Lions shoot school record 283 in the second round of LSC Championships.

ARLINGTON – A day after approaching the school record, the Texas A&M University-Commerce women’s golf team cleared that hurdle, shooting a 5-under par 283 in the second round of the Lone Star Conference Women’s Golf Championships at Texas Rangers Golf Club. 

The Lions’ 283 was the lowest round of the day by two strokes and narrows the gap on tournament leaders DBU. A&M-Commerce’s 36-hole subtotal of 569 (286-283) is 7-under par, and DBU is at 19-under par 557. The Lions have a nine-stroke lead on third place St. Mary’s. 

Sophie-Charlott Hempel (Pirmasens, Germany) and Sarah Wongsinth (Udon Thani, Thailand) tied for second place on the individual leaderboard at 6-under par 138. The duo matched each other’s rounds in the first two days with a 68 on Monday and a 70 on Tuesday. Wongsinth had five birdies on Tuesday, including four in a row, and Hempel had four birdies, including three of the last four holes. 

Inma Ortiz Prieto (Huelva, Spain) matched that pair with a 70 of her own on Tuesday, equaling her first-round score. The LSC Newcomer of the Year had four birdies on the day and is in fifth place at 4-under par 140. 

Michelle Becker (San Antonio – Reagan) had a 3-over par 73 on Tuesday, carding four birdies, and is in 35th place at 9-over par 153. Karlee Nichols (Smithson Valley) had a birdie on Tuesday on the way to a 79 and is in 56th place at 162. 

The Lions are in the feature pairings for Wednesday’s final round of the Championships, paired with DBU and St. Mary’s. A&M-Commerce tee times begin at 9:40 a.m. off the first tee.

Rank	Team	Scores		Total	Par
1.	Dallas Baptist	272	285	557	-19
2.	A&M-COMMERCE	286	283	569	-7
3.	St. Mary’s	287	291	578	+2
4.	Ark.-Ft. Smith	293	293	586	+10
5.	Oklahoma Christian	299	290	589	+13
	Tex. A&M Int’l	295	294	589	+13
7.	West Texas A&M	293	298	591	+15
8.	Angelo St.	303	309	612	+36
9.	Cameron	305	308	613	+37
10.	UT Tyler	303	313	616	+40
11.	Midwestern St.	310	313	623	+47
12.	Western N.M.	316	319	635	+59
13.	Tex. A&M-Kingsville	312	325	637	+61
14.	Lubbock Christian	328	323	651	+75
15.	UT Permian Basin	323	330	653	+77

 

A&M-Commerce	286	283	569	-7	2nd
Sophie-Charlott Hempel	68	70	138	-6	t-2nd
Sarah Wongsinth	68	70	138	-6	t-2nd
Inma Ortiz Prieto	70	70	140	-4	t-5th
Michelle Becker	80	73	153	+9	t-35th
Karlee Nichols	83	79	162	+18	t-56th

Emily Otto named LSC Pitcher of the Week.

RICHARDSON – The Lone Star Conference Tuesday named Texas A&M University-Commerce pitcher Emily Otto the Lone Star Conference Softball Pitcher of the Week. 

Otto – a senior from Lamar Consolidated HS – picked up wins in two key road games, allowing two runs at Texas A&M International and shutting out No. 12 Texas A&M-Kingsville. At TAMIU, she allowed two runs on six hits, striking out five and walking two. At TAMUK, she pitched a complete game two-hit shutout, striking out six and walking two. 

She ranks fifth in the LSC this season in ERA in LSC games at 1.58, with a .200 opponents average, 65 strikeouts, and a 9-1 record in conference games.

Date	Hitter of the Week	Pitcher of the Week
Feb. 9	Brooke Makemson, Lubbock Christian	Alyssa LeBlanc, A&M-COMMERCE
Feb. 23	Shanna McBroom, West Texas A&M	Taylor Franco, Lubbock Christian
Mar. 2	Ruby Salzman, West Texas A&M	Erika Cortez, A&M International
Mar. 9	Uxua Modrego, A&M-COMMERCE	Alyssa LeBlanc, A&M-COMMERCE (2)
Mar. 16	Madison Fernandez, Angelo State	Kali Crandall, Oklahoma Christian
Mar. 23	Haley Castle, Cameron	Erik Cortez, A&M International (2)
Mar. 30	Shanna McBroom, West Texas A&M (2)	Kali Crandall, Oklahoma Christian (2)
Apr. 6	Claire Chernosky, Texas A&M-Kingsville	Erika Cortez, A&M International (3)
Apr. 13	Keilei Garcia, Angelo State	Emily Otto, A&M-COMMERCE