The Eastern New Mexico University softball team will hit the road this week, for a three-game Lone Star Conference series at Texas A&M-Kingsville. The Greyhounds are 6-6 in conference play on the road, with series wins at Western New Mexico and Midwestern State.
On Thursday, the Hounds will open the series at Texas A&M-Kingsville, with a single game, which starts at 6 p.m. MST. The teams will conclude the series on Friday, with a doubleheader, which is set to start at 12 p.m. All three games will have live statistics and video at www.javelinaathletics.com
With 18 wins, the Greyhounds have posted their highest victory total since the 2007 season.  ENMU’s 10 Lone Star Conference victories is also the team’s high mark since that same season
Eastern’s lineup boasts three players (Erikka Burke, Susannah Chandler, and Cameron Conrad) batting at least .324. The team currently is on pace for its fifth-best on-base percentage (.385) and eighth-highest slugging percentage (.441).
Erikka Burke currently is on pace for the seventh-best single-season slugging percentage in team history (.717) and has the third-most homers in a season (12). Kaylee Rogers 14 wins are fourth most in a season for ENMU, while her four shutouts tie for fourth.
Katie Welborn (Head Coach) has won 32 games and is in her second season at ENMU. Earlier this season, she passed Ron Landschoot and Hollie Chadwick, and currently ranks fifth on the ENMU career wins list, just four wins behind Amber Daniel.
WAY TO GO KATIE!