Vs Western New Mexico Mustangs
April 30, 2022 at 1 & 3 PM
Odessa, Texas
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Tale of the Tape:
Falcons
Record: 21-28, 8-19
Streak: W4
Runs Scored: 212
Runs Allowed: 291
Top Hitter: Valerie Gonzalez, .368 BA, 56 H, 34 R, .400 OBP
Top Pitcher: Destini Trahan, 117.1 IP, 85 SO, 8-11, 3.10 ERA
 
Mustangs
Record: 5-37, 2-26
Streak: L9
Runs Scored: 151
Runs Allowed: 405
Top Hitter: Janae Ruiz, .372 BA, 29 H, .410 OBP
Top Pitcher: Vanessa Hunt, 8.62 ERA, 65.0 IP, 28 SO, 2-8
 
The Falcons

• Last weekend the Falcons swept both West Texas A&M and Eastern New Mexico to remain alive for the Lone Star Conference playoffs.  The Falcons are a game behind St. Edward's and Texas A&M International for the final playoff spot.
• The Falcons need to outright beat both the Hilltoppers and Dustdevils in the standings.  Despite splitting with the Hilltoppers, they hold the tiebreaker by virtue of their win over Texas A&M – Commerce.  The Dustdevils hold the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Falcons.  Click here for the LSC Tiebreaker Policy.
• Valerie Gonzalez continues to have a sensational season.  The senior leads the team with a .368 batting average and 56 hits. Her 34 runs the second most in a single season in team history.
• Aracely Araiza already has the single season doubles record and is tied for the program record.    
• The Falcons welcome the Mustangs to Odessa for the first time since 2018.  These two teams have alternated wins over the last 6 games, splitting the series.  The Falcons swept the last series in Odessa, a three-game set.
• After the second game the Falcons will honor their six seniors.

The Mustangs

• The Mustangs have just two conference wins on the season entering the final weekend of action. 
• They are 0-13 on the road this year. They were swept in their last road series by Oklahoma Christian but game one was a tight 3-1 final.
• They are bottom of the conference as a team in ERA.  The Mustangs are allowing 9.43 earned runs per game.

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