Midwestern State (11-14, 6-12 LSC) vs. Western New Mexico (2-29, 0-15 LSC)
Lone Star Conference Series
Thursday and Friday, March 29-30, 2018 | 1 p.m. / 3 p.m. / 1 p.m. / 3 p.m.
WNMU Softball Field | Silver City, N.M.
MSU leads the all-time series 11-1 | First meeting in Silver City | Mustangs have won 11-straight dating back to 2006
Game 1 Live Stats: WNMUMustangs.com | Game 2 Live Stats: WNMUMustangs.com | Game 3 Live Stats: WNMUMustangs.com | Game 4 Live Stats: WNMUMustangs.com
 
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LEADING OFF: Midwestern State travels to Silver City, N.M. for an all-Mustangs matchup with Western New Mexico (2-29, 0-15 LSC) on Thursday and Friday in a pair of doubleheaders. Midwestern State (11-14, 6-9 LSC) is coming off a rough outing against 15th-ranked West Texas A&M last weekend.
 
THOMAS PICKING UP STEAM: Senior catcher Amanda Thomas found her rhythm in the finale against ENMU, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs and a double. In her last 17 games, the backstop is hitting at a .347 clip with 11 RBI, six runs and two taters. The Marble Falls product leads the team with five multi-RBI games, including three games with three RBI. Thomas went 1-for-3 against West Texas A&M last weekend before being sidelined with an illness.
 
LINDGREN LIGHTS UP LADY BUFFS: Sophomore outfielder Lauren Lindgren caught fire against West Texas A&M, going 6-for-8 in the series with a double, two runs and two RBI. The Denton native went a perfect 4-for-4 in the series opener, including a two-run double in the bottom of the seventh.
 
EROPKIN HITTING ROPES: After being held hitless in the first two games of the season, sophomore outfielder Kelsey Eropkin has been on a tear, hitting safely in 19 of the last 23 games. During that span, the Tulsa transfer is hitting .300 with 14 runs, four doubles, four homers and six RBI.
 
ENTER SANDMAN: Junior pitcher Abbie Lancaster broke the Mustangs single-season save record, earning her fifth save of the season in the series opener against Cameron. The Lone Star Conference leader has stranded 14-of-20 inherited runners this season. The Idabell, Okla., native is holding opponents to a .232 average with 37 strikeouts in 58.1 innings of work.
 
RETURN TO THE LAND OF ENCHANTMENT: Western New Mexico enters the four-game series with a 2-29 overall record. The Mustangs hit .275 as a team, led by middle infielder Alicia Habitzreuther with a .337 average, three home runs and 17 RBI. Offensively, the Mustangs hit .275 as a club with 13 long balls on the year. In the circle, WNMU owns an 8.68 ERA and allows a .421 average to the opposition. Sophomore Lyana Waddell leads the squad with a 2-13 record and a 6.97 ERA over 82.1 innings of work.