CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Buffaloes hit the road for Lone Star Conference action as they head to Lawton, Oklahoma for a four-game series against the Cameron Aggies beginning on Friday afternoon with first pitch set for 3:00 p.m. at McCord Field.
 
A LOOK AT THE AGGIES
Cameron enters the weekend with an overall record of 4-16 with an identical 4-16 mark in Lone Star Conference action. The Aggies dropped three-of-four games to the St. Edward's Hilltoppers last weekend in Austin as Cameron picked up a 5-1 victory in the opener before being outscored 47-20 in the final three games.
 
Lance Barnett leads the way offensively for the Aggies as the junior infielder from Fort Worth is hitting .312 on the season with six doubles, three triples and three homeruns to drive in 19 RBI for a slugging percentage of .584 to go along with two walks and 12 strikeouts for an on-base clip of .338. Drew Henderson is 2-3 on the mound for the Aggies with a 6.94 ERA, allowing 19 runs (18 earned) on 26 hits with six walks and 17 strikeouts during his 23.1 innings of work for an opposing batting average of .271.
 
CU HEAD COACH KYLE WILLIAMS
Kyle Williams is now in his fourth season at the helm of the Cameron baseball program after taking over the Aggies in the summer of 2019 following one season as the program's top assistant. Williams holds an overall record of 32-97 during his time in Lawton. During his one season as the top assistant, the Aggies knocked off top-seeded Angelo State on their way to the LSC Championship game before falling to WT at Wilder Park. Williams came to Lawton following six years as an assistant and recruiting coordinator at Crowder College. 
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Buffaloes lead the all-time series against the Aggies, 57-36 with WT taking the last six meetings in the series that dates back to the 1996 season. The Buffs are 15-18 all-time at McCord Field as they took three-of-four from the Aggies during their last trip to Lawton in 2019.
 
WT HEAD COACH MATT VANDERBURG
Matt Vanderburg has built West Texas A&M Baseball into a regional and national contender as the Norman, Oklahoma native enters his 15th season at the helm of the Buffs. He holds an overall record of 460-253 (.645) during his time in Canyon while registering a career record of 559-324 (.632) in his 18 seasons in collegiate baseball.
 
THE COACHING STAFF
Cory Hall is now in his 13th year at West Texas A&M as the Buffs' Pitching Coach, serving the last seven as the program's Associate Head Coach. Hall has had four different pitchers drafted in the Major League Baseball Draft during his time in Canyon with multiple other professional players learning under one of the top pitching minds in collegiate baseball. Assistant Coach Shawn Neale was named WT's Recruiting Coordinator in 2022 as the Toronto native returns for his seventh season in Canyon.
 
2023 LSC PRESEASON POLL
Defending South Central Regional Champion Angelo State picked up 23 of the possible 32 first place votes to sit atop of the poll with 407 points followed by WT (eight first place, 388), Texas A&M-Kingsville (one first place, 315), Lubbock Christian (298), St. Edward's (296), UT Tyler (291), Oklahoma Christian (206), St. Mary's (203), Texas A&M International (160), UAFS (131), Eastern New Mexico (88), Cameron (82) and UT Permian Basin (47).
 
Adam Becker from West Texas A&M claimed Preseason Player of the Year accolades while Wesley Gafford from St. Edward's was named the league's Preseason Pitcher of the Year.
 
Becker made an immediate impact on the diamond for the Buffs as the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year finished his junior campaign hitting .402 with 22 doubles, two triples and 22 homeruns to drive in an incredible 92 RBI for a slugging percentage of .803 to go along with 27 walks for an on-base clip of .462. Becker was named First Team All-South Central Region by the D2CCA, NCBWA and ABCA/Rawlings.
 
NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-SOUTH CENTRAL REGION
Adam Becker, Ryan Johnson, Eddy Savoie and Nick Marshall were named to the squad while Will Fuenning was selected for the Honorable Mention Team. The Buffs were selected third in the preseason regional poll. The poll and all-region team was voted on by a committee of eight voters with four representing each conference (Lone Star and RMAC).
 
THIS IS LSC BASEBALL
The LSC Championship will feature a two-week tournament comprised of the top eight teams with the opening round at on-campus sites May 5-7. The winners of each opening round series will advance to a double-elimination tournament played May 11-13. The winner of the postseason tournament will be recognized as the LSC Tournament Champion and receive the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA postseason.
 
LSC DIGITAL NETWORK
The LSC Digital Network is in its fourth season showcasing the academic and athletic events of the league and its 18 member institutions. Volleyball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's basketball, baseball and softball broadcasts will be available via conference-wide pay-per-view passes.
   
The LSC Digital Network will offer season passes for football, volleyball, soccer, basketball, baseball and softball, giving fans access to all regular-season contests for that sport. In addition, viewers will continue to have the option to purchase a $10 day pass that provides access to all broadcasts aired that day and access to all archived content for 24 hours.