Date	Time	Opponent	Location	Venue	Live Links
Friday, March 1	5:00 p.m. CT	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, New Mexico	Greyhound Field	Stats | LSC Digital Network | Game Notes
Saturday, March 2	3:00 p.m. CT	Eastern New Mexico (DH)	Portales, New Mexico	Greyhound Field	Stats | Stats | LSC Digital Network | Game Notes
Sunday, March 13	2:00 p.m. CT	Eastern New Mexico	Portales, New Mexico	Greyhound Field	Stats | LSC Digital Network | Game Notes

CANYON, Texas – The #5 Buffaloes make the short trip to Portales, New Mexico this weekend for a four-game Lone Star Conference series with the Eastern New Mexico Greyhounds beginning on Friday evening with first pitch set for 5:00 p.m. CT at Greyhound Field. Saturday afternoon's doubleheader is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. CT with Sunday's finale set for a 2:00 p.m. CT first pitch.
 
A LOOK AT THE GREYHOUNDS
The Greyhounds enter the weekend with an overall record of 7-9 with an identical mark in Lone Star Conference action following a series split with the St. Edward's Hilltoppers at Lucian-Hamilton Field. ENMU claimed the first two games in the series (8-3, 7-6) before dropping the final two games (5-0, 9-8) in Austin.
 
Willie Ponce leads the way offensively for the Greyhounds as the junior infielder from Olathe, Kansas is hitting .364 this season with two doubles, one triple and one homerun to drive in 11 RBI for a slugging percentage of .491 to go along with five walks and seven hit-by-pitch, striking out 11 times for an on-base percentage of .478. Potential game one starter Gavin Perry is 2-2 overall with a 3.80 ERA so far this season as the junior righty from Bonita, California has allowed 11 runs (10 earned) on 20 hits with seven walks and 19 strikeouts in his 23.2 innings of work for an opposing batting average of .222
 
ENMU HEAD COACH RILEY PRICE
Riley Price is now in his fifth season at the helm of the Eastern New Mexico baseball program, holding an overall record of 58-117 during his time in Portales. Price took over the Hounds following oen season as the top assistant at Minot State. Before his time in North Dakota, Price spent time as an assistant at Angelo State, Baker University and Washburn. The Berryton, Kansas native played his collegiate ball at Washburn, Southern Arkansas and Allen Community College.
 
SERIES HISTORY
The Buffaloes lead the all-time series against the Greyhounds, 78-54 in a series that dates back to the 1994 season. The Buffs are 33-29 all-time at Greyhound Field as they picked up four victories by a combined score of 55-20 during their last trip to the Land of Enchantment back in 2022. 
 
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 is now in his 16th season at the helm of the Buffs. He holds an overall record of 488-271 (.643) during his time in Canyon while registering a career record of 587-342 (.631) in his 19 seasons in collegiate baseball.
 
THE COACHING STAFF
Cory Hall is now in his 14th year at West Texas A&M as the Buffs' Pitching Coach, serving the last eight 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 eighth season in Canyon. The Buffs welcome Bret SImmermacher as a Volunteer Assistant for the 2024 campaign.
 
NCBWA PRESEASON ALL-REGION
Senior right-hander Nick Marshall has been named a Preseason Honorable Mention All-Region selection by the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association (NCBWA). The Wisconsin product went 8-1 in 2023 with a 4.50 ERA as he allowed 45 runs (38 earned) on 85 hits with 33 walks and 76 strikeouts during his team-leading 76.0 innings of work for an opposing batting average of .282. He was named a First Team All-LSC honoree for his efforts on the diamond while also picking up D2CCA Second Team All-Region accolades.
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
Defending National Champion Angelo State claimed 38 of the possible 39 first place votes for a total of 503 points to sit atop of the poll followed by UT Tyler (one first place, 450), St. Edward's (396), Lubbock Christian (388), West Texas A&M (379), Texas A&M-Kingsville (313), St. Mary's (257), UT Permian Basin (217), Eastern New Mexico (188), Texas A&M International (162), Oklahoma Christian (127), Cameron (97) and UAFS (72).
 
ASU outfielder Jacob Guerrero was named the league's Preseason Player of the Year while teammate Braxton Pearson was tabbed the Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Additionally, 25 players – 13 position players and 12 pitchers including Guerrero and Pearson – were selected for the LSC Baseball Preseason Players to Watch list. The student-athletes were nominated by their member institution.
 
Throughout the year, all 13 LSC teams will play a single round-robin schedule beginning on Opening Weekend with a four-game weekend series against each league opponent. The LSC Championship will feature a two-week tournament comprised of the top eight teams. The opening round (three-game series) will be May 3-5 at the sites of the top four seeds. The winners will advance to a double-elimination tournament played May 9-11 at the site of the top remaining seed. The LSC Tournament Champion will receive the conference's automatic qualifier to the NCAA postseason.
 
LSC DIGITAL NETWORK
The LSC Digital Network is in its fifth 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.