2020 Season
Edmond Region Festival III

Midwestern State (1-10) vs No. 22 Rogers State (14-2)
Friday, February 21 – 12 p.m.
Tom Heath Field at Lawson Plaza | Edmond, Oklahoma
Series: MSU Texas leads 3-0
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Midwestern State (1-10) vs Central Oklahoma (9-8)
Friday, February 21 – 4 p.m.
Broncho Softball Stadium | Edmond, Oklahoma
Series: Central Oklahoma leads 27-24
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  EDMOND, Okla. –Midwestern State begins play at the Edmond Region Festival III on Friday afternoon with a pair of games. The Mustangs will take on No. 22 Rogers State (Okla.) at 12 p.m. before wrapping up the day against Central Oklahoma at 4 p.m.

LAST TIME OUT
Abby Covington pitched a complete game and was backed by a pair of two run innings as the Regis Rangers beat the Midwestern State Mustangs, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon at the MSU Texas Invitational held at Mustangs Park. Midwestern State took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the third on a Carson Solis RBI single. Regis quickly answered with two runs in the fourth. After Carly Beard drew a one out walk, Shayelyn Allen singled to center to put runners at first and second. Two batters later, Logan Taylor delivered a two-out RBI single to tie the game at 1-1. The Rangers scored a second run on the play when MSU Texas threw to second in an effort to nab Taylor, who was trying to advance on the original throw to the plate. Taylor beat the throw to second and Allen raced home from third to give the Rangers the lead. Lauren Lindgren nearly gave the Mustangs the lead in the bottom of the sixth but her deep drive to left with a runner on was caught just in front of the wall. The Rangers added a pair of insurance runs in the seventh.

SERIES HISTORY
MSU Texas holds a 3-0 edge over Rogers State in a series that started in 2014. The Mustangs won the last meeting in 2016, 5-2. Against Central Oklahoma, the Mustangs are just 24-27 and have dropped six straight meetings. Midwestern State's last win in the series came on March 26, 2013, when the Mustangs downed No. 16 UCO in back-to-back games. This is the first meeting between the two sides since 2017. 

STREAK SNAPPED
Lauren Lindgren's 10-game hitting streak to start the season was snapped on Sunday against Regis (Colo.). The senior hit .455 (15-for-33) during the streak with one home run and eight RBI.

SEATING FOR TWO
Lauren Lindgren (.417) and Kelsey Eropkin (.406) are the lone Mustangs currently hitting better than .400. Lindgren is 15-for-36 to start the season while Eropkin is 13-for-32.

HENRY HURLS A GEM
Jacey Henry earned her first win of the season on Saturday, tossing a five hit shutout against Southwestern Oklahoma State. The right-hander navigated a Bulldogs lineup that had scored 19 runs in their previous three games. Henry, in her first season with MSU Texas after transferring from East Central (Okla.), featured a steady diet of drop balls to keep the visitors off balance.

SCOUTING THE FIELD
No. 22 Rogers State (Okla.) entered the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) rankings on Wednesday for the first time this season, then ran their winning streak to 10 games with a pair of wins over Texas Woman's. Makayla Bowman leads the Hillcats with a .486 batting average and is riding a 12-game hitting streak. The junior has driven in 10 runs over her last three games and already has two four-RBI games this season. Elexis Watson, leads RSU with four home runs and 22 runs batted in. In the circle, Andrea Morales has won all 10 of her starts while compiling a 1.90 ERA.

Central Oklahoma snapped a three-game slide on Sunday with a 4-2 win over St. Edward's. Ranked No. 7 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Preseason Poll, the Bronchos are off to a 9-8 start and have already equaled their loss total from last year. On Wednesday, the Bronchos dropped out of the NFCA poll. Hazel Puempel (.471) and Brighton Gilbert (.467) are 1-2 on the Bronchos in batting while Puempel and Lexy Dobson have each gone deep twice. In the circle, Kylee Lynch is 5-3 record with a 1.64 ERA. The freshman has fanned 34 in 49.1 innings. 
 
CATCHING UP WITH COACH RYAL
Mark Ryal begins his fourth season as head coach after serving in an interim capacity in 2017. Last season, Ryal guided the Mustangs to a 22-19 (13-17) record. The 22 wins marked the program's highest total since the 2016 season. Overall, the Dewar, Oklahoma native has compiled a 57-79 (32-58) record during his time in Wichita Falls.
 
UP NEXT
The Maroon and Gold continue play at the Edmond Region Festival III on Saturday. The Mustangs will play Pittsburg State (Kan.) at 10 a.m. and Fort Hays State (Kan.) at 12 p.m.