Match Info	Opponent Info
Texas Woman's vs. UT Tyler TWU: 23-19, 17-11 LSC | UTT: 32-8, 24-4 LSC Saturday, Apr. 11th | 1 p.m. | 3 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Irwin Field		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS
Ouachita Baptist vs. UT Tyler OBU: 13-26, 9-14 LSC | UTT: 32-8, 24-4 LSC Monday, Apr. 13th | 2 p.m. | 4 p.m. Tyler, Texas | Irwin Field		ROSTER	SCHEDULE	STATS

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
 
Sydney Linn and Kendall Selitzky were pivotal last week in helping the Patriots go 4-0, including a sweep of then #1 West Texas A&M on the road followed by another sweep of Eastern New Mexico.
 
Linn earned LSC Hitter of the Week honors after going .454 over the four games with a double, triple, homer, six runs, and seven RBI. She had the go-ahead two RBI single in game one against West Texas A&M, and then barreled a three run blast in game two against the Greyhounds.
 
Selitzky was electric in the circle in both of her starts to earn LSC Pitcher of the Week honors. She threw a complete game shutout against the Lady Buffs, scattering seven hits and striking out seven while shutting them out for the first time this season. Against the Greyhounds, she added nine strikeouts in just five innings and one hit to pick up another win.
 
RANKED AGAIN
 
With their big week, the Patriots have climbed back into the NFCA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll at #25. This is their first entrance into the poll in the regular season and first since being ranked #1 in the preseason edition of the rankings that came out in January.
 
THE LSC STANDINGS
 
With last week's 4-0 week for the Patriots and now Thursday's results behind them, the Patriots are now tied for the top spot in the LSC standings at 24-4 with West Texas A&M. Just a half game behind is Oklahoma Christian at 25-5, who has played two more games than the top two teams.
 
Angelo State and Texas A&M-Kingsville wrap up the top five, and Texas Woman's, St. Mary's, Lubbock Christian, and Cameron would make up the LSC tournament field if the season ended today.
 
A NEW FACE
 
This season marks the first in UT Tyler program history that Mike Reed will not be at the helm. Reed announced his departure into a full-time athletics administration role within the UT Tyler athletic department in January, and in his place will be interim head coach Jason Miller.
 
Miller joined the program in the summer of 2025 after an eight year stint at Grayson College and a one year run at Oklahoma Baptist. He helped guide the Bison to their first ever appearance in the GAC Championship game this past season after going 36-17 overall. At Grayson College, Miller spurred the Vikings to a 104-24 record in his last four seasons and two appearances at the NJCAA World Series, including a runner-up finish in 2021.
 
PATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS

• UT Tyler softball begins the 21st year of the program with an all-time record of 880-156 (.849) dating back to the inaugural 2005 campaign. The Patriots are 281-38 (.881) in six seasons of Division II play and have gone 174-21 (.892) in Lone Star Conference games over that timeframe.
• The Patriots have won 50-plus games in the last three seasons after going 50-5 back in 2015 and have not registered double-digit losses in a season in 14 straight years. 
• UT Tyler has made 14 appearances in an NCAA National Championship Tournament between the Division II and III levels, and have advanced to the NCAA World Series in 11 of those 14 trips.
• The Patriots coaching staff earned a second straight ATEC/NFCA DII National Coaching Staff of the Year honor, their third in program history. The Patriots have won the award in each of their national championship seasons (2016, 2024, 2025).
• The Patriots coaching staff also garnered ATEC/NFCA South Central Regional Coaching Staff of the Year honors for a fifth consecutive season. The honors come in each of the first five complete seasons at the NCAA Division II level. The Patriots staff have been named regional staff of the year by the NFCA on 11 different occasions (2025, 2024,2023, 2022, 2021, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2009) dating back to the program's inaugural season in 2005. 
• UT Tyler softball is 399-48 (.892) all-time on their home field at Irwin Field and completed the 2025 season with a 25-2 mark at their home ballpark. The Patriots are 129-10 (.928) in home Lone Star Conference games and have never lost more than six games at home in a season.
• UT Tyler led all of Division II softball in 2025 in hit by pitches with 101, on-base percentage at .451, RBI at 475, shutouts at 28, sacrifice flies at 30, triples at 36, and win-loss percentage at .925.
• Taryn Barney,  Berlyn Grossman, and Keona Wells will return to the fold as the three players with returning World Series experience. They will lead a host of newcomers into battle this season that include several Division I, Division II, and NJCAA transfers.
• Megan Lau leads the team at the plate in average with a .380 mark over 38 games played. She is getting on base at a .443 clip and has 10 RBI, six of which coming in the las six games. Taryn Barney and Kaelyn Lerma share the RBI lead at 35 each, while Barney has nine homers and nine doubles and the pair has combined for 60 runs.
• In the circle, the Patriots have a three headed monster developing with Kearston Gooch, Alli Kimball, and Kendall Selitzky all sporting ERA's below three. Gooch is 11-2 with 44 strikeouts over 78.1 innings, Kimball is 7-1 with two saves over 62.2 innings, and Selitzky is 10-3 with five complete games and 60 strikeouts over 65.2 innings.
• The Patriots lead the country in 2026 in hit by pitches with a total of 71 thus far. They are sixth in sacrifice flies (20), seventh in total runs (284), ninth in RBI (252), 13^th in scoring (7.10), 14^th in doubles (74), and 15^th in on-base percentage (.427).

 
THE PIONEERS
 
Texas Woman's heads into Saturday's doubleheader at 23-19 overall and 17-11 in LSC play. They split their early season doubleheader against the Patriots back on February 13^th and are coming off of a 1-3 weekend.
 
They are led on offense by Marissa Espinoza who has a .396 average with 35 RBI, 41 runs, 11 doubles, and five homers in 42 starts. In the circle, Randi Crawford has been one of the top arms in the conference, holding a 1.94 ERA with a 13-3 record. She has 118 strikeouts over 115.1 innings pitched and 12 complete games.
 
That win from the Pioneers on February 13^th was the first win ever for them in the all-time series, The Patriots are now 18-1 in the all-time series and are a perfect 10-0 at Irwin Field.
 
THE TIGERS
 
The Patriots will close out their non-conference slate on Monday as they take on Ouachita Baptist at Irwin Field. The Tigers are 13-26 on the year and 9-14 in GAC play, but have won three of their last four.
 
Remington Adams leads at the plate with a .323 average. She has seven doubles, two triples, and a homer to go with 10 RBI and 18 runs scored. Catie Amador holds it down in the circle, posting a 2.91 ERA over 23 appearances. She has a 7-10 record with two saves, and has 72 strikeouts over 115.1 innings.
 
The two teams have met just one time ever, with that matchup coming on February 3, 2019. The Patriots took a 5-2 win, getting homers from Victoria and Theresa Gonzales.