- LSC Release

CANYON, Texas – The West Texas A&M Lady Buffs have been selected second in the 2026 Lone Star Conference preseason coaches' poll announced on Wednesday morning by the league offices in Richardson, Texas.
 
The Lady Buffs went 56-8 overall and 40-4 in LSC play on their way to a share of their second consecutive and sixth overall conference title in 2025. They led the league with a .362 average and 98 home runs and reached the NCAA Division II South Central Super Regional. WT, which won national titles in 2021 and 2014, is ranked No. 8 in the preseason NFCA Top-25 Poll.
 
Defending National Champion UT Tyler picked up 39 of the possible 41 first place votes to sit atop of the poll with 849 points followed by WT (8 first place, 817), Angelo State (2 first place, 753), Oklahoma Christian (1 first place, 715) and Lubbock Christian (1 first place, 665) to round out the top five.
 
Cameron came in sixth (551) followed by Eastern New Mexico (537), St. Edward's (489), St. Mary's (445), Texas A&M-Kingsville (416), Texas A&M International (351), Texas Woman's (322), Midwestern State (285), Western New Mexico (219), UT Dallas (188), Sul Ross State (101) and UT Permian Basin (100).
 
Angelo State senior outfielder Tatiana Trotter was named the league's Preseason Player of the Year while Jill Dickson of Oklahoma Christian earned Preseason Pitcher of the Year accolades.
 
Cadence Colborn and Laci Peskey of West Texas A&M were selected to the Preseason Players to Watch List. The preseason poll and preseason players of the year are voted on by LSC head coaches, sports information directors and media members.