| #3 West Texas A&M (28-2, 18-2 LSC) vs. #4 Angelo State (26-4, 17-3 LSC) |
| Date & Time |
Friday, March 21st at 4 p.m. |
| Location |
Canyon, Texas | Schaeffer Park |
| Live Statistics |
StatBroadcast (Game 1) | StatBroadcast (Game 2) |
| Live Video (Pay Per View) |
FloCollege |
| Other Links |
Game Notes |
CANYON, Texas – The No. 3-ranked West Texas A&M softball team returns to Schaeffer Park on Friday afternoon where a top five series with the No.-4 ranked Rambelles of Angelo State awaits. The Lady Buffs and Rambelles renew their series history with a 4 p.m. first pitch in game one.
GAME COVERAGE
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A LOOK AT THE #3 LADY BUFFS
West Texas A&M softball closed out its two-week road stretch with a pair of wins at UT Permian Basin. The Lady Buffs put game one away late for a 12-1 victory before a flurry of runs in game two gave WT a 16-7 victory in six innings. WT improves to 28-2 on the season and 18-2 in Lone Star Conference play while UT Permian Basin drops to 6-24 overall and 1-19 in league action.
The Lady Buffs feature another high-octane lineup that ranks inside the top 10 for Division II for almost every offensive category including batting average, doubles, home runs, on-base percentage, RBIs, runs, and stolen bases. WT leads the country in hits, scoring, slugging percentage, and triples.
Junior
Emilee Boyer's .524 batting average leads the team where 15 different players have a .300 batting average or higher. Boyer's 12 home runs and 48 RBIs lead all of Division II while her 1.071 slugging percentage ranks second.
Lauren Granger's 44 hits and five triples rank in the top 10 nationally. Boyer's 90 total bases and Granger's 85 rank second and third in the country, respectively.
In the circle, WT has posted a 1.69 ERA with 207 strikeouts and 46 earned runs in 190 innings. Boyer and Vortherms have over 70 strikeouts each on the season as
Kendall Selitzky also has double digits (24) on the season.
Head Coach
Michael Mook is in his sixth season at WT, registering a 214-55 (.796) record in that time. For his career, Mook holds 368-116 record in 10 seasons for an overall winning percentage of .760.
SCOUTING #4 ANGELO STATE
The Rambelles enter Friday's games on a seven-game winning streak after sweeping Eastern New Mexico. Angelo State cruised to a 10-1 run-rule victory in five innings in game one before a walk-off in the bottom of the seventh propelled the Rambelles to a game two win.
Laylonna Applin leads the Angelo State offense as the sophomore holds a .478 batting average with a 1.523 OPS, .989 slugging average, and .534 on-base percentage. The Samford, Texas native leads the team with 44 hits, 12 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, 37 RBI, 91 total bases, and 13 stolen bases. Tatiana Trotter follows with a .368 batting average, 28 hits, 29 runs, and 25 RBI.
As a pitching staff, Angelo State holds a 1.88 ERA in 193.2 innings of work. During that time, opponents are hitting .224 while hitting 20 doubles, five triples, and 10 home runs while striking out 150 times. Cheyenne Floyd leads the team with a 1.34 ERA on 17 appearances and 14 starts with six complete games, four shutouts, one save, and 86 strikeouts.
Travis Scott is in his 22
nd season as the head coach of the Angelo State program and 25
th overall. Scott holds a 998-367-3 (.731) record for hirs career with an 897-317-1 (.739) record at the helm of the Rambelles.
THE SERIES
WT leads the all-time series with Angelo State with a 39-36 record with a 21-14 record in Canyon. The Lady Buffs are 9-3 against the Rambelles under
Michael Mook. In the 2024 season, WT and Angelo State met four times with the Lady Buffs taking three of four. The regular season series saw WT defeat the Rambelles in the first two games before dropping the finale. When the two teams met in the NCAA Tournament, the Lady Buffs used three late runs to eliminate Angelo State from the national bracket.
W, 3-1 – Canyon (NCAA), 2024
L, 7-10 – Canyon, 2024
W, 6-3 – Canyon, 2024
W, 7-6 – Canyon, 2024
W, 11-5 – San Angelo, 2023
NFCA RANKINGS
The poll saw little change in position as the top 12 teams in the rankings held steady. UT Tyler topped the poll with 13 first-place votes and 397 points followed by Tampa with the remaining first-place votes and 385 points. West Texas A&M (369), Angelo State (350), and Auburn Montgomery (324) remained in the third through fifth spots, respectively. Rogers State (318) and Francis Marion (311) sit in sixth and seventh with Augustana and North Georgia tying for eighth at 284 points. Central Oklahoma finishes out the top 10 with 194 points.
The South Central region is represented by four teams with UT Tyler leading the way at No. 1. WT (3
rd), Angelo State (4
th), and Oklahoma Christian (18
th) earned spots in the rankings.
LSC PRESEASON POLL
Reigning National Champion UT Tyler took the top spot in the poll with 34 first-place votes and 672 points followed by WT with eight first-place votes and 642 points. Angelo State grabbed the final first-place vote for 590 points with Oklahoma Christian following at 528 points. Lubbock Christian and St. Mary's tied for fifth in the poll with each school totaling 483 points. Texas Woman's (382), Texas A&M-Kingsville (372), Cameron (348), and Eastern New Mexico (315) occupy the seventh through 10
th spots, respectively. St. Edward's (293), Texas A&M International (215), Midwestern State (214), UT Permian Basin (97), and Sul Ross State (72) round out the poll.
UP NEXT
WT faces Lubbock Christian for another rivalry series on Sunday, March 16 with a first pitch scheduled for 1 p.m.
