FORT WORTH, TX – Texas Wesleyan University Softball team has closed out their regular season and are preparing for their Conference Tournament run. They'll begin their journey as the number four seed and will take on number five seed Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Both teams will be placed in the USAO bracket in Chickasha, OK.

The Aggies are 3-1 against the Rams this year, their series took place in Goodwell, OK on Mar. 6-7

The Rams and Aggies will face off on May 1 at 1pm to determine their next game and opponent, on the other side of the bracket, number one seed University of Science and Arts take on number eight seed Wayland Baptist University right before at 11am. After the two game are played, the two losers will play each other at 3pm and the winners will play each other at 5pm.

Season Report

Texas Wesleyan:

• Record: 20-22 (18-16 SAC)
• Last five games:
  • Lost at MACU 6-0
  • Lost vs #6 Oklahoma City 9-1
  • Lost vs #6 Oklahoma City 8-0
  • Lost vs #6 Oklahoma City 16-0
  • Lost vs #6 Oklahoma City 10-2
• Players to watch (batting):
  • Kylie Barnes – So – UTL
    • .463 avg (62-134), 15 doubles, 7 home runs, 51 RBIs, 26 runs, .746 SLG%
  • Haylie Delarosa – So – CF
    • .428 avg (62-145), 6 doubles, 4 triples, 39 runs, 16 stolen bases (16-20)
  • Jaelin Ornelas – Jr – 3B
    • .398 avg (48-122), 5 doubles, 3 home runs, 25 RBIs, 28 runs
• Players to watch (Pitching):
  • Kylie Barnes – So – LHP
    • 11-10 W/L, 4.12 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 79-25 K:BB
  • Abbie Bird – Sr – RHP
    • 10-11 W/L, 4.58 ERA, 1.68 WHIP, 57-53 K:BB
• Team Notes:
  • The Rams are 15-10 all-time against the Aggies
  • The Rams are fourth in the conference in batting average with a .332 avg, they are led by Kylie Barnes as she ranks fourth in the conference as an individual, Haylie Delarosa is also aiding to that average as she ranks eleventh in the conference.
  • The Rams have a 0.958 fielding percentage as a team with 47 errors, errors for the Rams came in bunches as it usually would all come in one inning, but overall the Rams play clean softball.

 
Oklahoma Panhandle State:

• Record: 25-25 (17-19 SAC)
• Last five games:
  • Lost at #6 Oklahoma City 9-0
  • Won vs Southwestern Christian 7-6
  • Lost vs Southwestern Christian 12-2
  • Won vs Southwestern Christian 9-8
  • Won vs Southwestern Christian 8-3
• Players to watch (batting):
  • Trinity Higgins – Jr – SS/2B
    • .461 avg (70-152), 68 stolen bases, 57 runs, 17 RBIs, .507 SLG%
  • Marin Jacobs – So – UTL
    • .378 avg (51-135), 13 doubles, 18 runs, 25 RBIs
  • Summer Marron – Fr – SS
    • .376 avg (47-125), 7 doubles, 19 runs, 23 RBIs
• Players to watch (Pitching):
  • Marin Jacobs – So – P
    • 21-11 W/L, 3.19 ERA, 1.36 WHIP, 100/34 K:BB
• Team Notes:
  • The Aggies are third in the conference in batting as they boast a .335 average, .003 above the Rams
  • The Aggies rank eighth in the conference in pitching, they've allowed an average of 8.9 hits a game, but only 18 home runs
  • The Aggies also are ranked eighth in fielding percentage with a 0.930. They average two errors a game, they also have 33 passed balls to allow runners to advance, the most in the conference.