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DENTON, Texas -- The Washburn Lady Blues softball team fell 13-12 to No. 8 Angelo State in nine innings in their first game of the Best Western Premier Spring Fling hosted by Texas Woman's University. Washburn were topped 15-2 in five innings in the second game against Tarleton State.

Game 1 - #8 Angelo State 13, Washburn 12 (9 innings)
The Lady Blues rallied to score five runs in the top of the seventh inning to take a 10-7 lead over No. 8 Angelo State, but fell in extra inning 13-12 after pounding out 14 hits in the game.

Angelo State scored two runs in the bottom of the third to score first in the game, but Washburn took the lead in the top of the fourth with four runs all coming on a grand slam by Mallorie Monhollon scoring Lindsey Moore, Shelby Erickson and Britny Cushing.

Washburn added one more in the fifth on a home run by Alex Zordel. The Rambelles scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth and added two more in the sixth to take a 7-5 lead into the seventh inning. Monhollon then connected on her second home of the game driving in three runs helping her tie a school record with two other Lady Blues for the most RBI in a single game. Dani White had seven on March 3, 2007 against Southwestern Oklahoma and Tish Williams had seven against Park on April 26, 2007.

Angelo State scored three runs on five hits in the seventh inning to send the game into extra innings. Using the international tie breaker rule, Washburn scored a run on an RBI double to left by Moore scoring Haley Heincker. Angelo State matched the Lady Blues in the bottom of the eighth with a run sending the game to the ninth inning.

In the ninth, Washburn scored a run when Paige Hightower drove in Cushing. Angelo State scored two in the ninth to win the game.

Monhollon finished with four hits scoring two runs going 4 for 5 in the game. Erickson had three hits and Moore and Zordel each had two hits. Cushing scored three runs. Cori Munoz pitched the first four innings giving up six hits before giving away to Kayla Oldham in the fifth inning.

Game 2 - Tarleton State 15, Washburn 2 (5 innings)
Washburn allowed two runs in the bottom of the first and could not recover as the Texanns scored eight runs in the third and five more in the fourth en route to a 15-2 win called after five innings.

Washburn picked up two runs in the top of the fifth on an RBI triple by Katie Schroeder sending Mallorie Monhollon home and Haley Heincker singled to center scoring Schroeder.