LSUA’s softball team, unbeaten in Red River Conference play and ranked 20th in the NAIA, plays host to another RRAC undefeated team, Texas A&M-Texarkana, in a three-game series beginning this afternoon with a 4 p.m. single game at Generals Softball Field.
The teams play a noon doubleheader Saturday.
LSUA enters the weekend riding momentum after a conference sweep over Xavier, making its overall record 17-8 and 9-0 in RRAC play.
No. 21 Texas A&M-Texarkana (21-5) also enters the weekend 9-0 in conference. The Eagles are hitting .366 as a team with a .452 on-base percentage and a .538 slugging percentage through 25 games overall this season.
Our Lady of the Lake (21-4) is the third RRAC co-leader at 9-0.
The Generals have proven to have one of the most explosive offenses in the conference. Kaetlyn Dunbar leads the way with a .437 average. Last season’s RRAC Player of the Year, senior infielder Julia Kwakernaak, holds the team’s best .672 slugging percentage. Sophia Romero continues to be a threat on the bases with 27 stolen bases.
In the circle, the Generals have had a steady pitching staff. Most recently, Rylee Guillot tossed a complete-game effort to secure the series sweep over Xavier. The staff holds a team ERA of 2.78 and an opponents’ batting average against of .236.