ODESSA, Texas (February 13, 2025) – The University of Texas Permian Basin softball team hit four home runs on the afternoon and did not allow a single earned run between both games in a midweek, nonconference clash against the University of the Southwest (N.M). In the end, UTPB won 9-2 in game one and needed only five innings to earn a 14-0 win in game two over the Mustangs.
 
Game 1 (UTPB 9, USW 2):

• With no breeze at all to start the day, the Falcons created the wind and came out swinging as Gabriella Cabrera got things started with a two-out, two-run home run to left center field in the bottom of the first inning.
• Angelina Arriaga then sent a first-pitch, leadoff home run again to left center to make it 3-0 in the bottom of the third.
• Meanwhile, in the circle, Jessica Cantrell (6-5) struck out two batters in each of the first three innings and held the Mustangs scoreless until a leadoff error on a dropped popup at third base led to two unearned runs in the top of the fifth.
• Back-to-back first-pitch doubles to left field by Alivia Robinson and Amathyst Gonzalez made it 5-2 Falcons with no outs in the bottom of the fifth.
• Three straight one-out singles by Carlee Quintero, Arriaga and Cabrera led to a three-run bottom of the sixth for UTPB, with the last two runs coming on a two-run double to left center field by Robinson, making the score 9-2.
• Robinson was 4-for-4 with three doubles in game one, which featured a season-high 15 hits by the Falcons and saw UTPB hit six doubles, its most doubles in one game since also hitting six in an 11-3 win vs. Bethel College on February 12, 2022.
• Cantrell allowed five hits with no walks and eight strikeouts in what was her ninth complete game of the season.

 
Game 2 (UTPB 14, USW 0):

• Game two began the extant same way game one did, with a swinging strikeout and a throw down to first base on the dropped third strike.
• With the bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the first, Robinson brought in the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly to center field.
• One batter later, Gonzalez smashed a three-run home run to center field to make it a four-run first inning for the Falcons.
• After back-to-back one-out walks by Quintero and Arriaga, Robinson added to her 4-for-4 start to the day with an RBI-single to left field, and then Gonzalez added her fourth RBI in the first two innings of the game with an RBI-single up the middle to make it 6-0 in the bottom of the second.
• Still with one out in the bottom of the second, starting pitcher Priscilla Medina helped out her own cause with a two-run double to left center field, getting the Falcons past the run-rule (up 9-0).
• In all in the second inning, UTPB scored eight runs on six hits, five of which were singles, had three walks, and sent 13 batters to the dish.
• In the bottom of the fourth, Ilyssa Foisy added to the home run parade with a leadoff homer to center field for her first collegiate hit.
• After opening the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the first inning, Robinson added another sac fly to round out the scoring in the fourth inning. It was her third RBI of the game.
• Quintero was 3-for-3 with three runs scored for the Falcons' offense while Gonzalez was 3-for-4 with four RBI's.
• After setting a season-high in hits in game one, the 14 runs scored in game two were another new season-high for UTPB.
• After Medina pitched the first two innings and allowed two hits with four strikeouts, Presley Crawford (1-1) picked up her first collegiate win by pitching the final three innings and allowing three hits with also striking out four.

 
Team Records:

• Now at 11-16 overall, UTPB reaches double-digit wins for the first time in a season since 2022. It is also the most wins in a single season for UTPB's three seniors (Keri Sanford, Angelina Arriaga, Kelsey Valo).
• Offensively, it was the first time UTPB hit at least two home runs in back-to-back games since February 5, 2023, in games vs. Adams State University and New Mexico Highlands University.
• Pitching-wise, it was the first time UTPB did not allow an earned run in back-to-back games since doing it in three straight games in 2022, starting with both games on February 8, 2022, vs. Southwestern (N.M.) and then in a third straight game in a 2-1 eight-inning defeat on February 11 vs. the University of Science and Arts. Lastly, it was the first time UTPB did not issue a single walk in back-to-back games since doing so in the first two games of its three-game series (Apr. 26-27, 2019) vs. Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

 
Coach's Quote:

• Coach David Martinez concluded, "Everybody contributed from the dugout, to defense, to hitting; we practiced a lot in a short amount of time this week, and we put it to work. We hit a lot the last two days; we really stressed it, so I was happy to see us come out and hit the ball well. Our pitchers attacked the zone quickly and worked ahead throughout both games. Hopefully these are two good wins for us to use rolling into Sunday."

 
Series Combined Statistical Leaders:

• Alivia Robinson was 5-for-6 (.833) with five RBI's, three doubles and two runs scored.
• Carlee Quintero was 5-for-7 (.714) with five runs scored.
• Amathyst Gonzalez was 5-for-8 (.625) with five RBI's, three runs, two doubles and a home run.
• Angelina Arriaga was 4-for-5 (.800) with three runs, three RBI's, two walks and a home run.

 
Next Up: UTPB remains at home this weekend as the Falcons return to conference play by hosting The University of Texas at Dallas starting at 12 p.m. on Sunday, March 22.