THE RUNDOWN
WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Midwestern State got light's out pitching from seniors Misty Muniz and Abbie Lancaster to sweep Friday's doubleheader against Eastern New Mexico, 5-1, and 1-0. Freshman Bailey Wamsley clobbered a pair of home runs in the series opener while the Mustangs won their first extra-inning affair of 2019 in the nightcap.
 
Muniz and Lancaster each matched career highs in strikeouts as both pitchers picked up win No. 10.
 
Wamsley went 2-for-3 with a pair of bombs and three RBI in the opener to pace the offense. Senior Tucker Caraway beat out an infield single in the bottom of the eighth to drive home the only run of the contest as MSU Texas walked-off on the Greyhounds.

GAME ONE

Muniz fanned six of the first seven batters in the opener to set the tone for the Maroon and Gold. The Seabrook, Texas, native allowed one run on three hits and two walks while matching a career best with 13 strikeouts to improve to 10-11 on the year.
 
Senior Carli Woolsey launched her team-leading 13^th round-tripper of the season to lead off the bottom of the second. Two batters later, Wamsley mashed her first dinger since Feb. 9 against Northwest Missouri State to stake MSU Texas to a 2-0 lead.
 
The Mustangs extended the lead to 3-0 in the bottom of the fifth. Sophomore Marley Eller poked a line drive single into center to score Muniz from third.
 
Wamsley jumped the yard for the second time on a two-run shot that hooked the foul pole in the bottom of the sixth. Junior Kelsey Eropkin lined a single through the left-side of the infield and stole second to move into scoring position. The Mustangs backstop dug in and hammered Kimberly Herron's 2-1 offering on a liner to left to stretch the lead to 5-0.
 
The Greyhounds cracked the scoring column in the top of the seventh to break up Muniz's shutout. Emma Gary drove a pinch-hit double to the left-center alley to lead off the inning before Hanna Gary followed with a single to right to move runners on the corners with no outs. Lauren Likes lifted a sacrifice fly to center before Muniz fanned Karina Moreno on four pitches to close the contest.

GAME TWO

After going nearly three years without a go-ahead walk-off win, the Mustangs have now accomplished the feat twice in their last three home games.
 
Scoreless in the bottom of the eighth inning, senior Jenna Hering battled back from on 0-2 count to walk to lead off the frame before moving up to second on a sacrifice bunt from Caycee Griffin. Following a strikeout, Hering dashed to third on a wild pitch.
 
With two outs, senior Tucker Caraway legged out an infield single on a high chopper to shortstop to break the scoreless draw.
 
In what will likely go down as her final collegiate start in the circle, Lancaster was nearly unhittable. The Idabel, Okla., native hurled her fourth shutout of the season to improve to 10-6, allowing just one hit in 8.0 innings of work. She matched a career-high 10 strikeouts, throwing 74 of 105 pitches for strikes.
 
Following a leadoff walk, Lancaster retired 10-in-a-row before giving up her second walk of the day with one out in the fourth. The right-hander kept ENMU out of the hit column for the first six frames before a single through the left-side of the infield from Parker Smith broke up her no-hit bid.
 
The Greyhounds Hanna Gary matched Lancaster for the majority of the afternoon. The ENMU starter gave up three hits and two walks in 7.2 innings before taking the loss in the eighth.
 
ENMU threatened to break the scoring seal in the top of the seventh after a leadoff error. Elysa Rodriguez reached and moved into scoring position on a high throw from short. A wild pitch put the ENMU shortstop at third with no outs.
 
Lancaster weaved her way out of trouble, striking out Samantha Brockman and Likes to bookend an infield popup to Jennifer McElroy.
 
MSU was retired in order in the bottom of the seventh before manufacturing the game-winning run in the eighth.

GAME NOTES

- Midwestern State ensured it would finish above .500 for the first time since the 2016 season
- MSU improved to 21-19 overall and 12-17 in Lone Star Conference play
- The Mustangs move to 16-2 at home, winning all seven series at Mustangs Park
- Midwestern State played its first extra-inning affair of 2019 and collected its second walk-off win
- The senior class for the Maroon and Gold picked up both wins, scored and drove in the game-winning run and hit a home run
- Senior Carli Woolsey hit her 13^th home run of the season, matching the eighth-most in single-season history while her 21^st bomb matched the 11^th-most in career history
- Freshman Bailey Wamsley recorded her first career multi-home run game on a pair of blasts to left
- The Guthrie, Okla., native logged the 43^rd multi-HR game in MSU Texas history
- Senior Misty Muniz matched a career-high with 13 strikeouts while allowing just three hits
- Senior Jenna Hering scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth on an RBI single from senior Tucker Caraway
- Senior Abbie Lancaster improved to 10-6 with an 8.0 inning, one-hit performance
- The Idabel, Okla., native matched a career-best with 10 strikeouts, throwing 74 of 105 pitches for strikes
 
UP NEXT
MSU wraps up the 2019 season tomorrow at noon against Eastern New Mexico.