- Tournament Central (Complete with Live Stat links)

STEPHENVILLE – Riding the momentum of a series win at Kingsville last weekend, Tarleton heads to Wichita Falls for the first-ever Lone Star Conference Softball Showcase, beginning tomorrow, for six games in four days against LSC foes.
 
AT A GLANCE
Records: Tarleton State TexAnns, 11-15 (3-3 LSC); Midwestern State Mustangs, 17-9 (5-1 LSC); Texas A&M-Kingsville Javelinas, 6-18 (1-5 LSC); Angelo State Rambelles, 20-7 (5-1 LSC); Eastern New Mexico Zias, 7-15 (1-5 LSC); West Texas A&M Lady Buffs, 23-2 (4-2 LSC); Cameron Aggies, 13-8 (2-4 LSC)
Game Coverage: Live stats will be available by visiting the tournament central page at MSUMustangs.com/LSCshowcase or by visiting the Softball Schedule page of TarletonSports.com.
 
GAME SCHEDULE
Game 1: Thursday vs Midwestern State at 7 p.m.
Game 2: Friday vs Texas A&M University-Kingsville at 1:30 p.m.
Game 3: Friday vs Angelo State University at 6:30 p.m.
Game 4: Saturday vs Eastern New Mexico at 1:30 p.m.
Game 5: Saturday vs West Texas A&M at 6:30 p.m.
Game 6: Sunday vs Cameron at 12:30 p.m.
 
LAST TIME OUT
Tarleton State had two of the best offensive games of the season in back-to-back games to secure their first LSC series win of the season by taking games two and three against Texas A&M-Kingsville. The TexAnns have scored 26 runs in the last two games on 29 hits and a .403 batting average – led by Ashley Findorak at .714 and seven other TexAnns hitting .400 or higher.
 
THE SHOWCASE
The LSC Softball Showcase is in its first year with the conference and was designed to secure a fourth game between every LSC opponent. The TexAnns are scheduled to play six of their seven conference foes this weekend – including Midwestern State, Eastern New Mexico, West Texas A&M and Cameron for the first time this season. The only team Tarleton will not see in the showcase is Texas Woman's, but Tarleton will play a pair of midweek doubleheaders against the Pioneers in April to complete the four-game season series.
 
MATA CLOSING IN ON 500
With two more wins last weekend, Tarleton head coach Julie Mata is now two wins away from history. The 18^th year head coach of the TexAnns currently has 498 wins in her illustrious Tarleton career and with two more will reach 500. Mata is only the second coach in the history of the Tarleton softball program after taking over the program in 1997 following its inaugural season in 1996. She has led Tarleton to 12 LSC Championship Tournaments and three NCAA Regional tournaments in the school's 18-year softball history.
 
MAKING NOISE IN CONFERENCE
Tarleton's offense has come to life since beginning Lone Star Conference play. Over the last six games, the offense is hitting .349 as a team with 39 runs scored and a .505 team slugging percentage. Kendra Mendoza is the team's leading hitter since LSC play began, hitting .533 with a home run, a double and four RBIs while 10 other TexAnns are hitting .300 or higher.
 
UP NEXT FOR TARLETON
After the Showcase, Tarleton will return home for a three-game series against Eastern New Mexico beginning Friday night at 5 p.m.