STEPHENVILLE, Texas - After opening conference play last weekend on the road at Southern Utah, the Texans return back to Stephenville to open their home portion of conference play against UT Arlington on Friday-Saturday.

Last time the two teams met in regular season action, the Purple and White took the series 2-1 with a 7-5 win and a 9-1 five-inning walk-off win by NFCA D1 All-Region recipient and All-American nominee Kelci Hill. 

Tarleton State holds the all-time series lead over UT Arlington 5-2. The Texans are a perfect 3-0 in Arlington while 2-1 on home turf. The seventh meeting to this point came in May 2024 as the two teams met in Seattle in the 2024 WAC Tournament as the Mavericks edged out the Texans 2-1 to advance in tournament play.

Through four weeks, the Texans have multiple athletes leaving their mark nationally. Austin German currently sits 26th in the nation in doubles with nine on the season and leads the WAC. With her nine doubles through 25 games, she ranks 49th in doubles per game. With lots of doubles come lots of hits and she currently ranks 35th in the nation in hits with 35.

Other Texans top in the nation include Kalyn Hill who has caught nine base runners stealing which puts her ninth in the nation and leads all of the WAC.

On the pitching side of things, Alexa Rehmeier and Sadie Beck are currently tied for 24th in the nation in saves with two each. Shelby Schultz continues to pound the strike zone as she sits 42nd in the nation in strikeouts with 67 thus far. She also ranks 34th in strikeouts per seven innings at 8.6.

In the WAC, the Purple and White continue to hold four of the top-18 spots in batting average as Germain leads the Texans ranking third in the conference. As a team, Tarleton State is in the top-two of 23 different statistical categories in the WAC.

Game times for the weekend series are set for a 6:30 p.m. first pitch on Friday followed by doubleheader action on Saturday at 1 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Friday night will be White Out as Texan Nation is encouraged to white out the Tarleton State Softball Complex. In conjunction with the White Out game, early arriving fans will receive a free rally towel.

The three-game series will air live on ESPN+ and live stats will also be available. Tickets can be found here.

Following the Texans home conference opening series, Tarleton State will head on the road for a four-game road trip with stops at Prairie View A&M for a midweek matchup and a three-game conference series with Grand Canyon. 

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