Texas-Permian Basin (4-11, 0-0 Heartland) at Lubbock Christian (10-5, 0-0 Heartland)
Wednesday, February 25 at 1 PM (DH)
Lubbock, Texas (PlainsCapital Park)
 
About the Falcons
Texas-Permian Basin has accumulated an overall record of 4-11. The Falcons have participated in the same two tournaments, the Desert Stinger and Mansfield North Texas Softball Bash, along with the Lady Chaps.
 
All-time series between Lady Chaps and Falcons
The Lady Chaps lead the all-time series against Falcons, 8-0, with a pair of games occurring in 2014, 2013, 2012 and 2008.
 
Last meeting between LCU and UTPB
LUBBOCK, Texas (April 12, 2014) – Ashton Bell went 7-for-7 at the plate, including two deep homeruns, and logged a win in the circle, while Katera Eltsosie recorded a homer along with a win and a save for Lubbock Christian as the Lady Chaps swept Texas-Permian Basin in a doubleheader by scores of 9-1 and 8-6 at PlainsCapital Park on Saturday afternoon.

Mallory Koschany crushed a homerun to right center on the second pitch to LCU on the day, and Morgan Colburn tipped a single off of the third baseman's glove to give Bell time to cross the plate to put LCU up a pair in the first inning.

Aurora Burks kicked off the top of the third with a single, Jennie Quam doubled and Taleas Marble earned walk to load the bases for the Falcons before Nikki Brailsford was hit by a pitch to score Burks. A Miley McKee fly out left three UTPB runners stranded to end the frame and pull the Falcons to within 2-1.

A lead-off double by Koschany in the bottom of the third led to a run as Bell followed with a shot over the right field fence for a 4-1 Lady Chap advantage. Megan Sullivan and Eltsosie got in on the action with homeruns of their own to push LCU in front, 7-1. Diana De La Paz and Rebecca Billings hit the fence on consecutive at bats to add another Lady Chap run. Bell smashed her second homerun in the bottom of the fourth for the 9-1 Lady Chap lead, and the Falcons were unable to score in the bottom of the inning to extend the game.

Eltsosie (20-5) tallied the win with four hits, a walk and four strikeouts, and Desiree Valero (5-20) took the loss with six hits and a strikeout.

Trailing 4-1 in game two, LCU pieced together a trio of runs to knot the game with an Eltsosie bases-loaded double that scored two and a De La Paz sacrifice fly that added another. A big fourth inning gave Lubbock Christian its first lead of the day, started by a double from Koschany that brought Bell around and back-to-back singles by Bell and Sullivan. A Loiacano double added two more runs, and a Colburn single gave LCU an 8-4 edge.

UTPB stayed in the game with the help of LCU blunders in the top of the fifth with a Falcon being hit by a pitch and two errors that led to a score. In the top of the seventh, Quam singled with a bunt, made her way to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a sacrifice fly by Marble. Brailsford hit a double to left center that scored two Falcon runs, cutting the Lady Chap lead to 8-6 with two outs and the tying run on first. Eltsosie was sent in to relieve Lauren Hardin and did her job, striking out Burks to rack up the save.

Bell (4-1) recorded the win with five hits and six strikeouts, and Holly Herrington (4-13) registered the loss with six hits, four walks and a pair of strikeouts.
 
Lady Chaps close Bash with win, finish 2-4 overall
MANSFIELD, Texas (February 21, 2015) – Katlin Reed recorded a trio of homers on the day as Lubbock Christian defeated Bethany College, 16-12, after falling to Midwestern State, 8-3, to wrap up the Mansfield North Texas Softball Bash with a record of 2-4 at James McKnight Park East.

During the early game, two LCU fielding errors allowed the Mustangs (13-4) on the board early, but the Lady Chaps answered in the bottom of the first with singles by Molly Davison, Sammie Murrietta and Reed, which brought in pinch runner Jenny Rigney to tie the game at 1-1.

Two MSU batters made their way on base by walks, and Haley Howerton brought her teammates around on a home run to centerfield for a 4-1 Mustang advantage. An RBI double by Katy Vandewater added another run to MSU's total for a four-run lead.

Reed blasted a homer to center field as the first batter of the fifth inning to pull the Lady Chaps to within 5-2, but Vandewater homered for a pair of runs and Katlyn Holmes added another on a solo shot for an 8-2 MSU lead.

Reed registered her second home run of the game in the top of the seventh, but it was not enough, as the Lady Chaps were put out on their next three at bats.

Bell (1-3) garnered the loss with seven hits, four strikeouts and four walks.

In game two versus Bethany, the Lady Chaps scored five runs on four hits during the top of the first with the initial run being credited to a sacrifice fly by Murrietta. A BC (4-4) throwing error was responsible for the scores by Reed and Davison, and Faith Koria and Sydney Beuthien each totaled an RBI before the end of the inning to put LCU ahead, 5-0.

A Courtney Davis homer to right field for the Swedes gave BC their first score of the day, but a Murrietta double down the left field line in the top of the third put the Lady Chaps up 7-1 before a Beuthien grand slam to left center gave LCU a commanding 10-run lead.

The Swedes did not bow down however, scoring two runs on a Jordan Blakesley single through the right side followed by a Davis RBI single to slice into LCU's lead, 11-4. A fielder's choice resulted in another run, while a bunt and double to left center pulled BC to within 11-8. A wild pitch allowed another Swede runner to dash past home plate, as BC finished the frame with eight runs scored and trailing by two.

LCU increased their lead to four on a Murrietta RBI single up the middle and a Beuthien RBI single through the left side, and then added another pair in the top of the sixth on hits by Beuthien and Bell to increase the lead to 15-9.

Reed notched her third home run of the day in the top of the seventh to give LCU another score. BC's Camille McIver smashed a hit over center field to get the Swedes to within 16-12, but the Lady Chaps were able to hold on to earn their second win of The Bash.

Lauren Hardin (1-0) earned her first win of the season with six hits in the victory.