LSC SOFTBALL
West Texas A&M took over sole possession of first place in the Lone Star Conference by taking three of four games versus Cameron last week.
This week’s conference schedule includes Texas A&M-Kingsville at WT, CU at Texas Woman’s, Angelo State at Midwestern State, and Texas A&M-Commerce at Tarleton State.
LSC teams are playing a single round-robin schedule with a four games against each league opponent. The four-game series shall consist of a doubleheader Friday and a doubleheader Saturday.
The overall LSC Champion will be the team(s) with the best winning percentage in regular-season conference games, while the winner of the postseason championship will be recognized as LSC Tournament Champion and receive the league’s automatic qualification into NCAA postseason. The single-elimination championship will be played May 1-2, at the No. 1 seed.
LSC softball teams are 170-110-2 overall this season. In the NCAA South Central Region, the group is currently 43-23 combined versus Heartland Conference teams and 36-11 against the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.
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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
HITTER
Tyler Oppenheim, Texas A&M University - Commerce, FR, 2B, Marble Falls, Texas, Marble Falls HS
Oppenheim raised her season batting average 62 points, from .286 to .348, after going 8-for-13 for a .615 batting average during four games against Texas Woman’s. Oppenheim recorded four straight multi-hit games in the weekend series. She opened with a 2-for-3 performance with a walk and a pair of stolen bases in the Lions 2-1 loss on Friday, then followed with a perfect 2-for-2 game with a run scored and a RBI in the Lions 8-0 win over the Pioneers in game two. The freshman also added a walk and another stolen base. Oppenheim kept the momentum going with a pair of 2-for-4 games on day two of the weekend set. In game one, a 16-8 Lion win, she scored two runs and drove in a run along with another two stolen bases. Oppenheim is currently riding a six-game hitting streak, her longest of the season and the third longest by a Lion this season.
PITCHER
Carlie Clark, Texas A&M University - Kingsville, SO, P, Warsaw, Va., Rappahannock HS
Clark dominated in the circle in three starts. She went 3-0 with a 0.67 ERA, three complete games and a shutout. Opponents struck out 13 times and were held to a .231 batting average. Against Houston-Victoria, she struck out six and surrendered five hits and a walk in a 7-0 victory. Clark followed by holding Eastern New Mexico to two and one runs in her two starts. Versus the Zias, she combined to strike out seven. Clark also helped her own cause at the plate by going 3-for-7 with two runs scored, a RBI and double during the week.