Softball Opens Home Portion of Season on Tuesday

Lone Star Conference Play • San Antonio • The Park at StMU
Texas A&M Kingsville
Tuesday • 4 p.m. & 6 p.m.
Wednesday • 3 p.m.
Series History: 77-39
Home: 42-14
Away: 30-20
Neutral: 5-5
Extra Innings: 8-5
Longest W Streak: 12
Longest L Streak: 6
Current Streak: W3

First Pitch

•    St. Mary's kicks off a six-game home stretch when they welcome Texas A&M Kingsville to town for a three-game series on Tuesday and Wednesday.

•    The Rattlers hold a 77-39 edge in the all-time series with the Javelinas and won all three meetings a year ago. In San Antonio, StMU holds a 42-14 edge.

•    Senior centerfielder Reba Reyes currently ranks seventh in St. Mary's history in hit by pitches with 15 and moved up into a tie for sixth all-time with nine sacrifice flies.

•    The Rattlers have drawn 66 walks, seven off the nation's lead of 72 by Lincoln Memorial to rank second among Division II teams. On the flip side, Rattlers pitching has walked only 35.

•    St. Mary's currently ranks 15th in the nation in doubles with 23 and 16th in the nation with 114 hits. Both numbers are good for second in the Lone Star Conference.

•    Sophomore Raegan Tennill leads the team with six stolen bases, already passing her freshman total of five swipes. 

BY THE NUMBERS...

13/14
Senior centerfielder Reba Reyes is now only 13 hits shy of her 100th, while Ericka Gomez needs 14 for the same.

7
Seven different players have already stolen at least one base this season for the Gold & Blue.

1050
Head Coach Donna Fields ranks 5th amongst active DII coaches with 1,050 victories.

14
Sophomore Raegan Tennill has already matched her freshman hit total of 14 in half as many at bats.

5
Sophomore Breanna Ford has started seven games this season, which ranks as the fifth most in all of Division II.

43
Senior Lauren Gonzales needs two more stolen bases to appear in the career top-10 list at StMU. She has 43.