West Texas A&M (1-2, 1-2) vs. UT Dallas (2-1, 2-1)
Game 1	Friday, February 6 at 1:00 p.m.
Game 2	Saturday, February 7 at 12:00 p.m.
Game 3	Sunday, February 8 at 12:00 p.m.
Location	Richardson, Texas | UTD Baseball Complex
Live Statistics	Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3
Live Video (FloCollege)	FloCollege
Other Links	Game Notes

CANYON, Texas – The Buffaloes of West Texas A&M hit the road for the first time this season as they travel to Richardson, Texas for a three-game Lone Star Conference series with league newcomer UT Dallas beginning on Friday afternoon at the UTD Baseball Complex. 
 
A LOOK AT THE COMETS
The Comets registered an impressive opening weekend in the Lone Star Conference last Sunday and Monday in Edmond, Oklahoma as they picked up a pair of wins over Oklahoma Christian. Jake Aloroso leads the way offensively for the Comets as the junior infielder from Austin is hitting .429 with three doubles to drive in three RBI.
 
Tobin Oler gave the Comets their deepest start of the OC series in game two, going 5.0 frames with a pair of strikeouts. Seth Taylor was the game three starter for UTD as the junior from Austin allowed four runs (three earned) on just three hits with two walks and five strikeouts in his 4.0 innings of work.
 
COMETS IN 2025
UT Dallas finished last season with an overall record of 32-6, setting a new school record for best winning percentage. The 2025 campaign saw the Comets compete independently during their transition to NCAA Division II. UTD returns 14 players, including 6 offensive starters from last year's squad.
 
UTD HEAD COACH TRAVIS GRAVES
Travis Graves is in his first season at the helm of the UT Dallas baseball program after serving the last seven years as the top assistant for the Comets. Since coming to UTD, the Comets have gone 186-95 with back-to-back American Southwest Conference Titles in 2021 and 2022. Graves coached two All-Americans, 10 All-Region selections and 53 All-American Southwest Conference picks.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Friday afternoon will mark the first ever meeting on the diamond between West Texas A&M and UT Dallas.
 
WT HEAD COACH CORY HALL
Cory Hall takes is in his second season at the helm of the West Texas A&M Baseball program after being promoted to head coach in the Summer of 2024. The first season under Hall's leadership saw the Buffaloes finish 31-21 with a 29-19 mark in Lone Star Conference play, advancing to the LSC Championships for the 14th time in program history.
 
Hall spent 14 seasons as the top assistant and pitching coach for the Buffaloes. Hall has had four different pitchers (Austin Moore, Josh Payne, Marshall Kasowski, Joe Corbett) 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.
 
WT COACHING STAFF
Shawn Neale was elevated to Associate Head Coach in the Summer of 2025 as the Toronto native returns for his 10th season in Canyon. WT ranked 13th nationally in batting average along with 6th in triples, 11th in slugging percentage, 15th in on-base percentage, 21st in scoring, 27th in doubles, 41st in homeruns, and 47th in hits.
 
Ryan Cantrell joined the West Texas A&M Baseball coaching staff in August following five seasons as the pitching coach and lead recruiter at Cerro Coso Community College in California. Nollan Koon is in his second season in the dugout for the Buffaloes as a graduate assistant coach.
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE PRESEASON POLL
West Texas A&M Baseball has been selected fifth in the 2026 Lone Star Conference Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll announced on January 22nd.
 
Defending South Central Regional Champion UT Tyler picked up 20 of the possible 42 first place votes to sit atop of the poll with 603 points followed by Angelo State (20 first place, 599), Lubbock Christian (510), St. Edward's (501), West Texas A&M (474), St. Mary's (404), Texas A&M-Kingsville (1 first place, 389), Eastern New Mexico (326), UT Permian Basin (249), Texas A&M International (1 first place, 246), UT Dallas (243), Oklahoma Christian (181), Cameron (164) and Sul Ross State (67).
 
UT Tyler senior shortstop Drew Schmidt was named the league's Preseason Pitcher of the Year while Caden Copeland of UTT was tabbed the LSC Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Tristin Thomas and Cade Griffin 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.
 
NCBWA DIVISION II PRESEASON TOP-25 POLL
Defending National Champion Tampa picked up all 20 first place votes to sit atop of the poll with 500 points followed by Central Missouri (475), UT Tyler (448), Northwest Nazarene (442), Catawba (420), Lenoir-Rhyne (383), East Stroudsburg (356), Northwood (339), Colorado Mesa (333) and Florida Southern (309) to round out the top ten.
 
The South Central Region was represented by UT Tyler (3rd), Colorado Mesa (9th), Angelo State (12th), St. Edward's (RV) and Lubbock Christian (RV).
 
THIS IS LSC BASEBALL
he LSC baseball season begins as early as Jan. 30 (Friday). Due to being NCAA Division II provisional members, UTD and SRSU are not eligible for the LSC baseball tournament but are able to win the LSC regular season title and postseason awards.
 
The LSC baseball tournament's opening round is scheduled for May 1-3 (Friday-Sunday) at the site of the league's No. 2, 3 and 4 seed. The championship round is set for May 8-10 (Friday-Sunday) at the league's No. 1 seed. The NCAA Division II South Central Regional is scheduled for May 14-17 with the Super Regional following on May 21-23. The NCAA Division II Baseball Championship is set for May 29-June 6 at USA Baseball National Training Complex in Cary, N.C.
 
WATCH LIVE
Fans can watch LSC baseball games all season on FloCollege. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. The LSC and FloSports reached a historic agreement in August for the largest streaming rights deal in NCAA Division II history.
 
LSC NEWS & NOTES
he 2026 Lone Star Conference baseball season is officially underway as all 14 teams played three-game conference series on Opening Weekend.
 
St. Mary's and No. 4 UT Tyler were the only two teams who recorded sweeps. No. 12 Angelo State, Cameron, St. Edward's, Texas A&M-Kingsville and new league member UT Dallas also won their opening series. This weekend's conference matchups also feature three-game series. After that, all series will be four-games.