THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS – Junior infielder Carli Woolsey paced the Midwestern State attack going 3-for-6 with a pair of doubles and a long ball as the Mustangs dropped a pair of contests to No. 10-ranked Angelo State here on Friday night.

The Mustangs stayed within striking distance late into both games before falling 8-3 and 7-3.
 
Sophomore outfielder Kelsey Eropkin continued her hot stretch, collecting a pair of multi-hit performances on the afternoon. Senior third baseman Taylor Brintzenhoff launched a two-run homer against the wind in the fifth inning of the secod game.
 
Angelo State stole nine bases in the first game for the win, going 5-for-16 (.313) with runners in scoring position. A first inning two-run home run off the bat of Taegan Kirk staked ASU to an early lead before an unearned run in the top of the second stretched the lead to 3-0.
 
Woolsey cut into the lead with a one-out bomb to straightaway center off Lone Star Conference Preseason Pitcher of the Year Brandy Marlett in the bottom of the second.
 
MSU trimmed the deficit to one in the bottom of the fourth. Senior catcher Amanda Thomas wore Marlett's 1-2 offering to reach first. Freshman outfielder Marley Eller singled through the right-side of the infield to put runners on the corners. With two outs, Brintzenhoff hit a slow-roller to first that was booted by Jade Strother, allowing the run to score.
 
A walk and a hit-by-pitch allowed the Rambelles to push the lead back to three in the top of the fifth. Taylor Fogle lined a double into left-center scoring Kirk and Mykayla Stroud from first and second to move the score to 5-2 before a two-out single from Courtney Barnhill pushed it to 6-2 in the sixth.
 
With the wind swirling, junior first baseman Samantha Loos lined a stand-up triple into the right field corner in the sixth. Woolsey grabbed her second RBI of the day on a ground ball to first.
 
A two-run top of the seventh allowed ASU to put the game out of reach.
 
In the nightcap, the Rambelles pushed across a pair of runs in the top of the second. Strother worked a leadoff walk off senior starter Gracie Bogle. A single and an error loaded the bases before Madison Greenwell drove a single back up the middle to plate a pair. Back-to-back long balls from Barnhill and Kirk in the top of the third stretched the ASU lead to 5-0.
 
Down 5-0 in the fifth, Woolsey collected her first double of the day, smashing one off the wall in right-center. With the wind howling in from left, Brintzenhoff roped a no-doubter against the wind to get the Maroon and Gold on the board, down 5-2.
 
Much like before, MSU closed the gap again in the sixth, trimming the deficit to two. An innocuous one-out walk from Loos appeared to be left by the wayside after a popup on the infield. With the outfield shaded to the opposite field, Woolsey went against the grain, pulling a double into left-center and scoring Loos from first.
 
In the top of the seventh, ASU utilized a walk and a hit-by-pitch for a pair of runs on a two-RBI double from Greenwell.
 
The Mustangs went down in order in the seventh, giving the Rambelles the series win.
 
GAME NOTES
- Midwestern State surrendered nine stolen bases in the series opener and 12 on the day in a pair of setbacks to 10^th-ranked Angelo State.
- Sophomore outfielder Kelsey Eropkin logged a pair of multi-hit games, going 2-for-4 in both outings.
- Junior infielder Carli Woolsey picked up three extra-base hits on two doubles and a home run, driving home three.
- Senior first baseman Taylor Brintzenhoff launched her fourth home run in the last six games with a two-run blast in the nightcap.
- Sophomore pitcher Tucker Caraway allowed only two hits in the final 4.0 innings of work in game two, giving up a pair of runs on five walks.
 
UP NEXT
Midwestern State is back on the diamond on Saturday, April 7, against 10^th-ranked Angelo State at Mustangs Park. First pitch in the series finale is slated for 3 p.m.