DENTON, Texas (May 10, 2017) – Texas Woman's University enters the NCAA South Central Regional as the sixth seed and will face third seed St. Mary's Thursday at 4 p.m. at Schaeffer Park on the campus of two seed West Texas A&M in Canyon, Texas, in the double elimination tournament.
No. 6 TEXAS WOMAN'S (33-19, 18-11 LSC) versus No. 3 ST. MARY'S (42-14, 16-5 Heartland)
Thursday, May 11, at 4 p.m.
Canyon, Texas (Schaeffer Park)
About the Pioneers
TWU escaped their first game of the Lone Star Tournament with a 3-2 win over Tarleton on a walk-off two-run RBI double by
Hazel Puempel before dropping a 3-0 contest to the nation's number one team, Angelo State. The Pioneers rank 12
th in Division II in on-base percentage (.414) and batting average (.336).
Nicole Nordie leads the LSC in hits (78) and batting average (.459), and is fourth in on-base percentage (.528).
Abby Walker is second in the LSC in batters struck out (133), fourth in saves (3) and batters struck out looking (28), and fifth in wins (17).
About the Rattlers
St. Mary's enters the regional with an overall record of 42-14 and a 16-5 mark in Heartland Conference play along with being ranked 20
th in the nation. Raynelle Nash earned HC Player of the Year honors and leads the league in hits (70) and ranks second in batting average (.407) along with third in on-base percentage (.464). Pitcher Ashley Mills holds the best ERA in the Heartland (1.33) and opposing batting average (.156).
History amongst Texas Woman's and St. Mary's
This marks the third consecutive postseason that StMU and TWU have met in the regional tournament with the Rattlers winning each contest. Overall, St. Mary's holds a 28-14 advantage and has won nine of the last 11 matchups. The Pioneers took one of two games from the Rattlers earlier this season.
Last meeting between TWU and StMU
DENTON, Texas (March 29, 2017) - Four runs by Texas Woman's University in the bottom of the sixth aided the Pioneers in a 7-4 win over third-ranked St. Mary's in game one of a doubleheader Wednesday evening at Pioneer Field while the Rattlers took the second contest by the same score, 7-4.
Last outing for the Pioneers
SAN ANGELO, Texas (May 5, 2017) -
Hazel Puempel of Texas Woman's University hit a walk-off two-run RBI to clinch a 3-2 win over Tarleton State during the Lone Star Conference Championship to advance the Pioneers into a matchup against the No. 1 seed and top-ranked team in the nation, Angelo State, where the Pioneers fell 3-0
Friday at Mayer Field in the night game during Day One of the tournament.
