CLAREMORE, Okla. (March 13, 2019) – The Lubbock Christian University head on the road for their first Heartland Conference road series Wednesday facing Rogers State University for a doubleheader at Diamond Sports Complex.
 

LCU at Rogers State
OPPONENT	LOCATION	CITY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS	LCU STATS	OPP. STATS
RSU	Diamond Sports Complex	Claremore, Okla.	1 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats	LCU STATS	RSU STATS
RSU	Diamond Sports Complex	Claremore, Okla.	3 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats

 
LCU and RSU Series Snapshot 

• LCU leads the all-time series over RSU, 30-7.
• The Lady Chaps had won 18 straight until the streak ended last season on Mar. 13, 2018, and RSU has won the previous four meetings (three by shutout) since then (RSU had three wins in the series prior to the four-game series win streak).
• LCU is 9-6 all-time against RSU at Diamond Sports Complex, falling in the prior three meetings.
• Last season, LCU went 1-5 against RSU.
  • LCU was outscored a combined 21-4 in the series.
  • Courtney Medina led LCU at the plate with a .357 (5-for-14) average in the series.
  • Lindzi Clemmer hit a pair of home runs in the series.
  • Allie McFetridge led RSU with two home runs and six RBI leading to a 7-for-15 (.467) mark at the plate against LCU.
  • RSU pitcher Andrea Morales was 3-0 against LCU with a 0.00 ERA and two shutouts in 20.2 innings pitched.
• LCU and RSU are set for a doubleheader and then will play a three-game series in Lubbock on Apr. 12-13.

 
Opening Thoughts

• LCU has posted 172 runs this season, averaging 9.05 runs a game, 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 19 contests. They have posted at least 20 runs twice this season and posted 23 runs on Feb. 24 (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 13 wins in the circle, with five claimed in relief. Four different pitchers have received a win, with three claiming multiple wins: Jordan Wehr (5-2), Taylor Franco (5-3) and Amber Carlton (2-1).
• Megan Darling leads the team at the plate, leading the conference hitting .476, which ranks 54^th nationally. LCU has five of the top-10 individual hitters in the Heartland Conference, as K'leigh Arredondo (.444, fourth), Lindzi Clemmer (.439, fifth), Alivia Villarreal (.407, ninth) and Alexis Reed (.400, 10^th) join Darling.  Villarreal ranks fifth in the Heartland Conference in RBI per game (1.05) and RBI (20) and fourth in on-base percentage (.529). Darling ranks 21^st nationally in on-base percentage (.589, leads conference), fourth in runs per game (1.06), eighth in the conference in slugging (.595) and is tied for eighth in doubles (5).
• Lindzi Clemmer leads the team with 29 hits this season and 11 have been for extra bases (she is tied for fourth the conference with six doubles). Clemmer ranks tied for second in the conference in triples (3), ranking tied for 19th nationally, and is tied for third in the conference in runs scored (25). She is 13^th nationally in runs per game (1.32), ranking second in the conference behind Savannah Wysocki, who is sixth nationally with a conference-leading 1.42 runs per game.
• The statistic of "game-winning RBI" is not an official statistic, but K'leigh Arredondo has four game-winning runs-batted-in. Savannah Wysocki is next with three, and Morgan Dufour and Alivia Villarreal each follow with two game-winning RBI of LCU's 13 victories (Alexis Reed and KK Lopez-Liu each have one).
• LCU did not have a four-hit performance last season. They have had three in 15 games this season, as K'leigh Arredondo produced four hits against Southern Nazarene (Feb. 2), Savannah Wysocki had a four-hit game against Chadron State (Feb. 2) and Lindzi Clemmer went 4-for-5 against West Texas A&M (Feb. 10).
• Wysocki has five triples on the season (leads the conference and is fifth nationally) and Annika Schwartzenberg has five doubles to rank tied for eighth in the conference. Schwartzenberg leads the conference in doubles per game (0.29).
• LCU has a 28-8 advantage in bases-loaded hits against their opponents. The Lady Chaps are hitting .491 with the bases loaded, compared to .348 for their opponents. Alivia Villarreal is 5-for-7 (.714) this season in bases-loaded at-bats and Clemmer is 4-for-5 (.800).
• Freshman pitcher Taylor Franco ranks tied for 39^th nationally with two shutouts. She has 51 strikeouts (fifth in the conference) in 50.2 innings pitched, ranking her fourth in the conference in strikeouts per seven innings (7.0).

 
How is the Team Doing?

• LCU is 13-6 this season and 4-3 in the Heartland Conference.
• The Lady Chaps lead the Heartland Conference in batting (.370, sixth nationally), on-base percentage (.468, third nationally) and runs per game (9.05, leads nationally), doubles per game (2.2, fifth nationally), triples per game (0.47, 18^th nationally), slugging percentage (.548, 12th nationally), and RBI (155).
• On the defensive side, LCU leads the Heartland Conference in double plays turned per game (0.58, ranks 14^th nationally).
• In the circle, LCU ranks third in the conference with four shutouts.

Doubleheaders

• LCU went 23-15 last season in games part of a doubleheader. They are 10-4 this season. They have split all three of their conference doubleheaders this season.

Heartland Conference Breakdown

• LCU is 93-34 (73.2%) all-time in Heartland Conference play. They are 34-25 (57.6%) all-time Heartland Conference games away from home.
• In 2018, LCU was 18-12 in conference and 4-10 in conference road games.
• LCU is hitting .330 this season in conference play, with a 3.79 ERA.
• Megan Darling leads LCU in conference contests, hitting .450 (9-for-20). Savannah Wysocki lead the Lady Chaps with 10 hits in conference play. KK Lopez-Liu has a team-leading two home runs and nine RBI in conference play.

Road Trends

• LCU is 2-1 this season in road games.
• The Lady Chaps went 7-10 on the road last season, which marked their first season in program history in which they went below .500 on the road.
• LCU is averaging 10.7 runs per game on the road this season.
• Alexis Reed leads LCU on the road hitting .800 (4-for-5).
• Lindzi Clemmer leads LCU with eight hits on the road (.667, 8-for-12). She also has a team-leading six RBI in road play.
• Reed and Clemmer lead LCU with four RBI on the road.

 
Streaks

• K'leigh Arredondo has reached base safely in 19 consecutive games (every game this season).
• Megan Darling has reached base safely in 11 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 (47). Currently tied for second in Heartland history. She needs 64 career home runs for the Heartland Conference all-time record.
• 8 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks eighth in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in runs scored in her career (163). 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).
• 14 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks tied for 164h in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in hits in her career (210). The mark is fifth in program history (234 moves her into fourth).
• 15 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 15th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in at-bats in her career (590). The mark is third in program history (659 will move her into third).
• 19 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 19th 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).
• 20 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 20th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in games played in her career (185). The mark is sixth in program history (188 moves her into fifth).

 
Looking at RSU

• The Hillcats are coming off a 39-20 season and they went 16-12 in the Heartland Conference. They are preseason picked to finish fourth in the conference.
• RSU is 18-6 on the season and off to a 5-2 start in conference play. They are 6-0 at home this season and are coming off a 20-5 home record in 2018.
• They rank ninth in the nation with a conference-leading seven shutouts, but they have been without a shutout in their last five games. Two of their shutouts have been at home.
• The Hillcats have a 3.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio, ranking 16^th nationally. Andrea Morales, who has 11 wins in the circle (11-2, 11 wins is fifth nationally), is fifth nationally in strikeouts (105) and is 15^th in strikeout-to-walk ratio (7.0). She also ranks sixth nationally with four shutouts.
• Danelle Day leads the Heartland Conference with seven home runs, which is 12^th nationally.
• The Hillcats ERA of 2.11 leads the Heartland Conference.