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\n\t\t\tUT Tyler vs. #1 West Texas A&M
\n\t\t\tUTT: 28-8, 20-4 LSC | WTAMU: 31-3, 21-1 LSC
\n\t\t\tWednesday, Apr. 1st | 5 p.m. | 7 p.m.
\n\t\t\tCanyon, Texas | Schaeffer Park
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\n\t\t\tUT Tyler vs. Eastern New Mexico
\n\t\t\tUTT: 28-8, 20-4 LSC | ENMU: 14-15, 10-12 LSC
\n\t\t\tSaturday, Apr. 3rd | 2 p.m. CT | 4 p.m. CT
\n\t\t\tPortales, New Mexico | Greyhound Softball Field
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THE LSC STANDINGS
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\nThe Patriots with their 3-1 weekend have vaulted themselves into second place in the latest Lone Star Conference standings. They are 20-4 (.833) in LSC play and only sit behind West Texas A&M who is 21-1.
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\nBehind them is Oklahoma Christian and Angelo State who are 21-5 and 16-4. Texas A&M-Kingsville rounds out the top five, and Texas Woman’s, Lubbock Christian, St. Mary’s, and Western New Mexico would round out the LSC Tournament field if play ended today.
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\nA NEW FACE
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\nThis 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\u00a0Jason Miller<\/a>.
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\nMiller 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.
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\nPATRIOTS NOTES AND TRENDS
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\n\tUT 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\u00a0that timeframe.
\n\tThe 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.\u00a0
\n\tUT 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.
\n\tThe 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).
\n\tThe 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.\u00a0The 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.\u00a0
\n\tUT 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.
\n\tUT 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.
\n\tTaryn Barney<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0Berlyn Grossman<\/a>, and\u00a0Keona Wells<\/a>\u00a0will 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.
\n\tKaylee Cavazos<\/a>\u00a0leads the offense with a .368 average while slugging .557 on the year. She has 11 doubles, three triples, and a homer to go with 14 RBI and 33 runs scored.\u00a0Kaelyn Lerma<\/a>\u00a0leads the team with 34 RBI and is adding 10 doubles and two triples while scoring 24 runs.\u00a0Taryn Barney<\/a>\u00a0leads the team with eight homers\u00a0while adding 29 runs and 30 RBI.
\n\tIn the circle,\u00a0Alli Kimball<\/a>\u00a0leads the team with a 1.78 ERA over 55 innings. She is 6-1 with three complete games, two saves, and 30 strikeouts. She has won six of her last seven starts, and this weekend against Midwestern State picked up a complete game win in game one and a save in game two.
\n\tThe Patriots lead the country in 2026 in hit by pitches. They are seventh in sacrifice flies, 10th in total runs, 15th in doubles, 16th in RBI, 18th in scoring, and 19th in on-base percentage.
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