LSC Roundup 3-21

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MSU's third time the charm?  - J. Scott Russell, Times Record News
MSU basketball matching the pieces  - J. Scott Russell, Times Record News

GAME DAY: #5 Midwestern opens Elite Eight run Wednesday against Western Washington - MSU MBB

Mustangs visit Buenger Boys Club, enjoy busy day at Elite Eight - MSU MBB






Abilene Christian set to open first spring practice under new coach  - Joey Richards, Abilene Reporter News
Javelinas Announce New Facilities - TAMK Athletics

Baseball Moves Up to #6 in Region - TAMK Baseball

Javelinas Knock Off Scorpions, 2-1 - TAMK Baseball

Seventh Inning Outburts Pushes Buffs Past Pioneers, 11-4 - WTAM Baseball

Lankford voted third team NCAA Division II all-America - ACU WBB

Mustangs finish third, two strokes off of the pace at the MSU Invitational - MSU M Golf

M. Golf: Men's Golf Claims 3rd Place In Wichita Falls - CU M Golf
Buffaloes Finish 5th at Midwestern State Invitational - WTAM M Golf
A&M-COMMERCE FINISHES 17TH AT MIDWESTERN STATE INVITATIONAL - TAMC M Golf

Lady Buffs Crowned Champions at Midwestern State Invitational - WTAM W Golf

Belle Golfers Complete MSU Invite; Bobo and Rutledge Finish in Top 25 - ASU W Golf
LIONS FINISH FOURTH AT RAIN-SHORTENED MIDWESTERN STATE INVITATIONAL - TAMC W Golf
W. Golf: Women's Golf Impressive In Wichita Falls - CU W Golf

Moore leads Mustangs to 5th-place showing at MSU Invitational - MSU W Golf

LSC Softball: ASU remains perfect in league play - LSC Office
Angelo State remained undefeated in Lone Star Conference play with its third straight sweep to improve to 25-3 overall and 9-0 in the LSC.  Tarleton State is right behind them with just one loss for an 8-1 league record.  LSC teams are playing a single round-robin schedule with a three-game series against every other team. Each series consists of a doubleheader one day and single 7-inning game the other day.
  
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 the NCAA postseason. The single-elimination championship will be played April 27-28 in Denton, Texas.
  
LSC softball teams are 165-112 overall this season.  In the NCAA South Central Region, the LSC is currently 85-50 overall including 46-22 combined versus Heartland Conference teams, 17-9 opposed to the Great American Conference, 19-13 against the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) and 3-6 versus independent teams.

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PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
HITTER
Katie Welborn, Tarleton State University, SR, INF, North Richland Hills, Texas, Birdville HS
Welborn was a force at the plate all week for the Tarleton TexAnns, who split a doubleheader with St. Mary’s and won their third straight conference series with a 2-1 series victory over Abilene Christian. Welborn had 12 official at-bats in five games last week and recorded hits in nine of the them for a .750 batting average. The senior slugger belted five home runs, including two in the nightcap of Friday’s doubleheader against ACU. She slugged 2.167, had 26 total bases and drove in eight RBIs while being pitched around to the tune of eight walks - including four intentional passes in Saturday’s game against ACU.

PITCHERS
Briana Sanchez, University of the Incarnate Word, JR, RHP, San Antonio, Texas, Marshall HS
The Cardinals went 5-0 during the week and Sanchez won three of those games. She allowed but two runs over her 18 innings pitched with two complete games including a 5-inning run rule. In her third and final start she worked six scoreless innings before giving way to a relief pitcher in the final frame. Sanchez averaged a strikeout per inning with 18 strikeouts. She posted a .078 ERA and .095 batting average against for the week to improve to 10-4 this season.

Claire Molina, Angelo State University, SR, Pitcher, San Bernardino, Calif., Colton HS
Against one of the top offensive teams in the conference, Molina held Midwestern State to a .122 team batting average, allowing just six hits in 14.0 innings pitched. The senior threw a two-hit, complete-game shutout in Game 2 of the series. She struck out seven en route to a 5-0 victory. The San Bernardino, Calif., native toed the rubber on Sunday for the final game of the series were she recorded eight strikeouts and held the Mustangs to just four hits in the Belles 7-4 victory. Molina is now 14-2 on the season, which is the most wins by any players in the LSC.

Crowley hired to oversee LSC Football Officiating Program - LSC Office
Tim Crowley has been hired to oversee football officials in the Lone Star Conference, it was announced Tuesday by league officials.
    
Crowley, who has 30 years of experience officiating college and high school football in Texas, will begin his duties immediately. Working under the supervision of LSC commissioner Stan Wagnon, Crowley will be responsible for the selection, training, assignment and evaluation of officials for all football games hosted by LSC member schools.
    
“The LSC is unique as the only Texas-based NCAA Division II football conference, and therefore we view officiating games in this league as not only a great responsibility but also an elite opportunity,” Wagnon said. “We’re bringing in Tim to cultivate that perspective, but we’re also making a commitment to providing our football officials with the resources they need to excel in such an important role.  As a conference, we’ve been doing some things aimed at helping our football programs return to national prominence, and this renewed commitment to football officials demonstrates a similar desire to become more prominent in officiating circles as well.” (more)