WT Softball Game Notes (2-1-17)

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2017 WT SOFTBALL GAME NOTES GAMES 1-5: 2017 DESERT STINGER INVITE

FEBRUARYDesert Stinger Invite (Las Vegas, NV)3 Stanislaus State 4:00 p.m.3 #18 Cal Baptist 9:00 p.m.4 New Mexico Highlands 1:30 p.m.4 Augustana (S.D.) 4:00 p.m.5 Sioux Falls 1:30 p.m.

WT Invitational (Canyon, TX)10 Missouri Southern 3:00 p.m.10 Chadron State 5:00 p.m.11 Washburn 11:00 a.m.11 Fort Hays State 1:00 p.m.11 Fort Lewis 5:00 p.m.12 Washburn 1:00 p.m.

Cactus Classic (Tucson, AZ)17 University of Mary 10:30 a.m.17 Lincoln Memorial 12:30 p.m.18 Academy of Art 10:30 a.m.18 Dixie State 12:30 p.m.19 Fort Lewis 12:30 p.m.

24 (RV) Texas Woman’s * 7:00 p.m.25 (RV) Texas Woman’s * 2:00 p.m.25 (RV) Texas Woman’s * 4:00 p.m.

MARCH3 at Tarleton State * 7:00 p.m.4 at Tarleton State * 2:00 p.m.4 at Tarleton State * 4:00 p.m.10 Western New Mexico * 5:00 p.m.10 Western New Mexico * 7:00 p.m.11 Western New Mexico * 2:00 p.m.11 Western New Mexico 4:00 p.m.17 at Angelo State * 7:00 p.m.18 at Angelo State * 1:00 p.m.18 at Angelo State * 3:30 p.m.24 Midwestern State * 7:00 p.m.25 Midwestern State * 2:00 p.m.25 Midwestern State * 4:00 p.m.28 at Lubbock Christian 7:00 p.m.31 at UT Permian Basin * 5:00 p.m.

APRIL1 at UT Permian Basin * 1:00 p.m.1 at UT Permian Basin * 3:00 p.m.4 Lubbock Christian 7:00 p.m.7 Texas A&M-Commerce * 7:00 p.m.8 Texas A&M-Commerce * 2:00 p.m.8 Texas A&M-Commerce * 4:00 p.m.13 at Cameron * 3:00 p.m.14 at Cameron * 1:00 p.m.14 at Cameron * 3:00 p.m.18 Oklahoma City 2:00 p.m.18 Oklahoma City 4:00 p.m.21 Texas A&M-Kingsville * 7:00 p.m.22 Texas A&M-Kingsville * 2:00 p.m.22 Texas A&M-Kingsville * 4:00 p.m.28 at Eastern New Mexico * 2:00 p.m.29 at Eastern New Mexico * 12:00 p.m.29 at Eastern New Mexico * 2:00 p.m.

All times are Central and subject to changeRankings come from the newest NFCA DII Top-25

* - Lone Star Conference gameHome Games in Bold played at Schaeffer Park

2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS

Stanislaus State Warriors (1-0, 0-0 CCA)Feb. 3 | 4 p.m. CT

Series (Streak)............................................First MeetingLast Meeting ............................................................N/AResult .........................................................................N/A

#18 Cal Baptist LancersFeb. 3 | 9 p.m. CT


2017 DESERT STINGER INVITE • FEBRUARY 3-5 • LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

New Mexico Highlands CowgirlsFeb. 4 | 1:30 p.m. CT

Series (Streak)..................................WT leads 5-3 (W3)Last Meeting ....................Apr. 15, 2015 (Canyon, TX)Result ....................................WT 8, NMHU 0 (5 Innings)

Augustana VikingsFeb. 4 | 4 p.m. CT


ON DECKThe #4 Lady Buffs will open up their 2017 campaign on February 3-5 as they travel to Las Vegas, Nevada for the Desert Stinger Invite. WT will take on Stanislaus State, Cal Baptist, New Mexico Highlands, Augustana and Sioux Falls on opening weekend.

- SCOUTING THE FIELDSTANISLAUS STATEStanislaus State is led by first year head coach Jessica Ventoza who was named the eighth head coach in program history in June.

The Warriors are coming off of a 25-28 campaign in 2016 as they went 17-23 in the California Collegiate Athletic Associaton (CCAA). SSU opens 2017 against Holy Names on February 3rd. SSU is led by returning All-CCAA selections Alexus Martinez, Cassidy Duke and Ruby Quiralte.

#18 CAL BAPTISTThe Lancers are led by sixth year head coach Bill Baber who has led CBU to their third straight appearance in the NCAA West Regionals.

CBU is coming off of a 42-13 campaing that saw them finish the PacWest schedule at 24-8 as they advanced to the West Regional Tournament. The Lancers are led by returning All-American London Miller.

NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDSThe Cowgirls are led by fourth year head coach Karin Gadberry, who spent three seasons at West Virginia Institute of Technology.

NMHU is coming off of a 15-32 season in 2016 that saw them go 9-25 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) play. Highlands is led by senior catcher Katelyn Bates.

AUGUSTANAThe Vikings are led by 11th year head coach Gretta Melsted as Augie missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009 last season.

Augustana is coming off of a 35-19 campaign in 2016 as they went 21-8 in Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC) play. They are led by All-NSIC selections All-NSIC selections Sarah Kennedy, Maggie Kadrlik and Shannon Petersen.

SIOUX FALLSThe Cougars are led by fourth year head coach Kelsey Thompson who has led USF to the NSIC Tournament in her first three seasons.

USF is coming off of a 34-20 season in 2016 where they went 17-11 in NSIC play. The Cougars are led by sophomore Kerrigan Hoshaw.

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Sioux Falls JaguarsFeb. 5 | 1:30 p.m. CT



Overall.................................................................... 59-5vs. Lone Star Conference Opponents ............. 33-2vs. Non-Conference Opponents ...................... 26-3Home ..................................................................... 35-2Away ...................................................................... 19-1Neutral ..................................................................... 5-2Day ......................................................................... 47-5Night ....................................................................... 12-0vs Left ....................................................................... 8-1vs Right ................................................................... 51-4vs. Top-5 (NFCA) ..................................................... 1-1vs. Top-10 (NFCA)................................................... 4-1vs. Top-25 (NFCA)................................................. 11-21-Run games......................................................... 12-12-Run games........................................................... 2-15+Run games ....................................................... 35-0Extra Innings ............................................................ 5-0Shutouts ................................................................. 15-0Scoring 0-2 runs ...................................................... 3-1Scoring 3-5 runs .................................................... 11-3Scoring 6-9 runs .................................................... 23-1Scoring 10+ runs ................................................... 22-0Opponent 0-2 runs............................................... 37-1Opponent 3-5 runs............................................... 14-0Opponent 6-9 runs................................................. 8-4Opponent 10+ runs ............................................... 0-0Scored in 1st inning .............................................. 28-3Scores first .............................................................. 39-3Opp. scores first .................................................... 19-4After 4 leading ...................................................... 46-0After 4 trailing ........................................................ 10-5After 4 tied ............................................................... 3-0After 5 leading ...................................................... 30-0After 5 trailing .......................................................... 8-5After 5 tied ............................................................... 2-0After 6 leading ...................................................... 25-0After 6 trailing .......................................................... 5-5After 6 tied ............................................................... 3-0Hit 0 home runs ..................................................... 19-3Hit 1 home run ...................................................... 13-2Hit 2+ home runs .................................................. 27-0Opponent 0 home runs ...................................... 44-2Opponent 1 home run ....................................... 12-1Opponent 2+ HRs .................................................. 3-2Made 0 errors ....................................................... 30-0Made 1 error ......................................................... 10-2Made 2+ errors ..................................................... 19-3Opp. made 0 errors ............................................... 9-3Opp. made 1 error .............................................. 25-2Opp. made 2+ errors........................................... 25-0Out-hit opponent ................................................. 43-3Out-hit by opponent ............................................. 8-1Hits are tied ............................................................. 7-1In February ............................................................ 20-0In March ................................................................ 16-2In April..................................................................... 16-0In May ...................................................................... 5-3On Monday ............................................................ 0-0On Tuesday ............................................................. 1-0On Wednesday ...................................................... 4-1On Thursday ............................................................ 1-1On Friday ............................................................... 17-1On Saturday ......................................................... 19-1On Sunday .............................................................. 7-0

2016 SCORE-BY-INNING 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTALLADY BUFFS 72 79 84 127 72 64 27 13 2 540OPPONENTS 49 14 22 25 29 26 0 0 0 171

TRADITION NEVER GRADUATESThe Lady Buffs return 12 letterwinners from last sea-son’s South Central Regional Championship team that registered an overall record of 59-5. All-Ameri-can selections Kilee Halbert, Ashley Hardin, Brittany Cruz and Allie Smith highlight the talented returning group that have led WT to three-straight LSC Titles and an incredible record of 164-23 (.877) since the start of the 2014 season.

2016 IN-REVIEWThe Lady Buffs continued their dominance in 2016 as Kevin Blaskowski led the program to their third straight and fourth overall Lone Star Conference Championship as they finished the season 59-5 with a 30-2 mark in LSC play. WT made national news during the 2016 season as they went on the longest win streak in South Central Region history, winning their first 30 games. WT claimed their second South Central Regional Championship in 2016, coming from the loser’s bracket to top Colorado Mesa twice on Championship Sunday followed by a Super Regional sweep of St. Mary’s to advance to the program’s second College World Series as WT finished the season ranked fifth in the nation.

HOME SWEET HOMEThe Lady Buffs have turned Schaeffer Park in Canyon into one of the top home environments in all of NCAA Division II Softball. WT is 175-28 (.863) at Schaeffer Park since the facility opened prior to the 2011 season including 71-13 (.845) during regular season Lone Star Conference games in Canyon. 2016 marked the fifth time in the last six years (‘11, ‘13, ‘14, ‘15, ‘16) that the Lady Buffs hosted NCAA Postseason action.

LIVE COVERAGEThe West Texas A&M Athletic Media Relations Department will provide live stats for all games during opening weekend in Las Vegas. Fans can also follow the WT Athletics (@WTAthletics) Twitter account for live updates during all games. For links and more information, visit the Lady Buff Softball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com.

LSC PRESEASON POLL/PLAYERS OF THE YEARThe three-time defending LSC Champion #4 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M have been selected the preseason favorite in the 2017 LSC Preseason Softball Poll announced by the league’s office in Richardson, Texas. Kilee Halbert was named the LSC Preseason Pitcher of the Year while fellow junior Ashley Hardin was tabbed the league’s Preseason Player of the Year.

The Lady Buffs picked up 26 of the possible 30 first place votes for a total of 324 points to sit atop of the poll followed by Texas A&M-Commerce (three first place, 269), Texas Woman’s (one first place, 268), An-gelo State (263), Cameron (176), Tarleton State (167), Midwestern State (161), Texas A&M-Kingsville (144), Eastern New Mexico (80), Western New Mexico (79) and UT Permian Basin (49).

HITTING STREAKSPlayer ‘16 Longest CurrentAllie Smith 13 -Shea Ibrahim 11 -Shayne Starkey 9 2Ashley Hardin 7 2Brittany Cruz 6 -Briana Garza 5 2Kourtney Coveney 5 -Kylee Moore 4 -Emilee Baker 2 1Chelsea Skipper 2 -

2017 RecoRd When...

2017 WT SOFTBALL GAME NOTES “IT’S WHO WE ARE” | UBUNTU

2016 Record 59-5 25-28 42-13 15-32 35-19 34-20Batting Avg. .358 .299 .333 .295 .338 .322Runs/Gm 8.48 4.34 6.16 4.38 6.07 5.56Hits/Gm 9.69 8.36 8.85 8.30 9.69 8.87Doubles 138 77 103 61 80 64Triples 18 5 6 11 1 3Home Runs 86 20 40 12 60 63Runs Batted In 485 207 301 182 290 265Slugging Pct. .608 .398 .493 .386 .507 .496On-Base Pct. .463 .374 .416 .354 .403 .379Walks/Gm 4.94 2.94 3.45 2.11 2.43 2.43Fielding Pct. .964 .954 .975 .947 .950 .958Earned Run Avg. 2.27 4.12 2.15 4.78 2.55 3.13Batting Avg. Against .248 .286 .235 .325 .265 .289Strikeouts/Gm 4.72 2.62 4.42 3.19 4.33 3.69Shutouts/Combined 15/2 4/0 13/2 3/2 10/2 9/3

TEAM COMPARISON


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.# School (1st Place) Pts. ‘16 Rec.1 North Alabama (16) 400 60-72 Humboldt State 384 54-8-13 Armstrong State 362 43-154 West Texas A&M 346 59-55 Southern Arkansas 343 53-116 Grand Valley State 312 43-137 Adelphi 297 35-228 University of Charleston 265 50-128 North Georgia 265 54-810 Wayne State (Mich.) 237 50-1011 Arkansas Tech 236 49-1112 St. Mary’s University 226 47-1413 Valdosta State 203 41-14-214 Central Washington 188 42-1715 West Virginia Wesleyan 167 54-1116 Indianapolis 154 51-617 Saint Leo 127 39-818 California Baptist 105 42-1319 Colorado Mesa 86 40-1320 Central Oklahoma 81 40-2021 Caldwell 78 36-1522 UMSL 77 53-923 UAH 58 40-1724 California (Pa.) 55 38-625 Lenoir-Rhyne 47 48-13

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#8 Shanna McBroomINF/C • 5-6 • R/R • FR-HS

Sachse, Texas

#3 Ashley HardinOF • 5-4 • R/R • JR-2LFlower Mound, Texas

#5 Brittany CruzOF • 5-3 • R/R • SO-1LNew Braunfels, Texas

#8 Shea IbrahimINF • 5-6 • L/R • SR-1LSouth Jordan, Utah

#11 Alyx Cordell5-3 | UTIL | R/R | FR

Canyon, Texas

#2 Kourtney CoveneyUTIL • 5-7 • R/R • SO-1L

Houston, Texas

#14 Kylee MooreINF • 6-0 • L/R • SO-1L

Van, Texas

#0 Shayne StarkeyUTIL • 5-6 • L/L • SO-1L

Denton, Texas

#12 Maddie GreenC • 5-10 • R/R • FR-RS

Corinth, Texas

#18 Allie SmithINF • 5-9 • R/R • JR-2LFlower Mound, Texas

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# Name Pos.8 Shanna McBroom LF ------------------------------2 Kourtney Coveney 2B .368 avg, 14 doubles, 6 HR, 40 RBI3 Ashley Hardin CF .392 avg, 16 doubles, 23 HR, 82 RBI6 Shea Ibrahim 3B .330 avg, 15 doubles, 13 HR, 59 RBI18 Allie Smith DP .358 avg, 12 doubles, 6 HR, 38 RBI12 Maddie Green C ------------------------------14 Kylee Moore 1B .349 avg, 4 doubles, 4 HR, 20 RBI5 Brittany Cruz RF .333 avg, 14 doubles, 15 HR, 67 RBI11 Alyx Cordell SS ------------------------------0 Shayne Starkey P 0-0, 7.64 ERA, .350 avg, 12 doubles, 32 RBI

338 - Victories since the 2010 season to lead all Texas universities (any level).

.877 - Winning Percentage over the last three seasons for the Lady Buffs (164-23).

42 - Straight weeks ranked inside of the National Fastpitch Coaches Associaton (NFCA) Division II Top-25 Poll. The Lady Buffs have been ranked in the Top-5 in 38 polls since the start of the 2014 season while sitting atop of the poll an incredible 29 times.

56 - Straight weeks atop of the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top-25 Poll from February 26, 2014 to March 25, 2015. Setting a record for consecutive weeks atop of the Division II poll.


WTAMu Quick FAcTs

UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONGeneral Location ................................. Canyon, Texas 79015Founded ..............................................................1910Enrollment ..........................................................9,368Colors .............................................. Maroon & WhiteNickname .................................................. Lady BuffsAffiliation .......................................... NCAA Division IIConference ......................... Lone Star ConferencePresident ...................................... Dr. Patrick O’BrienAthletic Director .........................Michael McBroomVenue ................................................ Schaeffer Park Seated Capacity ..............................................535 Surface .............................AstroTurf GameDay 3DAthletic Department Phone ............(806) 651-4400

Media Relations Assistant Director/SB Contact ................ Brent SealsOffice Phone ......................................(806) 651-4442Cell Phone ..........................................(806) 674-7050E-Mail Address ......................... [email protected]

Softball Information Head Coach ..................................Kevin BlaskowskiAlma Mater .............................Valley City State, ‘86Career Record .....................776-512 (25th Season)WT Record .............................424-235 (12th Season)

No. Name POS B/T HT YR-EXP Hometown (Previous School/HS)0 Shayne Starkey UTIL/P L/L 5-6 SO-1L Denton, Texas (Guyer)1 Kilee Halbert P R/R 5-6 JR-2L Dalhart, Texas (Dalhart)2 Kourtney Coveney INF R/R 5-7 SO-1L Katy, Texas (Katy)3 Ashley Hardin OF R/R 5-4 JR-2L Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)4 Chelsea Skipper P R/R 5-9 SO-1L Campbell, California (Campbell)5 Brittany Cruz OF R/R 5-3 SO-1L New Braunfels, Texas (New Braunfels)7 Kami Merrill P R/R 5-6 SR-TR Calgary, Alberta (Nebraska-Kearney)6 Shea Ibrahim INF L/R 5-6 SR-1L South Jordan, Utah (Southern Idaho)8 Shanna McBroom INF/C R/R 5-6 FR-HS Sachse, Texas (Sachse)9 Sierra Gentry UTIL R/R 5-7 FR-HS Alamogordo, N.M. (Alamogordo)11 Alyx Cordell UTIL R/R 5-3 FR-HS Canyon, Texas (Canyon)12 Maddie Green C R/R 5-10 FR-RS Corinth, Texas (Guyer)13 Alexis Ranieri P R/R 5-9 FR-HS Tucson, Arizona (Ironwood Ridge)14 Kylee Moore INF L/R 6-0 SO-1L Van, Texas (Van)15 Alexis Alfonso P R/R 5-9 SR-1L Tucson, Arizona (Pima College)16 Hunter Ervin C R/R 5-9 FR-HS Weimar, Texas (Weimar)18 Allie Smith INF L/L 5-9 JR-2L Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)20 Emilee Baker OF R/R 5-3 SO-1L Schertz, Texas (Clemens)22 Briana Garza INF R/R 5-6 SO-1L San Antonio, Texas (Madison)26 Madi Meyers UTIL L/R 5-5 FR-HS Frisco, Texas (Lone Star)

Redshirts25 Christiana Lucero INF/P R/R 5-9 FR-HS Amarillo, Texas (Randall)34 Victoria Quinn OF L/L 5-9 FR-HS Fort Worth, Texas (Chisholm Trail)

THE LAST TIME WT...Recorded 10+ hits in a game 10, vs. #5 Humboldt State (L, 5-8) May 18, 2016Recorded 15+ hits in a game 16, at Texas A&M-Kingsville (W, 10-2) April 1, 2016Scored 10+ runs in a game 10, Texas A&M-Commerce (W, 10-0) (5 Innings) May 6, 2016Scored 15+ runs in a game 20, #20 Tarleton State (W, 20-2) (5 Innings) February 27, 2016Scored 20+ runs in a game 20, #20 Tarleton State (W, 20-2) (5 Innings) February 27, 2016Scored 10+ runs in an inning 10, (2nd Inning), #20 Tarleton State (W, 20-2) (5 Innings) February 27, 2016Drew eight or more walks in a game 9, vs. #5 Humboldt State (L, 5-8) May 18, 2016Stole five or more bases in a game 5, vs. Cameron (W, 4-2) March 8, 2014Hit five or more home runs in a game 5, Texas Woman’s (W, 9-3) April 30, 2016Had 3+ players with 3+ hits in a game Ramirez/Taylor/Coveney, Cameron (W, 9-1) (5 Innings) March 25, 2016Defeated Top-10 team at home (NFCA) vs. #9 St. Mary’s (W, 3-1) May 12, 2016Defeated Top-10 team on the road at #2 Dixie State (W, 7-6) (9 Innings) February 6, 2016Defeated Top-10 team at neutral site vs. #3 Dixie State (W, 5-4) (8 Innings) (Tucson, AZ) February 8, 2015Lost to Top-10 team at home vs. #10 Angelo State (L, 3-5) May 3, 2014Lost to Top-10 team on the road at #6 Angelo State (L, 0-1) April 14, 2015Lost to Top-10 team at neutral site vs. #5 Humboldt State (L, 5-8) (Denver, CO) May 18, 2016Defeated Top-25 team at home #22 Angelo State (W, 3-2) March 12, 2016Defeated Top-25 team on the road at #25 Cameron (W, 13-5) (5 Innings) March 28, 2015Defeated Top-25 team at neutral site vs. #13 Humboldt State (W, 3-2) (St. George, UT) February 6, 2016Lost to Top-25 team at home vs. #14 St. Mary’s (L, 3-4) May 16, 2014Lost to Top-25 team on the road at #25 Cameron (L, 0-4) March 27, 2015Lost to Top-25 team at neutral site vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (L, 4-7) (Denver, CO) May 19, 2016Won an extra-inning game Angelo State (W, 6-5) (9 Innings) April 29, 2016Lost an extra inning game at Midwestern State (L, 2-3) (8 Innings) March 1, 2014

THE LAST TIME A WT PLAYER...Recorded 4+ hits in a game 4, Stacey Ramirez, Chadron State (W, 12-0) (5 Innings) February 13, 2016Scored 4+ runs in a game 4, Stacey Ramirez, Fort Lewis (W, 25-1) (5 Innings) February 12, 2016Drove in 5+ runs in a game 5, Ashley Hardin vs. Metro State (W, 14-5) (6 Innings) May 5, 2016Hit 2+ home runs in a game 2, Shea Ibrahim/Ashley Hardin vs. Texas Woman’s (W, 9-3) April 30, 2016Hit a grand slam Ashley Hardin (2nd Inning) vs Texas A&M-Commerce (W, 10-0) (5 Innings) May 6, 2016Drew 3+ walks in a game 3, Andrea Sitter vs. Metro State (W, 14-5) (6 Innings) May 5, 2016Stole 3+ bases in a game 3, Tyler Wilkinson vs. Newman (W, 5-4) February 21, 2015Had a walk-off home run (game winning) Ashley Hardin (2-Run, 7th Inning, 1 Out) vs. Colorado Mesa (W, 4-3) May 7, 2016Had a walk-off hit (game winning) Allie Smith, 2 RBI Single vs. Colorado Mesa (W, 4-3) May 7, 2016Hit for the cycle Kim LeComte vs. Eastern New Mexico (W, 15-2) (5 Innings) March 5, 2011

THE LAST TIME A WT PITCHER...Struck out 10+ batters 10, Kilee Halbert vs. #22 Angelo State (W, 2-1) March 11, 2016Struck out 15+ batters 15, Rita Hokianga vs. UT-Permian Basin (W, 4-3) April 22, 2014Threw a no-hitter Rita Hokianga at #6 Angelo State (W, 21-0) (5 Innings) April 13, 2015Threw a perfect game Lindsay Wright at UT-Permian Basin (W, 8-0) (5 Innings) February 7, 2009

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2017 WT SOFTBALL GAME NOTES “IT’S WHO WE ARE” | UBUNTUGRAND SLAMS1. Brooke Guidry ..............................................................Tarleton State (3/17/06)2. Erin Hartigan.................................................................Tarleton State (3/17/06)3. Courtney Schmidt .............................................at UT Permian Basin (2/12/08)4. Kaitlyn Witte .........................................................at UT Permian Basin (2/7/09)5. Kim LeComte ............................ vs. Southwestern Oklahoma State (2/15/09)6. Erin Hartigan (2) ..............................Northwestern Oklahoma State (3/16/09)7. Erin Hartigan (3) ............................................................Angelo State (3/21/09)8. Kim LeComte (2) ................................................ vs. Texas Woman’s (2/20/10)9. Sarah Blair ...............................................................UT Permian Basin (3/31/10)10. Meghan Slattery .............................................at Central Oklahoma (4/6/10)11. Meghan Slattery (2) ..................................................Tarleton State (4/10/10)12. Kim LeComte (3) ................................................... Abilene Christian (5/1/10)13. Meghan Slattery (3) .....................................Western New Mexico (2/18/11)14. Meghan Slattery (4) .....................................Western New Mexico (2/19/11)15. Kaitlyn Witte (2) ......................................................Texas Woman’s (3/25/11)16. Kasey Henderson (IP) .............................................Texas Woman’s (3/25/11)17. Kim LeComte (4) ........................................ at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4/8/11)18. Kaitlyn Witte (3) ..........................................................Angelo State (4/16/11)19. Meghan Brown .............................................................St. Edward’s (4/19/11)20. Allie Cranfill (1) ..................................Oklahoma Panhandle State (2/10/12)21. Allie Cranfill (2) ..................................................................vs. Flagler (2/24/12)22. Meghan Brown (2) ..............................................Midwestern State (2/10/12)23. Alyssa Lemos (1) ..................................................Midwestern State (2/10/12)24. Meghan Slattery (5) ............................................Midwestern State (2/10/12)25. Allie Cranfill (3) ............................................................. at Cameron (4/14/12)26. Lacey Tayor ...................................................................vs. Fort Lewis (2/9/13)27. Renee Erwin ....................................Northwestern Oklahoma State (3/5/13)28. Renee Erwin (2) ...........................................................Tarleton State (3/9/13)29. Brittany Gehle ..............................................................Tarleton State (3/9/13)30. Allie Cranfill (4) ............................................... Eastern New Mexico (4/17/13)31. Allie Cranfill (5) ............................................... Eastern New Mexico (4/17/13)32. Allie Cranfill (6) ...................................................................Newman (2/22/14)33. Kaisha Dacosin ...................................................................Cameron (3/7/14)34. Jessica Sipe ................................................New Mexico Highlands (4/15/14)35. Alyssa Lemos (2) .........................................................Angelo State (4/25/14)36. Mallory Wyatt ..............................................................Angelo State (4/26/14)37. Renee Erwin (3) .......................................................Chadron State (4/14/15)38. Lacey Taylor (2) ............................................................St. Edward’s (4/20/15)39. Kaisha Dacosin (2) ...................................................... at Cameron (3/28/15)40. Ashley Hardin ............................................................... at Cameron (3/28/15)41. Brittany Gehle (2) ............................................ Texas A&M-Kingsville (4/3/15)42. Kaisha Dacosin (3) .......................................... Texas A&M-Kingsville (4/4/15)43. Ashley Hardin (2) ........................................... Eastern New Mexico (4/10/15)44. Kaisha Dacosin (4) ........................................ Eastern New Mexico (4/11/15)45. Allie Cranfill (7) ........................................................Texas Woman’s (4/25/15)46. Lacey Taylor (3) .............................................................vs. Fort Lewis (2/7/16)47. Briana Garza ..................................................................... Fort Lewis (2/12/16)48. Kylee Moore .............................................................Chadron State (2/13/16)49. Brittany Gehle (3) ............................................................. St. Mary’s (2/13/16)50. Lacey Taylor (4) ................................................at Midwestern State (3/5/16)51. Brittany Cruz ..................................................... Eastern New Mexico (4/8/16)52. Brittany Gehle (4) ............................................ Eastern New Mexico (4/8/16)53. Andrea Sitter ..................................................at Lubbock Christian (4/20/16)54. Ashley Hardin (3) ........................................ Texas A&M-Commerce (5/6/16) *-Allie Cranfill (2012-2015) holds the Division II Career Grand Slam Record with 7

NO-HITTERS1. Lindsey Wright ......................................................at UT Permian Basin (2/6/09)2. Lindsey Wright .................................................. at UT Permian Basin (2/7/09) #3. Shelbey Cockrell .........................................at Eastern New Mexico (4/18/10)4. Shelbey Cockrell ...............................................at Abilene Christian (2/12/11)5. Marci Womack ...............................................................St. Edward’s (2/10/12)6. Rita Hokianga ............................................... at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4/4/14)7. Rita Hokianga .......................................................... at Angelo State (3/13/15) .................................................................................................#-Perfect Game

LONGEST HITTING STREAKS1. Alyssa Lemos .........................................................................................20 (2013) 2. Kasey Henderson .................................................................................16 (2010) 3. Tyler Wilkinson .......................................................................................15 (2014) Brittany Gehle ..................................................................................15 (2015-16)5. Renee Erwin .....................................................................................14 (2014-15) Stacey Ramirez ................................................................................14 (2015-16) Stacey Ramirez .....................................................................................14 (2016)8. Allie Smith ..............................................................................................13 (2016)9. Amber Farr ............................................................................................12 (2008) Amber Farr ............................................................................................12 (2009) Mallory Wyatt ........................................................................................12 (2014) Kaisha Dacosin .....................................................................................12 (2015) Lacey Taylor .....................................................................................12 (2015-16) Andrea Sitter .........................................................................................12 (2016) Lacey Taylor ..........................................................................................12 (2016)16. Dani Couger .......................................................................................11 (2008) Kim LeComte ........................................................................................11 (2011) Alyssa Lemos .........................................................................................11 (2011) Kim LeComte ........................................................................................11 (2012) Allie Cranfill ......................................................................................11 (2013-14) Brittany Gehle .......................................................................................11 (2016) Shea Ibrahim .........................................................................................11 (2016)23. Marci Shepherd ..................................................................................10 (2006) Jenny Matulich .....................................................................................10 (2007) Kasey Henderson .................................................................................10 (2009) Kim LeComte ........................................................................................10 (2009) Kristina Myles .........................................................................................10 (2010) Kasey Henderson .................................................................................10 (2011) Mercedes Garcia .................................................................................10 (2013) Jessica Sipe ...........................................................................................10 (2013)

MOST CAREER MULTIPLE RBI GAMES1. Renee Erwin .....................................................................................69 (2012-15) 2. Kim LeComte ...................................................................................68 (2009-12) 3. Allie Cranfill ......................................................................................54 (2012-15) 4. Alyssa Lemos ....................................................................................45 (2011-14) Lacey Taylor .....................................................................................45 (2013-16) 6. Ashley Hardin ..........................................................................43 (2015-Present) 7. Kaitlyn Witte .....................................................................................41 (2008-11)8. Jessica Sipe ......................................................................................38 (2013-14) Brittany Gehle ..................................................................................38 (2013-16)10. Meghan Brown ..............................................................................37 (2009-12)

Season 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Dates2006 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Feb. 2 - June 12007 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jan. 31 - May 302008 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jan. 30 - May 282009 - RV 22 23 25 RV RV RV RV - - - - - Jan. 28 - June 12010 22 23 16 22 22 RV 18 17 16 16 15 11 22 24 Jan. 27 - June 42011 6 7 7 6 6 10 11 15 23 23 23 22 17 12 8 Feb. 2 - June 12012 5 3 2 14 T19 23 19 24 25 25 24 RV - Feb. 1 - June 42013 RV 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 5 5 8 7 RV Jan. 30 - May 302014 8 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Jan. 29 - May 302015 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 13 Jan. 28 - June 22016 22 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 5 Jan. 27 - May 252017 4 Jan. 25 -

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TEAM BATTINGAt bats: ................................................................................. 38, at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 23, 2016)Runs scored: ........................................................................................25, Fort Lewis (Feb. 12, 2016)Hits: ........................................................................................................19, Fort Lewis (Feb. 12, 2016)RBIs: .......................................................................................................21, Fort Lewis (Feb. 12, 2016)Doubles: .................................................................6, (2x), last, #20 Tarleton State (Feb. 26, 2016)Triples: .....................................................................................................2, Newman (Feb. 21, 2016)Home runs: .................................................................................5, Texas Woman’s (Apr. 30, 2016)Total bases: .........................................................................................34, Fort Lewis (Feb. 12, 2016)Walks: ...................................................................................................13, Fort Lewis (Feb. 12, 2016)Strikeouts: ..............................................................................10, #22 Angelo State (Mar. 11, 2016)Sac hits: ..........................................................2, (3x), last, vs. Grand Valley State (May 17, 2016)Sac flies: ....................................................................................3, Western Oregon (Feb. 20, 2016)Stolen bases: ......................................................................... 4, #20 Tarleton State (Feb. 26, 2016)Hit by pitch: ........................................................................... 3, at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 22, 2016)Caught stealing: ...............................................................................................................1, (6 Times)Runners Left on Base: ........................................................ 14, at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 22, 2016)Hit into double play: .......................................................................................................1, (14 Times)

FIELDINGPutouts: ......................................................................................27, at #2 Dixie State (Feb. 6, 2016)Assists: .....................................................................16, vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (May 19, 2016)Errors: ........................................................................5, vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (May 19, 2016)Passed balls: ........................................................1, (3x), last, Eastern New Mexico (Apr. 8, 2016)Double plays turned: .............................2,(2x), last, at Texas A&M-Commerce (Mar. 20, 2016)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ..........................................................9.0, (2x), last, Angelo State (Apr. 29, 2016)Runs allowed: ......................................................................................9, Cameron (Mar. 26, 2016)Earned runs: .........................................................................................9, Cameron (Mar. 26, 2016)Walks allowed: .....................................................8, (2x), last, at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 22, 2016)Strikeouts: ............................................................. 10, (2x), last, #22 Angelo State (Mar. 11, 2016)Hits allowed: .........................................................13, (3x), last, at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 23 2016)Doubles allowed: ..............................................................................................................3, (4 Times)Triples allowed: .....................................................................................1, Newman (Feb. 21, 2016)Homers allowed: ..................................................2, (3x), last, #20 Tarleton State (Feb. 26, 2016)Wild pitches: .......................................................................2, (2x), last, Metro State (May 5, 2016)Hit batters: .............................................................4, (2x), last, at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 22, 2016)

INDIVIDUALBATTINGAt bats: ...........................................................6, Andrea Sitter at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 22, 2016)Runs scored: ....................................................... 4, Stacey Ramirez vs. Fort Lewis (Feb. 12, 2016)Hits: ..............................................4, (2x), last Stacey Ramirez vs. Chadron State (Feb. 13, 2016)RBIs: ............................................6, (2x), last, Brittany Cruz vs. #20 Tarleton State (Feb. 26, 2016)Doubles: ..............................................................................................................................2, (7 Times)Triples: .................................................................................................................................1 (18 Times)Home runs: ..........................................................................................................................2 (7 Times)Total bases: ...............................................................10, Shea Ibrahim vs. Lincoln (Feb. 19, 2016)Walks: ...........................4, (2x), last, Brittany Gehle at Texas A&M-Commerce (Mar. 19, 2016)Strikeouts: ............................................................................................................................3, (6 Times)Sac hits: .............................................................................................................................1, (19 Times)Sac flies .................................2, (3x), last, Ashley Hardin at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Apr. 2, 2016)Stolen bases: ...........................2, (2x), last, Andrea Sitter vs. Lubbock Christian (April 13, 2016)Hit by pitch: ........................................................................................................................2, (4 Times)Caught stealing: ...............................................................................................................1, (6 Times)Runners Left on Base: .......................................................................................................5, (6 Times)

FIELDINGPutouts: .....................................15, Shayne Starkey vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (May 19, 2016)Assists: ...................................................... 6, Kilee Halbert at Texas A&M-Kingsville (Apr. 1, 2016)Errors: ...................................................................................................................................2, (4 Times)Passed balls: .......................... 1, (3x), last, Lacey Taylor vs. Eastern New Mexico (Apr. 8, 2016)

PITCHINGInnings pitched: ......................................... 8.0, Kilee Halbert at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 22, 2016)Runs allowed: .................................7, Kilee Halbert vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (May 19, 2016)Earned runs: .....................................6, (2x), last, Chelsea Skipper vs. Cameron (Mar. 26, 2016)Walks allowed: ..................................................................................................................5, (4 Times)Strikeouts: ................................................ 10, Kilee Halbert vs. #22 Angelo State (Mar. 11, 2016)Hits allowed: .......................................................................................................................8, (5 Times)Doubles allowed: .................................3, Alexis Alfonso vs. Eastern New Mexico (Apr. 8, 2016)Triples allowed: ................................................... 2, Tori Bayer vs. Colorado Mesa (May 7, 2016)Homers allowed: ...............................................................................................................2, (4 Times)Wild pitches: ............................................. 2, Shayne Starkey at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 23, 2016)Hit batters: ...........................................................4, Tori Bayer at Texas Woman’s (Apr. 22, 2016)

2016 SINGLE-GAME HIGHSBATTINGAverage (Min 50 AB) Ramirez, Stacey .442 * Hardin, Ashley .392Slugging pct. (Min 50 AB) * Hardin, Ashley .829 * Cruz, Brittany .706On base pct. (Min 50 AB) Sitter, Andrea .530 Taylor, Lacey .528Runs scored Gehle, Brittany 69 * Hardin, Ashley 59Hits * Hardin, Ashley 78 * Ibrahim, Shea 62Runs batted in * Hardin, Ashley 82 * Cruz, Brittany 67Doubles Taylor, Lacey 23 Gehle, Brittany 17Triples * Cruz, Brittany 4 Gehle, Brittany 4Home runs * Hardin, Ashley 23 * Cruz, Brittany 15Total bases * Hardin, Ashley 165 * Cruz, Brittany 127Walks Taylor, Lacey 55 Gehle, Brittany 47Stolen bases Gehle, Brittany 9 * Hardin, Ashley 8

PITCHINGEarned run avg. Bayer, Tori 1.54Opposing bat avg. Bayer, Tori .234Wins * Halbert, Kilee 27 Bayer, Tori 17Saves Bayer, Tori 12Innings pitched * Halbert, Kilee 192.2 Bayer, Tori 104.2Batters struck out * Halbert, Kilee 145 Bayer, Tori 103

FIELDINGPutouts * Starkey, Shayne 400 Taylor, Lacey 299Assists * Ibrahim, Shea 105 Gehle, Brittany 104Fielding double plays * Starkey, Shayne 14 Gehle, Brittany 11Caught stealing by Taylor, Lacey 7

* - Denotes Returner

2016 STATISTICAL LEADERS



# School 1st Place Points1 WEST TEXAS A&M 26 3242 A&M-COMMERCE 3 2693 TEXAS WOMAN’S 1 2684 ANGELO STATE 2635 CAMERON 1766 TARLETON STATE 1677 MIDWESTERN STATE 1618 A&M-KINGSVILLE 1449 EASTERN NEW MEXICO 8010 WESTERN NEW MEXICO 7911 UT PERMIAN BASIN 49

2017 LSC PRESEASON POLL

FEBRUARY 7PITCHER --HITTER --FEBRUARY 14PITCHER --HITTER --FEBRUARY 21PITCHER --HITTER --FEBRUARY 28PITCHER --HITTER --MARCH 7PITCHER --HITTER --MARCH 14PITCHER --HITTER --MARCH 21PITCHER --HITTER --MARCH 28PITCHER --HITTER --APRIL 4PITCHER --HITTER --APRIL 11PITCHER --HITTER --APRIL 18PITCHER --HITTER --APRIL 25PITCHER --HITTER --

2017 LSC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

LSC Win% Overall Win% Streak Home Away NeutralWest Texas A&M 30-2 0.938 59-5 0.922 L2 35-2 19-1 5-2Texas Woman’s 19-13 0.594 34-24 0.586 L2 12-8 10-12 12-4A&M-Commerce 18-14 0.563 37-19 0.661 L1 16-5 12-12 9-2Cameron 18-14 0.563 33-21 0.611 L1 15-3 7-13 11-5Angelo State 17-15 0.531 37-23 0.617 L2 20-6 14-13 3-4Midwestern State 14-18 0.438 30-28 0.517 L1 9-9 8-11 13-8Tarleton State 12-20 0.375 29-26 0.527 L1 13-7 7-15 9-4A&M-Kingsville 11-21 0.344 22-33 0.400 W1 13-18 9-15 0-0Eastern New Mexico 5-27 0.156 14-42 0.250 L1 6-16 4-20 4-6

2016 FINAL LSC STANDINGS

TEAM LEADERSBATTING AVERAGE1. West Texas A&M .3712. Texas Woman’s .3263. A&M-Commerce .3234. Angelo State .3225. Tarleton State .317 SLUGGING PCT.1. West Texas A&M .6272. Cameron .4863. Midwestern State .4814. A&M-Commerce .4745. Eastern New Mexico .463

ON-BASE PCT.1. West Texas A&M .4752. A&M-Commerce .426 Angelo State .4264. Cameron .4105. Midwestern State .403

RUNS SCORED1. West Texas A&M 4692. A&M-Commerce 3683. Angelo State 3404. Midwestern State 3355. Cameron 320

HITS1. West Texas A&M 5222. Midwestern State 4883. Angelo State 4834. Texas Woman’s 4745. A&M-Commerce 469

RUNS BATTED IN1. West Texas A&M 4172. A&M-Commerce 3133. Angelo State 3044. Midwestern State 3025. Cameron 282

DOUBLES1. West Texas A&M 1212. Midwestern State 893. Angelo State 814. Cameron 805. A&M-Kingsville 78

TRIPLES1. West Texas A&M 16 Tarleton State 163. Texas Woman’s 134. Eastern New Mexico 125. Angelo State 11

HOME RUNS1. West Texas A&M 692. Midwestern State 563. Cameron 544. A&M-Commerce 445. Eastern New Mexico 42

TOTAL BASES1. West Texas A&M 8822. Midwestern State 7513. Eastern New Mexico 6914. A&M-Commerce 6895. Cameron 679

EARNED RUN AVG1. West Texas A&M 2.262. Angelo State 3.073. A&M-Commerce 3.404. Tarleton State 3.465. Cameron 3.87

STRIKEOUTS1. Angelo State 3002. A&M-Commerce 2543. West Texas A&M 2484. Midwestern State 2415. Texas Woman’s 189

FIELDING PCT.1. Angelo State .9732. West Texas A&M .9663. Eastern New Mexico .9644. Texas Woman’s .960 Cameron .960

DOUBLE PLAYS1. Tarleton State 302. Cameron 263. Texas Woman’s 214. West Texas A&M 185. A&M-Commerce 16

INDIVIDUAL LEADERSBATTING AVERAGE (MIN 50 AB)1. Farquar, T. - TWU .4642. Ramirez, S. - WT .4423. Vinson, K. - MSU .4324. Zukerman, S. - CU .4175. Taylor, L. - WT .407

SLUGGING PCT. (MIN 50 AB)1. Vinson, K. - MSU .7912. Hardin, A. - WT .7663. Cruz, B. - WT .7554. Taylor, L. - WT .7335. McComas, B. - CU .725

ON BASE PCT. (MIN 50 AB)1. Taylor, L. - WT .569 Vinson, K. - MSU .5693. Farquar, T. - TWU .529 4. Urbany, K. - ASU .5125. Wallace, B. - ASU .507

RUNS SCORED1. Farquar, T. - TWU 65 2. Gehle, B. - WT 593. Howerton, H. - MSU 544. Urbany, K. - ASU 515. 3 Players 50 HITS1. Farquar, T. - TWU 842. Howerton, H. - MSU 773. Mayse, M. - TSU 714. Zukerman, S. - CU 705. 3 Players 69

RUNS BATTED IN1. Hardin, A. - WT 61 Cruz, B. - WT 613. Ponce, L. - TAMUC 574. Chapa, R. - TAMUK 555. Vinson, K. - MSU 52 Zukerman, S. - CU 52

DOUBLES1. Taylor, L. - WT 212. Chapa, R. - TAMUK 173. Wood, N. - TSU 164. Knox, E. - MSU 155. 4 Players 14

TRIPLES1. Mayse, M. - TSU 102. Mabry, L. - TWU 63. Greenwell, M. - ASU 5 HOME RUNS1. Hardin, A. - WT 152. Cruz, B. - WT 13 Ponce, L. - TAMUC 13 McComas, B. - CU 13 Vinson, K. - MSU 13

TOTAL BASES1. Hardin, A. - WT 121 Zukerman, S. - CU 1213. Urbany, K. - ASU 117 Vinson, K. - MSU 1175. Knox, E. - MSU 115

2016 FINAL LSC LEADERS (REGULAR SEASON)




Top-25 Attendance Marks - Single Game Opponent Date Att. Result1. #9 St. Mary’s May 11, 2016 767 W, 8-0 (5)2. Chadron State Feb. 13, 2015 733 W, 16-0 (5) Metro State Feb. 13, 2015 733 W, 2-04. #22 Angelo State Mar. 11, 2016 674 W, 9-1 (6) #22 Angelo State Mar. 11, 2016 674 W, 3-26. Texas Woman’s Apr. 30, 2016 651 W, 9-37. #9 St. Mary’s May 12, 2016 648 W, 3-18. Colorado Mesa Feb. 15, 2014 646 W, 8-0 (5) Fort Lewis Feb. 15, 2014 646 W, 12-2 (6)10. Angelo State Apr. 29, 2016 632 W, 13-611. #7 Angelo State Apr. 25, 2014 625 W, 13-9 #7 Angelo State Apr. 25, 2014 625 W, 15-1213. #14 St. Mary’s May 16, 2014 583 L, 3-414. Texas Woman’s Apr. 25, 2015 571 L, 10-13 Texas Woman’s Apr. 25, 2015 571 W, 9-516. Cameron May 2, 2014 561 W, 4-217. Metro State May 5, 2016 557 W, 14-5 (6)18. Colorado Mines Feb. 13, 2015 552 W, 11-0 (5) Adams State Feb. 13, 2015 552 W, 17-4 (5)20. St. Edward’s Mar. 3, 2013 548 W, 5-3 St. Edward’s Mar. 3, 2013 548 W, 14-922. #12 St. Mary’s Feb. 13, 2016 530 W, 15-7 (6)23. #20 Tarleton State Feb. 27, 2016 521 W, 20-2 (5)24. Western Oregon Feb. 20, 2016 519 W, 7-625. #20 Tarleton State Feb. 27, 2016 512 W, 3-2 Western Oregon Feb. 20, 2016 512 W, 9-1 (6) #10 Angelo State May 3, 2014 512 L, 3-5 #7 Angelo State Apr. 26, 2014 512 W, 5-4 #7 Angelo State Apr. 26, 2014 512 W, 11-5

Yearly Attendance - NCAA RankingYear Dates Total Rank Avg. Rank Record2011 32 6,312 N/A 197 N/A 28-42012 30 5,297 N/A 177 N/A 23-72013 29 8,277 N/A 285 N/A 25-42014 36 12,262 1st 341 2nd 35-32015 37 14,245 1st 385 2nd 30-72016 37 17,406 1st 470 1st 35-2

Top 3-Game LSC Series Attendance (Average) Opponent Dates Avg. Att.1. Abilene Christian Apr. 5-6, 2013 3452. Tarleton State Mar. 8-9, 2013 3243. Cameron Apr. 19-20, 2013 3124. #1 Angelo State Mar. 23-24, 2012 2985. Texas A&M-Kingsville Apr. 22-23, 2013 2936. #7 Angelo State Apr. 15-16, 2011 2567. Texas Woman’s Apr. 20-21, 2012 2188. Texas Woman’s Mar. 25-26, 2011 1789. Eastern New Mexico Apr. 29-30, 2011 15810. Cameron Mar. 7-8, 2014 147

Top 4-Game LSC Series Attendance (Average) Opponent Dates Avg. Att.1. #7 Angelo State Apr. 25-26, 2014 5672. #22 Angelo State Mar. 11-12, 2016 5433. #20 Tarleton State Feb. 26-27, 2016 5124. Cameron Mar. 25-26, 2016 4415. Eastern New Mexico Apr. 8-9, 2016 4316. Texas Woman’s Apr. 25-26, 2015 4187. Texas A&M-Commerce Mar. 20-21, 2015 4008. Midwestern State Mar. 6-7, 2015 3489. Texas A&M-Kingsville Apr. 3-4, 2015 27810. Tarleton State Mar. 28-29, 2014 256

SCHAEFFER PARK “HOME OF LADY BUFF SOFTBALL”

Attendance Marks Opening Day 552, Colo. Mines/Adams St. (Feb. 13, 2015)Total Attendance 63,799Average Attendance 317300+ Attendance Games 106400+ Attendance Games 63500+ Attendance Games 35600+ Attendance Games 12700+ Attendance Games 3

Monday NONETuesday 281, UT-Permian Basin (Apr. 21, 2015)Wednesday 767, #9 St. Mary’s (May 11, 2016)Thursday 648, #9 St. Mary’s (May 12, 2016)Friday 733, Chadron State/Metro State (Feb. 13, 2015)Saturday 651, Texas Woman’s (Apr. 30, 2016)Sunday 548, St. Edward’s (Mar. 3, 2013)

Lady Buff Yard/Schaeffer Park Firsts Opening Day February 18, 2011Opponent Western New Mexico / Oklahoma Panhandle StateScore WT, 7-1 / WT, 10-1 (5)First Pitch WTAMU President Dr. J. Patrck O’BrienNational Anthem WTAMU Player Brooke WebsterFirst Hit Kim LeComte (1st Inning, 1 Out Single)First Run Scored Christie Russell (4th Inning)First RBI Alyssa Lemos (3rd Inning, Popup)First Double Meghan Brownvs. OPSU (1st Inning)First Triple Kasey Henderson vs. OPSU (6th Inning)First Homerun Meghan Slattery vs. WNMU (5th Inning, Grand Slam)First Walk Alyssa Lemos vs. WNMU (1st Inning, Leadoff)First Stolen Base Kasey Henderson vs. OPSU (2nd Inning)First Grand Slam Meghan Slattery vs. WNMU (5th Inning)First Win Marci Womack vs. Western New MexicoFirst Complete Game Marci Womack vs. Western New MexicoFirst Save Shelbey Cockrell vs. #7 Angelo State (4/6/11)First Strikeout Marci Womack vs. WNMU (1st Inning, Looking)



Having been hired to re-start West Texas A&M softball following a 24-year absence, Kevin Blaskowski has wasted little time in building the Lady Buffs into a perennial national title contender. In 11 years at the helm, he has registered a 424-235 mark, re-corded six NCAA tournament berths and an overall record of 776-512 over 24 seasons.

While at WT, Blaskowski has claimed four Lone Star Conference title, three LSC Tournament Title, three South Central Regional Championships, two South Central Super Regional Titles and made a pair of appearances in the NCAA Division II College World Series, claiming the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship. 2016 was arguably one of the best seasons in Lone Star Conference history as the Lady Buffs finished the season ranked fifth in the final NFCA DII Top-25 Poll with an overall record of 59-5 while rolling thru the LSC with an incredible mark of 30-2 to claim their third straight conference title. The Lady Buffs started out the season on a roll as they went unbeaten in their first 30 contests to set a new LSC and South Central Region record for consecutive wins. WT claimed their third straight LSC Title with over two weeks left in the regular season followed by a run to the LSC Tournament Championship, WT then hosted the South Central Regionals as they came thru the loser’s bracket with a pair of Sunday wins over Colorado Mesa including a walkoff homerun in the finale. The Lady Buffs then hosted St. Mary’s in the Super Regionals and a Schaeffer Park record crowd sparked a sweep of the Rattlers as WT made their second trip to the DII College World Series. The Lady Buffs continued their dominance in 2015 as Blaskowski led the program to their second straight and third overall Lone Star Conference Championship as they finished the season 45-11 with a 22-6 mark in LSC play. WT made national news during the 2015 season, remaining the top team in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II Top-25 Poll for a record 56-straight weeks (2/26/14 - 3/25/15). WT led the nation in four offensive statustical categories during the 2015 season while also hitting 102 homeruns to become the first team in Division II history to reach the century mark in back-to-back years after hitting 105 bombs in 2014. Senior outfielder Renee Erwin concluded her incredible collegiate career in style as the Anna, Texas native became the first player in history to be named a back-to-back winner of the Daktronics Ron Lenz National Player of the Year award. 2014 saw the Lady Buffs capture the program’s first ever NCAA Division II National Championship as WT topped perennial power Valdosta State in a Memorial Day thriller at the Moyers Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia. The Lady Buffs finished their dream season with an overall record of 60-7, becoming just the fourth team in NCAA history to win a title while also reaching the 60-win mark (Cal State Northridge-1985; Augustana-1991; North Dakota State-2000). Blaskowski and his staff were rewarded for their efforts on the diamond, being named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II National Coaching Staff of the Year while Coach B also picked up Lone Star Confer-ence Coach of the Year accolades. Coach B reached another career milestone in 2013 as he claimed his 600th career victory against St. Edward’s in Austin, Texas on April 14th. The 2012 season saw the Lady Buffs make another appearance in the LSC Tournament before falling to rival Angelo State in the semifinal round, WT just missed out on the NCAA Postseason, finishing the season with an overall record of 35-18. Blaskowski reached a personal milestone on February 19, 2012 as he coached his 1,000th career game in a win over New Mexico Highlands in Canyon.

The 2011 season saw the Lady Buffs make a historic run to their first ever South Central Regional Championship as they finished the season with an overall record of 50-18. WT claimed the program’s first ever Lone Star Conference Tournament Championship in 2011. Blaskowski also reached a personal milestone in 2011, claiming his 500th career victory on March 5 in a 15-2 win over Eastern New Mexico at Lady Buff Yard in Canyon, the win was also special for WT’s centerfield-er Kim LeComte who hit for the first cycle in program history. The Lady Buffs finished the 2010 season with a 45-18 overall record and advanced to the NCAA South Central Region Finals. Blaskowski was honored as the Lone Star Conference South Division Coach of the Year. Blaskowski was hired in Decem-ber of 2004 to bring back the softball program to WTAMU’s campus after a 24 year absence. Blaskowski came to WT from Lone Star Conference rival Eastern New Mexico University where he served as the head coach for one year. Prior to ENMU, Blaskow-ski coached at Southern Arkansas University for five years, where he started the SAU softball program and led them to the postseason in each of his five years. In 2003, SAU was the Co-Champion of the West Division in the Gulf South Conference with a 31-19 overall record and a 19-4 conference mark. While at SAU, Blas-kowski served as a member of the NCAA Division II South Region rating committee in addition to being named Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year in 2000. Blaskowski also has served as the head coach at Phillips University from 1996-1998. He started the program at Phillips which qualified for postseason play in each of its two seasons before the school closed in 1998. He was also the head coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., and Kansas Wesley-an University, in Salina, Kan. Blaskowski received a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in Physical Education from Valley City State University in North Dakota in 1986. He completed a Master of Science in Education with an emphasis in Health, Physical Education and Recreation at Emporia State University in Kansas in 1989. Blaskowski and his beautiful wife, April, are the parents of two daughters, Kaelyn Rose and Kelsey Rhea.

KEVIN BLASKOWSKIHead CoaCH

25tH SeaSon / 12tH SeaSon at WtValley City State ‘86

DECEMBER 2004Hired to Bring Back Program After 24 Years

2010 SEASON45-18 Overall RecordLSC South Division ChampionshipLone Star Conference TournamentNCAA South Central Regional TournamentLSC South Division Coach of the Year

2011 SEASON50-18 Overall RecordLSC Tournament ChampionsNCAA South Central Region #2 ChampionsNCAA South Central Super-Regional500th Career Win - March 5th

2012 SEASON35-18 Overall Record1,000th Career Game - February 19thLone Star Conference Tournament

2013 SEASON44-13 Overall Record#1 National Ranking - Hightest in WT History600th Career Win - April 14thLone Star Conference TournamentNCAA South Central Regional Tournament

2014 SEASON60-7 Overall Record (LSC Record for Wins)LSC Champions, LSC Coach of the YearNCAA South Central Region #1 ChampionsNCAA South Central S. Region ChampionsNCAA Division II National ChampionsNFCA Division II National Coach of the Year

2015 SEASON45-11 Overall Record700th Career Win - March 31stLone Star Conference ChampionsLSC Tournament ChampionsNCAA South Central Regional Tournament

2016 SEASON59-5 Overall RecordBest Start to a Season in School HistoryLongest Win Streak in LSC History (30)LSC Champions, LSC Coach of the YearLSC Tournament ChampionsNCAA South Central Region #1 ChampionsNCAA South Central S. Region Champions

At WTAMU (12th Season): 424-235 (.644)Overall (25th Season): 776-512 (.603)

blAskoWski AT WT...


#0 Shayne Starkey5-6 | P/UT | L/L | SO

Denton, Texas

#1 Kilee Halbert5-6 | P | R/R | JR

Dalhart, Texas

#2 Kourtney Coveney5-7 | INF/P | R/R | SO

Katy, Texas

#3 Ashley Hardin5-4 | OF | R/R | JRFlower Mound, Texas

#4 Chelsea Skipper5-9 | P/INF | R/R | SO

Campbell, California

#5 Brittany Cruz5-3 | OF | R/R | SO

New Braunfels, Texas

#6 Shea Ibrahim5-6 | INF | L/R | SR

South Jordan, Utah

#7 Kami Merrill5-6 | P/OF | R/R | SR

Calgary, Alberta

#8 Shanna McBroom5-6 | INF/C | R/R | FR

Sachse, Texas

#9 Sierra Gentry5-7 | UTIL | R/R | FR

Alamogordo, New Mexico

#11 Alyx Cordell5-3 | UTIL | R/R | FR

Canyon, Texas

#12 Maddie Green5-10 | C | R/R | R-FR

Corinth, Texas

#13 Alexis Ranieri5-9 | P | R/R | FR

Tucson, Arizona

#14 Kylee Moore6-0 | INF | L/R | SO

Van, Texas

#15 Alexis Alfonso5-9 | P | R/R | SR

Tucson, Arizona

#16 Hunter Ervin5-9 | C | R/R | FR

Weimar, Texas

#18 Allie Smith5-9 | INF | R/R | JRFlower Mound, Texas

#20 Emilee Baker5-3 | OF | R/R | SO

Schertz, Texas

#22 Briana Garza5-6 | INF | R/R | SO

San Antonio, Texas

#25 Christina Lucero5-9 | INF/P | R/R | FR

Amarillo, Texas

#26 Madi Meyers5-5 | UTIL | L/R | FR

Frisco, Texas

#34 Victoria Quinn5-9 | OF | L/L | FR

Fort Worth, Texas


sophoMoRe | inFieldeR/uTiliTy | 5-6 | l/ldenTon, TexAs (GuyeR hiGh school)

SHAYNESTARKEY

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Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2016 .350 60-60 157 45 55 12 3 1 32 76 .484 32 3 26 0 .464 2 1 2-3TOTAL .350 60-60 157 45 55 12 3 1 32 76 .484 32 3 26 0 .464 2 1 2-3

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2016 7.65 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 19 .389TOTAL 7.65 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 3.2 7 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 19 .389

sTARkey’s cAReeR sTATisTics

2017 SEASON HIGHSAt Bats - -Runs - -Hits - -Doubles - -Triples - -Home Runs - -RBI - -Walks - -Stolen Bases - -

CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Runs 3 (4x) last, Eastern New Mexico (4-8-16)Hits 3 (2x) last, Cameron (3-26-16)Doubles 1 (12x) last, Eastern New Mexico (4-9-16)Triples 1 (3x) last, at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Home Runs 1 Lubbock Christian (4-13-16)RBI 4 #20 Tarleton State (2-27-16)Walks 3 at Midwestern State (3-5-16)Stolen Bases 2 #20 Tarleton State (2-26-16)

2017 SEASON HIGHSInnings Pitched - -Strikeouts - -Walks - -Hits Allowed - -Runs Allowed - -Earned Runs - -

CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched 3.2 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Strikeouts 2 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Walks 0 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Hits Allowed 7 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Runs Allowed 4 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Earned Runs 4 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)

2016 (Freshman):Starkey registered a great true freshman campaign for the Lady Buffs in 2016 as the Denton native hit .350 with 12 doubles, three triples and a homerun to drive in 32 RBI for a slugging percentage of .484 while tallying 32 walks for an on-base clip of .464 in her 60 games started between left field and first base. She was a force in the field for the Lady Buffs as she regis-tered a team leading 400 putouts with 17 assists and eight errors for a fielding percentage of .981. The Guyer High School product was named the Louisville Slugger/NFCA Division II National Offensive Player of the Week on March 2 as she hit .667 with three doubles and a triple to drive in six RBI to go along with five walks and no strikeouts for a slugging percentage of 1.222 and an on-base clip of .786 as the then top ranked Lady Buffs swept then #20 Tarleton State, scoring seven runs in her nine at-bats of the weekend with six hits for 11 total bases. For her efforts on the field, Starkey was named to the All-Lone Star Conference Third Team. At Guyer High School:Starkey joined the Lady Buffs following a standout prep career at Denton Guyer High School (Texas) where she played first base and pitched for the Wildcats under the guidance of head coach Keith Medford and along with WT teammate Mad-die Green. Starkey led Guyer deep into the Texas 6A State Playoffs as a senior and was named the District 5-4A Utility Player of the Year as a junior. She was a four-time All-District performer while picking up District 5-4A Offensive Player of the Year acclaim as a sophomore. Starkey also excelled in the classroom, being named a four-time 1st Team Academic All-District selection for her efforts in the classroom. Starkey played her first prep season at Justin Northwest HS (Texas) before finishing her final three seasons at Denton Guyer HS (Texas).


Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2016 2.11 27-4 37 35 19 5 1 192.2 181 82 58 59 145 23 2 8 746 .2432015 3.12 8-0 20 7 2 0 2 58.1 58 40 26 26 43 4 1 8 277 .244TOTAL 2.34 35-4 57 42 21 5 3 251.0 239 122 84 85 188 27 3 16 1125 .243

JunioR | piTcheR | 5-6 | R/RdAlhART, TexAs (dAlhART hiGh school)

KILEEHALBERT

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hAlbeRT’s cAReeR sTATisTics



CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched 8.0 at Texas Woman’s (4-22-16)Strikeouts 10 #22 Angelo State (3-12-16)Walks 4 (3x) last, vs. Grand Valley State (5-17-16)Hits Allowed 8 (4x) last, vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (5-19-16)Runs Allowed 7 (2x) last, vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (5-19-16)Earned Runs 7 Texas Woman’s (4-26-15)

2017 (Junior): Lone Star Conference Preseson Pitcher of the YearSchutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year Top-25 Watchlist

2016 (Sophomore):Halbert registered one of the best statistical seasons in the circle in program history as a sophomore in 2016 as she went 27-4 with a 2.11 ERA as she registered 37 appearances with 35 starts while tossing 19 complete games with five shutouts and a save. The Dalhart native tossed 192.2 innings as she allowed 82 runs (58 earned) on 181 hits with 145 strikeouts while allowing an opponent batting average of .243. The talented right hander tossed a gem against rival Angelo State on March 11th as she allowed just one run on four hits with 10 strikeouts in a 2-1 win, she tossed three one-hitters on the season including a 8-0 shutout run-rule win over then #9 St. Mary’s to open up the 2016 NCAA DII South Central Super Regionals to propel the Lady Buffs to their second College World Series in the last three seasons. She was named the D2CCA South Central Region Pitcher of the Year while earning NFCA 1st Team All-Region accolades, she was also named the Lone Star Conference Pitcher of the Year and an All-American by the NFCA (3rd Team) and the D2CCA (Honorable Mention). Halbert also excelled in the classroom, being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team while becoming the first Lady Buff to ever claim the LSC Academic Player of the Year award. 2015 (Freshman):Halbert made an immediate impact on the Lady Buffs as a true freshman in 2015 as the Dalhart native became one of the top pitchers in the Lone Star Conference. The talented right hander registered a perfect 8-0 record with a 3.12 ERA as she saw time in 20 contests with seven starts in 2015, Halbert tossed a pair of complete games while registering two saves in her 58.1 innings of work. The freshman allowed a team-low 58 hits on the season while striking out 43 batters and allowing an opponent hitting percentage of just .244. Halbert’s biggest win came on May 9th as she allowed three runs on three hits with five strikeouts in a win over rival Angelo State to eliminate the Belles from the NCAA Postseason during the South Central Regional Tournament in Canyon. At Dalhart/Yukon High School:After winning a 5A Oklahoma State Championship at Yukon High School (Oklahoma) as a freshman, Halbert moved to Dalhart High School (Texas) for the remainder of her high school career. During her prep career, she was one of the most dominant high school pitchers in Texas, registering 494 strikeouts in 230.1 innings pitched for the Golden Wolves under head coach Ryan Jackson. She posted a 0.24 ERA as she has allowed her opponents a .207 batting average, for her efforts on the diamond she was named all-District and the District MVP each year.


sophoMoRe | inFieldeR/uTiliTy | 5-7 | R/RkATy, TexAs (kATy hiGh school)

KOURTNEYCOVENEY

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coveney’s cAReeR sTATisTics

CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 4 (10x) last, Metro State (5-5-16)Runs 3 (2x) last, Newman (2-21-16)Hits 4 Fort Lewis (2-12-16)Doubles 1 (14x) last, Colorado Mesa (5-7-16)Triples 1 (2x) last, Eastern New Mexico (4-9-16)Home Runs 1 (6x) last, #9 St. Mary’s (5-11-16)RBI 5 Newman (2-21-16)Walks 2 #12 St. Mary’s (2-13-16)Stolen Bases 1 Chadron State (2-13-16)

2016 (Freshman):Coveney had a breakout true freshman campaign for the Lady Buffs in 2016 as the Houston product hit .368 with 14 dou-bles, two triples and six homeruns to drive in 40 RBI for a slugging percentage of .605 while registering 23 walks for an on-base clip of .473. She saw time in 58 games with 55 starts between left field and second base as she tallied 65 putouts and 51 assists with 11 errors for a fielding percentage of .913. The Katy graduate had a career day on February 21 as she went 2-for-3 at the plate with a double and a triple to drive in a career high five RBI and score a pair of runs in a 18-2 win over Newman. She was named to the All-Lone Star Conference Third Team for her efforts on the diamond. At Katy High School:Coveney came to Canyon following an impressive prep career at Katy High School (Texas) where she led the Tigers to the 2015 Texas Class 6A State Championship as a senior, pitching and playing in the infield for head coach Kalum Haack and former Lady Buff standout Meghan Brown. Coveney was named the Texas Sports Writer’s Association (TWSA) Class 6A Player of the Year for the Tigers as they finished the season with an overall record of 36-6, she was named the District 19-6A Most Valuable Player while picking up the Houston Chronicle Hitter of the Year award.



Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2016 .392 64-64 199 59 78 16 1 23 82 165 .829 34 0 26 1 .471 5 0 8-92015 .353 54-53 156 38 55 12 4 19 66 132 .846 17 1 32 1 .417 1 0 4-4TOTAL .375 118-117 355 97 133 28 5 42 148 297 .837 51 1 58 2 .448 6 0 12-13


JunioR | ouTFieldeR | 5-4 | R/RFloWeR Mound, TexAs (MARcus hiGh school)

ASHLEYHARDIN

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hARdin’s cAReeR sTATisTics

CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 (2x) last, Angelo State (4-29-16)Runs 3 (6x) last, Texas Woman’s (4-30-16)Hits 3 (10x) last, vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (5-19-16)Doubles 2 (3x) last, vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (5-19-16)Triples 1 (4x) last, Angelo State (5-9-15)Home Runs 2 (7x) last, Texas Woman’s (4-30-16)RBI 5 (5x) last, Metro State (5-5-16)Walks 3 at Texas Woman’s (4-22-16)Stolen Bases 2 Lubbock Christian (3-31-15)

2017 (Junior): Lone Star Conference Preseson Player of the Year

2016 (Sophomore):Hardin registered one of the best statistical seasons in program history in 2016 as the Flower Mound product hit .392 with 16 doubles, one triple and 23 homeruns to drive in an incredible 82 RBI for a slugging clip of .829 while walking 34 times for an on-base percentage of .471. She was a force in center for the Lady Buffs on their way to their third straight LSC Title as the sophomore tallied 65 putouts with 10 outfield assists with just three errors for a fielding clip of .962. Hardin became one of the most feared hitters in Division II as she registered an LSC leading 23 homeruns on the season including nine in an eight game stretch in the heart of the NCAA Postseason as the Lady Buffs claimed their second Regional Title. Hardin registered one of the biggest swings in program history on May 7th as she launched a walkoff two-run bomb off of the Schaeffer Park scoreboard in the seventh inning for a thrilling 4-3 win over Colorado Mesa in the finale of the DII South Central I Regionals. She finished second nationally in homeruns (23), second in RBI (82), fifth in RBI per game (1.28), ninth in homeruns per game (0.36) and 13th in slugging percentage (.829). She was named a member of the All-LSC 1st Team while picking up All-Region recognition by the D2CCA (1st Team) and the NFCA (2nd Team), she was named a 1st Team All-American by the D2CCA for her efforts on the diamond. 2015 (Freshman):Hardin became one of the most feared hitters in all of Division II softball as a true-freshman in 2015 for the Lady Buffs, hitting .353 on the season with 12 doubles, four triples and 19 homeruns to drive in 66 RBi for a slugging percentage of .846. She was a staple in the WT outfield in 2015, seeing time in 54 games with 53 starts including multiple starts in centerfield throughout the heart of the season following an injury, she tallied a .957 fielding clip with 42 putouts and three assists to go along with just two errors while being a force on the basepaths with four stolen bases. Hardin came thru at the plate when it mattered the most as the freshman hit 12 homeruns in the final 18 games of the season for the Lady Buffs including five bombs during a four-game series at Eastern New Mexico when she drove in 14 RBI. For her efforts on the diamond, Hardin was named a 2nd Team Daktronics All-South Central Region selection while picking up 2nd Team All-LSC recognition.

At Flower Mound Marcus High School:Hardin joined the Lady Buffs following a standout prep career at Marcus High School (Texas) where she helped the Ma-rauders to a 32-9 overall record in 2013. Hardin hit .301 during her junior season with six doubles, one triple and 12 homeruns to drive in 35 RBI while registering a slugging percentage of .659 to pick up 1stTeam All-District 5-5A while being named the district’s Offensive Player of the Year. As a senior, Hardin was a 2nd Team District 5-5A selection as well as being named to the Dallas Morning News SportsDay Honorable Mention team.


sophoMoRe | piTcheR/inFieldeR | 5-9 | R/RcAMpbell, cAliFoRniA (cAMpbell hiGh school)

CHELSEASKIPPER

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skippeR’s cAReeR sTATisTics


CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 2 Fort Lewis (2-12-16)Runs 2 Fort Lewis (2-12-16)Hits 1 (2x) last, Adams State (2-14-16)Doubles - -Triples - -Home Runs - -RBI - -Walks 1 (2x) last, Newman (2-21-16)Stolen Bases - -


CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched 5.2 #20 Tarleton State (2-26-16)Strikeouts 7 Lincoln (2-19-16)Walks 2 (3x) last, Cameron (3-26-16)Hits Allowed 5 at Midwestern State (3-4-16)Runs Allowed 6 Cameron (3-26-16)Earned Runs 6 Cameron (3-26-16)

2016 (Freshman):Skipper had a strong true freshman campaign for the Lady Buffs in 2016, seeing time in 10 contests with one start in the field to go along with eight appearances and six starts in the circle for WT. Offensively she hit .286 with a pair of hits in her seven at-bats while scoring six runs, she walked twice for an on-base percentage of .444 while tallying seven putouts and eight as-sists in the field for a perfect fielding clip. In the circle, the right hander went 5-1 with a 2.78 ERA with eight appearances and six starts including two complete games and a pair of shutouts in her 27.2 innings of work. Skipper registered her first career win on February 19th in a 14-0 decision over Lincoln as she tossed a complete game, three-hit shutout against the Blue Tigers followed up by another shutout against Newman later in the weekend to claim LSC Pitcher of the Week honors. Skipper also excelled in the classroom for the Lady Buffs, being named a member of the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll for the fall semester. At Westmont High School:Skipper came to Canyon following a great prep career at Westmont High School (California) where she pitched and played first base for the Warriors under the guidance of head coach Bryce Hadley. While at WHS, Skipper led the Warriors to a 17-12 overall record as a senior as she was named the Team’s MVP while also picking up 1st Team All-League recognition. She also lettered in soccer for the Warriors, picking up 1st Team All-League accolades while excelling in the classroom at WHS.



Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2016 .333 64-64 180 49 60 14 4 15 67 127 .706 18 1 38 3 .385 6 1 2-2 TOTAL .333 64-64 180 49 60 14 4 15 67 127 .706 18 1 38 3 .385 6 1 2-2

sophoMoRe | ouTFieldeR | 5-3 | R/RneW bRAunFels, TexAs (neW bRAunFels hiGh school)

BRITTANYCRUZ

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cRuz’s cAReeR sTATisTics


CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Runs 3 (2x) last, Metro State (5-5-16)Hits 3 (4x) last, at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Doubles 2 (2x) last, at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-2-16)Triples 1 (4x) last, Angelo State (4-29-16)Home Runs 2 #20 Tarleton State (2-27-16)RBI 6 #20 Tarleton State (2-27-16)Walks 1 (18x) last, vs. #15 Southern Arkansas (5-19-16)Stolen Bases 1 (2x) last, vs. Grand Valley State (5-17-16)

2016 (Freshman):Cruz registered one of the best true freshman seasons in Lady Buff history in 2016 as the New Braunfels native hit .333 with 14 doubles, four triples and 15 homeruns to drive in 67 RBI and tally 127 total bases for a slugging percentage of .706 while walking 18 times and stealing a pair of bases for an on-base percentage of .385. In the outfield, the talented freshman registered 59 putouts with 10 outfield assists and just seven errors for a fielding clip of .908. Cruz proved herself as a big-game player on February 27th as she went 3-for-4 at the plate against then #10 Tarleton State to drive in six RBI with a pair of homeruns as she picked up LSC Hitter of the Week honors for her performance. She was named the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year and a member of the All-LSC 2nd Team while picking up 1st Team D2CCA All-South Central Region accolades while becoming just the second freshman in program history to be named an All-American (D2CCA 3rd Team). At New Braunfels High School:Cruz joined the Lady Buffs following a standout prep career at New Braunfels High School (Texas) where she played short-stop and the outfield for the Unicorns under head coach Andrew Schmid. She was a four-time All-District performer for the Unicorns while also being named the District Newcomer of the Year in 2012. During her career in the Hill Country, Cruz was selected to the Comal and South Texas High Scholl All-Star Game.


senioR | inFieldeR | 5-6 | l/RsouTh JoRdAn, uTAh (colleGe oF souTheRn idAho)

SHEAIBRAHIM

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ibRAhiM’s cAReeR sTATisTics



CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 (3x) last, Angelo State (4-29-16)Runs 3 (2x) last, Metro State (5-5-16)Hits 3 (2x) last, Metro State (5-5-16) Doubles 1 (15x) last, vs. Grand Valley State (5-17-16)Triples 1 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Home Runs 2 (2x) last, Texas Woman’s (4-30-16)RBI 5 (2x) last, Texas Woman’s (4-30-16)Walks 2 (6x) last, Lubbock Christian (4-13-16)Stolen Bases - -

2016 (Junior):Ibrahim made an immediate impact on the Lady Buffs during her junior campaign in 2016 as the College of Southern Idaho transfer hit .330 with 15 doubles and 13 homeruns to drive in 59 RBI with 116 total bases for a slugging percentage of .617 to go along with 28 walks for an on-base percentage of .428. The South Jordan native started 63 games at the hot corner for the Lady Buffs, registering 49 putouts with 105 assists and just nine errors for a fielding percentage of .945. She registered four games with atleast four runs driven in including five RBI against Lincoln (Feb.. 19) and Texas Woman’s (Apr. 30) as she hit a pair of homeruns in both of those wins. Ibrahim was named the Lone Star Conference Newcomer of the Year while being named to the All-LSC 2nd Team, she was a member of the LSC All-Tournament Team while also excelling in the classroom as a member of the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. At College of Southern Idaho:Ibrahim came to Canyon in the fall of 2015 following a standout two-year career at the College of Southern Idaho (Idaho) where she played shortstop for the Golden Eagles under head coach Nick Baumert. The South Jordan Utah native finished second in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) with 25 home runs as a sophomore in 2015 while finishing ninth in RBI (80) and total bases (158) and sixth in walks (40). Ibrahim posted a .376 batting average, a .687 slugging percent-age and a .489 on-base percentage while collecting 68 hits and 12 doubles in 2015. As a freshman at CSI, she posted a .379 batting average with 11 homeruns, 15 doubles and 62 RBI. Ibrahim was named a 2nd Team National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) All-American for her efforts on the diamond in 2015. Ibrahim ranks second all-time in College of Southern Idaho history in home runs (36) and third in RBI (142), she was a first team All-Region selection as a sophomore and a 2nd Team selection as a freshman. She helped lead the Golden Eagles to a 43-18 record and the Region 18 Finals in 2015 and a 46-17 mark and the NJCAA National Tournament in 2014.

At Bingham High School:Ibrahim led Bingham High School (Utah) to a State Championship as a freshman, fourth place finish in 2011, third place in 2012 and a runner-up finish in 2013 as she played shortstop and third base for the Miners under the guidance of head coach Mikki Jackson. She was a 1st Team All-State selection in 2013 while picking up 2nd Team All-State accolades in 2011 and 2012.


senioR | piTcheR | 5-6 | R/RcAlGARy, AlbeRTA (nebRAskA-keARney)

KAMIMERRILL

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Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

MeRRill’s cAReeR sTATisTics


CAREER HIGHSAt Bats - -Runs - -Hits - -Doubles - -Triples - -Home Runs - -RBI - -Walks - -Stolen Bases - -


CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - -Strikeouts - -Walks - -Hits Allowed - -Runs Allowed - -Earned Runs - -

At Nebraska-Kearney:Merrill spent the 2016 season at Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) member Nebraska-Kearney. During her one season at UNK, Merrill went 8-8 overall with an ERA of 4.83 as she struck out 109 batters in her 103.0 innings of work with six complete games, two shutouts and two saves.

At College of Southern Idaho:The Calgary, Alberta native spent two seasons at the College of Southern Idaho as she went a combined 25-10 overall with 22 complete games and three shutouts with 148 strikeouts. As a sophomore in 2015, Merrill went 19-7 in the circle with a 3.68 ERA, making 30 appearances with 28 starts and tossing 19 complete games with three shutouts as the Golden Eagles went 43-18 and made an appearance in the Region 18 Finals alongside WT teammate Shea Ibrahim. Merrill was named an NJCAA First Team All-West Region selection while being honored as an NFCA All-American Scholar for her efforts in the classroom. As a freshman in Twin Falls, Merrill went 6-3 in the circle with a 4.22 ERA as the then freshman struck out 49 batters in 63.0 innings with three complete games and one shutout in 23 appearances with eight starts for CSI. The Golden Eagles claimed the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) Championship while also winning the Region 18 Championship, finish-ing the season ranked fourth in the nation. At Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School:Merrill graduated from Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School in 2012 as she lettered in volleyball for the Lancers while playing club softball outside of school. She was named MVP of the 2009 Peewee A Westerns and MVP of the 2010 Bantam A Nationals. Merrill played for Team Alberta in 2011 and 2013 and took gold in the Alberta Provincials in 2009, 2011 and 2012. In 2013, she was the Tournament MVP for the Junior B Westerns.


FReshMAn | inFieldeR/cATcheR | 5-6 | R/RsAchse, TexAs (sAchse hiGh school)

SHANNAMCBROOM

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McbRooM’s cAReeR sTATisTics




At Sachse High School:McBroom joins the Lady Buffs following a standout prep career at Sachse High School (Texas) where she caught for the Mustangs under the guidance of head coach Stefanie Faith. She was named the District 11-6A Most Valuable Player as a senior in 2016 when she hit .576 with 53 total hits and 10 homeruns with a .629 on-base percentage while stealing 29 bases and registering a perfect fielding clip behind the dish. As a junior in 2015, McBroom was named the District 11-6A Defensive Player of the Year as well as an All-State selection. She also lettered in volleyball and was a cheerleader at SHS while excel-ling in the classroom, being a four-time Academic All-District selection while picking up the President’s Scholar Award and finishing as an Honor Graduate.


FReshMAn | uTiliTy | 5-7 | R/RAlAMoGoRdo, neW Mexico (AlAMoGoRdo hiGh school)

SIERRAGENTRY

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GenTRy’s cAReeR sTATisTics




At Alamogordo High School:Gentry joins the Lady Buffs following a stellar prep career at Alamogordo High School (New Mexico) where she played multi-ple positions for the Tigers under head coach Charlene Reyes. She was an All-District 4-6A selection as a senior while picking up her second TKA Award, during her time at AHS she hit .420 with 137 hits including 23 homeruns to drive in 129 RBI for a slugging percentage of .751 while tallying an on-base clip of .491. She was a two-time All-State selection for the Tigers while also lettering in volleyball for four seasons. Gentry excelled in the classroom, serving as a member of the National Honor Society while being a state finalist for the Wendy’s Heisman Scholarship.


FReshMAn | uTiliTy | 5-3 | R/RcAnyon, TexAs (cAnyon hiGh school)

ALYXCORDELL

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coRdell’s cAReeR sTATisTics




At Canyon High School:Cordell recently completed a standout prep career at nearby Canyon High School (Texas) where she played shortstop and second base for the Lady Eagles under head coach Nicole Coffee. As a senior in 2016, Cordell hit .517 with 15 doubles and seven homeruns to drive in 40 RBI for a slugging percentage of .833 while stealing 10 bases and setting a new CHS record for HBP’s with 10 for an on-base percentage of .605. She was named the District 3-5A Most Valuable Player while picking up TGCA All-State accolades as the Lady Eagles went 30-8 with an appearance in the Regional Finals while claiming their second straight District 3-5A Title. As a junior, Cordell was named the Amarillo Globe News Softball Athlete of the Year while leading the Lady Eagles to the Regional Semifinals. She also lettered in basketball for two seasons at CHS, claiming the 2014 Texas 5A State Championship under legendary head coach Joe Lombard. In the classroom, Cordell was a TGCA Academ-ic All-State selection while finishing Top-10 in her graduating class while serving as a member of the National Honor Society.


RedshiRT FReshMAn | cATcheR | 5-10 | R/RcoRinTh, TexAs (GuyeR hiGh school)

MADDIEGREEN

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GReen’s cAReeR sTATisTics




2016 (Redshirt):Green redshirted for the Lady Buffs as a true freshman in 2016. At Guyer/Denton High School:Green came to Canyon in the fall of 2015 following a standout prep career at Denton Guyer High School (Texas) where she caught for the Wildcats under head coach Keith Medford and played alongside WT teammate Shayne Starkey. Green competed at Guyer HS (Texas) for two seasons following her freshman season at Denton HS (Texas). Green was a standout for the Wildcats, helping the team to the Texas Class 6A Regional Quarterfinals in her final season in 2015, being named the District 5-6A Most Valuable Player honors.


FReshMAn | piTcheR | 5-9 | R/RTucson, ARizonA (iRonWood RidGe hiGh school)

ALEXISRANIERI

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Year ERA W-L App GS CG SHO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR BF B/Avg2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -TOTAL - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

RAnieRi’s cAReeR sTATisTics




CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched - -Strikeouts - -Walks - -Hits Allowed - -Runs Allowed - -Earned Runs - -

At Ironwood Ridge High School:Ranieri comes to Canyon following a standout prep career at Ironwood Ridge High School (Arizona) where she pitched for the Nighthawks under head coach Rich Alday. As a senior in 2016, she led the Nighthawks to the Arizona Division II State Championship as they finished the season 33-4, she went 13-1 in the circle with a 1.62 ERA with three shutouts including a perfect game. She picked up 3rd Team All-Arizona accolades while being named an Honorable Mention All-State selection as a senior. In her career at Ironwood Ridge, Ranieri went 30-5 in the circle as she also claimed the 2014 Arizona Division II State Championship.



MooRe’s cAReeR sTATisTics


CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 4 Cameron (3-26-16)Runs 2 Chadron State (2-13-16)Hits 2 Chadron State (2-13-16)Doubles 1 (4x) last, at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Triples - -Home Runs 2 Chadron State (2-13-16)RBI 6 Chadron State (2-13-16)Walks 1 (11x) last, Angelo State (4-29-16)Stolen Bases 1 Lincoln (2-19-16)

2016 (Freshman):Moore registered a solid true freshman campaign for the Lady Buffs in 2016 as she saw time in 31 games with 10 starts to hit .349 with four doubles and four homeruns to drive in 20 RBI and collect 31 total bases for a slugging percentage of .721 to go along with 11 walks for an on-base clip of .491. She registered 38 putouts and four assists with one error for a fielding per-centage of .977. Moore made an immediate impact on the 2016 season as she connected on her first collegiate homerun on Opening Day (Feb. 5) in St. George, Utah against Fort Lewis and she followed that up with her first career grand slam against Chadron State (Feb. 13) to drive in six RBI on a pair of homeruns in the win. At Van High School:Moore came to Canyon following a great four-year prep career at Van High School (Texas) where she played first base for the Vandals under the guidance of head coach Robert Klick. While at VHS, Moore was a two-time All-District selection in the infield while picking up District Most Valuable Player accolades as a junior to lead the Vandals to back-to-back Texas 3A State Tournaments. During her time at VHS, Moore was a three-time All-East Texas Super Team selection while being named to the UIL All-State Tournament Team.

sophoMoRe | inFieldeR | 6-0 | l/RvAn, TexAs (vAn hiGh school)

KYLEEMOORE

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senioR | piTcheR | 5-9 | R/RTucson, ARizonA (piMA colleGe)

ALEXISALFONSO

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AlFonso’s cAReeR sTATisTics


CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 1 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Runs 1 at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Hits - -Doubles - -Triples - -Home Runs - -RBI - -Walks - -Stolen Bases - -


CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched 7.0 at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-1-16)Strikeouts 4 (2x) last, at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-1-16))Walks 5 (2x) last, at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-1-16)Hits Allowed 7 (3x) last, Eastern New Mexico (4-8-16)Runs Allowed 6 (2x) last, at Texas Woman’s (4-22-16)Earned Runs 6 at #2 Dixie State (2-6-16)

2016 (Junior):Alfonso registered a breakout junior campaign for the Lady Buffs as a junior in 2016. The Tucson native went 10-0 in the circle for the Lady Buffs, tallying a 3.20 ERA with 21 appearances and 16 starts including six complete games and three shutouts in her 78.2 innings of work on the season. She allowed 86 hits and 47 runs (36 earned) while walking 33 and striking out 37 bat-ters to allow an opposing batting average of .271. Alfonso started off the season strong as she allowed no runs on just three hits in her first appearance as a Lady Buffs in a complete game shutout of CSU-Pueblo (Feb. 5) in St. George, Utah. At Pima College:Alfonso came to Canyon in the Spring of 2016 from Pima College (Arizona) where she went 27-7 in the circle for the Aztecs as a sophomore in 2015 as she registered a 3.36 ERA to go along with one save and 127 strikeouts (4.15/game) in her 214.1 innings of work in her 39 appearances with 34 starts. She also provided a spark at the plate for the Aztecs, hitting .381 with three doubles and eight homeruns to drive in 30 RBI for a slugging percentage of .702 while walking 11 times in 84 at-bats. She registered a walkoff three run blast to lift the Aztecs past South Mountain Community College in the NJCAA Region I Di-vision II Tournament opener as Pima finished second in the event. For her efforts on the diamond, she was named a member of the Arizona Community College Athletic Conference (ACCAC) 2nd Team while also picking up NJCAA Division II All-Re-gion honors.

At Eastern Arizona College:Alfonso spent her freshman season at Eastern Arizona College where she went 19-3 in the circle with a 2.93 ERA to go along with 68 strikeouts in her 172 innings of work with one start and 27 appearances for the Gila Monsters. At the plate, she hit .281 with two doubles and two homeruns to drive in 17 RBI while walking six times in her 39 plate appearances for a slugging percentage of .531.


FReshMAn | cATcheR | 5-9 | R/RWeiMAR, TexAs (WeiMAR hiGh school)

HUNTERERVIN

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eRvin’s cAReeR sTATisTics




At Weimar High School:Ervin joins the Lady Buffs following a standout prep career at Weimar High School (Texas) where she caught for the Wildcats under head coach Roger Maupin. While at WHS, Ervin led the Wildcats to the Texas 2A State Championship in 2013 and 2014 as she was a four-time TABC All-State selection. She also lettered in volleyball, basketball and golf for the Wildcats.



Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2016 .358 55-50 148 17 53 12 0 6 38 83 .561 18 2 16 1 .427 3 0 0-02015 .393 56-56 163 35 64 17 0 9 63 108 .663 16 6 20 2 .460 2 0 0-0TOTAL .376 111-106 311 52 117 29 0 15 101 191 .614 34 8 36 3 .444 5 0 0-0


sMiTh’s cAReeR sTATisTics

CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 (4x) last, vs. #5 Humboldt State (5-18-16)Runs 3 (3x) last, Fort Lewis (2-12-16)Hits 4 at Eastern New Mexico (4-11-15)Doubles 2 at Eastern New Mexico (4-11-15)Triples 2 vs. Adams State (2-13-15)Home Runs 1 (14x) last, Texas Woman’s (4-30-16)RBI 6 vs. Texas A&M-Commerce (3-21-15)Walks 2 (2x) last, at A&M-Commerce (3-19-16)Stolen Bases - -

2016 (Sophomore):Smith continued to prove why she’s one of the best designated players in all of NCAA Division II Softball as a sophomore in 2016, hitting .358 with 12 doubles and six homeruns to drive in 38 RBI with 83 total bases for a slugging percentage of .561 to go along with 18 walks for an on-base clip of .427. Smith returned from offseason knee surgery just as strong as she saw time in 55 games with 50 starts during the season, her biggest hit of the season came with WT’s back against the wall in the South Central Regional Tournament as the Flower Mound native singled up the middle with the bases loaded and one out to drive in a pair of runs for a 4-3 win. Smith was named to the All-Lone Star Conference 1st Team as well as the D2CCA All-South Central Region 1st Team and the LSC All-Tournament Team for her efforts on the field, she added to her trophy case with a D2CCA Honorable Mention All-American accolade. In the classroom, Smith was named to the LSC All-Academic Team while picking up CoSIDA Academic All-District honors. 2015 (Freshman):Smith put together one of the best statistical seasons for a freshman in program history in 2015 as the Flower Mound native was tabbed the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Year while also finishing as a Top-10 Finalists for the inaugural Na-tional Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) DII National Freshman of the Year Award. Smith had a monster season at the plate for WT, hitting .393 with 17 doubles and nine homeruns to drive in 63 RBI for a slugging percentage of .663 to go along with 16 walks and 100 total bases as WT’s designated player. Smith was named to the All-Lone Star Conference 1st Team for her efforts while also being named All-Region by the NFCA (2nd Team) and Daktronics (1st Team). Smith became the first freshman in program history to be tabbed an All-American as she picked up a pair of honors by the NFCA (3rd Team) and Daktronics (1st Team). She also excelled in the classroom, being named to the LSC Commissioner’s Honor Roll. At Flower Mound High School:Smith came to Canyon in the Fall of 2015 following a standout prep career at Flower Mound High School (Texas) where she played first base for the Jaguars under head coach Mark Larriba. As a senior in 2014, Smith led the Jaguars to the Texas Class 5A Regional Semifinals for the deepest playoff run in program history, hitting .492 with 14 doubles, six homeruns and 42 RBI to pick-up All-State accolades as well as being named a Dallas Morning News SportsDay 2nd Team honoree.

JunioR | inFieldeR | 5-9 | R/RFloWeR Mound, TexAs (FloWeR Mound hiGh school)

ALLIESMITH

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Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2017 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2016 .667 11-1 9 8 6 0 0 1 5 9 1.000 1 0 0 0 .700 0 0 1-1TOTAL .667 11-1 9 8 6 0 0 1 5 9 1.000 1 0 0 0 .700 0 0 1-1

bAkeR’s cAReeR sTATisTics


CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 2 Lincoln (2-19-16)Runs 2 (2x) last, #20 Tarleton State (2-27-16)Hits 2 Lincoln (2-19-16)Doubles - -Triples - -Home Runs 1 Lincoln (2-19-16)RBI 5 Lincoln (2-19-16)Walks 1 Lincoln (2-19-16)Stolen Bases 1 Lincoln (2-19-16)

2016 (Freshman):Baker made the most of her limited time on the diamond for the Lady Buffs as a true freshman in 2016, seeing time in 11 contests with her lone start of the season coming against Lincoln (Feb. 19). She hit .667 on the season with six hits in her eight at-bats including her first collegiate homerun against the Blue Tigers as she drove in five RBI that afternoon. The talented freshman was a go-to pinch running option for the Lady Buffs in 2016, scoring eight runs during her 11 contests while regis-tering a perfect fielding percentage of 1.000 with two putouts in left field. Baker excelled in the classroom for the Lady Buffs, being named a member of the Lone Star Conference Commissioner’s Honor Roll during both semesters. At Clemens High School:Baker came to Canyon following a standout prep career at Clemens High School (Texas) where she played in the outfield for the Buffaloes under head coach Amanda Balthun. She was a two-time 1st Team All-District selection while also picking up All-Area recognition. She attended MacArthur HS (Texas) in San Antonio during her first two years of high school. Baker also excelled in the classroom, picking up Academic All-District honors for three seasons and being named the school’s Outstanding Senior Girl.


sophoMoRe | ouTFieldeR | 5-3 | R/RscheRTz, TexAs (cleMens hiGh school)

EMILEEBAKER

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GARzA’s cAReeR sTATisTics


CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 4 at Midwestern State (3-5-16)Runs 2 (2x) last, at Texas Woman’s (4-22-16)Hits 1 (8x) last, Colorado Mesa (5-6-16)Doubles 1 (2x) last, Newman (2-21-16)Triples - -Home Runs 1 Fort Lewis (2-12-16)RBI 4 Fort Lewis (2-12-16)Walks 1 (6x) last, at Texas Woman’s (4-23-16)Stolen Bases - -

2016 (Freshman):Garza had a strong freshman campaign for the Lady Buffs in 2016 as the San Antonio native saw time in 23 contests with three starts as she hit .346 with two doubles and a homerun to drive in 13 RBI for a slugging percentage of .538 to go along with six walks for an on-base clip of .528. In the field, Garza saw time at third base as she registered six putouts and 12 assists with two errors for a fielding percentage of .900. Garza registered her first career homerun on February 12th as she lifted a pitch over the black monster in left field with the bases loaded for a grand slam against Fort Lewis. At James Madison High School:Garza came to Canyon following a great prep career at James Madison HS (Texas) where she played on the corners for the Mavericks under the guidance of head coach Laurie Friesenhahn. She was a two-time All-District selection for the Mav-ericks while leading her district in batting average (.488), slugging percentage (.976) and on-base percentage (.593) as a senior.


sophoMoRe | inFieldeR | 5-6 | R/RsAn AnTonio, TexAs (JAMes MAdison hiGh school)

BRIANAGARZA

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FReshMAn | uTiliTy | 5-5 | l/RFRisco, TexAs (lone sTAR hiGh school)

MADIMEYERS

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MeyeRs’ cAReeR sTATisTics




At Lone Star High School:Meyers joins the Lady Buffs following a standout prep career at Lone Star High School (Texas) where she played in the mid-dle infield or in left for the Rangers under head coach Tom Thuman. She was a four-time All-District selection for the Rangers while also excelling in the classroom, being named an Academic All-Star while serving as a member of the National Honor Society.


2016 Lady Buff SoftballOverall Statistics for West Texas A&M (as of Jan 03, 2017)

(All games Sorted by Batting avg)

Record: 59-5 Home: 35-2 Away: 19-1 Neutral: 5-2 Lone Star: 30-2

Player avg gp-gs ab r h 2b 3b hr rbi tb slg% bb hp so gdp ob% sf sh sb-att po a e fld%

Emilee Baker . 6 6 7 11-1 9 8 6 0 0 1 5 9 1.000 1 0 0 0 . 7 0 0 0 0 1-1 2 0 0 1.000

Stacey Ramirez . 4 4 2 42-42 138 50 61 3 0 0 7 64 . 4 6 4 15 2 13 0 . 5 0 3 0 3 7-9 49 57 9 . 9 2 2

Ashley Hardin . 3 9 2 64-64 199 59 78 16 1 23 82 165 . 8 2 9 34 0 26 1 . 4 7 1 5 0 8-9 65 10 3 . 9 6 2

Andrea Sitter . 3 8 9 36-31 90 35 35 4 2 3 19 52 . 5 7 8 21 6 13 0 . 5 3 0 0 3 4-4 22 2 2 . 9 2 3

Kourtney Coveney . 3 6 8 58-55 152 36 56 14 2 6 40 92 . 6 0 5 23 9 23 1 . 4 7 3 2 0 1-1 65 51 11 . 9 1 3

Lacey Taylor . 3 6 3 64-64 168 54 61 23 1 8 59 110 . 6 5 5 55 6 25 0 . 5 2 8 2 3 1-2 299 23 2 . 9 9 4

Allie Smith . 3 5 8 55-50 148 17 53 12 0 6 38 83 . 5 6 1 18 2 16 1 . 4 2 7 3 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Shayne Starkey . 3 5 0 60-60 157 45 55 12 3 1 32 76 . 4 8 4 32 3 26 0 . 4 6 4 2 1 2-3 400 17 8 . 9 8 1

Kylee Moore . 3 4 9 31-10 43 13 15 4 0 4 20 31 . 7 2 1 11 1 8 0 . 4 9 1 0 0 1-1 38 4 1 . 9 7 7

Briana Garza . 3 4 6 23-3 26 10 9 2 0 1 13 14 . 5 3 8 6 4 8 0 . 5 2 8 0 0 0-0 6 12 2 . 9 0 0

Brittany Cruz . 3 3 3 64-64 180 49 60 14 4 15 67 127 . 7 0 6 18 1 38 3 . 3 8 5 6 1 2-2 59 10 7 . 9 0 8

Tiffanie Bolanos . 3 3 3 26-0 6 11 2 0 0 0 1 2 . 3 3 3 0 0 2 0 . 2 8 6 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0

Shea Ibrahim . 3 3 0 63-63 188 57 62 15 0 13 59 116 . 6 1 7 28 8 43 0 . 4 2 8 5 2 0-0 49 105 9 . 9 4 5

Brittany Gehle . 3 0 7 64-64 189 69 58 17 4 5 39 98 . 5 1 9 47 4 10 0 . 4 5 0 2 6 9-10 114 104 6 . 9 7 3

Chelsea Skipper . 2 8 6 10-1 7 6 2 0 0 0 0 2 . 2 8 6 2 0 2 0 . 4 4 4 0 0 0-0 7 8 0 1.000

Alyssa Montoya . 2 5 0 38-5 24 18 6 2 1 0 3 10 . 4 1 7 3 1 4 0 . 3 5 7 0 0 0-0 29 7 1 . 9 7 3

Bailey Anderson . 2 5 0 7-0 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 . 2 5 0 2 0 2 0 . 5 0 0 0 0 0-0 4 0 0 1.000

Tori Bayer . 0 0 0 2-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 8 19 1 . 9 6 4

Alexis Alfonso . 0 0 0 1-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 2 27 1 . 9 6 7

Totals . 3 5 8 64 1731 540 620 138 18 86 485 1052 . 6 0 8 316 47 259 6 . 4 6 3 28 19 36-42 1221 524 65 . 9 6 4

Opponents . 2 4 8 64 1576 171 391 53 5 24 149 526 . 3 3 4 138 54 302 10 . 3 2 9 3 35 39-46 1147 372 90 . 9 4 4

LOB - Team (455), Opp (414). DPs turned - Team (20), Opp (14). CI - Team (0), Opp (1). IBB - Team (3), A. Smith 2, A. Hardin1. Picked off - K. Morre 1, A. Sitter 1.

(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)

Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha

Tori Bayer 1 . 5 4 17-0 34 6 4 3/0 12 104.1 92 27 23 37 103 14 2 6 . 2 3 4 4 14 1 2 8Kilee Halbert 2 . 1 1 27-4 37 35 19 5/2 1 192.2 181 82 58 59 145 23 2 8 . 2 4 3 5 23 3 1 19Chelsea Skipper 2 . 7 8 5-1 8 6 2 2/1 0 27.2 25 11 11 9 15 2 1 2 . 2 4 5 2 3 1 0 4Alexis Alfonso 3 . 2 0 10-0 21 16 6 3/1 0 78.2 86 47 36 33 37 12 0 7 . 2 7 1 1 13 1 0 4Shayne Starkey 7 . 6 4 0-0 1 1 0 0/0 0 3.2 7 4 4 0 2 2 0 1 . 3 8 9 2 1 0 0 0Totals 2 . 2 7 59-5 64 64 31 15/2 13 407.0 391 171 132 138 302 53 5 24 . 2 4 8 14 54 6 3 35

Opponents 8 . 0 2 5-59 64 64 21 0/0 3 382.1 620 540 438 316 259 138 18 86 . 3 5 8 35 47 9 28 19

PB - Team (3), L. Taylor 3, Opp (21). Pickoffs - Team (0), Opp (2). SBA/ATT - L. Taylor (35-42), K. Halbert (18-22), T. Bayer(12-14), A. Alfonso (6-7), A. Montoya (4-4), S. Starkey (2-2), C. Skipper (1-1).


2016 Lady Buff SoftballGames Summary for West Texas A&M (as of Jan 03, 2017)

(All games)

Score by innings 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TotalWest Texas A&M 72 79 84 127 72 64 27 13 2 540Opponents 49 14 22 25 29 26 6 0 0 171

Record when ...Overall 59-5

Conference 30-2Non-Conference 29-3

Home games 35-2Away games 19-1Neutral site 5-2Day games 47-5

Night games 12-0vs Left starter 8-1

vs Right starter 51-41-Run games 12-12-Run games 2-1

5+Run games 35-0Extra innings 5-0

Shutouts 15-0

Scoring 0-2 runs 3-1....... 3-5 runs 11-3....... 6-9 runs 23-1

....... 10+ runs 22-0

Opponent 0-2 runs 37-1........ 3-5 runs 14-0........ 6-9 runs 8-4

........ 10+ runs 0-0

Scored in 1st inning 28-3Opp. scored in 1st 19-4

Scores first 39-3Opp. scores first 20-2

After 4 leading 46-0....... trailing 10-5

....... tied 3-0After 5 leading 30-0

....... trailing 8-5....... tied 2-0

After 6 leading 25-0....... trailing 5-5

....... tied 3-0

Hit 0 home runs 19-3... 1 home run 13-2

... 2+ home runs 27-0

Opponent 0 home runs 44-2........ 1 home run 12-1

........ 2+ HRs 3-2

Made 0 errors 30-0.... 1 error 10-2

.... 2+ errors 19-3

Opp. made 0 errors 9-3......... 1 error 25-2

......... 2+ errors 25-0

Out-hit opponent 43-3Out-hit by opponent 8-1

Hits are tied 8-1

Record when team scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 0-0 1-1 2-0 4-0 3-2 4-1 4-1 4-0 8-0 7-0 22-0

Record when opponent scores:Runs 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10+W-L 15-0 10-0 12-1 7-0 2-0 5-0 5-1 3-1 0-1 0-1 0-0

Record when leading after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 25-0 37-0 40-0 46-0 30-0 25-0

Record when trailing after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 12-3 10-3 13-4 10-5 8-5 5-5

Record when tied after:Inn. 1 2 3 4 5 6W-L 22-2 12-2 6-1 3-0 2-0 3-0

Current losing streak: 2Longest winning streak: 30Longest losing streak: 2

Home attendance : 17406 ( 37 dates avg = 470 )Away attendance : 6116 ( 22 dates avg = 278 )Total attendance: 23522 ( 59 dates avg = 398 )


2016 Lady Buff SoftballGame Results for West Texas A&M (as of Jan 03, 2017)

(All games)

Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Lone Star Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 05, 2016 vs Fort Lewis W 9-1 5 1-0-0 0-0-0 K. Halbert (W 1-0) 2 2 5 1:37Feb 05, 2016 vs CSU-Pueblo W 10-0 5 2-0-0 0-0-0 A. Alfonso (W 1-0) 2 3 0 1:30Feb 06, 2016 at #2 Dixie State W 7-6 (9) 3-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 1-0) 5 2 0 3:25Feb 06, 2016 vs #13 Humboldt State W 3-2 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 K. Halbert (W 2-0) 1 0 7 1:50Feb 07, 2016 vs Fort Lewis W 13-2 5 5-0-0 0-0-0 A. Alfonso (W 2-0) 1 0 3 1:35Feb 12, 2016 FORT LEWIS W 25-1 5 6-0-0 0-0-0 K. Halbert (W 3-0) 4 2 7 2:00Feb 13, 2016 CHADRON STATE W 12-0 5 7-0-0 0-0-0 A. Alfonso (W 3-0) 4 3 6 1:25Feb 13, 2016 #12 ST. MARY'S W 15-7 6 8-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 2-0) 5 3 0 2:45Feb 14, 2016 METRO STATE W 12-5 7 9-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 3-0) 4 1 2 2:15Feb 14, 2016 ADAMS STATE W 8-0 5 10-0-0 0-0-0 K. Halbert (W 4-0) 4 8 7 1:45Feb 19, 2016 LINCOLN-1 W 12-0 5 11-0-0 0-0-0 K. Halbert (W 5-0) 3 1 2 1:20Feb 19, 2016 LINCOLN-2 W 14-0 5 12-0-0 0-0-0 C. Skipper (W 1-0) 3 1 9 1:15Feb 20, 2016 WESTERN OREGON-1 W 9-1 6 13-0-0 0-0-0 K. Halbert (W 6-0) 5 1 2 1:45Feb 20, 2016 WESTERN OREGON-2 W 7-6 7 14-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 4-0) 5 1 9 2:20Feb 21, 2016 NEWMAN-1 W 15-0 5 15-0-0 0-0-0 C. Skipper (W 2-0) 2 0 7 1:40Feb 21, 2016 NEWMAN-2 W 18-2 5 16-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 5-0) 3 7 2 2:05

* Feb 26, 2016 #20 TARLETON STATE-1 W 10-2 6 17-0-0 1-0-0 K. Halbert (W 7-0) 5 0 7 2:45* Feb 26, 2016 #20 TARLETON STATE-2 W 5-4 7 18-0-0 2-0-0 C. Skipper (W 3-0) 5 0 7 2:30* Feb 27, 2016 #20 TARLETON STATE-1 W 20-2 5 19-0-0 3-0-0 K. Halbert (W 8-0) 5 2 1 2:05* Feb 27, 2016 #20 TARLETON STATE-2 W 8-0 5 20-0-0 4-0-0 A. Alfonso (W 4-0) 5 1 2 1:30* Mar 04, 2016 at Midwestern State-1 W 8-0 5 21-0-0 5-0-0 K. Halbert (W 9-0) 4 3 9 1:30* Mar 04, 2016 at Midwestern State-2 W 5-2 7 22-0-0 6-0-0 C. Skipper (W 4-0) - 2:39* Mar 05, 2016 at Midwestern State-1 W 6-3 7 23-0-0 7-0-0 K. Halbert (W 10-0) 5 0 9 2:12* Mar 05, 2016 at Midwestern State-2 W 7-3 (8) 24-0-0 8-0-0 T. Bayer (W 6-0) - 2:40* Mar 11, 2016 #22 ANGELO STATE-1 W 2-1 7 25-0-0 9-0-0 K. Halbert (W 11-0) 4 1 2 1:40* Mar 11, 2016 #22 ANGELO STATE-2 W 2-1 7 26-0-0 10-0-0 T. Bayer (W 7-0) 4 1 2 2:00* Mar 12, 2016 #22 ANGELO STATE-1 W 9-1 6 27-0-0 11-0-0 K. Halbert (W 12-0) 6 7 4 2:20* Mar 12, 2016 #22 ANGELO STATE-2 W 3-2 7 28-0-0 12-0-0 T. Bayer (W 8-0) 6 7 4 1:50

Mar 16, 2016 at St.Edward's-1 W 1-0 7 29-0-0 12-0-0 C. Skipper (W 5-0) - 1:54Mar 16, 2016 at St.Edward's-2 W 5-2 7 30-0-0 12-0-0 A. Alfonso (W 5-0) 2 0 8 2:00

* Mar 19, 2016 at A&M-Commerce-1 L 4-6 7 30-1-0 12-1-0 K. Halbert (L 12-1) 2 6 8 2:35* Mar 19, 2016 at A&M-Commerce-2 W 5-2 7 31-1-0 13-1-0 A. Alfonso (W 6-0) 2 3 0 2:20* Mar 20, 2016 at A&M-Commerce-1 W 8-6 7 32-1-0 14-1-0 T. Bayer (W 9-0) 1 5 0 2:50* Mar 20, 2016 at A&M-Commerce-2 W 11-4 7 33-1-0 15-1-0 T. Bayer (W 10-0) 1 3 0 2:20* Mar 25, 2016 CAMERON-1 W 9-1 5 34-1-0 16-1-0 K. Halbert (W 13-1) 4 1 0 1:25* Mar 25, 2016 CAMERON-2 W 11-1 5 35-1-0 17-1-0 A. Alfonso (W 7-0) 4 2 9 1:25* Mar 26, 2016 CAMERON-1 W 8-3 7 36-1-0 18-1-0 K. Halbert (W 14-1) 4 6 2 2:10* Mar 26, 2016 CAMERON-2 L 6-9 7 36-2-0 18-2-0 C. Skipper (L 5-1) 4 6 2 2:30* Apr 01, 2016 at Tex. A&M-Kingsville-1 W 6-3 7 37-2-0 19-2-0 K. Halbert (W 15-1) 1 6 7 2:18* Apr 01, 2016 at Tex. A&M-Kingsville-2 W 10-2 7 38-2-0 20-2-0 A. Alfonso (W 8-0) 1 6 5 2:33* Apr 02, 2016 at Tex. A&M-Kingsville-1 W 6-2 7 39-2-0 21-2-0 K. Halbert (W 16-1) 2 0 4 1:55* Apr 02, 2016 at Tex. A&M-Kingsville-2 W 3-0 7 40-2-0 22-2-0 T. Bayer (W 11-0) 2 1 6 2:16* Apr 08, 2016 EASTERN NEW MEXICO-1 W 9-1 5 41-2-0 23-2-0 K. Halbert (W 17-1) 3 8 5 1:15* Apr 08, 2016 EASTERN NEW MEXICO-2 W 13-5 6 42-2-0 24-2-0 A. Alfonso (W 9-0) 3 8 5 2:00* Apr 09, 2016 EASTERN NEW MEXICO-1 W 10-2 6 43-2-0 25-2-0 K. Halbert (W 18-1) 4 7 7 1:40* Apr 09, 2016 EASTERN NEW MEXICO-2 W 8-0 5 44-2-0 26-2-0 T. Bayer (W 12-0) 4 7 7 1:25

Apr 13, 2016 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN W 13-6 7 45-2-0 26-2-0 K. Halbert (W 19-1) 3 6 9 2:25Apr 20, 2016 at Lubbock Christian W 7-0 7 46-2-0 26-2-0 K. Halbert (W 20-1) 1 0 3 2:00

* Apr 22, 2016 at Texas Woman's-1 W 9-6 (8) 47-2-0 27-2-0 K. Halbert (W 21-1) - 3:22* Apr 22, 2016 at Texas Woman's-2 W 13-7 7 48-2-0 28-2-0 T. Bayer (W 13-0) 2 8 5 3:15* Apr 23, 2016 at Texas Woman's-1 W 11-5 (8) 49-2-0 29-2-0 T. Bayer (W 14-0) - 2:46* Apr 23, 2016 at Texas Woman's-2 W 8-7 7 50-2-0 30-2-0 A. Alfonso (W) 4 4 9 2:50

Apr 29, 2016 ANGELO STATE W 6-5 (9) 51-2-0 30-2-0 T. Bayer (W 15-0) 6 3 2 3:20Apr 30, 2016 TEXAS WOMAN'S W 9-3 7 52-2-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (W 22-1) 6 5 1 2:05May 05, 2016 METRO STATE W 14-5 6 53-2-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (W 23-1) 5 5 7 2:05May 05, 2016 COLORADO MESA L 1-2 7 53-3-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (L 23-2) 3 5 6 1:55May 06, 2016 A&M-COMMERCE W 10-0 5 54-3-0 30-2-0 T. Bayer (W 16-0) 3 1 2 1:55May 06, 2016 COLORADO MESA W 4-3 7 55-3-0 30-2-0 T. Bayer (W 17-0) 4 2 7 2:05May 07, 2016 COLORADO MESA W 4-3 7 56-3-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (W 24-2) 4 4 8 2:05May 11, 2016 #9 ST. MARY'S W 8-0 5 57-3-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (W 25-2) 7 6 7 1:40May 12, 2016 #9 ST. MARY'S W 3-1 7 58-3-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (W 26-2) 6 4 8 2:00May 17, 2016 vs Grand Valley State W 4-0 7 59-3-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (W 27-2) 3 5 3 2:04May 18, 2016 vs #5 Humboldt State L 5-8 7 59-4-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (L 27-3) 4 0 8 2:27May 19, 2016 vs #15 Southern Arkansas L 4-7 7 59-5-0 30-2-0 K. Halbert (L 27-4) 6 4 7 1:59

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