AUSTIN, Texas – The St. Edward's softball team dropped both ends of a doubleheader Wednesday to No. 1 Angelo State, losing game one, 5-1, and game two, 4-1.
 
Top-ranked Angelo State (32-2) came into the contest averaging over seven runs per game. St. Edward's (9-19) held the RamBelles to nine combined runs during the doubleheader.
 
St. Edward's has dropped four straight games after taking 2-of-3 from Rogers State to open Heartland Conference play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 1: Angelo State 5, St. Edward's 1)
W-Marlett (15-2), L-Slatten (4-7), S-Hill (3)

• Angelo State starting the scoring in the first inning with two runs off two walks, a hit-by-pitch and a two-out single.
• In the fifth inning, the RamBelles plated two more runs on consecutive squeeze bunts to push the lead to 4-0.
• St. Edward's strung together three hits in the bottom of the sixth to score its lone run of the game.
• Sophomore KAYLA APPLEBY picked up the RBI for the Hilltoppers in the sixth frame.
• Angelo State added an insurance run in the seventh for the final tally.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED (Game 2: Angelo State 4, St. Edward's 1)
W-Urbany (12-0), L-Rex (2-8)

• Angelo State struck first in the opening frame to take a 1-0 lead.
• Two more runs for the RamBelles on a two-run home run by Taegan Kirk made it 3-0.
• The Hilltoppers fought back, getting an RBI-single in the third inning from senior BREAH WHITTEN to cut the lead to 3-1.
• Freshman ASHLEY NASSY led off the third with a hit-by-pitch and two stolen bases, before coming home to score.
• Angelo State extended its lead to 4-1 with a run in the sixth inning.
• St. Edward's put runners on in both the sixth and seventh innings but came up empty both times.

 
HILLTOPPER NOTES

• Whitten collected two hits on the day and has a hit in seven of her last nine games.
• Whitten is tied for the team lead with seven multi-hit games.
• Appleby increased her team lead in RBI to 21.
• St. Edward's trails Angelo State in the all-time series, 15-43.
• The RamBelles have won five straight games against the Hilltoppers.

 
QUOTE BOARD: HEAD COACH MEGHAN MULLIN
"You are never completely happy when you lose, but I thought we were aggressive and hit the ball hard. We just hit a lot of balls right at them. Hopefully those balls will start falling in. Our 9-1-2 hitters were fantastic at the plate."
 
UP NEXT
St. Edward's is back in action Friday at 3 p.m. when they host Heartland Conference foe Oklahoma Panhandle. Live video and stats will be available on www.GoHilltoppers.com.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: #1 Angelo State 5-4, St. Edward's 1-1
Records: St. Edward's (9-19), #1 Angelo State (32-2)
Attendance: 148
 
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