ARKADELPHIA, Ark. — It was a tough afternoon on the diamond for Henderson State on Tuesday, as the Reddies fell in a doubleheader to No. 19 Angelo State at Dee White Field.
HSU returns to action at home tomorrow when it faces ASU in another doubleheader at 12 p.m.
Game 1: No. 19 Angelo State 10, Henderson State 1
Angelo State put up four runs in both the fourth and fifth innings of the first game on Tuesday to pull away and defeat the Reddies 10-1 in five innings.
Henderson was limited to just four hits in the game by the ASU pitching staff and committed three errors in the field which led to three Rambelle runs.Â
Mallory Brewer took the loss in the circle for HSU after pitching 3.1 innings and allowing five earned runs on eight hits.Â
After falling behind 6-0, the Reddies got a run back in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI double from Brooke Arnold which scored Czoey White from second base.Â
The momentum was short-lived for HSU, who saw Angelo State plate four more runs in the top of the fifth on two hits and two errors to close out the game.
Game 2: No. 19 Angelo State 12, Henderson State 1
It was all Rambelles from the start in the second game of the doubleheader, as the nation's 19th ranked team piled up 12 runs in the first three innings to run away from Henderson 12-2.
Kaitlyn O'Quinn had two hits of HSU's four hits to lead the Reddies in the game. Becca Almond took the loss in the circle after getting through two innings and allowing four runs on five hits.
ASU racked up 10 hits in the first three innings and plated 12 runs to take full control of the contest early. The Rambelles took full advantage of seven walks issued by Henderson pitchers through 2.1 frames.
The Reddies got a run back in the bottom of the third on an RBI single from Kailey Reese, and another in the fourth on a sac fly RBI from Morgan Reeve, but could not string together a huge rally late.