LAST TIME OUT
 
On Tuesday the Patriots faced Texas Woman's at Irwin Field to kick off a six game homestand. They did not surrender a run, outscoring the Pioneers 16-0 combined over the two games. The Patriots put up a pair of 8-0 run-rule wins, now posting four run-rule wins over the last six games. They allowed just one hit in each game, and in game two, all eight Patriots runs came via the long ball, as Taryn Barney, JT Smith, and Miia Campos each hit a homer.
 
NATIONAL AND REGIONAL POLLS
 
This week the Patriots climbed to #3 in the NFCA/Go Rout Top 25, up one spot from their position last week. They have now been ranked inside the top four in each NFCA poll this year. West Texas A&M remains number one, followed by Francis Marion, UT Tyler, Tampa, and Central Oklahoma in the top five.
 
In the NCAA Regional Rankings, the Patriots were ranked #1 on Wednesday afternoon in the second of three polls released prior to the NCAA Selection Show. That show takes place on Monday, May 5^th at NCAA.com.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS
 

• UT Tyler softball begins the 21st year of the program with an all-time record of 819-151 (.844) dating back to the inaugural 2005 campaign. The Patriots are 224-33 (.869) in five seasons of Division II play and have gone 134-17 (.887) in Lone Star Conference games over that timeframe prior to the 2025 season.
• The Patriots have won 50-plus games in the last two seasons after going 50-5 back in 2015 and have not registered double-digit losses in a season in 13 straight years. 
• UT Tyler has made 13 appearances in an NCAA National Championship Tournament between the Division II and III levels, and have advanced to the NCAA World Series in 10 of those 13 trips.
• Head coach Mike Reed and his staff garnered ATEC/NFCA South Central Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honors for a fourth consecutive season. The honors come in each of the first four complete seasons at the NCAA Division II level. Coach Reed and his staff have been named regional staff of the year by the NFCA on 10 different occasions (2024,2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2009) dating back to the program's inaugural season in 2005. 
• UT Tyler softball is 363-45 (.889) all-time on their home field at Irwin Field prior to the 2025 season, and completed the 2024 season with a 26-2 mark at their home ballpark. The Patriots are 102-8 (.927) in home Lone Star Conference games and have never lost more than six games at home in a season.
• JT Smith, Sam Schott, Taryn Barney, Angelique Rangel, Hailey Fannin, and Kaylee Davis mark a group of returners with national championship experience as they will look to lead a host of newcomers back to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth straight year.
• Head coach Mike Reed returns for his 21^st season at the helm of the program after previously serving for three seasons as the head coach at East Texas Baptist before taking over at UT Tyler. Reed is 1^st among all NCAA divisions in career winning percentage (.838), posting a 964-186 career mark in 24 career seasons. He owns the second-highest all-time win percentage among Division III coaches, coaching 18 of his 23 seasons at the Division III level, and is a nine-time American Southwest Conference Coach of the Year, and eight-time NFCA Regional Coach of the Year. He has helped develop 37 All-Americans, 112 all-region and 177 all-conference selections.
• The Patriots have been nothing short of dominant through their first 47 games. They have allowed more than three runs in a game just three times while scoring at least three runs in all but four games. They rank #1 in Division II in ERA, hit by pitches, and triples. They rank inside the top five in WHIP, shutouts, triples per game, on-base percentage, scoring, total runs, fielding percentage, total sacrifice bunts, RBI per game, total RBI, and slugging percentage.
• Kaylee Davis is fourth in Division II in ERA at 0.77, and she is 15^th in WHIP at 0.90. JT Smith leads Division II in triples, runs, and runs per game. She is also second in on-base percentage, third in batting average, third in hit by pitches, third in triples per game, ninth in total hits, eighth in total bases, and tenth in slugging percentage.

 
EAGLES NOTES AND TRENDS

• Oklahoma Christian is 35-15 on the year and 28-12 in LSC competition. They are riding an eight game win streak with their last loss coming back on April 8.
• Leading the offensive effort is Marti Yaerger, who is hitting .386 on the year. She has 10 doubles, three triples, and two homers to go with 29 RBI and 36 runs scored.
• Grace Anderson leads the pitching product for the Eagles. She has an ERA of 2.38 over 165 innings and has amassed a 17-6 record. She has struck out 161 batters and issued just 40 walks.
• Shalee Rodriguez is in her fourth season as a head coach, all with the Eagles. She has posted a record of 147-68 in those four seasons.

 
AGGIES NOTES AND TRENDS

• Cameron is 27-21 on the year and 20-20 in LSC play and have won their last seven games, with their last loss coming back on April 11 against Texas A&M-Kingsville.
• Haley Gardella is the team leader at the plate, hitting .419 on the year over 48 games. She has 12 doubles and 11 homers to go with 40 RBI and an on-base percentage of .503.
• In the circle, Stormee Reed is the leader with a 3.67 ERA among qualified pitchers. She has a 16-9 record and 18 complete games. She has thrown 154.2 innings while striking out 156 batters.
• Bryan Howard is the head coach and is in his first season with the Aggies. Previously he served as head coach at Missouri S&T, where he won the first conference championship in program history.