THE RUNDOWN
GOODWELL, Okla. – Senior Erin Knox tied a single-game school record with five hits to lead six Mustangs with multiple-hit performances in Midwestern State's doubleheader sweep of Oklahoma Panhandle State Tuesday afternoon at Aggie Softball Field.

GAME 1 RECAP
Amanda Thomas tied a career-high three hits with two runs scored and two RBI to lead Midwestern State to a 9-1 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State in game one of Tuesday's doubleheader.
 
Midwestern State (11-13) built an early 2-0 lead with a pair of runs in the second inning. Hannah Springs drove in the first run of the game with a single to right center before Thomas delivered an RBI single to center for a 2-0 MSU advantage.

Oklahoma Panhandle State (9-12) went on the board in the fifth inning on an RBI double to right center for Madison Heathington for a 2-1 game.

The Mustangs plated seven runs in the final two innings, scoring four runs in the sixth on three OPSU errors. Springs reached base on an error by the first baseman to bring in two MSU runs after Taylor Mordecai had reached on an error and Taylor Bermudes walked. A bases loaded walk for Erin Knox brought in the third run of the frame for a 5-1 score before a sacrifice fly to center for Carli Woolsey capped off the inning for a 6-1 advantage.

MSU added three more runs in the seventh on three hits and two OPSU errors with a Thomas single driving in the first run of the inning. Springs came around to score on the second error of the inning before a groundout to second by Misty Muniz extended the lead to 9-1.

GAME 1 NOTES
- Amanda Thomas went 3-for-3 with two runs and two RBI to lead the Mustangs
- Lauren Lindgren recorded her third multiple-hit game in the last four outings with two hits
- Taylor Bermudes matched a career-best three runs scored to lead MSU
- Peyton Helton earned her fifth win in the circle with four strikeouts in a complete game outing
- OPSU committed an MSU opponent-high six errors

STAT OF THE GAME
3 – Amanda Thomas matched a career-high three hits to lead the MSU offense 

GAME 2 RECAP
Erin Knox tied a school record five hits in a 5-for-5 outing while collecting a win in the circle to lead Midwestern State to a come-from-behind 12-10 victory in game two.
 
Knox became just the fourth Mustang in school history to record five hits in a single game and the first since Katy Vandewater finished with five against Southern Arkansas on Feb. 3, 2014. Kelly Schaefer (twice in 2013) and Megan Chartier (2011) also accomplished the feat while wearing the Maroon and Gold.
 
Midwestern State's (12-13) 20 hits were one shy of setting the record of 21 recorded against Southern Arkansas back in Feb. 2014.
 
After Oklahoma Panhandle State (9-13) posted six runs on seven hits in the second, the Mustangs responded with a six-run third to take a 9-7 lead. Misty Muniz and Amanda Thomas delivered RBI singles for MSU before Taylor Bermudes blasted her second career grand slam to highlight the comeback.
 
The Mustangs grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first with Erin and Kelsey Knox driving in runs for MSU while Lauren Lindgren added a run for the Mustangs in the second with an RBI single to center for a 3-1 lead.
 
In the fourth, a double to left by Kelcee Thompson stretched the MSU advantage to 10-7 while a two-run home run by Carli Woolsey in the fifth capped off the scoring for the Mustangs.
 
GAME 2 NOTES
- Erin Knox finished 5-for-5 with two runs scored and an RBI 
- Lauren Lindgren went for a career-high four hits with two runs and one RBI for her team-leading 10th multiple-hit game of the season
- Carli Woolsey matched a season-high three hits with two RBI and a run
- Taylor Bermudes finished with a season-best four RBI on her grand slam
- Kelsey Knox and Taylor Mordecai also recorded multiple-hit performances with two hits apiece
- Erin Knox allowed five hits and three earned runs with two strikeouts in 4.0 innings for the win in the circle
 
STAT OF THE GAME
5 – Erin Knox became the fourth Mustang in program history to finish with five hits in a game  
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State returns to Lone Star Conference play Friday and Saturday with a three-game series against Texas A&M-Commerce at John Cain Family Softball Field in Commerce. The series gets underway Friday with a 6 p.m. game before a doubleheader Saturday beginning at 1 p.m.