LUBBOCK, Texas (March 1, 2019) – Lubbock Christian University returns to Heartland Conference play, and they do it a day earlier than originally scheduled, hosting Texas A&M International for a doubleheader Friday at noon. The series was originally scheduled to begin Saturday, but it has been moved up to Friday due to the concern of below-normal temperatures expected Saturday.
 

Texas A&M International at LCU
OPPONENT	LOCATION	CITY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS	LCU STATS	OPP. STATS
TAMIU	PlainsCapital Park	Lubbock, Texas	12 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats	LCU STATS	TAMIU STATS
TAMIU	PlainsCapital Park	Lubbock, Texas	2 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats

 
LCU and TAMIU Series Snapshot

• LCU leads the all-time series over TAMIU, 14-5.
• LCU is 8-1 all-time against TAMIU at PlainsCapital Park.
• The two squads met six times last season, with the two teams going 3-3 in the head-to-head meetings.
• The previous overall meeting resulted in an 8-2 TAMIU victory on May. 3 in San Antonio, Texas at the Heartland Conference Tournament. LCU went 2-1 (winning the last two) last season in a three-game series in Lubbock (Apr. 27-28).

 
Opening Thoughts

• LCU has posted 138 runs this season, averaging 10.6 runs a game, which leads all of NCAA Division II. Lubbock Christian posted at least 10 runs in their opening four games of the season (a program first) and have tacked 10 or more runs in eight of their 13 contests. They have posted at least 20 runs twice this season and posted 23 runs on Sunday (vs. Newman) with a team record 18-run third inning. LCU has two of the top-five highest scoring games (single team) this season in NCAA Div. II.
• The Lady Chaps have 10 wins in the circle, with four claimed in relief. Four different pitchers have received a win, with three claiming multiple wins: Jordan Wehr (3-2), Taylor Franco (4-1) and Amber Carlton (2-0).
• Megan Darling leads the team at the plate, leading the conference hitting .542, which ranks 33^rd nationally. Alivia Villarreal is not far behind, batting .475, which is fourth in the conference.  Villarreal ranks second in the Heartland Conference in RBI per game (1.38), third in on-base percentage (.563) and RBI (18). Darling ranks 19^th nationally in on-base percentage (.647, leads conference), fifth in the conference in slugging (.708), seventh in runs per game (1.17) and is tied for ninth in doubles (4) and runs per game (1.1).   
• Lindzi Clemmer has 21 hits this season (leads team) and nine have been for extra bases (she is tied for fifth the conference with five doubles). Clemmer leads the conference in triples (3), ranking 11th nationally, and is tied for third in the conference in runs scored (21). She is 14^th nationally in runs per game (1.62), ranking second in the conference behind teammate Savannah Wysocki, who is ninth nationally with a conference-leading 1.69 runs per game.
• The statistic of "game-winning RBI" is not an official statistic, but K'leigh Arredondo has three game-winning runs-batted-in. Savannah Wysocki, Morgan Dufour and Alivia Villarreal each have two game-winning RBI of LCU's 10 victories (Alexis Reed has one).
• LCU did not have a four-hit performance last season. They have had three in 13 games this season, as K'leigh Arredondo produced four hits against Southern Nazarene, Savannah Wysocki had a four-hit game against Chadron State and Lindzi Clemmer went 4-for-5 against West Texas A&M.
• Wysocki has two triples on the season (tied for second in the conference and 28^th nationally) and Annika Schwartzenberg has five doubles to rank tied for fiftth in the conference. Schwartzenberg leads the conference in doubles per game (0.45). Wysocki also ranks 10th in RBI (13) and eighth in RBI per game (1.0).
• LCU has a 23-3 advantage in bases-loaded hits against their opponents. The Lady Chaps are hitting .511 with the bases loaded, compared to .231 for their opponents. Alivia Villarreal is 5-for-6 this season in bases-loaded at-bats.
• Freshman pitcher Taylor Franco ranks tied for 12^th nationally with two shutouts. She has 36 strikeouts (fifth in the conference) in 35.2 innings pitched, ranking her fourth in the conference in strikeouts per seven innings (7.1).

 
How is the Team Doing?

• LCU is 10-3 this season and 1-1 in the Heartland Conference.
• The Lady Chaps lead the Heartland Conference in batting (.400, fourth nationally), on-base percentage (.492, third nationally) and runs per game (10.6, leads the nation), doubles per game (2.8, fourth nationally), triples per game (0.5, 34^th nationally), slugging percentage (.595, ninth nationally), and RBI (123).
• On the defensive side, LCU leads the Heartland Conference in double plays turned per game (0.54, ranks 21^st nationally).
• In the circle, LCU ranks tied for 17^th nationally in shutouts with four.

 
Doubleheaders

• LCU went 23-15 last season in games part of a doubleheader. They are 8-2 this season.

 
Heartland Conference Breakdown

• LCU is 90-32 (73.8%) all-time in Heartland Conference play. They are 56-7 (88.9%) all-time in Heartland Conference home games.
• In 2018, LCU was 18-12 in conference and 14-2 in conference home games.
• LCU is hitting .426 this season in conference play, with a 5.83 ERA.
• Megan Darling leads LCU in conference contests, hitting .800 (4-for-5). Savannah Wysocki leads the Lady Chaps with five hits in conference play. KK Lopez-Liu is 3-for-5 (.600) in conference with a team-leading five RBI.

 
Home Trends

• LCU is 233-24 (90.7%) all-time in home games at PlainsCapital Park.
• The Lady Chaps are 8-3 this season at home
• LCU is hitting .385 at home this season and averaging 10.5 runs per game.
• Megan Darling (.545) leads LCU at home in batting and Savannah Wysocki averages 1.8 runs per game at home and has produced 18 hits at home.
• LCU has a 38-19 advantage in extra-base hits at home, with 28 for doubles (Lindzi Clemmer with five doubles).
• The Lady Chaps have seven home runs at home, with homers from six different players. KK Lopez-Liu leads LCU at home with two home runs.

 
Streaks

• Alexa Riggs leads LCU with an active six-game hits streak (hitting .467, 7-for-15, in the span). Riggs has reached base safely in 11 consecutive games.
• K'leigh Arredondo has reached base safely in 13 consecutive games (every game this season).
• Lindzi Clemmer has hit safely in the last five consecutive games.

 
Calling it a Career

• 3 | Morgan Dufour ranks third in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in home runs in her career (46). Currently third in Heartland history. Her next home run will match her for second in Heartland Conference history with former Lady Chap Sydney Beuthien.
• 7 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks seventh in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in runs scored in her career (159). Currently seventh in Heartland history (189 will move her into sixth) and third in program history (165 will move her into second in program history).
• 15 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 15th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in at-bats in her career (569). The mark is third in program history (659 will move her into third).
• 17 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 17th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in triples in her career (11). Currently ninth in Heartland history (12 would move her into a share of seventh) and third in program history (14 would move her into second).
• 14 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 14th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in hits in her career (202). The mark is fifth in program history (234 moves her into fourth).
• 18 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 18th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in games played in her career (179). The mark is sixth in program history (188 moves her into fifth. She has 178 starts and her 179^th will tie her with Stephanie Rendon (2010-2013) for fifth all-time in program history.

 
Looking at TAMIU

• The Dustdevils are coming off a 25-34 season and they went 18-12 in the Heartland Conference. They closed out their season with a loss in the championship game of the Heartland Conference Tournament.
• TAMIU is 6-12 on the season. They are 1-6 in their last seven games, but the one win was a road win at nationally ranked Texas A&M Commerce.
• The Dustdevils defense ranks third in the conference in double plays turned per game with a mark of 0.39.
• Maddison Schofield is second in the Heartland Conference and ranks 17^th nationally with 24 hits. She is one of two players in the top-five in the conference in hits, as Maya Paul is fifth with 21.
• Schofield, last season's conference Newcomer of the Year, is second in the conference and ranks 21^st nationally in total bases with 41. She has three doubles and four home runs this season (ranks tied for second in the conference with four homers).
• The Heartland Conference Preseason Polls have TAMIU selected No.5 (out of seven).