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Lions Hit the Road to Take on Mustangs in LSC Series

Commerce, Texas- After six home games, the Lions go on the road to play Midwestern in a Lone Star Conference Series.
 
A&M-Commerce heads into the series on a four-game winning streak and has a winning record of 31-13, 13-11 in the LSC.
 
Midwestern enters the series on a one-game winning streak and has a winning record of 23-21. However, the Mustangs are 8-12 in conference play.
 
By the numbers the Lions lead in:
Batting average by .012 (TAMUC, .331, MSU, .319)
Stolen bases by 107 (TAMUC, 154, MSU, 47)
Hits by 6 (TAMUC, 409, MSU, 403)
Runs by 50 (TAMUC, 275, MSU, 325)
RBI by 24 (TAMUC, 273, MSU, 249)
 
The series pits two teams against each other with similar statistics. The Mustangs lead the Lions in doubles and home runs.
 
Players to Watch:
  • Katelyn Vinson for the Mustangs has a batting average of .453, 11 home runs and a slugging percentage of .829. Vinson also leads her team in RBI with 47. She has also been walked 31 times leading to an on base percentage of .570.
  • Baylee Voigt has eight home runs and 34 RBI for the Mustangs.
  • Ciera Nunez leads the Lions in batting average with a .366.
  • Kylene Hatton has the most doubles for the Lions with 11.
  • Luci Ponce has a whopping 80 RBI, 10 homers, and eight doubles.
  • Baylea Higgs has shown her speed with 38 stolen bags.
  • Brittany Woolridge has an ERA of 2.47 and has 50 strikeouts.
  • Selena Rima is the team leader with 94 strikeouts and is coming off of a shutout of Tarleton State in her LSC game.
  • Katie Dean the reigning LSC Pitcher of the week has a win-loss record of 9-2 with 58 strikeouts.
 
Games are Friday, April 8 at 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 9 at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Keep up during the games by watching live stats that can be found on www.lionathletics.com and following Twitter handle Lion_Softball.
 
Fans can follow all the action from the 2014-15 season on www.LionAthletics.com, through twitter @Lion_Athletics and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LionsAthletics. 
 
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Players Mentioned

Kylene Hatton

#4 Kylene Hatton

OF
5' 3"
Senior
L/R
Baylea Higgs

#2 Baylea Higgs

OF
5' 4"
Sophomore
L/R
Luci Ponce

#24 Luci Ponce

INF
5' 6"
Graduate Student
L/L
Selena Rima

#19 Selena Rima

P
5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
Brittany Woolridge

#44 Brittany Woolridge

P
5' 5"
Freshman
R/R
Ciera Nunez

#6 Ciera Nunez

INF
5' 7"
Freshman
L/R
Katie Dean

#3 Katie Dean

P
5' 7"
Freshman
R/R

Players Mentioned

Kylene Hatton

#4 Kylene Hatton

5' 3"
Senior
L/R
OF
Baylea Higgs

#2 Baylea Higgs

5' 4"
Sophomore
L/R
OF
Luci Ponce

#24 Luci Ponce

5' 6"
Graduate Student
L/L
INF
Selena Rima

#19 Selena Rima

5' 7"
Sophomore
R/R
P
Brittany Woolridge

#44 Brittany Woolridge

5' 5"
Freshman
R/R
P
Ciera Nunez

#6 Ciera Nunez

5' 7"
Freshman
L/R
INF
Katie Dean

#3 Katie Dean

5' 7"
Freshman
R/R
P