LUBBOCK, Texas (March 5, 2016) – Three Lady Chaps hit home runs to drive in five of Lubbock Christian University's six runs for a 6-2 victory over the Hillcats of Rogers State to sweep the Heartland Conference series Saturday afternoon at PlainsCapital Park.
HIT PARADEWith one out and
Lindzi Clemmer at second base
Morgan Colburn launched her nation-leading 14
th home run of the year to put LCU (22-7) up 2-0. Rogers State (8-15) registered a run in the second inning and another in the third to tie the game up before
Liz Torres hit her fourth home run of the season to drive in
Molly Davison from second base. The Lady Chaps recorded their final two runs of the game in the fourth inning when
Ashton Bell led off with a rocket over the center field fence. Four batters later, Davison doubled to left center field to plate Clemmer from third base for the only Lady Chap run not driven in by a home run.
IN THE CIRCLEKatelyn Holmes (8-2) totaled her 11
th start of the season while throwing all seven innings to notch her eighth victory. The junior from Gunter, Texas allowed only two runs off of seven hits while striking out three Hillcat batters. For Rogers State, Jessica Christian (4-9) started the game and went the distance by allowing six runs off of 10 hits while striking out two Lady Chaps and giving up only one walk to suffer her ninth loss of the season.
HIT THE ROADThe Lady Chaps go on the road again Tuesday, making the short trip to Odessa to face the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in a Heartland Conference doubleheader with first pitch scheduled for 2 p.m. You can catch the action at www.lcuchaps.com.