Vs Midwestern State Mustangs
March 4, 2022 at 3 & 5 PM
Odessa, Texas
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Tale of the Tape
Falcons
Record: 13-8
Streak: W5
Total Runs: 141
Total Strikeouts: 116
Leading Hitter: Julia Bumford, .552 BA, 32 H, 6 HR, 30 RBI, 20 R
Leading Pitcher: Destini Trahan, 45.2 IP, 4 W, 50 SO, 1.97 ERA, .169 BAA
 
Mustangs
Record: 1-12
Streak: L10
Total Runs: 44
Total Strikeouts: 48
Leading Hitter: Ashley Turner, .400 BA, 16 H, 3 HR, 10 RBI
Leading Pitcher: Kathryn Wells, 8.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.63 ERA
 
The Falcons

• The Falcons have won five in a row heading into Lone Star Conference play.  This is the second such streak for the Falcons this season.
• Julia Bumford has emerged as a force at the plate.  She is second in the LSC and 21^st nationally in batting average at .552, second in home runs in the LSC and 14^th nationally with six, and second in the LSC and fourth nationally with 30 RBI.  The sophomore is also fifth in the nation with an LSC leading 32 hits.
• The Falcons have already surpassed last season's win and run total.
• Valerie Gonzalez has done a lot of damage out of the leadoff spot with a .406 batting average and seven extra base hits. 
• The team leads the LSC and is third nationally with 213 hits.
• The home team has won the last seven in this series.  The Falcons swept the Mustangs back in 2020.  Last season the Mustangs swept the series, but both were by just a single run. 

The Mustangs

• Their lone win of the season came back in the third game of the season against Southwestern Oklahoma State. 
• Five of the teams 10 straight losses have come by one run under first year head coach Brittanie Talley.
• Ashley Turner leads the offense with a .400 batting average and has hit safely in 12 of the team's 13 games.

 
The Falcons are back in action Sunday against Texas Woman's in doubleheader action.  Download the UTPB Athletics App to follow the team all season long.