TUCSON, Ariz. (February 19, 2017) – Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaps closed out play in the Second Annual D2 Cactus Classic in Tucson, Ariz. with an 8-2 victory over Fort Lewis Sunday morning.
 
MULTIPLE
Four Lady Chaps (14-2) had multiple hits in the game as LCU outhit Fort Lewis (1-8) 11 to eight. The Skyhawks got on the scoreboard first plating a run in the second inning. The Lady Chaps would not respond until the top of the fourth inning when Haley Hardison drove in Sydney Beuthien. Averi Miller's shot to left field brought home Alyssa Hanks followed by Courtney Medina's double to left that scored Annika Schwartzenberg putting LCU up 3-1.
 
INSURANCE
LCU added a run in the fifth inning with a sacrifice fly off the bat of Hanks to plate Lindzi Clemmer. Then followed with two more runs in the sixth inning when Medina tripled to bring home Miller and Casey Ingram drove in Medina. The Lady Chaps would add two additional insurance runs in the seventh with Beuthien hitting a bomb over the centerfield fence to leadoff the inning before Schwartzenberg doubled to score Hanks. Fort Lewis added a run in the bottom of the seventh to make it 8-2.
 
SEVEN
Monique Garcia (5-2) went the distance striking out seven Skyhawks while allowing only one earned run on her way to her fifth victory of the season. Fort Lewis started Kelley Decker (0-3) who went six innings allowing seven runs on nine hits before giving way to Olivia Bratt who pithed the final inning giving up one run on two hits.
 
LAND OF ENCHANTMENT
The Lady Chaps continue their play on the road traveling to Portales, New Mexico to face Eastern New Mexico Tuesday with the first game set for a 2:00 p.m. (CST) first pitch. You can catch all of the action at www.lcuchaps.com.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
16 – Number of games in-a-row Beuthien has successfully reached base
10 – Number of consecutive games Beuthien has a hit
4 – Number of Lady Chaps with multiple hits in the game (Hanks, Medina, Miller, Schwartzenberg)
4 – Number of Lady Chaps who hit doubles in the game (Clemmer, Hanks, Medina, Schwartzenberg)
4 – The number of 'ground-rule' doubles that would have been triples had the ball not rolled under the temporary fence