THE RUNDOWN

WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Held hitless through the first six innings, Midwestern State broke up Abrie Castillo's no-hitter with two outs in the bottom of the seventh before stunning UT Permian Basin with three, two-out runs to steal the opener, 3-2.
 
The Mustangs blasted the shell-shocked Falcons in the series finale – 8-0 – plating six runs in the first inning to put the game away early. All 11 runs on the day came with two outs.
 
MSU completed the sweep of UTPB to improve to 19-16 overall and 10-14 in Lone Star Conference action.

GAME ONE

The Maroon and Gold needed a wild-finish to cap an improbable comeback in the day's opener. With two outs and the go-ahead run on first, the Mustangs dreams of a comeback appeared dashed as sophomore Marley Eller lifted a routine fly ball to center.
 
Those dreams turned into a nightmare for UTPB as the ball bounced out of Alyssa Lopez's glove before falling to the turf. With Eller reaching safely, junior Kelsey Eropkin scored the tying run from second as freshman Bailey Wamsley motored home from first, crossing the plate ahead of the throw to give MSU Texas its first true walk-off win since 2016.
 
After a pair of quick outs in the bottom of the seventh, senior Carli Woolsey worked a six-pitch walk to extend the contest. Eropkin followed with a free-pass of her own to put the tying run aboard.
 
Wamsley snapped a 0-for-20 stretch by the Maroon and Gold with a RBI single to left off Abrie Castillo to break up the no-hit bid. The Guthrie, Okla., product tomahawked a single into left to score Woolsey from second and put the Mustangs on the board before coming around to score the game-winning run.
 
Senior Abbie Lancaster worked out of trouble continuously to keep the Falcons off the board through the first six frames. The right-hander stranded 10 runners on-base, including pitching her way out of a bases-loaded, no out jam in the third. The Idabel, Okla., native improved to 9-5 with nine strikeouts.
 
With both pitchers putting up zeroes on the scoreboard, UTPB eventually broke the scoring seal with two outs in the top of the seventh. Alicia Marion led off the frame with a single and moved into scoring position on an errant throw. A groundout moved the UTPB right fielder up to third with one out. Jessica Gonzalez was hit by Lancaster's 1-2 offering and promptly stole second.
 
After a strikeout, Vanessa Alonzo lined a 2-0 pitch to center to stake the Falcons a 2-0 lead before the Mustangs made their improbable comeback.
 
Castillo was tagged with the loss for UTPB to drop to 1-11 on the season, allowing three runs (one earned) on one hit with a pair of walks and six strikeouts.

GAME ONE NOTES

- Midwestern State recorded its first seventh-inning walk-off win since erasing a 4-2 deficit in the final frame against Texas A&M-Kingsville on April 22, 2016
- MSU Texas snapped a 0-11 stretch when tied or trailing after the sixth inning this season
- Friday marked the first time in program history the Mustangs won a game with one hit or fewer
- Senior Abbie Lancaster picked up her team-leading ninth win of the season to improve to 9-5
- The Idabel, Okla., native allowed two runs (one earned) on eight hits with two walks and nine strikeouts
- Lancaster stranded 10 runners on-base
- Freshman Bailey Wamsley snapped a 0-20 stretch by the Mustangs with a RBI single in the seventh to break up the no-hit bid

GAME TWO

Senior Carli Woolsey and sophomore Caycee Griffin each hit a home run and collected three RBI as the Mustangs blanked the Falcons in the nightcap, 8-0.
 
MSU pushed across six runs in the bottom of the first – all with two outs – to put the game away.
 
Senior Tucker Caraway reached on an error to open the game before a pair of quick outs. Woolsey rifled a single through the left-side of the infield to break the scoring seal. Eropkin followed with a triple into the right field corner and came home on an erratic throw back into the infield. Wamsley and senior Misty Muniz logged back-to-back singles before Griffin blasted her fifth long-ball of the season on a three-run blast to left.
 
The early offense proved to be more than enough for Muniz in the circle. The Seabrook, Texas, native scattered two hits and a walk while striking out nine to improve to 9-9 on the year.
 
The Mustangs capitalized on another miscue by the Falcons in the fourth. Freshman Ashley Turner reached on an error with one out when Woolsey launched her team-leading 12^th round-tripper of the season to extend the lead to 8-0.
 
Woolsey's 12 dingers match Kim Jerrick's 2011 season for the 11^th-most in single-season history as the Enid, Okla., blasted her eighth homer in the last 16 games.

GAME TWO NOTES

- Midwestern State climbs to 19-16 overall and 10-14 in LSC play
- The Mustangs improve to 14-2 at Mustangs Park this season
- Senior Carli Woolsey hit her eighth homer in the last 16 games and her team-leading 12^th of the season
- Woolsey finished 2-for-3 with a pair of runs and three RBI
- Sophomore Caycee Griffin went 2-for-2 with a three-run bomb of her own in the first, her fifth home run of the season
- Senior Misty Muniz scattered two hits while striking out nine to improve to 9-9
- The Seabrook, Texas, native recorded her fourth shutout of the year
 
UP NEXT
MSU hits the road for the final time in 2019 Thursday at Texas A&M-Kingsville.