LUBBOCK, Texas (April 16, 2016) – Four home runs lead to an 8-2 Lubbock Christian University softball victory over Texas A&M International Saturday at PlainsCapital Park to complete the three-game Heartland Conference series sweep.

HOME RUNS
Lindzi Clemmer was the first batter of the game for LCU (39-11, 16-5), and she hit a bomb over the left field fence to give the Lady Chaps the early lead. The Dustdevils (22-30, 10-11) responded in the top of the second inning scoring two runs to take the lead. In the bottom of the second Clemmer tripled to score Sydney Beuthien and Ashton Bell singled down the right field line to plate Clemmer. In the third Morgan Colburn scored on a hit by Beuthien to put LCU up 4-2. Bell and Colburn both homered in the fourth inning to add two more runs for the Lady Chaps. Katera Eltsosie hit a two-run rocket over the left field fence in the sixth for LCU's final two runs.

IN THE CIRCLE
Now that the Lady Chap women's basketball season has come to a close, Kelsey Hoppel (1-0) got her first start of the season. Hoppel went five innings allowing only two runs off four hits to earn her first win this year. Katlyn Holmes came in to throw the last two innings for LCU allowing no runs off two hits. Delainy Thompson (10-13) started in the circle for TAMIU throwing five and one-third innings giving up eight runs on 11 hits to suffer her 13th loss of the season. Krystal De La Cruz came in to throw the final two-thirds of an inning for TAMIU allowing one hit.

BY THE NUMBERS
22 –Number of home runs by Morgan Colburn this season (leads the nation)
4 – Number of Lady Chaps with home runs in the game
      (Clemmer, Bell, Eltsosie and Colburn)
4 – Number of Lady Chaps with a multi-hit game
      (Bell 3-for-4, Clemmer & Colburn 2-for-4 and Beuthien 2-for-3)
3 – Number of Lady Chaps with two RBI's each
      (Clemmer, Bell and Eltsosie)

NEXT
The Lady Chaps take the field again Tuesday to host the No. 2 Lady Buffs of West Texas A&M at PlainsCapital Park with the first pitch scheduled for 6 p.m.