LEADOFF
Midwestern State takes on No. 1-ranked West Texas A&M in the South Central Region 1 final Sunday afternoon at Schaeffer Park.

The Mustangs must win the 1:30 p.m. meeting to force the if necessary game set for 4 p.m.

The winner moves on to face the winner of South Central Region 2 next week in a best-of-3 Super Regional.

ABOUT THE SOUTH CENTRAL REGIONAL 1
A four-team field including West Texas A&M, Texas Woman's, Metro State (Colo.) and Midwestern State square off in a double elimination tournament Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Schaeffer Park in Canyon. The winner advances to play the winner of the South Central Regional 2 including Angelo State, St. Mary's (Texas), Cameron (Okla.) and St. Edward's (Texas) in a best-of-3 Super Regional at the site of the highest remaining seed.
 
South Central Regional #1
Schaeffer Park
Canyon, Texas
Friday, May 9
Game 1: Metro State 9, Texas Woman's 4
Game 2: West Texas A&M 6, Midwestern State 2
Saturday, May 10
Game 3: West Texas A&M 13, Metro State 5 (5 innings)
Game 4: Midwestern State 14, Texas Woman's 13 (TWU eliminated)
Game 5: Midwestern State 11, Metro State 3 (5 innings) (MSU-D eliminated)
Sunday, May 11
Game 6: West Texas A&M (53-5) vs. Midwestern State (30-23), 1:30 p.m.
Game 7 (if necessary): Game 6 Winner vs. Game 6 Loser, 4 p.m.

MSU IN THE POSTSEASON
- Midwestern State makes its ninth postseason showing in its 11 seasons since bring back softball in 2004.
- The Mustangs are 16-19 all time in the NCAA Division II postseason claiming South Central Region titles in 2010 and 2011 advancing to the national semifinals in 2011.
 

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Midwestern State vs. West Texas A&M
Sunday, May 11 | 1:30 p.m.
Sunday, May | 4 p.m. (if necessary)
Records: Midwestern State (30-23); West Texas A&M (53-5)
Live Video: None
Live Audio: None
Live Stats: GoBuffsGo.com 

SCOUTING THE LADY BUFFS
- West Texas A&M advanced to the South Central Region 1 finals by claiming wins over Midwestern State (6-2) and Metro State (13-5 in 5 innings) to improve to 32-1 on its home field.
- West Texas A&M leads NCAA Division II in homers per game (1.66) and team slugging percentage (.657).
- Junior outfielder Renee Erwin leads the WT attack hitting .482 with 18 doubles and 17 homers while driving in 69 runs.
- Erwin is just one of three players with 17 home runs this season for West Texas A&M joining senior third baseman Jessica Sipe (.391, 13 2B, 17 HR, 65 RBI) and junior infielder Allie Cranfill (.361, 15 2Bs, 18 HRs, 70 RBI).
- Junior Kaisha Dacosin (.346, 16 2B, 12 HR, 65 RBI) and senior shortstop Alyssa Lemos (.320, 12 2B, 11 HR, 40 RBI) have also hit double-figure home runs.
- West Texas A&M carries the top three pitchers in the LSC in terms of ERA including junior Rita Hokianga (23-2, 2.15 ERA), sophomore Tori Bayer (11-0, 2.13 ERA) and sophomore Hannah Newcomb (19-3, 2.59 ERA).

ABOUT THE SERIES
- Midwestern State leads the overall series with West Texas A&M by a 21-10 margin.
- The Mustangs are 3-2 against WT in NCAA Division II postseason play claiming a 6-0 win over the Lady Buffs in regional play on May 16, 2010. MSU took two of three from West Texas A&M to advance to the World Series in 2011.
- MSU handed WT its first loss of the season on the way to taking two of three from the Lady Buffs earlier this season at Mustangs Park.
- The Mustangs are 0-4 against West Texas A&M in games played at Schaeffer Park.

MUSTANGS NOTABLES
- MSU senior catcher Kim Jerrick hit her 56th career home run to match former West Texas A&M standout Kim LeComte (2009-12) for the all-time LSC lead.
- MSU sophomore shortstop Katy Vandewater has hit a home run in five consecutive games. She is hitting .667 (14-for-21) with eight homers and 21 RBIs during a current 7-game hitting streak.
- MSU junior third baseman Kelley Schaefer extended her season-best hitting streak 11 games by going 3-for-5 against Texas Woman's and 2-for-3 against Metro State. She is hitting .588 (20-for-34) with four doubles, five homers and 13 RBIs during the stretch. Schaefer has multiple hits in each of her last five games.
- MSU sophomore outfielder Katelyn Vinson was 6-for-8 with two doubles, three homers and 10 RBIs leading the Mustangs to wins over Texas Woman's and Metro State on Saturday.
- Vinson's multiple homer game against Texas Woman's was the 10th time an MSU player has hit at least two home runs in a game this season.
- Sophomore outfielder Haley Howerton matched a team season-best by extending her hitting streak to 12 games. She is hitting .445 (20-for-43) during the stretch which includes seven multiple-hit games.
- The Mustangs have accounted for at least two home runs in each of their last seven games and in 11 of their last 12.
- Midwestern State combined for seven home runs in wins over Texas Woman's and Metro State on Saturday. The Mustangs set a school single-season record with 89 homers to better the 86 hit last season.

MUSTANGS IN NATIONAL STATISTICAL RANKINGS
- The Mustangs rank second in NCAA Division II in home runs per game (1.60), 10th in slugging percentage (.553), 16th in scoring (6.8) and 55th in batting average (.315).
- Senior catcher Kim Jerrick ranks 21st in home runs (15.0), 11th in runs per game (1.25), 12th in walks per game (0.69), 20th in home runs per game (0.31), 55th in on-base percentage (.500), 55th in slugging percentage (.730) and 51st in stolen bases (0.50).
- Sophomore outfielder Katelyn Vinson ranks 53rd in home runs per game (0.26), 39th in slugging percentage (.750), 35th in RBIs per game (1.15) and 82nd in sacrifice flies (3.0).
- Junior shortstop Katy Vandewater is 21st in home runs (15.0), 27th in home runs per game (0.30) and 62nd in RBIs per game (1.14).
- Junior third baseman Kelley Schaefer ranks 85th in home runs per game (0.23), 72nd in RBIs per game (1.00), 97th in slugging percentage (.680), 75th in home runs (11.0) and 12th with five sacrifice flies.
- Sophomore outfielder Haley Howerton is 92nd in stolen bases per game (0.42).
 
MSU UNDER BRADY TIGERT
Brady Tigert is in his 11th season at the helm at Midwestern State and is the program's lone head coach since it was resurrected in 2004. The Mustangs have averaged just over 40 wins a year under Tigert, who boasts a 431-202 (.681) record which includes NCAA Division II postseason trips in eight of 10 seasons. MSU finished as national semifinalists in 2011, claimed two regional titles (2010, 2011) and two Lone Star Conference championships (2006, 2007).