#5 West Texas A&M (33-5, 23-3) at Cameron / #12 Oklahoma Christian
vs. CU	Thursday, April 9 at 4:00 p.m. DH
vs. OC	Saturday, April 11 at 12:00 p.m. DH
Location	Lawton, Oklahoma / Edmond, Oklahoma
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CANYON, Texas – The #5 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M hit the road this weekend as they travel to the Sooner State for Lone Star Conference action beginning on Thursday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. with a doubleheader against the Cameron Aggies. WT closed out their road trip on Saturday afternoon with a showdown against the #12 Oklahoma Christian Eagles starting at Noon.
 
THIS IS LADY BUFF SOFTBALL
West Texas A&M Softball is in their 21st season of NCAA competition as the Lady Buffs are a staggering 814-330 (.712) since reviving the program prior to the 2006 campaign. WT has won three South Central Regional Championships (2014, 2016, 2021) along with a pair of NCAA Division II National Championships (2014, 2021).
 
2025 REWIND
The Lady Buffs capped off 2025 with a 56-8 overall record and 40-4 Lone Star Conference record. WT opened the campaign ranked 13th before quickly entering the top 10 of the NFCA poll. The Lady Buffs spent 10 weeks in the top five including three weeks at No. 1. WT earned a share of the Lone Star Conference regular season title for the second consecutive season.
 
WT HEAD COACH MICHAEL MOOK
In just six seasons, Michael Mook has led West Texas A&M to a 275-66 (.806) mark while claiming the 2021 NCAA Division II National Championship. Mook is a two-time Lone Star Conference Coach of the Year (2024, 2025) who has led the Lady Buffs to four NCAA Postseason appearances (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025). Mook recently agreed to a three-year contract extension to keep him the WT dugout until atleast the Summer of 2028. 
 
A new era of Lady Buff softball began on June 20, 2019, as Mook was hired as the third head coach in program history. Mook went 154-61 during his four-year tenure at Valley City State University including an impressive 54-5 in 2019 leading the Vikings to their third-ever appearance at the NAIA World Series.
 
SCOUTING THE AGGIES
Cameron enters the weekend with an overall record of 21-20 as they are 13-15 in Lone Star Conference action. The Aggies ride a three-game win streak into Thursday night against the Lady Buffs as they split a non-conference doubleheader with Southern Nazarene last Tuesday before claiming two wins at Lubbock Christian on Friday.
 
Haley Gardella leads the way offensively for the Aggies as the sophomore designated player from Royse City, Texas is hitting .415 on the year with 14 doubles and 16 homeruns to drive in a team-best 53 RBI for a slugging percentage of .852 to go along with 16 walks and 17 strikeouts for an on-base percentage of .481.
 
Stormee Reed has made 28 appearances with 13 starts in the circle for the Aggies as the senior right-hander from Shawnee, Oklahoma is 9-6 overall with a 4.40 ERA as she has allowed 72 runs (63 earned) on 104 hits with 74 walks and 133 strikeouts in her 100.1 frames for an opposing batting average of .261.
 
CU HEAD COACH BRYAN HOWARD
Bryan Howard is in his second season at the helm of the Cameron softball program. Howard led the Aggies to an overall record of 29-24 last season to advance to the opening round of the LSC Championships. Howard came to Lawton following one season as the head coach at Missouri S&T. 
 
THE SERIES
Thursday features the 63rd and 64th meetings between the Lady Buffs and Aggies in a series that dates back to February of 2006. WT is 14-6 all-time in Lawton as they have won their last three games at McMahon Field. Earlier this season saw the Lady Buffs claim a pair of victories over the Aggies (10-4 / 8-4) at Schaeffer Park in Canyon.
 
SCOUTING THE EAGLES
Oklahoma Christian enters the week with an overall record of 31-8 including a 23-5 mark in league action as they are current on a five-game winning streak. The Eagles swept a Lone Star Conference doubleheader at Midwestern State last Thursday afternoon by a combined score of 20-2.
 
Kallie Rupp leads the way offensively for the Eagles as the junior infielder from Morrison, Oklahoma is hitting .417 with 11 doubles, two triples and eight homers to drive in a team-high 37 RBI for a slugging percentage of .767 to go along with five walks and 13 strikeouts in 120 AB's for an on-base clip of .448 as she is 4-for-5 on stolen bases.
 
Jill Dickson has been the ace of the pitching staff to start the season, going 14-4 with a 1.97 ERA as the senior from Edmond has allowed 33 runs (30 earned) on 80 hits with 44 walks and 133 strikeouts in her 106.1 innings of work for an opposing batting average of .206. Dickson has tossed six complete games this season with four shutouts for the Eagles.
 
OC HEAD COACH SHALEE RODRIGUEZ
Shalee Rodriguez joined Oklahoma Christian's coaching staff as an assistant coach on July 13, 2018, after two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Southern Nazarene, and was named as the Eagles' third head coach on June 11, 2021. Rodriguez completed her fourth season at the helm of the OC program following the 2025 spring season.
 
THE SERIES
Saturday afternoon will mark the 24th and 25th all-time meeting on the diamond between the Lady Buffs and Eagles in the series that dates back to 2014. WT holds the 13-10 advantage in the series as the Lady Buffs are 7-3 in Edmond. Earlier this season saw the Eagles and Lady Buffs split a Lone Star Conference doubleheader at Schaeffer Park in Canyon. WT claimed a 15-7 run-rule win in the opener before OC answered back with a 11-5 win in the nightcap.