GAMES #1-6 VS. NFCA DIVISION II LEADOFF CLASSIC GAMEDAY GUIDE GAME INFORMATION WEST TEXAS A&M ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS WEST TEXAS A&M The 2014 NCAA Division II National Champion Lady Buffs will look to carry-over the momentum of last season that saw the team claim the program’s first ever National Title as they finished the campaign with an overall record of 60-7 with a 23-4 mark in the Lone Star Conference, WT became just the fourth team in DII history to win 60 games in a season and claim the national title. NFCA DII National Coach of the Year Kevin Blaskowski enters his 10th season at WT, registering a 320-219 mark in Canyon as the Lady Buffs return 13 letterwinners including six positional starters and all three pitchers from 2014. The Lady Buffs are 6-3 all-time in season openers with wins in their last four dating back to a 5-0 loss to East Central during the St. Mary’s DII Collegiate Classic in San Antonio back on Feb. 5, 2010. THE OPPONENTS The Tigers of East Central finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 33-25 with a 22-18 mark in Great American Conference (GAC) play to finish fifth in the league. ECU returns 14 letterwinners and seven starters from 2014, the Tigers are led by ninth year head coach Destinin Anderson. The Lady Buffs and Tigers are tied 5-5 in their all-time series with WT taking the last two meetings back in 2011 to claim the LSC Tournament Title in Durant, Oklahoma. The #23 Cal Baptist Lancers will enter the 2015 season following the program’s first ever NCAA Postseason appearance as they finished last season with an overall record of 46-13 including their second Pac West Conference title in three season with a 27-5 mark in league play. The Lancers advanced to the West Region Finals before falling to Cal State Monterey Bay. CBU is led by fourth year head coach Bill Baber. The NFCA Leadoff Classic will mark the first ever meeting between the Lady Buffs and the Lancers. The Wolves of Western Oregon concluded their 2014 season with an overall record of 34-23 with an 18-6 mark in Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) to claim the league title, they advanced to the West Regional Tournament with a win over Sonoma State before falling to Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal Baptist to end their season. The Wolves are led by third year head coach Lonny Sargent who helped WOU set a school record for wins last season (34). The NFCA Leadoff Classic will mark the first ever meet- ing between the Lady Buffs and the Wolves. HOME SWEET HOME The Lady Buffs finished the 2014 season with an incredible 35-3 record at Schaeffer Park in Canyon as they claimed the program’s first ever South Central Super Regional Title. WT is 108-19 (.855) at Schaeffer Park since the facility opened prior to the 2011 season. 2014 marked the third time in the last four years (‘11, ‘13, ‘14) that the Lady Buffs hosted NCAA Postseason action in Canyon. NFCA DIVISION II PRESEASON TOP-25 POLL West Texas A&M picked-up all 16 first place votes for a perfect total of 400 points fol- lowed by National Runner-Up Valdosta State (381), Dixie State (367), Southeastern Okla- homa (351), Wayne State (311), West Chester (293), LIU-Post (278), Armstrong Atlantic (273), North Georgia (240) and Cal State Monterey Bay (238) to round out the top ten. LSC Tournament Champion Angelo State was tabbed 11th while fellow South Central Region foe St. Mary’s will start the season at 16th with a total of 169 points. RECORD: 0-0 (0-0 LSC) HOME: 0-0 • AWAY: 0-0 • NEUTRAL: 0-0 FEBRUARY Friday 6 East Central Tucson, Arizona 4:30 p.m. Friday 6 #23 Cal Baptist Tucson, Arizona 8:30 p.m. Saturday 7 Western Oregon Tucson, Arizona 12:00 p.m. Saturday 7 Pool Play Tucson, Arizona TBD Sunday 8 Pool Play Tucson, Arizona TBD Sunday 8 Pool Play Tucson, Arizona TBD Friday 13 Colorado School of Mines Canyon, Texas 1:30 p.m. Friday 13 Adams State Canyon, Texas 3:30 p.m. Saturday 14 Chadron State Canyon, Texas 1:30 p.m. Saturday 14 Metro State Canyon, Texas 3:30 p.m. Sundy 15 Colorado Mesa Canyon, Texas 12:30 p.m. Sunday 15 Colorado State-Pueblo Canyon, Texas 2:30 p.m. Friday 20 St. Edward’s Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. Friday 20 St. Edward’s Canyon, Texas 5:00 p.m. Saturday 21 Newman Canyon, Texas 1:00 p.m. Saturday 21 Newman Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. Friday 27 Tarleton State* Stephenville, Texas 5:00 p.m. Friday 27 Tarleton State* Stephenville, Texas 7:00 p.m. Saturday 28 Tarleton State* Stephenville, Texas 1:00 p.m. Saturday 28 Tarleton State* Stephenville, Texas 3:00 p.m. MARCH Friday 6 Midwestern State* Canyon, Texas 5:00 p.m. Friday 6 Midwestern State* Canyon, Texas 7:00 p.m. Saturday 7 Midwestern State* Canyon, Texas 1:00 p.m. Saturday 7 Midwestern State* Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. Friday 13 #11Angelo State* San Angelo, Texas 5:00 p.m. Friday 13 #11 Angelo State* San Angelo, Texas 7:00 p.m. Saturday 14 #11 Angelo State* San Angelo, Texas 1:00 p.m. Saturday 14 #11 Angelo State* San Angelo, Texas 3:00 p.m. Friday 20 Texas A&M-Commerce* Canyon, Texas 5:00 p.m. Friday 20 Texas A&M-Commerce* Canyon, Texas 7:00 p.m. Saturday 21 Texas A&M-Commerce* Canyon, Texas 1:00 p.m. Saturday 21 Texas A&M-Commerce* Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. Tuesday 24 Lubbock Christian Lubbock, Texas 2:00 p.m. Tuesday 24 Lubbock Christian Lubbock, Texas 4:00 p.m. Friday 27 Cameron* Lawton, Oklahoma 5:00 p.m. Friday 27 Cameron* Lawton, Oklahoma 7:00 p.m. Saturday 28 Cameron* Lawton, Oklahoma 1:00 p.m. Saturday 28 Cameron* Lawton, Oklahoma 3:00 p.m. Tuesday 31 Lubbock Christian Canyon, Texas 4:00 p.m. Tuesday 31 Lubbock Christian Canyon, Texas 6:00 p.m. APRIL Friday 3 Texas A&M-Kingsville* Canyon, Texas 5:00 p.m. Friday 3 Texas A&M-Kingsville* Canyon, Texas 7:00 p.m. Saturday 4 Texas A&M-Kingsville* Canyon, Texas 1:00 p.m. Saturday 4 Texas A&M-Kingsville* Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. Friday 10 Eastern New Mexico* Portales, N.M. 2:00 p.m. Friday 10 Eastern New Mexico* Portales, N.M. 4:00 p.m. Saturday 11 Eastern New Mexico* Portales, N.M. 1:00 p.m. Saturday 11 Eastern New Mexico* Portales, N.M. 3:00 p.m. Tuesday 14 Oklahoma Christian Canyon, Texas 1:00 p.m. Tuesday 14 Oklahoma Christian Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. Tuesday 21 UT-Permian Basin Canyon, Texas 1:00 p.m. Tuesday 21 UT-Permian Basin Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. Friday 24 Texas Woman’s* Canyon, Texas 5:00 p.m. Friday 24 Texas Woman’s* Canyon, Texas 7:00 p.m. Saturday 25 Texas Woman’s* Canyon, Texas 1:00 p.m. Saturday 25 Texas Woman’s* Canyon, Texas 3:00 p.m. MAY Fri-Sat 1-2 LSC Championships Top Seed Host TBD Thu-Sat 8-10 South Central Regionals TBD TBD Fri-Sat 15-16 South Central Super Regionals TBD TBD Thu-Mond 21-25 DII College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. TBD Location: Tucson, Arizona Venue: Lincoln Park Live Stats: www.GoBuffsGo.com Live Video: N/A Webstream Audio: N/A Live Updates: Facebook.com/wtsoftball WT Twitter: @wtathletics Lady Buff Softball Instagram: @WTSoftball Lady Buff Softball Twitter: @WTSoftball Lady Buff Softball Facebook: .com/wtsoftball Website: www.GoBuffsGo.com Assistant Director/SB Contact: Brent Seals Email: [email protected] // O: 806-651-4442 // C: 806-674-7050 Mailing Address: WTAMU Box 60049 - Canyon, TX 79016 Overnight Address: 2403 Russell Long Blvd. - Canyon, TX 79016 www.GoBuffsGo.com #1 West Texas A&M 0-0 (0-0 Lone Star) 2015 LADY BUFF SOFTBALL SCHEDULE
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WEST TEXAS A&MThe 2014 NCAA Division II National Champion Lady Buffs will look to carry-over the momentum of last season that saw the team claim the program’s first ever National Title as they finished the campaign with an overall record of 60-7 with a 23-4 mark in the Lone Star Conference, WT became just the fourth team in DII history to win 60 games in a season and claim the national title. NFCA DII National Coach of the Year Kevin Blaskowski enters his 10th season at WT, registering a 320-219 mark in Canyon as the Lady Buffs return 13 letterwinners including six positional starters and all three pitchers from 2014. The Lady Buffs are 6-3 all-time in season openers with wins in their last four dating back to a 5-0 loss to East Central during the St. Mary’s DII Collegiate Classic in San Antonio back on Feb. 5, 2010.
THE OPPONENTSThe Tigers of East Central finished the 2014 season with an overall record of 33-25 with a 22-18 mark in Great American Conference (GAC) play to finish fifth in the league. ECU returns 14 letterwinners and seven starters from 2014, the Tigers are led by ninth year head coach Destinin Anderson. The Lady Buffs and Tigers are tied 5-5 in their all-time series with WT taking the last two meetings back in 2011 to claim the LSC Tournament Title in Durant, Oklahoma.
The #23 Cal Baptist Lancers will enter the 2015 season following the program’s first ever NCAA Postseason appearance as they finished last season with an overall record of 46-13 including their second Pac West Conference title in three season with a 27-5 mark in league play. The Lancers advanced to the West Region Finals before falling to Cal State Monterey Bay. CBU is led by fourth year head coach Bill Baber. The NFCA Leadoff Classic will mark the first ever meeting between the Lady Buffs and the Lancers.
The Wolves of Western Oregon concluded their 2014 season with an overall record of 34-23 with an 18-6 mark in Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) to claim the league title, they advanced to the West Regional Tournament with a win over Sonoma State before falling to Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal Baptist to end their season. The Wolves are led by third year head coach Lonny Sargent who helped WOU set a school record for wins last season (34). The NFCA Leadoff Classic will mark the first ever meet-ing between the Lady Buffs and the Wolves.
HOME SWEET HOMEThe Lady Buffs finished the 2014 season with an incredible 35-3 record at Schaeffer Park in Canyon as they claimed the program’s first ever South Central Super Regional Title. WT is 108-19 (.855) at Schaeffer Park since the facility opened prior to the 2011 season. 2014 marked the third time in the last four years (‘11, ‘13, ‘14) that the Lady Buffs hosted NCAA Postseason action in Canyon.
NFCA DIVISION II PRESEASON TOP-25 POLLWest Texas A&M picked-up all 16 first place votes for a perfect total of 400 points fol-lowed by National Runner-Up Valdosta State (381), Dixie State (367), Southeastern Okla-homa (351), Wayne State (311), West Chester (293), LIU-Post (278), Armstrong Atlantic (273), North Georgia (240) and Cal State Monterey Bay (238) to round out the top ten. LSC Tournament Champion Angelo State was tabbed 11th while fellow South Central Region foe St. Mary’s will start the season at 16th with a total of 169 points.
MAYFri-Sat 1-2 LSC Championships Top Seed Host TBDThu-Sat 8-10 South Central Regionals TBD TBDFri-Sat 15-16 South Central Super Regionals TBD TBDThu-Mond 21-25 DII College World Series Oklahoma City, Okla. TBD
RE-WRITING THE RECORD BOOKSThe 2014 campaign saw the Lady Buffs re-write the program and Lone Star Conference record books as West Texas A&M set seven new individual or team LSC marks along with way. Alyssa Lemos became the all-time league leader in runs scored (251) and walks (179), the 251 runs is 3rd all-time in NCAA Division II history while the shortstop Alyssa Lemos broke the NCAA career record in walks. As a team, the Lady Buffs broke the LSC single-season records in runs (554), doubles (133), homeruns (105) and RBI (502) while also breaking the LSC single season record for wins with 60.
WT’s 554 runs scored ranks third all-time in the NCAA record books while the 133 doubles is third all-time and the 105 homeruns is third all-time. Renee Erwin, the 2014 Daktronics Ron Lenz Player of the Year, broke the LSC record for runs scored (81) in a single season, which is fifth all-time in NCAA history, to pass Angelo State standout Morgan Spearman while also tying the league’s single season record for total bases with 175 (Sandy James, ASU ‘09) which ranks third all-time in NCAA history.
DAKTRONICS RON LENZ PLAYER OF THE YEARWest Texas A&M outfielder Renee Erwin was named the 2014 Daktronics Ron Lenz Player of the Year for her efforts on the diamond. The Anna, Texas native, served as the backbone of the powerful WT offense during her junior season, leading the team with a .459 averages with 20 doubles, 6 triples and 18 homeruns to drive in 75 RBI on the season for a slugging percentage of .902 with 42 walks for an on-base percentage of .574 while going a perfect 22-for-22 on stolen bases. Erwin finished the season with 49 putouts and seven assists with just two errors in right field for the Lady Buffs, for a fielding percentage of .966.
LIVE COVERAGEThe West Texas A&M Athletic Media Relations Department will provide live stats for all WT games during the 2015 NFCA DII Leadoff Classic at Lincoln Park in Tucson. Fans can also follow the WT Softball Facebook page for updates throughout the week-end. For links and more information, visit the Lady Buff Softball schedule page at GoBuffsGo.com.
A LOOK AT THE SCHEDULEThe Lady Buffs will once again face a tough schedule in 2015 as they look to defend their 2014 NCAA Na-tional Championship. The schedule is highlighted by a return trip to the NFCA Leadoff Classic with matchups against East Central, #23 Cal Baptist and Western Oregon followed by three pool play games.
LSC play will see matchups with four teams that made an NCAA Regional Tournament last year with #11 Angelo State, Texas Woman’s (RV), Midwestern State and Cameron while fellow NCAA Postseason entrant Metro State comes to Canyon on Feb. 14th.
Softball Information Head Coach ..................................Kevin BlaskowskiAlma Mater .............................Valley City State, ‘86Career Record .....................672-496 (23rd Season)WT Record .............................320-219 (10th Season)Associate Head Coach.............Candace AbramsGradute Assistant Coach ........ Rebekah Ragsdale
No. Name POS B/T HT YR-EXP Hometown (Previous School/HS)1 Kilee Halbert P R/R 5-6 FR-HS Dalhart, Texas (Dalhart)2 Lyndsey Knabenshue INF R/R 5-4 SO-1L Aurora, Colorado (Cherokee Trail)3 Ashley Hardin OF R/R 5-4 FR-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)4 Rita Hokianga P L/L 5-4 SR-1L Hawkes Bay, New Zealand (E. Arizona JC)5 Kaisha Dacosin OF R/R 5-3 SR-1L Kanoehe, Hawaii (E. Arizona JC)6 Stacey Ramirez INF L/R 5-6 JR-TR Tucson, Arizona (Pima College)7 Morgan Harrison OF L/R 5-6 SO-1L Gunter, Texas (Gunter)9 Tyler Wilkinson OF L/R 5-5 SR-1L Idaho Falls, Idaho (C. of Southern Idaho)11 Brittany Gehle INF R/R 5-4 JR-2L Frisco, Texas (Wakeland)13 Tori Bayer P R/R 5-5 JR-1L Floresville, Texas (Lubbock Christian)14 Casady Marlnee C R/R 5-10 FR-HS Augusta, Kansas (Augusta)15 Hannah Limmer C R/R 5-6 SO-1L Lubbock, Texas (Cooper)16 Bailey Anderson INF R/R 5-7 SO-TR Frisco, Texas (Arkansas Tech)17 Andrea Sitter OF L/L 5-5 JR-TR Maple Ridge, B.C. (Seward CC)18 Allie Smith INF L/L 5-9 FR-HS Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus)19 Krystina Holguin C R/R 5-9 FR-HS New Braunfels, Texas (Canyon)20 Melissa Billingsley INF L/R 5-3 JR-TR Houston, Texas (Trinity Valley JC)21 Brittany McKissick INF L/R 5-9 SO-1L Leander, Texas (Rouse)22 Allie Cranfill INF R/R 5-10 SR-3L Frisco, Texas (Centennial)23 Lacey Taylor C L/R 5-10 JR-2L Byers, Texas (City View)25 Hannah Newcomb P R/R 5-7 JR-2L Frisco, Texas (Wakeland)34 Renee Erwin OF R/R 5-6 SR-3L Anna, Texas (Anna)
THE LAST TIME WT...Recorded 10+ hits in a game 11, vs. #14 St. Mary’s (W, 10-0) (5 Innings) May 17, 2014Recorded 15+ hits in a game 31, vs. New Mexico Highlands (W, 28-2) (5 Innings) April 15, 2014Scored 10+ runs in a game 10, vs. #14 St. Mary’s (W, 10-0) (5 Innings) May 17, 2014Scored 15+ runs in a game 15, vs. #7 Angelo State (W, 15-12) April 25, 2014Scored 20+ runs in a game 28, vs. New Mexico Highlands (W, 28-2) (5 Innings) April 15, 2014Scored 10+ runs in an inning 16 (1st Inning), vs. New Mexico Highlands (W, 28-2) (5 Innings) April 15, 2014Drew eight or more walks in a game 8, vs. #7 Angelo State (W, 11-5) April 26, 2014Stole five or more bases in a game 5, vs. Cameron (W, 4-2) March 8, 2014Hit five or more home runs in a game 8, vs. New Mexico Highlands (W, 28-2) (5 Innings) April 15, 2014Had 3+ players with 3+ hits in a game 3, Wilkinson/Dacosin/Cranfill vs. #7 Angelo State (W, 13-9) April 25, 2014Defeated Top-10 team at home (NFCA) vs. #7 Angelo State (W, 5-4) April 26, 2014Defeated Top-10 team on the road at #8 Texas Woman’s (W, 2-1) (9 Innings) April 26, 2013Defeated Top-10 team at neutral site vs. #1 Central Oklahoma (W, 5-4) (Las Vegas, NV) February 8, 2014Lost to Top-10 team at home vs. #10 Angelo State (L, 3-5) May 3, 2014Lost to Top-10 team on the road at #8 Texas Woman’s (L, 2-3) April 27, 2013Lost to Top-10 team at neutral site vs. #10 Angelo State (L, 3-11) (5 Innings) (Denton, TX) April 28, 2012Defeated Top-25 team at home vs. #14 St. Mary’s (W, 10-0) (5 Innings) May 17, 2014Defeated Top-25 team on the road at #18 Texas Woman’s (W, 13-3) (6 Innings) March 22, 2014Defeated Top-25 team at neutral site vs. #16 Valdosta State (W, 3-2) May 26, 2014Lost to Top-25 team at home vs. #14 St. Mary’s (L, 3-4) May 16, 2014Lost to Top-25 team on the road at #18 Texas Woman’s (L, 2-4) March 22, 2014Lost to Top-25 team at neutral site vs. #10 Angelo State (L, 3-11) (5 Innings) (Denton, TX) April 28, 2012Won an extra-inning game vs. Lubbock Christian (W, 3-2) (8 Innings) April 8, 2014Lost an extra inning game at Midwestern State (L, 2-3) (8 Innings) March 1, 2014
THE LAST TIME A WT PLAYER...Recorded 4+ hits in a game 4, Allie Cranfill vs. #14 St. Mary’s (W, 6-0) May 17, 2014Scored 4+ runs in a game 5, Kaisha Dacosin vs. New Mexico Highlands (W, 28-2) (5 Innings) April 15, 2014Drove in 5+ runs in a game 5, Lacey Taylor vs. Midwestern State (L, 11-12) May 11, 2014Hit 2+ home runs in a game 2, Lacey Taylor vs. Midwestern State (L, 11-12) May 11, 2014Hit a grand slam Mallory Wyatt (1st Inning) vs. #7 Angelo State (W, 11-5) April 26, 2014Drew 3+ walks in a game 3, Renee Erwin vs. #19 Armstrong Atlantic (W, 6-5) May 23, 2014Stole 3+ bases in a game 3, Tyler Wilkinson vs. Fort Lewis (W, 12-2) (6 Innings) February 15, 2014Had a walk-off home run Jessica Sipe (3-Run, 7th Inning, 2 Outs) vs. St. Edward’s (W, 5-3) March 3, 2013Had a walk-off hit Mallory Wyatt RBI Single vs. Lubbock Christian (W, 3-2) (8 Innings) April 8, 2014Hit for the cycle Kim LeComte vs. Eastern New Mexico (W, 15-2) (5 Innings) March 5, 2011
THE LAST TIME A WT PITCHER...Struck out 10+ batters 13, Rita Hokianga vs. Cameron (W, 4-2) May 2, 2014Struck out 15+ batters 15, Rita Hokianga vs. UT-Permian Basin (W, 4-3) April 22, 2014Threw a no-hitter Marci Womack vs. St. Edward’s (W, 8-0) (5 Innings) February 10, 2012Threw a perfect game Lindsay Wright at UT-Permian Basin (W, 8-0) (5 Innings) February 7, 2009
# School (1st Place) ‘14 Rec Pts.1 West Texas A&M (16) 60-7 4002 Valdosta State 48-15 3813 Dixie State 51-10 3674 Southeastern Oklahoma 45-20 3515 Wayne State (Mich.) 46-12 3116 West Chester 42-22 2937 LIU Post 50-11 2788 Armstrong State 36-15 2739 North Georgia 47-11 24010 Cal State Monterey Bay 48-12 23811 Angelo State 41-16 22612 Alabama-Huntsville 48-12 22513 Missouri-St. Louis 49-8 20314 Augustana (S.D.) 46-15 20015 Caldwell 45-9 17116 St. Mary’s (Texas) 50-14 16917 Tampa 33-8 13318 Emporia State 49-14 11119 Humboldt State 46-16 11020 West Virginia Wesleyan 46-15 10221 Indianapolis 44-13 8822 Winona State 48-9 5823 California Baptist 46-13 5624 California (Pa.) 37-7 4125 Wingate 38-20 32
# School 1st Place Pts.1 West Texas A&M 21 2052 Angelo State 1 1743 Midwestern State 1464 Texas Woman’s 1355 Cameron 1176 Tarleton State 897 Texas A&M-Commerce 1 648 Texas A&M-Kingsville 589 Eastern New Mexico 47
Having been hired to re-start West Texas A&M softball following a 24-year absence, Kevin Blaskowski has wasted little time in building the Lady Buffs into a
perennial national title contender. In nine years at the helm, he has registered a 320-219 mark, recorded four NCAA tournament berths and an overall record of 672-496 over 22 seasons. While at WT, Blaskowski has claimed a Lone Star Conference title, LSC Tournament Title, two South Central Regional Cham-pionships, a South Central Super Regional Title and the 2014 NCAA Division II National Championship. 2014 saw the Lady Buffs capture the program’s first ever NCAA Division II National Championship as WT topped perennial power Valdosta State in a Memorial Day thriller at the Moyers Sports Complex in Salem, Virginia. The Lady Buffs finished their dream season with an overall record of 60-7, becoming just the fourth team in NCAA history to win a title while also reaching the 60-win mark (Cal State Northridge-1985; Augustana-1991; North Dakota State-2000). Blaskowski and his staff were rewarded for their efforts on the diamond, being named the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II National Coaching Staff of the Year while Coach B also picked up Lone Star Confer-ence Coach of the Year accolades. Coach B reached another career milestone in 2013 as he claimed his 600th career victory against St. Edward’s in Austin, Texas on April 14th. The 2012 season saw the Lady Buffs make another appearance in the LSC Tournament before falling to rival Angelo State in the semifinal round, WT just missed out on the NCAA Postseason, finishing the season with an overall record of 35-18. Blaskowski reached a personal milestone on February 19, 2012 as he coached his 1,000th career game in a win over New Mexico Highlands in Canyon. The 2011 season saw the Lady Buffs make a historic run to their first ever South Central Regional Championship as they finished the season with an overall record of 50-18. WT claimed the program’s first ever Lone Star Confer-ence Tournament Championship in 2011. Blaskowski also reached a personal milestone in 2011, claiming his 500th career victory on March 5 in a 15-2 win over Eastern New Mexico at Lady Buff Yard in Canyon, the win was also special for WT’s centerfielder Kim LeComte who hit for the first cycle in program history. The Lady Buffs finished the 2010 season with a 45-18 overall record and ad-vanced to the NCAA South Central Region Finals. Blaskowski was honored as the Lone Star Conference South Division Coach of the Year. Blaskowski was hired in December of 2004 to bring back the softball program to WTAMU’s campus after a 24 year absence. Blaskowski came to WT from Lone Star Conference rival Eastern New Mexico University where he served as the head coach for one year. Prior to ENMU, Blaskowski coached at Southern Arkansas University for five years, where he started the SAU softball program and led them to the postseason in each of his five years. In 2003, SAU was the Co-Champion of the West Division in the Gulf South Conference with a 31-19 overall record and a 19-4 conference mark. While at Southern Arkansas, Blaskowski’s teams also excelled in the class-room as they finished in the top ten in the NFCA Team GPA Rankings his last four years. SAU was ranked in the Top 10 of the team grade point average rankings in 1999-00 (5th), 2000-01 (7th), 2001-02 (8th), and 2002-03 (7th). While at SAU, Blaskowski served as a member of the NCAA Division II South Region rating committee in addition to being named Gulf South Conference Co-Coach of the Year in 2000. Blaskowski also has served as the head coach at Phillips University from 1996-1998. He started the program at Phillips which qualified for postseason
play in each of its two seasons before the school closed in 1998. He was also the head coach at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan., and Kansas Wesleyan Univer-sity, in Salina, Kan. He was chosen at the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) Coach of the Year at Kansas Wesleyan in 1993 and was selected as the NAIA District 10 Coach of the Year at Kansas Wesleyan University in 1994. Blaskowski received a Bachelor of Science in Education with a major in Physical Education from Valley City State University in North Dakota in 1986. He completed a Master of Science in Education with an emphasis in Health, Physi-cal Education and Recreation at Emporia State University in Kansas in 1989. In his career, Blaskowski has also been an instructor at Eastern New Mexico, Southern Arkansas, Kansas Wesleyan and West Texas A&M. He was the Sports Informa-tion Director at Phillips and Kansas Wesleyan, and also served as head coach of women’s bas-ketball at Kansas Wesleyan and Assistant Sports Information Director at Washburn. Blaskowski and his beautiful wife, April, are the parents of two daughters, Kaelyn Rose and Kelsey Rhea.
KEVIN BLASKOWSKIHead CoaCH
23rd SeaSon / 10tH SeaSon at WtValley City State ‘86
DECEMBER 2004Hired to Bring Back Program After 24 Year Abscense
2010 SEASON45-18 Overall RecordLSC South Division ChampionshipLone Star Conference TournamentNCAA South Central Regional TournamentLSC South Division Coach of the Year
2011 SEASON50-18 Overall RecordLSC Tournament ChampionsNCAA South Central Region #2 ChampionsNCAA South Central Super-Regional500th Career Win - March 5th
2012 SEASON35-18 Overall Record1,000th Career Game - February 19thLone Star Conference Tournament
2013 SEASON44-13 Overall Record#1 National Ranking - Hightest in WT History600th Career Win - April 14thLone Star Conference TournamentNCAA South Central Regional Tournament
2014 SEASON60-7 Overall Record (LSC Record for Wins)LSC Champions, LSC Coach of the YearNCAA South Central Region #1 ChampionsNCAA South Central Super Region Cham-pionNCAA Division II National ChampionsNFCA Division II National Coach of the Year
At WTAMU (10th Season): 320-219 (.619)Overall (23rd Season): 672-486 (.565)
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 3 (2x) last vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Runs 2 vs. Newman (2-22-14)Hits 2 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Doubles 1 vs. Newman (2-22-14)Triples 1 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Home Runs - -RBI 2 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Walks 1 (4x) last vs. UT-Permian Basin (4-22-14)Stolen Bases 1 vs. Newman (2-22-14)
CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched 8.0 vs. Lubbock Christian (4-8-14)Strikeouts 15 (2x) last vs. UT-Permian Basin (4-22-14)Walks 6 at Texas Woman’s (3-22-14)Hits Allowed 8 vs. St. Mary’s (5-16-14)Runs Allowed 7 vs. Angelo State (4-25-14)Earned Runs 7 vs. Angelo State (4-25-14)
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Year Avg GP-GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB SLG% BB HBP SO GDP OB% SF SH SB-ATT2015 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -2014 .349 65-65 186 63 65 19 3 13 74 129 .694 39 3 27 1 .461 4 1 2-2TOTAL .349 65-65 186 63 65 19 3 13 74 129 .694 39 3 27 1 .461 4 1 2-2
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Runs 5 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14) *Hits 5 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Doubles 2 (3x) vs. UT-Permain Basin (4-22-14)Triples 1 (3x) vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)Home Runs 1 (13x) vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)RBI 6 vs Angelo State (4-25-14) Walks 3 at Texas Woman’s (3-21-14)Stolen Bases 1 (2x) last at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-4-14) * Denotes LSC Record
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 4 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Runs 1 (10x) vs Angelo State (4-25-14)Hits 2 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Doubles - -Triples - -Home Runs - -RBI 1 vs Texas A&M-International (2-21-14) Walks - -Stolen Bases 1 vs. Cameron (3-8-14)
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 4 (24x) last vs. St. Mary’s (5-17-14)Runs 4 vs. CSU-Pueblo (2-7-14)Hits 3 (4x) last vs. St. Mary’s (5-17-14)Doubles 2 vs. Cameron (3-7-14)Triples 1 (3x) last vs. Eastern New Mexico (4-18-14)Home Runs - -RBI 3 vs. Colorado Mesa (2-15-14)Walks 4 vs. CSU-Pueblo (2-7-14)Stolen Bases 3 (2x) last vs. Fort Lewis (2-15-14)
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CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 (2x) last at Angelo State (3-28-13)Runs 3 (2x) last vs. Angelo State (5-4-13)Hits 3 (5x) last vs. CSU-Pueblo (2-7-14)Doubles 2 vs. Cameron (4-19-13)Triples 1 (7x) last vs. St. Mary’s (5-17-14)Home Runs 2 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)RBI 4 (2x) last vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14) Walks 3 vs. Colorado School of Mines (5-11-13)Stolen Bases 2 (3x) last vs. Newman (2-22-14)
CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched 7.0 vs. Angelo State (4-26-14)Strikeouts 10 vs. Angelo State (4-26-14)Walks 4 (3x) last at Texas Woman’s (3-22-14)Hits Allowed 7 (2x) last vs. Eastern New Mexico (4-18-14)Runs Allowed 7 vs. Angelo State (4-25-14)Earned Runs 3 (5x) last vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 3 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Runs 3 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Hits 3 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Doubles 1 (7x) last vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Triples - -Home Runs 1 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)RBI 2 (4x) last vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Walks 3 vs. Eastern New Mexico (4-12-14)Stolen Bases 1 at Oklahoma Christian (2-18-14)
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 2 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Runs 1 (2x) last vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Hits 2 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Doubles 1 vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Triples - -Home Runs - -RBI - -Walks 1 (2x) vs. New Mexico Highlands (4-15-14)Stolen Bases - -
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 7 vs. Colorado School of Mines (5-11-13)Runs 3 (5x) last vs. Angelo State (4-25-14)Hits 4 (3x) last vs. St. Mary’s (5-17-14)Doubles 2 vs. St. Mary’s (5-17-14)Triples 1 (6x) last vs. Newman (2-22-14)Home Runs 2 (5x) last at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-4-14)RBI 8 vs. Eastern New Mexico (4-17-13)Walks 3 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State (3-5-13)Stolen Bases 1 (6x) last at Texas A&M-Kingsville (4-4-14)
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 (2x) last vs. St. Mary’s (2-7-14)Runs 3 vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)Hits 3 vs. St. Mary’s (2-7-14)Doubles 1 (6x) last vs. St. Mary’s (5-17-14)Triples - -Home Runs 2 vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)RBI 5 vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)Walks 2 (10x) last vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)Stolen Bases 1 (2x) vs. LIU-Post (5-22-14)
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 4 at Oklahoma Christian (2-18-14)Runs 2 vs. UT-Permian Basin (3-2-13)Hits 2 (2x) last vs. Southern Nazarene (4-16-13)Doubles 2 vs. Southern Nazarene (4-16-13)Triples - -Home Runs 1 (3x) last vs. CSU-Pueblo (2-16-14)RBI 2 vs. Southern Nazarene (4-16-13)Walks 3 vs. CSU-Pueblo (2-16-14)Stolen Bases - -
CAREER HIGHSInnings Pitched 8.0 vs. Grand Canyon (2-17-13)Strikeouts 7 vs. Tarleton State (3-28-14)Walks 5 (2x) last at Midwestern State (3-15-13)Hits Allowed 11 (2x) last vs. Angelo State (4-25-14)Runs Allowed 7 at St. Edward’s (4-14-13)Earned Runs 6 (3x) last vs. Midwestern State (5-11-14)
CAREER HIGHSAt Bats 5 (7x) last at Oklahoma Christian (2-18-14)Runs 3 (7x) last vs. LIU-Post (5-22-14)Hits 4 at Texas A&M-Kingsville (3-16-12)Doubles 2 (4x) last vs. Cameron (5-7-14)Triples 2 vs. Adams State (3-13-12)Home Runs 2 at UT-Permian Basin (3-26-13)RBI 7 vs. Northwestern Oklahoma State (3-5-13)Walks 3 (2x) last vs. Armstrong Atlantic (5-23-14)Stolen Bases 3 (2x) last vs. CSU-Pueblo (2-7-14)
LOB - Team (454), Opp (385). DPs turned - Team (9), Opp (16). CI - Team (1), L. Taylor 1. IBB - Team (3), J. Sipe 1, A.Cranfill 1, A. Lemos 1. Picked off - M. Wyatt 1, A. Cranfill 1.
(All games Sorted by Earned run avg)
Player era w-l app gs cg sho sv ip h r er bb so 2b 3b hr b/avg wp hp bk sfa sha
PB - Team (12), M. Wyatt 7, L. Taylor 5, Opp (24). Pickoffs - Team (1), M. Wyatt 1, Opp (2). SBA/ATT - M. Wyatt (20-24), R.Hokianga (19-22), L. Taylor (18-20), T. Bayer (8-11), H. Newcomb (11-11).
2014 Lady Buff SoftballGames Summary for West Texas A&M (as of Jan 27, 2015)
2014 Lady Buff SoftballGame Results for West Texas A&M (as of Jan 27, 2015)
(All games)
Date Opponent Score Inns Overall Lone Star Pitcher of record Attend TimeFeb 07, 2014 vs CSU-Pueblo W 15-5 7 1-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 1-0) 0 2:45Feb 7, 2014 vs St. Mary's W 6-5 (9) 2-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 2-0) 0 3:30Feb. 8, 2014 vs #1 Central Oklahoma W 5-4 7 3-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 3-0) 0 2:30Feb. 8, 2014 vs Western New Mexico W 3-0 7 4-0-0 0-0-0 H. Newcomb (W 1-0) 0 2:15Feb 9, 2014 vs UC-Colorado Springs W 4-0 7 5-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 4-0) 0 2:00Feb 14, 2014 ADAMS STATE W 5-3 7 6-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 5-0) 2 5 8 2:20Feb 14, 2014 METRO STATE W 13-1 5 7-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 1-0) 3 8 2 2:00Feb 15, 2014 COLORADO MESA W 8-0 5 8-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 6-0) 6 4 6 1:45Feb 15, 2014 FORT LEWIS W 12-2 6 9-0-0 0-0-0 H. Newcomb (W 2-0) 6 4 6 2:15Feb 16, 2014 CSU-PUEBLO W 4-3 7 10-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 2-0) 3 9 1 2:30Feb 16, 2014 CSU-PUEBLO-2 W 9-2 7 11-0-0 0-0-0 H. Newcomb (W 2-0) 3 9 1 2:00Feb 18, 2014 at Oklahoma Christian-1 W 5-0 7 12-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 7-0) 1 0 0 2:45Feb 18, 2014 at Oklahoma Christian-2 W 10-0 7 13-0-0 0-0-0 H. Newcomb (W 4-0) 1 2 5 2:30Feb 21, 2014 A&M-INTERNATIONAL-1 W 9-1 6 14-0-0 0-0-0 R. Hokianga (W 8-0) 2 5 6 1:45Feb 21, 2014 A&M-INTERNATIONAL-2 W 10-0 5 15-0-0 0-0-0 H. Newcomb (W 5-0) 2 5 6 1:15Feb 22, 2014 NEWMAN-1 W 17-5 5 16-0-0 0-0-0 T. Bayer (W 3-0) 2 3 5 2:10Feb 22, 2014 NEWMAN-2 W 8-0 5 17-0-0 0-0-0 H. Newcomb (W 6-0) 2 3 5 1:20
* Feb 28, 2014 at Midwestern State L 2-6 7 17-1-0 0-1-0 H. Newcomb (L 6-1) 4 5 0 2:54* Mar 01, 2014 at Midwestern State-1 L 2-3 (8) 17-2-0 0-2-0 R. Hokianga (L 8-1) - 2:43* Mar 01, 2014 at Midwestern State-2 W 3-0 7 18-2-0 1-2-0 T. Bayer (W 4-0) 4 8 5 2:15
Mar 04, 2014 at UT-Permian Basin-1 W 9-1 7 19-2-0 1-2-0 R. Hokianga (W 9-1) 3 9 2:28Mar 04, 2014 at UT-Permian Basin-2 W 12-3 6 20-2-0 1-2-0 H. Newcomb (W 7-1) 4 7 2:10
* Mar 07, 2014 CAMERON-1 W 9-3 7 21-2-0 2-2-0 R. Hokianga (W 10-1) 1 6 7 2:15* Mar 07, 2014 CAMERON-2 W 8-2 7 22-2-0 3-2-0 H. Newcomb (W 8-1) 1 6 7 1:45* Mar 08, 2014 CAMERON W 4-2 7 23-2-0 4-2-0 T. Bayer (W 5-0) 1 0 7 2:00* Mar 13, 2014 vs Texas A&M-Kingsville W 12-4 6 24-2-0 5-2-0 T. Bayer (W 6-0) 1 5 0 2:08* Mar 14, 2014 vs Cameron L 8-9 7 24-3-0 5-3-0 R. Hokianga (L 10-2) 3 1 0 2:40* Mar 21, 2014 at #18 Texas Woman's-1 W 10-0 6 25-3-0 6-3-0 R. Hokianga (W 11-2) - 2:10* Mar 21, 2014 at #18 Texas Woman's-2 W 6-3 7 26-3-0 7-3-0 H. Newcomb (W 9-1) 2 5 0 2:04* Mar 22, 2014 at #18 Texas Woman's-1 W 13-3 6 27-3-0 8-3-0 R. Hokianga (W 12-2) - 2:20* Mar 22, 2014 at #18 Texas Woman's-2 L 2-4 7 27-4-0 8-4-0 H. Newcomb (L 9-2) 2 6 5 2:20* Mar 28, 2014 TARLETON STATE-1 W 9-0 5 28-4-0 9-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 13-2) 1 7 6 1:50* Mar 28, 2014 TARLETON STATE-2 W 11-1 5 29-4-0 10-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 10-2) 1 7 6 2:00* Mar 29, 2014 TARLETON STATE-1 W 12-1 5 30-4-0 11-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 14-2) 3 3 6 2:00* Mar 29, 2014 TARLETON STATE-2 W 14-6 5 31-4-0 12-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 11-2) 3 3 6 2:10
Apr 01, 2014 at Lubbock Christian-1 W 4-2 7 32-4-0 12-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 15-2) 2 4 7 2:21Apr 01, 2014 at Lubbock Christian-2 W 12-2 5 33-4-0 12-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 12-2) 2 4 7 1:31
* Apr 04, 2014 at Texas A&M-Kingsville-1 W 10-0 7 34-4-0 13-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 16-2) 1 1 7 1:45* Apr 04, 2014 at Texas A&M-Kingsville-2 W 7-1 7 35-4-0 14-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 13-2) 7 3 1:54* Apr 05, 2014 at Texas A&M-Kingsville W 10-2 5 36-4-0 15-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 16-2) 2 4 6 1;40
Apr 08, 2014 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN-1 W 3-2 (8) 37-4-0 15-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 18-2) 2 6 2 2:15Apr 08, 2014 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN-2 W 10-2 5 38-4-0 15-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 14-2) 2 6 2 1:10
* Apr 12, 2014 at Eastern New Mexico-1 W 10-1 5 39-4-0 16-4-0 T. Bayer (W 7-0) - 1:39* Apr 12, 2014 at Eastern New Mexico-2 W 11-2 5 40-4-0 17-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 15-2) 1 4 3 1:36
Apr 15, 2014 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS-1 W 28-2 5 41-4-0 17-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 19-2) 1 0 7 2:00Apr 15, 2014 NEW MEXICO HIGHLANDS-2 W 8-0 5 42-4-0 17-4-0 T. Bayer (W 8-0) 1 0 7 1:15
* Apr 18, 2014 EASTERN NEW MEXICO-1 W 4-0 7 43-4-0 18-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 20-2) 3 8 2 1:50* Apr 18, 2014 EASTERN NEW MEXICO-2 W 10-1 5 44-4-0 19-4-0 T. Bayer (W 9-0) 3 8 2 1:30
Apr 22, 2014 UT-PERMIAN BASIN-1 W 4-3 7 45-4-0 19-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 21-2) 1 8 7 2:00Apr 22, 2014 UT-PERMIAN BASIN-2 W 8-1 7 46-4-0 19-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 16-2) 1 8 7 2:00
* Apr 25, 2014 #7 ANGELO STATE-1 W 13-9 7 47-4-0 20-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 17-2) 6 2 5 3:15* Apr 25, 2014 #7 ANGELO STATE-2 W 15-12 7 48-4-0 21-4-0 T. Bayer (W 10-0) 6 2 5 2:45* Apr 26, 2014 #7 ANGELO STATE-1 W 11-5 7 49-4-0 22-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 17-2) 5 1 2 2:45* Apr 26, 2014 #7 ANGELO STATE-2 W 5-4 7 50-4-0 23-4-0 T. Bayer (W 11-0) 5 1 2 2:30
May 02, 2014 CAMERON W 4-2 7 51-4-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 22-2) 5 6 1 2:15May 03, 2014 #10 ANGELO STATE L 3-5 7 51-5-0 23-4-0 H. Newcomb (L 17-3) 5 1 2 2:31May 09, 2014 MIDWESTERN STATE W 6-2 7 52-5-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 23-2) 4 2 2 2:30May 10, 2014 METRO STATE W 13-5 5 53-5-0 23-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 19-3) 3 7 5 1:50May 11, 2014 MIDWESTERN STATE L 11-12 7 53-6-0 23-4-0 H. Newcomb (L 19-4) 2 4 9 3:00May 11, 2014 MIDWESTERN STATE W 7-2 7 54-6-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 24-2) 2 4 9 2:05May 16, 2014 #14 ST. MARY'S L 3-4 7 54-7-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (L 23-3) 5 8 3 2:20May 17, 2014 vs #14 St. Mary's W 6-0 7 55-7-0 23-4-0 H. Newcomb (W 20-4) 4 7 8 2:30May 17, 2014 vs #14 St. Mary's W 10-0 5 56-7-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 24-3) 4 7 8 2:25May 22, 2014 vs #20 LIU Post W 8-1 7 57-7-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 26-3) 3 0 2 2:14May 23, 2014 vs #19 Armstrong Atlantic W 6-5 7 58-7-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 27-3) 4 5 2 2:25May 25, 2014 vs #15 Dixie State W 2-1 7 59-7-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 28-3) 4 5 7 2:11May 26, 2014 vs #16 Valdosta State W 3-2 7 60-7-0 23-4-0 R. Hokianga (W 29-3) 5 7 4 2:16