SAN ANTONIO, Texas (March 10, 2018) – The Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals fell 5-4 to St. Mary's in extra innings Saturday in San Antonio, once again losing in walk-off fashion at The Softball Stadium in The Park on the campus of StMU.
 
SYD
The Lady Chaps (13-8, 4-5) jumped on the scoreboard quick with a bomb over the left field fence by Sydney Beuthien in the top of the first inning. The Rattlers (19-6, 9-0) answered with two runs in the bottom half of the inning and added another two runs in the second inning to take a 4-1 lead.
 
ADDIE & KK
In the fifth inning Adelae Vayas doubled to drive in Annika Schwartzenberg and Kealohiokeanuenue KK Lopez-Lui hit a sacrifice fly to plate Vayas. Then in the sixth inning Beuthien singled and later scored on a throwing error by the StMU third baseman to tie the game.
 
DE JA VUE
St. Mary's led off the bottom of the eighth inning with a base hit from Alex Moreno. Two batters later Alessandra Ortiz doubled to drive in Moreno and deal LCU their third walk-off loss in a row.
 
IN THE CIRCLE
Monique Francois started in the circle for LCU throwing 4.1 innings allowing four runs on five hits. Clarissa Martinez pitched one inning of relief for the Lady Chaps allowing no runs and only two hits. Amber Carlton (3-1) pitched the final two innings giving up one run on two hits to suffer her first loss of the season. Staci Johns got the start for the Rattlers going four innings and allowing four runs off four hits before giving way to Alex McLennan (1-1) who threw the last three innings for St. Mary's not allowing any runs and only three hits to notch her first win of the year.
 
HOME
The Lady Chaps return home to face Rogers State Tuesday at PlainsCapital Park in a midweek Heartland Conference doubleheader with the first pitch set for 2:00 p.m. Follow all of the action at www.lcuchaps.com.