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KINGSVILLE, Texas (Softball) – Texas A&M University-Kingsville (6-13, 0-8 LSC) returns to Vernie and Blanche Hubert Field for six games in three days, beginning with Lone Star Conference foe #RV Cameron University (18-7, 3-1 LSC). The Javelinas host the Aggies in a doubleheader March 12 at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. and double dip Sunday with first pitch slated for 1 p.m. in game one and 3 p.m. in the series finale. The following day, Texas A&M-Kingsville hosts Oklahoma Christian University (11-11, 6-0 Heartland).

Saturday's game is CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg Strikeout Cancer Day and the first 200 fans in attendance will receive a pink water bottle in support of Breast Cancer Awareness.
 
Haley Boyett and Roxy Chapa lead the Javelinas with a .328 batting average.  Chapa has currently reached base safely in 19 consecutive games and Boyett has a 17-game reached base safely streak. Chapa is hitting .395 with runners on base, Boyett is at a .357 clip, and Rachael Longoria is batting .343 with runners on.
 
Leading the team with three home runs and 18 RBIs is Chapa, Victoria Schoonard-Saborio has two home runs, 11 RBIs, and leads the team with .514 on-base percentage. On the basepaths, Boyett has successfully swiped ten bags, tied for ninth most in the Lone Star Conference. 
 
Sarah Gilbert is 2-4 in the circle and boasts a team best 3.35 ERA. Schoonard-Saborio has been hit by a pitch five times, tied for third in the Lone Star Conference, and tied for eighth with 15 walks. 
 
Scouting the Aggies
The Aggies jump back into conference play after splitting a doubleheader with the University of Central Oklahoma to start the month of March. Prior to that, the Aggies won 3-of-4 verus Texas A&M University-Commerce in Lawton, Okla.
 
Senior Sonora Zukerman leads the Aggies with a .434 batting average and bats .467 with runners on base. When leading off, her batting average improves to .588. Breezy McComas follows Zukerman with a .409 batting average and holds a .447 clip with runners on. Both Zukerman and McComas have six home runs this season, tied for third most in the LSC.
 
In the circle, Zukerman has compiled a 5-2 record with a team-low 2.37 ERA. Emily Wasinger has an 8-1 record with 44 strikeouts and a 2.81 ERA and the tandem are among the conference's best in ERA and strikeouts.
 
The Javelinas are 14-14 all-time versus the Aggies and 6-5 when playing in Kingsville.
 
Scouting the Eagles
Niki Davidson leads the team in hitting with a .433 batting average. Haley Squier has a .424 batting average, five doubles, 17 RBI and has only struck out twice in 59 at bats. As a team, the Eagles are hitting .311 with six hitters over the .300 clip.
 
In the circle, Madison Hagood is 7-3 with a 2.40 ERA and 52 strikeouts in 55.1 innings. This will be the first time the two teams meet since March 10, 2000.
 
Live stats will be available for all six games and can be accessed by visiting JavelinaAthletics.com.
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