LSC Softball Weekly Release (03/08/16)

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LSC SOFTBALL
West Texas A&M is off to a perfect start in Lone Star Conference play at 8-0 in addition to a 24-0 overall record.
The Lady Buffs host Angelo State this week who is second in the league standings at 7-1.
LSC teams are playing a single round-robin schedule with a four games against each league opponent. The
four-game series shall consist of a doubleheader Friday and a doubleheader Saturday.
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 will
be played April 29-30, at the No. 1 seed.
LSC softball teams are 136-78 overall this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the group is currently 38-
21 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 30-11 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
HITTER
Kenedy Urbany, Angelo State University, JR, P/OF, Helotes, Texas, O’Connor
Urbany led ASU to a 3-1 record against Eastern New Mexico with a .545 average. The junior recorded six hits,
two doubles, one triple and two home runs. She was second on the team in runs scored (5) and RBIs (6). The
Helotes native had an outstanding slugging percentage of 1.455.
PITCHER
Tori Bice, Texas Woman’s University, JR, P, Mesquite, Texas, Mesquite HS
Bice started and pitched three complete games in a 3-1 series win at No. 25 Tarleton State. She won all three
games while recording a 1.67 ERA and 17 strikeouts. Bice started the series with a career-high 10 strikeouts
in a 7-1 win while allowing one unearned run on Friday. She then started both games of the doubleheader on
Saturday and went the distance in both. Bice tossed a shutout in the first game and then captured a 6-5 win
in the second after throwing 277 pitches on the day. On the season she leads LSC in ERA (1.85), tied for first in
wins (10) and second in innings pitched (72.0), strikeouts (54) and opponent batting average (.217).
OTHER TOP PERFORMERS
Avery Mullendore, Tarleton State University, had the best hitting weekend of her career last weekend
against Texas Woman’s when the defensive-minded second baseman hit .545 against the Pioneers with six
hits in 11 at bats. She belted a pair of doubles with three runs scored and drove in four RBIs, including three in
Tarleton’s 12-3 win in game two. She boasted a slugging percentage of .727 and an on base percentage of .615
and had a perfect 1.000 fielding percentage at second base.
Lacey Taylor, West Texas A&M University, had a big weekend for the top ranked and undefeated Lady Buff
as the senior hit .500 with a double and two long balls to drive in seven RBI for a slugging percentage of 1.200.
Taylor made her homecoming mark less than 30 miles from her hometown of Byers as the LSC Preseason
Player of the Year registered the first homerun on the new artificial turf of Mustang Park while ending her
regular-season career in Wichita Falls with a grand slam to left field in the eighth inning to keep the Lady Buffs
unbeaten at 24-0.
Nicole Nordie, Texas Woman’s University, led the team with eight RBI and a .818 slugging percentage to
help the Pioneers to a 3-1 series win at #25 Tarleton State. She drove in game-winning runs in all three wins
over the weekend while posting a .455 batting average and a .462 on base percentage. Nordie went 4-for-4
with five RBI in game-one win on Friday and then drove in a run in the third game and two in the fourth game
for the series win. She helped the Pioneers score in the top of the first inning in three of the four games to put
pressure on the TexAnns. On the season Nordie has a team-best 18 RBI and two home runs.
Cherie Jackson, Texas A&M University - Commerce, paved the way for the Lions during a perfect 7-0 week
and the program’s first LSC series sweep with four straight wins over Texas A&M-Kingsville. Jackson opened
the week with a 1-for-4 performance with a double and two RBI in the Lions 8-1 win over UTPB. She opened
game 1 of the four-game set against LSC foe Texas A&M-Kingsville with two hits in her four trips to the plate
with a double, a home run and four RBI in the Lions 10-9 win over the Javelinas. With the Lions trailing 2-0 in
the fourth inning Jackson knotted the game at two with a two-run bomb. She went 1-for-2 in game two of the
series before going 1-for-3 with three RBI and homer in game three of the series. Her two-run homer pulled
the Lions out of an early 3-0 hole. She ended the weekend with another solid 1-for-3 performance at the dish.
In the four LSC games on the week, Jackson hit .417 in the with two homers, nine RBI and 12 total bases. She
leads the LSC in RBI with 36, is third in home runs with seven and second in walks with 19.
Kiana Zerr, Eastern New Mexico University, against regional powerhouse Lubbock Christian, posted a .286
batting average along with two homers and seven runs batted in. In Eastern’s second-ever road win over
Angelo State, she based two homers over the final two innings, for seven runs batted in. After allowing a pair
of first inning runs, Zerr limited the Rambelles to a single hit from the second through the sixth inning, to set
up Easter’s rally. Her win on Saturday snapped a six-game skid in the series against Angelo State.
Kilee Halbert, West Texas A&M University, had another big weekend for the top ranked Lady Buffs as the
sophomore moved to 10-0 on the season with a pair of wins with a 2.10 ERA in 10 innings of work against one
of the top offensive teams in the country. Halbert picked up the win in the series opener as the sophomore
gave up no runs on one hit with one walk and five strikeouts in the complete game shutout.
Morgan Hill, Angelo State University, went 2-0 in the circle for the Rambelles including a career outing on
STANDINGS
School LSC Pct. Overall Strk
West Texas A&M 8-0 1.000 24-0 W24
Angelo State 7-1 0.875 18-5 W1
Cameron 3-1 0.750 18-7 L1
Texas Woman’s 3-1 0.750 14-8 W2
Texas A&M-Commerce 5-3 0.625 19-5 W7
Midwestern State 3-5 0.375 15-13 L4
Eastern New Mexico 2-6 0.250 9-15 L1
Tarleton State 1-7 0.125 13-12 L2
Texas A&M-Kingsville 0-8 0.000 6-13 L10
SCHEDULE
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Tarleton State at Texas A&M International, 1 p.m.
Tarleton State at Texas A&M International, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma Christian at Texas A&M-Commerce, PPD
Oklahoma Christian at Texas A&M-Commerce, PPD
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
St. Mary’s at Texas Woman’s, 5 p.m.
St. Mary’s at Texas Woman’s, 7 p.m.
Friday, March 11, 2016
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern NM, 1 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern NM, 3 p.m.
*Cameron at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 5 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Texas Woman’s, 5 p.m.
*Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m.
*Cameron at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 7 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Texas Woman’s, 7 p.m.
*Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 7 p.m.
Saturday, March 12, 2016
St. Edward’s at Tarleton State, 1 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Texas Woman’s, 1 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern NM, 1 p.m.
*Cameron at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 2 p.m.
St. Edward’s at Tarleton State, 3 p.m.
*Midwestern State at Texas Woman’s, 3 p.m.
*Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 3 p.m.
*Texas A&M-Commerce at Eastern NM, 3 p.m.
*Cameron at Texas A&M-Kingsville, 4 p.m.
*Angelo State at West Texas A&M, 5 p.m.
All times are CST; *denotes LSC game
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS
Complete results at lonestarconference.org.
WEEKLY AWARDS
Date Hitter
F-9 Katelyn Vinson, Midwestern State
F-16 Brittany Cruz, West Texas A&M
F-23 Chelsea DeLong, Cameron
M-1 Shayne Starkey, West Texas A&M
M-8 Kenedy Urbany, Angelo State
Date Pitcher
F-9 Haley Freyman, Tarleton State
F-16 Tori Bice, Texas Woman’s
F-23 Chelsea Skipper, West Texas A&M
M-1 Brandy Marlett, Angelo State
M-8 Tori Bice, Texas Woman’s
LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOFTBALL
WEEKLY RELEASE | MARCH 8, 2016
Contact: Melanie Robotham | Assistant Commissioner | Office: 972-234-0033 x. 103 |
E-mail: melanie@lonestarconference.org | www.lonestarconference.org | Twitter: @LoneStarConf

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Saturday. The sophomore only allowed four hits in a run-rule shortened game on Friday night. She returned on
Saturday by striking out a career high 10 batters. It is the first double-digit strike out game of Hill’s career. She
held ENMU to a .294 average.
NOTES (Submitted by LSC SID’s)
Angelo State
3-1 last week.
Cameron
1-1 last week.
Eastern New Mexico
Last week, the Greyhound softball team would have had difficulty if it looked for tougher in-region competition.
The flow of the games could be a strong indication of the strides the team is taking. Although Lubbock Christian
pulled away late, the Greyhounds managed to tie the first game of Tuesday’s doubleheader at 4-all, on Morgan
Green’s fifth-inning home run. In three of the four games at Angelo State, ENMU held a lead in the fourth
inning or later. On Saturday, the Greyhounds earned their second-ever road win in the series against the
Rambelles. Early Saturday afternoon, Angelo State capitalized on an error and two hits to seize a 2-0 first inning
lead. Kiana Zerr limited them to just one hit from the second through sixth innings to keep the Hounds in the
game. ASU starter Kenedy Urbany, in pursuit of her 10th win of the season blanked the Hounds through five
innings as well. In the sixth, Susannah Chandler halved ENMU’s deficit with a homer, and Kyra Sirag’s two out
triple tied the game. At that point, the floodgates opened, with Zerr leading the way, with two homers and
seven runs batted in over the final two innings. Angelo State scored seven in their final at bat, but Eastern held
on for a 12-9 win. The series finale went back and forth, with ENMU holding a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the
fourth inning, but the Rambelles scored the final three runs and withstood a seventh-inning rally. ENMU also
led the series opener 4-3, in the bottom of the fourth, but ASU scored late for a 7-4 win. Angelo State posted an
11-1 win in the nightcap. On Tuesday, Lubbock Christian posted a 10-5 win in the opener, and a 12-0 decision
in the second game. On Friday, the Hounds will open a four-game series against Texas A&M-Commerce. The
first game will start at 1 p.m.
Midwestern State
Midwestern State fell to 15-13 overall and 3-5 in the LSC after dropping a four-game slate to top-ranked West
Texas A&M in the home-opening series at Mustangs Park last weekend. MSU came close to handing the Lady
Buffs their first loss of the season in the series finale, scoring the tying run and loading the bases in the bottom
of the seventh before WT ended the frame with back-to-back strikeouts to avoid the walk-off. The Lady Buffs’
Lacey Taylor then delivered a grand slam in the eighth after a walk and a pair of fielding errors loaded the bases
for WT. Midwestern State continues LSC play this weekend with a four-game set at Texas Woman’s.
Tarleton State
Tarleton dropped three of four games to Texas Woman’s in Stephenville last weekend. The TexAnns will play
Texas A&M International on Tuesday before returning home for a DH against St. Edward’s on Saturday.
Texas A&M-Commerce
7-0 last week.
Texas A&M-Kingsville
Texas A&M-Kingsville fell to A&M-Commerce in a close series, losing two LSC contests by a total of two runs...
the Javelinas resume conference play this weekend hosting Cameron... Haley Boyett and Roxy Chapa lead the
club in hitting with a .328 batting average.
Texas Woman’s
TWU improved to 14-8 on the season after starting the Lone Star Conference schedule with a 3-1 series win
at No. 25 Tarleton State. The Pioneers split the two game on Friday before sweeping the doubleheader on
Saturday. Junior Tori Bice captured all three wins in the circle with three complete games. She posted a 1.67
ERA and 17 strikeouts during the weekend including a career-high 10 strikeouts in game-one win. Bice started
both games of the doubleheader on Saturday and went the distance in both while tossing 277 pitches on the
day. Senior Tealey Farquhar led the Pioneers with a .538 batting average, .600 on base percentage, six runs
and 7-for-7 in stolen bases. The TexAnns had trouble with the lead-off hitter as she reached base to start the
game in all four while scoring three times. Junior Nicole Nordie led the team with eight RBI and .818 slugging
percentage. She drove in the winning run in all three wins. On the season Bice leads LSC in ERA (1.85), tied
for first in wins (10) and second in innings pitched (72.0), strikeouts (54) and opponent batting average (.217).
Junior Logan Polasek is the team leader with a .431 batting average on offense while Nordie has a team-best
18 RBI. Farquhar has a team-best 25 runs and 17 stolen bases.
West Texas A&M
The top ranked and undefeated Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M continued to roll through Lone Star Conference
play this past weekend as they registered a Highway 287 Challenge Cup sweep of Midwestern State in Wichita
Falls. WT’s Lacey Taylor hit .500 on the weekend with a double and two homeruns to drive in seven RBI as
the senior led WT to the series sweep. Sophomore Kilee Halbert went 2-0 in the circle with a 2.10 ERA to
move to 10-0 with a one-hit shutout on the weekend. The Lady Buffs continue Lone Star Conference action
this weekend as they host the rival Rambelles of Angelo State with action starting on Friday night at 5 p.m. at
Schaeffer Park.
S O F T B A L L
LSC SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
APRIL 29-30 | NO. 1 SEED