RICHARDSON, Texas- With just seven days before opening day, the Lone Star Conference has announced the 2025 LSC Softball Preseason Poll as voted upon by coaches and representatives across the league on Friday morning. Eastern New Mexico softball finished in 10^th place, earning 315 total points.
 
Last season's national champion, #1 UT Tyler landed in 1^st place in the preseason poll, taking 34 first place votes and 672 total points. #13 West Texas A&M landed in 2^nd place, winning the 2024 LSC Softball Tournament, with eight first place votes and 642 total points. #11 Angelo State followed in 3^rd place, earning one first place vote with 590 points. #24 Oklahoma Christian landed in 4^th place with 528 total points, last season Oklahoma Christian won the South Central Regional #1, defeating top seed West Texas A&M. Lubbock Christian and St. Mary's both garnered with 483 total points to finish tied 5^th in the preseason poll.
 
In addition to the poll, the conference announced its preseason player and pitcher of the year, with UT Tyler's JT Smith winning LSC Preseason Player of the Year, while Angelo State's Cheyenne Ford was named LSC Preseason Pitcher of the Year. Additionally, Alondra Vasquez and Marissa Rodriguez were named preseason players and pitchers to watch, respectively. Vasquez garnered 1^st Team all-conference honors last season along with a LSC Gold Glove honor at 3^rd base. Vasquez batted .335 with a team high 51 RBIs and 13 home runs. Rodriguez was the top pitcher in the circle for Eastern in 2024, leading to a 3^rd Team all-conference selection. Rodriguez complied a 13-11 record with four shutouts in 148.0 IP.

Head Coach Amanda Fefel begins their 4^th season with the Greyhounds, assembling a 23-member squad for 2025. Vasquez and Rodriguez lead 15 returners, along with eight newcomers to the roster.
 
Eastern New Mexico begin the 2025 season in Los Lunas, N.M. for the South Central Region Crossover. ENMU will play five games over the weekend, beginning on Jan. 31 against Simon Fraser at 3 p.m. The weekend tournament is held Los Lunas Sports Complex.

2025 LSC Softball Preseason Poll

Rank	School	1st	Total Points	2024 (LSC)
1	UT Tyler	34	672	58-8 (37-5)
2	West Texas A&M	8	642	50-8 (37-5)
3	Angelo State	1	590	37-18 (28-14)
4	Oklahoma Christian		528	37-18 (28-14)
T-5	Lubbock Christian		483	37-18 (28-14)
T-5	St. Mary's		483	37-18 (28-14)
7	Texas Womans's		382	37-18 (28-14)
8	Texas A&M-Kingsville		372	37-18 (28-14)
9	Cameron		348	37-18 (28-14)
10	Eastern New Mexico		315	37-18 (28-14)
11	St. Edward's		293	37-18 (28-14)
12	Texas A&M International		215	37-18 (28-14)
13	Midwestern State		214	37-18 (28-14)
14	Western New Mexico		138	37-18 (28-14)
15	UT Permian Basin		97	37-18 (28-14)
16	Sul Ross State		72	[Div. III: 14-24]