THE RUNDOWN
SAN ANGELO, Texas – Brandy Marlett struck out 11 while allowing just two hits to lead No. 2 Angelo State to an 8-0 run rule of Midwestern State in five innings in the series opener Friday evening at Mayer Field.
 
Angelo State (39-4, 16-3 LSC) opened up with a four-run first inning on five hits. Kenedy Urbany recorded the first hit for the Rambelles with a double to center field before coming home to score on a wild pitch with two outs for a 1-0 ASU lead. Taegan Kirk followed with an RBI single to right before Alexis Evans plated a pair with a single to center for a 4-0 lead after one.
 
Marlett allowed one hit apiece in the first and third innings with Erin Knox and Lauren Lindgren recording singles through the right side for Midwestern State (17-21, 8-14 LSC).
 
The Rambelles added three runs in the fourth to stretch their lead to 7-0. Kirk drove in her second run of the game with a single to center while ASU scored an additional two runs on two MSU errors on the same play for the 7-0 advantage.  
 
An error and an Urbany double put the run rule in effect in the fifth with Madison Greenwell coming home to score for an 8-0 final.

NOTES
- Erin Knox and Lauren Lindgren each went 1-for-2 at the plate for MSU
- Knox suffered the loss in the circle, allowing eight hits, six earned runs and six walks while fanning two batters
- Kenedy Urbany, Taegan Kirk and Alexis Evans led Angelo State with two hits apiece with Kirk and Evans each adding two RBI
- Brandy Marlett won her 20th game of the season with 11 strikeouts

STAT OF THE GAME
2 – Brandy Marlett allowed just two hits to lead Angelo State to a series-opening win over Midwestern State
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State continues the series with Angelo State tomorrow with a doubleheader beginning at 1 p.m. at Mayer Field.