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CANYON, Texas – The #2 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M will try to become the first team in Lone Star Conference history to win back-to-back regular season LSC Championships dating back to 2012 when the league combined their North and South Divisions. Southeastern Oklahoma State (2000 and 2001) is the only team in league history to claim the outright North Division Title and the LSC Tournament Championship in consecutive years.
 
The Lady Buffs will host the Pioneers of Texas Woman's on Friday and Saturday at Schaeffer Park during Alumni Weekend with first pitch of the series set for 5 p.m. on Friday with Senior Day ceremonies taking place on Saturday afternoon before the first game of a doubleheader scheduled for 1 p.m. The Lady Buffs hold atleast a share of the league title and need just one win to claim the championship outright and earn the right to host the LSC Championship on May 1-2 in Canyon.
 
WEST TEXAS A&M
The #2 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M allowed just one run on three hits as they stretched their winning streak to 17 games on Tuesday afternoon with a doubleheader sweep of UT-Permian Basin during Pro Wrestling Day in front of over 250 fans at Schaeffer Park in Canyon, Texas. The Lady Buffs became the first team in the South Central Region to reach 40 wins as they move to 41-6 overall as they have clinched atleast a share of the Lone Star Conference Championship with a 21-3 mark in league play.
 
THE OPPONENT
The Pioneers of Texas Woman's enter the weekend with an overall record of 24-18-2 with a 16-6-2 record in LSC play to sit four games behind WT in the conference standings, the Pioneers have won seven of their last eight game with the only blemish being a tie due to weather against Texas A&M-Kingsville. TWU is led by second year head coach Genny Stidham who led the Pioneers to the SC Regional Tournament last year following a 16 year stint at Central Oklahoma as she guided the Bronchos to the 2013 DII National Championship.
 
TWU is led at the plate by Kendra Sancet who is hitting .440 with 17 doubles and 13 homeruns to drive in a team leading 52 RBI followed by Nicole Nordie who is hitting .424 with 13 doubles and five dingers to drive in 31 runs. Tori Bice leads TWU in the circle, going 16-9 this season with a 4.27 ERA with 13 complete games and three shutouts to go along with four saves and 87 K's in her 155.2 innings of work. The Pioneers are hitting .337 as a team with 70 doubles and 40 homeruns to drive in 261 RBI while their pitching staff has a 4.99 ERA with four shutouts and an opponent batting average of .296.
 
THE SERIES
The Pioneers lead the all-time series against the Lady Buffs, 19-17 with WT taking three of four from Texas Woman's during a four-game series in Denton last season. TWU is 9-5 all-time in Canyon including 4-3 at Schaeffer Park since the facility opened prior to the 2011 season.
 
NFCA POSTSEASON AWARD WATCHLISTS
West Texas A&M has put three student-athletes on the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Postseason Award Watchlists as Renee Erwin and Lacey Taylor are two of 25 finalists for the Schutt Sports/NFCA National Player of the Year award while designated player Allie Smith is one of 25 finalists for the inaugural NFCA Freshman of the Year accolade. The upcoming weeks will see the number of finalist be reduced down and these awards will be announced by the association during the week prior to the 2015 NCAA Division II College World Series in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
 
THE LONE STAR CONFERENCE
Entering this weekend, Lone Star Conference softball teams are 209-148-4 overall this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the group is 49-28 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 37-12 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. 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 May 1-2, at the No. 1 seed. The Lady Buffs have clinched atleast a share of the LSC Title.
 
HOME SWEET HOME
The Lady Buffs have gone 26-2 inside of the friendly confines of Schaeffer Park this season to continue their home dominance. WT is 134-21 (.861) at Schaeffer Park since the facility opened prior to the 2011 season. 2014 marked the third time in the last four years ('11, '13, '14) that the Lady Buffs hosted NCAA Postseason action in Canyon.
 
NFCA DIVISION II TOP-25 POLL (APR. 22)
The Blazers of Valdosta State remained atop of the poll for the fifth straight week with 14 of the 16 possible first place votes for a total of 394 points followed by the Lady Buffs with the other two first place votes for a total of 385. Missouri-St. Louis (369) remained third followed by Dixie State (352), Cal State Monterey Bay (329), North Georgia (321), St. Mary's (294), Georgia College (286), Indianapolis (271) and Alabama-Hunstville (250) to round out the top ten. The South Central Region was respresented by WT (2nd), St. Mary's (7th), Angelo State (13th), Metro State (19th) and Cameron (RV).
 
SC REGIONAL RANKINGS
The Lady Buffs are atop of the South Central Regional rankings for the second straight week announced on Wednesday morning. Angelo State is second followed by St. Mary's, Metro State, Cameron, Regis, Texas Woman's and St. Edward's with Tarleton State and Midwestern State sitting on the outside and trying to play their way into the top eight.  The next rankings will be released on Wednesday, April 29th with the 64-team selection show taking place on Monday, May 4th.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The West Texas A&M Athletic Media Relations Department will provide live stats and a free webstream for all four games in Canyon this weekend. Fans can also follow the WT Softball Facebook page for updates. For links and more information, visit the Lady Buff Softball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com.
 
RE-WRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
Senior outfielder Renee Erwin has been on a tear through the WT Softball and Lone Star Conference record books in the past few weeks as the Anna, Texas native has set new league and school marks in homeruns (60), runs batted-in (241) and runs scored (259). Erwin, the defending Daktronics Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, is currently 7th all-time in NCAA Division II history with 60 homeruns while ranking fourth all-time in runs scored (259), sixth in runs batted-in (241) and fifth in total bases (536) to sit just three behind former WT All-American and current volunteer assistant coach Kim LeComte's WT career record of 539 total bases.