
Records: St. Edward's (6-7), Metro State (6-5), St. Mary's (13-2)
Attendance: 309
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