PORTALES, N.M. (March 26, 2019) – With the prior Friday games postponed (home doubleheader against University of the Southwest), Lubbock Christian University's originally scheduled seven-game road trip turns into a nine-game trip, as the Lady Chaparrals head to Greyhound Softball Field for a 4 p.m. (Central) non-conference doubleheader against Eastern New Mexico.

 

LCU at Eastern New Mexico
OPPONENT	LOCATION	CITY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS	LCU STATS	OPP. STATS
ENMU	Greyhound Softball Field	Portales, N.M.	4 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats	LCU STATS	ENMU STATS
ENMU	Greyhound Softball Field	Portales, N.M.	6 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats

 
LCU and ENMU Series Snapshot 

• LCU leads the all-time series over ENMU, 28-0.
• The two teams met four times last season (two in Lubbock and twice in Portales), with LCU going 4-0 against the Greyhounds.
  • LCU outscored ENMU 55-20 in the series (30-11 in Portales).
  • K'leigh Arredondo was 7-for-10 (.700) with seven RBI last season against ENMU.
  • Lindzi Clemmer went 10-for-16 (.625) with two home runs and 14 RBI against the 'Hounds last season.
• LCU is 12-0 all-time against ENMU in Portales.
• The Lady Chaps will host ENMU Apr. 2 at PlainsCapital park to complete a four-game series.

 
Opening Thoughts

• LCU has posted 204 runs this season, averaging 7.5 runs a game, ranking seventh among 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-10 highest scoring games (single team) this season in NCAA Div. II.
• The Lady Chaps have 18 wins in the circle, with seven claimed in relief. Four different pitchers have received at least one win in relief, with Jordan Wehr leading the team with a 3-1 record in relief. Wehr also has two saves.
• Megan Darling leads the team at the plate, leading the conference hitting .479, which ranks 22^nd nationally. LCU has four of the top-seven individual hitters in the Heartland Conference, as Lindzi Clemmer (.435, second), K'leigh Arredondo (.410, fourth), and Alivia Villarreal (.368, seventh) join Darling. Villarreal ranks fifth in the Heartland Conference in RBI per game (0.9) and sixth in RBI (24) and on-base percentage (.478). Darling ranks 10^th nationally in on-base percentage (.587, leads conference), fourth in runs per game (0.9), ninth in the conference in slugging (.583).
• Lindzi Clemmer leads the team with 40 hits (leads conference) this season and 12 have been for extra bases (she is tied for fourth in the conference with seven doubles). Clemmer ranks tied for second in the conference in triples (3), ranking tied for 41^st nationally, and is tied for second in the conference in runs scored (30). She is 19^th nationally in runs per game (1.15), ranking second in the conference, with Savannah Wysocki ranking 16th nationally with a conference-leading 1.19 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 and Morgan Dufour are each next with three and Alivia Villarreal, KK Lopez-Liu and Alexis Reed follow with two game-winning RBI of LCU's 18 victories (Lindzi Clemmer and Breanna Anderson each have one).
• LCU did not have a four-hit performance last season. They have had five in 26 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 Newman (Mar. 15), Lindzi Clemmer went 4-for-5 against West Texas A&M (Feb. 10) and KK Lopez-Liu completed the task against St. Edward's (Mar. 19).
• Wysocki has a national co-leading seven triples on the season.
• LCU has a 30-9 advantage in bases-loaded hits against their opponents. The Lady Chaps are hitting .469 with the bases loaded, compared to .281 for their opponents. Alivia Villarreal is 5-for-8 (.625) this season in bases-loaded at-bats and Clemmer is 4-for-5 (.800).
• Freshman pitcher Taylor Franco ranks third in the conference with two shutouts. She has 82 strikeouts (fourth in the conference) in 71.1 innings pitched, ranking her second in the conference in strikeouts per seven innings (8.0), which is 38^th nationally.

 
How is the Team Doing?

• LCU is 18-8 this season and 9-5 in the Heartland Conference (sitting in third place in the conference).
• The Lady Chaps lead the Heartland Conference in batting (.344, 12th nationally), on-base percentage (.440, eighth nationally) and runs per game (7.9, seventh nationally), doubles per game (1.8, 19th nationally), triples per game (0.42, 20^th nationally), slugging percentage (.512, 20th nationally), and RBI (185).
• On the defensive side, LCU leads the Heartland Conference in double plays turned per game (0.50, ranks 11^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 14-6 this season. They have split five of their six conference doubleheaders this season (7-1 in non-conference doubleheaders).

Road Trends

• LCU is 7-3 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 6.4 runs per game on the road this season.
• Lindzi Clemmer leads LCU on the road with 19 hits and a .500 average.
• Lindzi Clemmer leads LCU with 10 RBI on the road, with Alexis Reed and K'leigh Arredondo each with nine RBI on the road.
• Dufour and Lopez-Liu each have two homers on the road.

 
Streaks

• Megan Darling and K'leigh Arredondo are each currently riding a three-game hit streak. Villarreal has the longest streak of the season at 10.
• Megan Darling has reached base safely in 13 consecutive games (Arredondo has the longest streak this season at 22 games).

 
Calling it a Career

• 4 | Morgan Dufour ranks fourth in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in home runs in her career (48). Currently 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 (168). Currently seventh in Heartland history (189 will move her into sixth) and third in program history (ranks second in program history).
• 16 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks tied for 16th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in hits in her career (221). 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 (616). The mark is third in program history (659 will move her into third).
• 25 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 25^th 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).
• 21 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 21^st in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in games played in her career (192). The mark is fifth in program history.

 
Looking at ENMU

• The Greyhounds are coming off a 18-34 season and they went 9-21 in the Lone Star Conference.
• ENMU is 10-16 this season, with a 6-12 conference and 4-6 home record. They were preseason picked No.9 (of 11) in the conference preseason polls.
• They are hitting .299 this season, with an 8.09 ERA.
• ENMU ranks seventh nationally with 0.54 double plays turned per game.
• The 'Hounds have nine sacrifice flies on the season, with two each by Elysa Rodriguez and Jennifer McElroy.
• Rodriguez leads ENMU in hits (25), RBI (15) and home runs (4) on the season.