WICHITA FALLS, Texas -- Midwestern State returns to Mustangs Park for a three-game Lone Star Conference series Saturday and Sunday against UT Permian Basin.

The Mustangs and Falcons start the series with a doubleheader Saturday afternoon at 2 and 4 p.m. before finishing with a single game on Sunday at noon.

The games are set for broadcast on the Lone Star Conference Digital Network at MSUMustangs.com/streaming.

All video streams on the LSC Digital Network are also available on Over-The-Top (OTT) apps on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Android TV and Roku by searching "LSC Digital Network."

LAST TIME OUT | Freshman Kayla Bryant extended a team-best hitting streak to four games in a mid-week series at No. 23-ranked West Texas A&M. The Lady Buffs swept the series 9-0 in five innings, 11-2 in five innings, and 7-0.

MUSTANGS TRACKS | Freshman Kayla Bryant is hitting .462 (6-for-13) with a double, RBI, and a stolen base during her current four-game hitting streak... Bryant ranks second on the team with a .276 batting average with three doubles, a triple, and five RBIs... Freshman Allie Monroe leads the Mustangs with a .304 batting average with five doubles, two homers, and nine RBIs... Monroe has accounted for multiple hits in a team-high six games with a season-high three hits against Southwestern Oklahoma (2/12)... Junior Chloe Bryant leads the Mustangs with six stolen bases... Midwestern State has turned nine double plays this season which are the second most in the LSC and 11th most in NCAA Division II...

THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT

UT PERMIAN BASIN (4-16, 1-11 LSC) The Falcons bring a seven-game losing streak into this weekend's series at Midwestern State... UTPB has been outscored 75-6 during the streak which began with a 14-0 loss to Angelo State before suffering sweeps against No. 23 West Texas A&M and No. 4 UT Tyler... UT Permian Basin and MSU both claimed its only conference win against Angelo State... The Falcons have lost their last 18 road games dating back to an 8-2 win over Southwest (N.M.) on March 1, 2022... UTPB ranks fifth in the Lone Star Conference and 33rd in NCAA Division II with 17 home runs... Junior Stephanie Jimenez rates second in the LSC and 23rd in NCAA Division II with 0.38 home runs per game... Jimenez is the Falcons' top offensive threat hitting .351 with a double, six homers, and 12 RBIs... Junior Julia Bumford is second on the team with a .304 batting average accounting for a double, a triple, and three homers while driving in 13 runs... Junior Emily Andress leads the Falcons with six stolen bases... Senior pitcher Destini Trahan earned a win over Midwestern State last season limiting the Mustangs to two earned runs on six hits in seven innings with four strikeouts...

ABOUT THE SERIES

- Midwestern State and UT Permian Basin meet for the 22nd, 23rd, and 24th time on the diamond Saturday and Sunday at Mustangs Park.
- The Mustangs own a 17-4 edge in the series which began in 2012.
- All but one of UTPB's four wins in the series have come in the last six meetings since 2020. The Falcons swept MSU at Odessa in 2020, then split the doubleheader last season -- also at home.
- Midwestern State has won nine of the 10 meetings between the programs played at Mustangs Park. The Falcons claimed a 6-0 victory on Feb. 18, 2017 in Wichita Falls.

UP NEXT

Midwestern State hits the road to take on No. 4-ranked UT Tyler on March 17-18.