LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (10-4, 3-1) vs. NEWMAN (2-15, 0-4)
Friday, March 2 – 1 & 3 p.m. (DH)
Newman Softball Field (Wichita, Kansas)
All-Time Series: LCU leads 11-1
#LCUvsNU
 
WICHITA, Kansas (March 2, 2018) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals head to Wichita, Kansas to face Newman University on Friday in a Heartland Conference doubleheader with the first game scheduled for 1:00 p.m.
 
LCU LEADERS
The Lady Chaps enter the contest with an overall record of 10-4 following a 5-2 victory over No. 10 West Texas A&M on Tuesday at PlainsCapital Park in Lubbock. LCU is 3-3 away from home this season. Head Coach Daren Hays, in his eighth season at the helm of the Lady Chaps, has accumulated an overall record of 333-86 (79.4%). The Lady Chaps are hitting .278 as a team, led by Megan Darling (.412). Lindzi Clemmer leads the team in runs scored (14), hits (19) and total bases (44). Clemmer is tied for the team lead in home runs (7) with Morgan Dufour. Dufour leads the team in slugging percentage (1.000) and runs batted in (18). Courtney Medina leads the Lady Chaps in stolen bases with 8 total. In the circle, Monique Francois leads LCU with a 7-1 record and a 2.24 earned run average. She also holds the most innings pitched (50) and most strikeouts (45) while opponents are only hitting .220 against her.
 
ABOUT NU
The Jets are hitting .216 as a team and are led by Abby Davis who is hitting .297 with a .351 slugging percentage. Delaney Hiegert leads the Jets in hits (13), total bases (16) and stolen bases (4). In the circle Newman is led by Chantel Purcella with a 3.00 earned run average and 30 strikeouts. Bailey Bugner leads the Jets with a 1-4 record. Nique Payne has thrown the most innings this year with 36. The Jets are coming off a doubleheader sweep by Washburn on Tuesday.
 
THE SERIES vs. NU
The Lady Chaps lead the all-time series 11-1 losing their first ever matchup with the Jets in Wichita last year.
 
PREVIOUS MEETING
Wichita, Kansas (March 25, 2017) – Sydney Beuthien's 3-run home run in game two helped the Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaps salvage a doubleheader split with the Newman Jets at the Newman Softball Field in Wichita, Kansas on Saturday.
 
The first batter of the game, Courtney Medina, homered down the right field line and a bases-loaded shot through the right side from Annika Schwartzenberg plated Adelae Vayas to put LCU (21-11) up 2-0 after the first inning of play. Newman (8-27) would score one run in the third inning and two more in the fourth inning to take the lead 3-2.
 
The Lady Chaps came back in the top of the fifth inning Alyssa Hanks drove in Beuthien to tie the game. However, the Jets added three more runs in the bottom of the fifth to take back the lead.
 
Monique Garcia started in the circle for LCU and pitched 3.2 innings allowing three runs on three hits while walking three before giving way to Katlyn Holmes (4-1) pitched the final 2.1 innings allowing three runs on three hits to suffer her first loss of the season. Kate Smith (2-10) went the distance for the Jets giving up only three runs on seven hits while striking out three Lady Chaps on her way to her second victory of the year.
 
Once again the Lady Chaps jump on top early plating a run in the first inning with Hanks driving a ball to center field to bring home Beuthien and give LCU the 1-0 lead. The Jets scored two in the second inning to take the lead before the Lady Chaps tied the game back 2-2 in the fifth inning when Hanks doubled to score Shelby Welch.
 
With Medina drawing a walk then stealing second base then third base followed by an infield single from Casey Ingram to put runners at the corners Beuthien hit a 3-run rocket over the left field fence to put the Lady Chaps up 5-2.
 
Katera Eltsosie (10-4) started in the circle for the Lady Chaps and went the distance allowing only two runs off five hits and striking out four Jets to notch her 10^th victory of the year. Jensen Cromer (4-13) gave up five runs on 13 hits while walking six Lady Chaps for her 13^th loss of the season.
 
LIVE COVERAGE
The games will be available to watch live online as well as follow the live scoring by going to www.lcuchaps.com.