Lone Star Conference Softball Weekly Release (02/27/18)

1. Angelo State | Cameron | Eastern New Mexico | Midwestern State | Tarleton State | Texas A&M-Commerce
Texas A&M-Kingsville | Texas Woman’s | UT Permian Basin | West Texas A&M | Western New Mexico
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LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOFTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE
February 27, 2018
LSC SOFTBALL
Angelo State, Cameron, and Texas A&M-Commerce remain unbeaten in Lone Star Conference contests after two weeks
of play.
League games continue this week along with non-conference contests.
LSC teams are playing a single round-robin schedule with a three-game series against each league opponent. The
overall LSC Champion will be the team(s) with the best winning percentage in regular-season conference games, while
the winner of the postseason championship will be recognized as LSC Tournament Champion and receive the league’s
automatic qualification into NCAA postseason. The single-elimination championship featuring the top six teams will be
played May 4-5, at the No. 1 seed.
LSC softball teams are 109-62 overall this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the group is currently 24-3
combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 21-13 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
LSC schedule and results available here: http://www.lonestarconference.org/calendar.aspx?path=softball&&
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
HITTER
Mariah Jameyson, Texas A&M University-Commerce, SR, Catcher, Seattle, Wash., Hale HS
Jameyson was a hitting machine last week for the Lions, hitting .833 with a .909 on base percentage and a 2.333 slugging
percentage. She had 10 RBIs and 14 total bases on five hits. She tied an LSC record with three home runs in the Lions'
first win over Missouri Southern State, driving in eight runs in the contest, including a walk-off grand slam. In her next
two games, pitchers tried to avoid Jameyson. She still had a single in the final two games of the series and drew five
walks. She reached base on 10 of her 11 plate appearances. With her three homers, she became the all-time leader in
home runs in program history. Jameyson is sixth in the LSC in hitting percentage, seventh in homers and is leading the
LSC in RBIs per game.
PITCHER
Brandy Marlett, Angelo State University, SR, P, Henderson, Nevada, Rancho
Marlett shined against Western New Mexico by recording the fourth no-hitter of her career on Saturday and earning
three wins during the four-game series. She struck out a season-high 10 batters in the no-hitter. She only gave up one hit
in 12.2 innings of work and struck out 19. WNMU was limited to a .026 batting average and was only able to draw two
walks. Marlett finished the weekend 3-0 with one complete game and a 0.00 ERA.
WEEKLY AWARDS

2. Hitter
F-6 Kinsie Hebler, Texas A&M-Commerce
F-13 Kourtney Coveney, West Texas A&M
F-20 Kinsie Hebler, Texas A&M-Commerce (2)
F-27 Mariah Jameyson, Texas A&M-Commerce
Pitcher
F-6 Emily Otto, Texas A&M-Commerce
F-13 Jordan Withrow, Tarleton State
F-20 Morgan Hill, Angelo State
Bethany Hines, Cameron
F-27 Brandy Marlett, Angelo State
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Erikka Burke, Eastern New Mexico University, hit safely in four of last week's five games and homered in three of her
last four. Monday's homerun against Tarleton State snapped a tie for second on ENMU's all-time homerun list and made
her the second player to register 30 in a career. For the week, Burke recorded a perfect fielding percentage in 43
opportunities.
Karina Rocha, Angelo State University, had an amazing weekend in a four-game sweep of Western New Mexico. The
sophomore hit .500 with all four of her hits being home runs. One was a three-run blast, one was a two-run shot and she
added two solo home runs. She finished with a .714 on-base percentage as the Buda native added a team-high six walks.
Of the 10 times she got on base, Rocha scored seven times and also drove in seven RBIs. She also recorded an
unbelievable 2.000 slugging percentage for the weekend.
Megan Durante, Tarleton State University, came up big every time the TexAnns needed her at the plate as Tarleton
swept Eastern New Mexico in Stephenville last weekend. Durante hit .444 with four hits in nine at bats, including three
extra-base hits. The senior from Denton led the team with five RBI for the series with a 1.000 slugging percentage.
Durante struck for the first time in the series on Sunday night when she broke up Eastern New Mexico's fourth-inning no
hitter with an RBI double to get the TexAnns on the board for the first run of the game. After the Greyhounds put up two
in the first inning in the first game of Monday's doubleheader, Durante had an answer. She teed off for a three-run
home run to put the TexAnns on top and spark a 7-3 win. In the final game of the series, Durante sparked the offense
once again with another RBI double to get the TexAnns on the board and lead Tarleton to a 5-2 win. Defensively, the
defending LSC Gold Glover played a flawless first base with a 1.000 fielding percentage with 18 putouts.
Rylee Willmon, Cameron University, had two dominant outings this past week as the Aggies swept the three game
series against UT Permian Basin. The junior threw a two hit shutout in the second game of the series, striking out seven
and walking just one in her seven innings of work. In the final game of the series, Willmon struck out nine while giving up
just one earned run in the win. She limited the opposition to just .208 batting while not allowing an extra base hit during
her 14 innings of work.
Hanna Gary, Eastern New Mexico University, in four relief appearances against New Mexico Highlands and Tarleton
State, posted a 0.51 earned run average and a 1-0 record. Over that span, she allowed just two extra-base hits with no
homers. Gary cracked her first homerun of the season in a win over Highlands.
Gracie Bogle, Midwestern State University, turned in her best pitching performance of the season in the nightcap
Saturday. The right-hander went 7.2 innings, scattering seven hits for one run while striking out a season-high five. Bogle
held the Javelinas to an .083 average with runners on base. The Tulsa product took a no-decision, leaving the game with
two outs in the bottom of the eighth.

3. Jordan Withrow, Tarleton State University, was phenomenal for Tarleton as the sophomore pitcher threw the entire
series and led the TexAnns to a three-game sweep of Eastern New Mexico. Withrow threw complete games in all three
games of the series, earning wins in all of them for a 3-0 weekend and to improve her record to 8-2 for the season. In
her 21.0 innings of work, Withrow allowed just five earned runs for a 1.67 ERA while holding the Greyhounds to a .147
batting average. For the weekend, Withrow struck out 28 batters including back-to-back games with at least 10
strikeouts.
Emily Otto, Texas A&M University-Commerce, was the ace for the Lions again last week, picking up two wins and
saving another game. She continued to retire batters in bunches, punching out 14 batters compared to just two walks.
She held hitters to a .261 average. She pitched a complete six innings in the Lions' 11-3 win over Missouri Southern
State, striking out six. She then came in in the seventh inning of game two and struck out all three batters she faced to
earn the save. She followed that with five innings in the final game of the series, striking out five more with just one run
given up.
LSC NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Angelo State
4-0 last week.
Cameron
The Aggies pitching staff was dominant in the three game sweep of UT Permian Basin this past week. They blanked the
Falcons in the first two games of the series with shutouts from Bethany Hines and Rylee Willmon. Willmon then struck
out nine in the series finale. Kaitlyn Alvarado led CU with six hits in the series, while Brenna Busby scored a team best
three runs and had four hits and Annie Combs chipped in four hits as well and five RBI.
Eastern New Mexico
The Greyhounds continued to use the home run as their weapon of choice, rallying from a 5-0 deficit to defeat New
Mexico Highlands on a walk-off by Ashley Lopez. Erikka Burke homered three times over the week and stands alone in
second place on the ENMU career list. Hanna Gary had a strong week in the circle with a 0.51 earned run average.
Eastern will host Midwestern State this weekend.
Midwestern State
The Midwestern State softball team was swept by Texas A&M-Kingsville this past weekend, dropping a pair of one-run
affairs in Saturday's doubleheader before surrendering three multi-run home runs in the finale. The Mustangs return to
the diamond on Friday at Eastern New Mexico.
Tarleton State
Tarleton swept Eastern New Mexico. Tuesday's doubleheader against St. Mary's has been rescheduled until March 20.
The TexAnns will head to Canyon for a series with West Texas A&M this weekend.
Texas A&M-Commerce
The No. 25 Lions went 3-0 last week after receiving their first top 25 ranking in program history. The Lions are 13-1 on
the season and have won 10 games in a row, tying a program record. The Lions return to conference play with a three-
game series at Cameron.
Texas A&M-Kingsville
5-0 last week.

4. Texas Woman’s
Did not play last week.
UT Permian Basin
UT Permian Basin went 2-3 in softball this week. They took a double-header from Sul Ross State behind strong pitching
on Tuesday before falling three straight to Cameron at home. Maritza Rojas was tremendous on the mound. In three
appearances, she went 16.1 innings, struck out eight and allowed just two earned runs. Opponents hit just .233 against
her and she pitched to a 0.86 ERA. Aubree Avila went 3.2 strong innings only allowing one run on the week. UTPB
pitching combined to have a 2.60 ERA in five games. Rojas also keyed the UTPB offense going 8-15 for a .533 batting
average with two RBI in five games. Abby Hernandez hit .444 over four games and Lizzie Souza hit .375 in four games as
well.
West Texas A&M
Did not play last week.
Western New Mexico
The first three games against No. 5 Angelo State were tough, but the final game of the series went right down-to-the-
wire. WNMU took a late 3-1 lead with a pair of runs in the seventh, before the Belles came back to tie the game and win
it in the ninth. Lyana Waddell went all 8.2 innings and allowed just four earned runs. The offense came alive with seven
hits. Mariangela Garcia tallied a .333 batting average with three hits and a double.
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