LAWTON, Okla. – Cameron University, Aggie Athletics, and the CU softball team will debut their new lights and honor the three CU seniors this weekend as they host Western New Mexico for a four game series Friday and Saturday, April 20-21.

A Night at McMahon Field:
Cameron's doubleheader to start the series on Friday will begin at 5:30 p.m., marking the first time the Aggie softball program will play a home game at night. Thanks to a donation from the McMahon Foundation, CU's McMahon Field now has lights. To celebrate this occasion, Cameron will be giving out FREE popcorn, while the first 50 CU students who show their Student IDs at the game will receive a FREE t-shirt. In between the contests, a dedication ceremony will take place at home plate, acknowledging the donation of the lights with Ole Kim flipping the switch for the first game under the lights.

Senior Day:
Before the third game against the Mustangs, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, the three Aggie seniors, Annie Combs, Tori Smith, and Lauren Mason, will be honored for their hard work on and off the field. The celebration of their CU careers will take place 15 minutes prior to the start of the game.

About the Aggies:
Cameron is now 26-15 overall and 13-11 in Lone Star Conference play as they are coming off of three losses at West Texas A&M last weekend. CU were recently ranked No. 6 in the debut NCAA Division II South Central Region Poll and are currently in sixth in the conference standings. Cameron also owns a 12-4 record when playing at McMahon Field.

The Aggies are batting .281 as a team and are averaging almost five runs per contest. They are third in the LSC and top-20 in DII in stolen bases with a program best 94 swipes on the season. Brenna Busby leads CU with a .364 batting average, 10 home runs, and 17 stolen bases. She is tied for seventh in the conference in stolen bases and 10th in homers. Annie Combs is having a great last season for CU, batting .333 with 12 doubles, which is fifth in the LSC, and a team best 30 RBI. Combs also has a team best 74 defensive assists to just four errors.

In the circle, the Black and Gold are fourth in the conference with a 2.51 team ERA and fifth with 204 total strikeouts. Rylee Willmon is ranked seventh in the LSC with a 2.24 ERA while ranking in the top-10 in innings pitched (140.2), strikeouts (97), wins (13), and saves (2). Bethany Hines owns a 2.73 ERA with a team best 111 strikeouts, and a .249 opponents' batting average.

Across the Diamond:
Western New Mexico enters the series at Cameron with a 4-38 overall record and a 2-22 LSC mark. They have lost nine straight and are coming off of a three game series loss against No. 7 Texas A&M-Commerce in which they were outscored 58-10. WNMU is batting .295 as a team with 192 runs scored and have a combined ERA of 9.36 and 52 total Ks.

Four Mustang players are batting over .300, as Ariana Maldonado leads the team with a .360 average, 33 RBI, nine homers, and 29 runs scored; she also leads the LSC with 18 doubles. Lyana Waddell leads the team with 123 innings pitched and 30 strikeouts, while going 3-19 with an 8.42 ERA.

On Deck:
The Cameron softball team will wrap up their regular season with a three game series at No. 6 Angelo State, April 27-28. The two teams will play a single game on Friday at 6 p.m. and then a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m.