#1 Lady Buffs Journey to Lubbock and Wichita Falls This Weekend

CANYON, Texas – The top-ranked Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M proceed Lone Star Conference motion this weekend as they hit the highway to tackle Lubbock Christian and Midwestern State. Action begins on Friday as a doubleheader towards the Lady Chaps begins at 3:00 p.m. at Maner Park adopted by a Sunday doubleheader at Mustang Park beginning at 3:00 p.m. in Wichita Falls.
 
THIS IS LADY BUFF SOFTBALL

West Texas A&M Softball is of their twenty first season of NCAA competitors because the Lady Buffs are a staggering 806-328 (.711) since reviving this system previous to the 2006 marketing campaign. WT has received three South Central Regional Championships (2014, 2016, 2021) together with a pair of NCAA Division II National Championships in 2014 and 2021.
 
2025 REWIND
The Lady Buffs capped off 2025 with a 56-8 general report and 40-4 Lone Star Conference report. WT opened the marketing campaign ranked thirteenth earlier than shortly coming into the highest 10 of the NFCA ballot. The Lady Buffs spent 10 weeks within the high 5 together with three weeks at No. 1. WT earned a share of the Lone Star Conference common season title for the second consecutive season.
 
WT HEAD COACH MICHAEL MOOK
In simply six seasons, Michael Mook has led West Texas A&M to a 267-64 (.807) mark whereas 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 4 NCAA Postseason appearances (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025). Mook just lately agreed to a three-year contract extension to maintain him the WT dugout till atleast the Summer of 2028. A brand new period of Lady Buff softball started on June 20, 2019, as Mook was employed because the third head coach in program historical past.
 
SCOUTING THE LADY CHAPS
Lubbock Christian enters the weekend with an general report of 14-12 with a 10-6 mark in league motion as they picked up a pair of LSC house wins towards Midwestern State (4-2 / 5-2). The Lady Chaps are 4-2 at Maner Park to this point this season. 
 
Kadin Vire leads the way in which offensively for the Lady Chaps because the junior catcher from Waxahachie is hitting .417 on the season with 9 doubles, three triples and a homer to drive in 14 RBI for a slugging proportion of .631 to go together with eight walks and simply two strikeouts for an on-base clip of .484.
 
LC holds a 3.17 workers ERA, permitting 108 runs (81 earned) on 177 hits with 75 walks and 92 strikeouts in 178.2 innings of labor. Seven totally different Lady Chaps have seen time within the circle this season led by Lexi Clark because the freshman from Lubbock is 5-3 with a 2.70 ERA, permitting 25 runs (19 earned) on 48 hits with 19 walks and 23 strikeouts in her 49.1 frames for an opposing batting common of .255.
 
LCU HEAD COACH DAREN HAYS
Daren Hays is now in his sixteenth season main the Lubbock Christian softball program, turning into the twenty fifth energetic Division II head coach to succeed in 600 profession wins again on March sixth in Austin. Hays led the Lady Chaps to 5 NCAA Tournament appearances. 
 
THE SERIES
Friday afternoon will mark the fortieth and forty first all-time assembly on the diamond between the Lady Buffs and Lady Chaps. WT is 27-12 within the sequence that dates again to 2008 and the Lady Buffs are 12-8 in Lubbock. Last season noticed WT go 3-1 towards the Lady Chaps within the common season adopted by postseason wins through the LSC Championships and the NCAA Regional Tournament each performed in Canyon. 
 
SCOUTING THE MUSTANGS
Midwestern State enters the weekend with an general report of 4-20 together with a 2-14 mark in LSC motion as they give the impression of being to snap a three-game shedding skid. MSU is 1-5 this season at Mustang Park with the lone house win coming towards UT Permian Basin again on February twenty second. The Mustangs host Eastern New Mexico in a doubleheader on Friday afternoon.
 
Chipper Mayorga leads the way in which offensively for the Mustangs because the freshman infielder from San Antonio is hitting .408 with 5 doubles to drive in 15 RBI for a slugging proportion of .474 to go together with 4 walks and 6 strikeouts for an on-base clip of .434 whereas stealing 4 bases. 
 
MSU has registered an ERA of 4.25, permitting 127 runs (94 earned) on 203 hits with 56 walks and 70 strikeouts in 155.0 innings of labor. Kayleigh Bowers has made a team-high 13 appearances with 11 begins within the circle because the junior from Phoenix is 0-8 on the season, permitting 36 runs (34 earned) on 82 hits with 20 walks and 25 strikeouts in her 67.0 frames for an opposing batting common of .304.
 
MSU HEAD COACH KAE LANI BRYAN

Kae Lani Bryan, is in her first season because the helm of the Midwestern State softball program. Bryan got here to Wichita Falls following seven years as the top coach at Fort Scott Community College. The Picher, Oklahoma product performed collegiately at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M 
 
THE SERIES

Sunday afternoon will mark the sixty fifth and 66th all-time assembly between the Lady Buffs and Mustangs. West Texas A&M is 42-22 within the sequence that dates again to 2006, WT has received 32 straight video games with the final MSU victory coming in May of 2014. The Lady Buffs are 18-12 in Wichita Falls, successful their final 14 contests at Mustang Park. Last season noticed the Lady Buffs go 4-0 towards Midwestern State, outscoring the Mustangs 28-7.