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DIANNE BAKER NAMED TO LSC ALL-SPORTS TEAM
 DENTON, Texas (June 18) – Former Texas Woman’s University head softball coach Dianne Baker recently received a prestigious honor from the Lone Star Conference when she was named to the league’s 75 th Anniversary All-Sports Team.
Baker (pictured on right) directed the TWU softball team from 1996 when the varsity sport was reinstated through the 2005 season when she retired from coaching after a 30-year stellar career. Her coaching record at TWU was 335-165-2 which included trips to the NCAA South Central Region Tournament in 2002 and 2004. Baker’s best season with the Pioneers came in 2002 when TWU finished with a 43-15 record and won the LSC South Division title. For her efforts, Baker was voted the 2002 LSC South Division Coach of the Year.
Baker, who is also a TWU Distinguished Alumna (class of 1975) and an NCAA Silver Anniversary Award winner (2000), currently works part-time as the compliance coordinator/promotions manager for TWU Athletics.
The LSC, known to be the oldest collegiate athletic conference in the southwestern United States, is celebrating its 75 th anniversary this year with a tribute to its outstanding teams and great sports personalities. An NCAA Division II conference with 15 member institutions in Oklahoma, New Mexico, and Texas, the LSC was founded on April 25, 1931. The 1931-32 athletics seasons were the first for the league. In October 2006, 75 football standouts were honored, and, in January 2007, 75 basketball stars were recognized.
The LSC 75 th Anniversary All-Sports Team recognizes excellence in the sports of baseball, cross country, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball. Thirty-two male student-athletes, 23 female student-athletes, and 20 coaches were chosen for this team.
TWU Director of Athletics Chalese Connors said Baker is very deserving of the LSC recognition.
“Being honored by the Lone Star Conference on its 75 th anniversary team is a fitting tribute,” Connors stated. “Dianne’s coaching tenure in the Lone Star was outstanding and I’m very happy that she is being recognized for her accomplishments. She continues to be a wonderful ambassador for softball and for TWU.”
Baker said she is flattered to be a member of the LSC All-Sports Team.
“The Lone Star Conference is an extremely distinguished and well respected conference in college athletics and, because of that, I greatly appreciate this honor. I’ve come full circle with the LSC, from my stint at Stephen F. Austin to my time at TWU. It makes me very proud to be so closely associated with the growth and success of this conference,” she explained.
A complete listing of the 75 individuals on the LSC All-Sports Team is available can be found on the official Lone Star Conference website, lonestarconference.org.
For additional details, please contact the TWU Sports Information Office at (940) 898-2373. |
