Midwestern State (8-4) at Lubbock Christian (8-1)
Thursday, February 19 at 1 p.m.
Mansfield, Texas (James McKnight Park East)
 
Cameron (7-1) at Lubbock Christian (8-1)
Saturday, February 19 at 3 p.m.
Mansfield, Texas (James McKnight Park East)
 
Koria and McGee earn All-Tournament honors
Senior outfielder Faith Koria and redshirt senior pitcher Courtney McGee were each named to the 2015 Desert Stinger Classic All-Tournament Team, as announced Monday. Koria batted .667 during the five-game stretch, producing eight hits, a pair of doubles and four RBI. The Howard JC product was also successful stealing five bases in as many attempts. McGee improved her record to 4-0 on the season and produced the first LCU shutout of 2015 in the 9-0 win over UC-Colorado Springs. The Yorba Linda, Calif., native also contributed a dozen putouts while manning first base versus the University of Mary.
 
Lady Chaps conclude Desert Stinger with 4-1 mark
LAS VEGAS (February 15, 2015) – Lubbock Christian closed out the sixth annual Desert Stinger Tournament with a pair of wins Sunday afternoon at Majestic Park, defeating Fort Lewis College 7-2 and Black Hills State 13-4 to bring their three-day record to 4-1.
In game one versus the Skyhawks (2-9), the Lady Chaps (8-1) earned their first score on an Ashton Bell RBI single up the right side. Two innings later, Sydney Beuthien continued her torrid hitting by knocking one over the left center field fence in the following frame to add a pair to the scoring column. A Bell triple set up another RBI single, this time from Jessica Loiacano, to extend LCU's lead to 4-0.
Bell's play was also solid in the circle, not allowing a Skyhawk hit until Tehenia Telliano delivered a single to right center in the fourth. Despite the Lady Chaps committing an error and a wild pitch, no Skyhawk was able to score.
Fort Lewis fared better on their next opportunity, receiving a double from Adriana Rosthenhausier and a triple by Myndee Thompson for their first run before Thompson made it around to cut LCU's advantage to 4-2.
Katlin Reed delivered, delivering a deep shot down the left field line to extend the Lady Chap lead to 6-2. A single by Roxy Curiel in the top of the seventh led to her stealing second and advancing to third on the throw before Taylan Halsell brought her around for the 7-2 Lady Chap victory.
Bell (1-1) notched her first win of the season on three hits, four walks and a pair of strikeouts.
Black Hills State (1-4) came out with some early offense, tallying two runs in the top of the first. In the bottom of the frame, LCU was able to cut the deficit in half from a Loiacano RBI single to score Beuthien.
The Lady Chaps knotted the game at 2-2 following a Shlay Denison single up the middle. Pam Pence and Abi White each reached first by way of a fielder's choice, and a single through the right side by Faith Koria led to runs by Pence and White and a 4-2 LCU edge.
The biggest inning of the day took place in the bottom of the third against the Yellow Jackets, beginning with singles by Bell and Loiacano, and Molly Davison made her way to first due to a BHSU error. Haley Hardison brought in Bell and a Denison single again loaded the bases. A sacrifice fly by Pence brought in Davison for a 6-2 LCU lead when Addison Ard stepped in to pinch hit and did her job well, smoking a home run on her first pitch for another trio of Lady Chap runs.
The Yellow Jackets added another score in the top of the fourth, but LCU was not done adding to the lead, bringing in two more runs in the bottom of the inning on a Poe and Halsell RBI. The Yellow Jackets stayed alive on an RBI single, but two RBI by Hardison brought in Jacie Thomason and Davison to complete the game.
White (1-0) tallied the win on three hits, three walks and a strikeout.
 
Bell selected to National Player of the Year Watchlist
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (February 2, 2015) – Ashton Bell of Lubbock Christian has been named to the Schutt Sports/National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Division II National Player of the Year Watchlist along with 49 other student-athletes around the country.
Behind the collaboration between the NFCA and the NCAA Division II Head Coaches Committee, and the generosity of Schutt Sports, the award was created to honor the outstanding athletic achievement among softball student-athletes throughout Division II.
In addition to being the first Lady Chap every selected as an NFCA All-American, the outfielder/pitcher was also selected to last season's NFCA South Central First Team and the Heartland All-Conference First Team. Bell earned Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week three times in 2014, more than any other athlete in the league. The Lubbock native led the Heartland in batting average (.491), slugging percentage (.920), runs scored (61) and hits (86) while ranking second in RBI (56) and home runs (17). In the circle, the Frenship High School product amassed a 6-1 record and had the third best opponent batting average (.230) and was seventh in ERA (2.60) in the league.
This inaugural group consists of 29 seniors, 14 juniors and seven sophomores that represent 37 programs from 18 different conferences across the country. The Great Lakes Valley Conference paced the way with five of its schools and seven student-athletes. The Lone Star and Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) each had four programs with seven and five student-athletes, respectively. The Pacific West Conference and California Collegiate Athletic Association followed with three, while the ECC, Heartland Conference, Northeast-10 Conference and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference garnered two apiece.
The Top 25 finalists for the 2015 Schutt Sports/NFCA Division II National Player of the Year award will be announced on April 8. While an athlete does not have to be on watch list to be considered for the Top 25, the winner will come from the 25 finalists. The Top 10 finalists will be announced on April 30 and the Top 3 on May 13 or 14 with the 2015 Division II National Player of the Year revealed on May 26.
 
Lady Chap softball expected to win the Heartland
WACO, Texas (January 12, 2015) – Lubbock Christian softball has been picked to win the 2015 Heartland Conference softball championship, announced by the league office Monday.
The Lady Chaps received 12 of the 18 first place votes as chosen by the conference's coaches and sports information directors. Although this will be the first year LCU is eligible to win a Heartland Conference title, the Lady Chaps concluded the 2014 season with a league-best record of 19-4, finishing ahead of St. Mary's (18-5), the winner of the last five conference championships.
St. Mary's earned four first place votes while Oklahoma Christian and St. Edward's each totaled one.
LCU returns four Heartland Conference First Team picks as well as an NFCA All-American. Last season, Lubbock Christian led the Heartland with a .397 batting average, including five Lady Chaps ranking in the top 10, and the team was also second in fielding with a .963 percentage.