PORTALES, N.M. (March 26, 2019) – Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals swept the Eastern New Mexico University Greyhounds 10-2 and 13-2 on Tuesday in Portales, New Mexico at Greyhound Field with both games ending in five innings via the mercy rule.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Game 1: LCU 10, ENMU 2 | Game 2: LCU 13, ENMU 2
Records: LCU (20-8), SEU (10-18)
Location: Portales, New Mexico (Greyhound Field)
Time of Game: Game 1: 1:51 | Game 2: 1:31
Weather: 75-degrees, sunny & windy

Game 1 vs. ENMU
 
LCU Highlights:
·       Lindzi Clemmer 3-for-3 with two RBI and two runs scored.
·       K'leigh Arredondo 2-for-3 with a RBI and one run scored.
·       Megan Darling 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored.
·       Annika Schwartzenberg 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored.
·       Savannah Wysocki 1-for-4 with a RBI.
 
Turning Point:
Lindzi Clemmer led off the third inning with a home run over the left field fence to tie the game before three batters later Megan Darling drove in KK Lopez-Liu. The Lady Chaps scored another seven runs in the fourth inning to go up by eight closing out the game with the run-rule victory in five innings.
 
How it Happened:
·       ENMU took the opening lead plating two runs in the first inning.
·       Darling homered to lead off the second inning to cut the lead in half.
·       Clemmer homered to lead off the third inning followed by Darling driving in Lopez-Liu to take the lead.
·       Three doubles, three walks and an error combined for seven additional runs for the Lady Chaps in the fourth inning.
·       Taylor Franco pitched her fifth complete game of the season to improve to 7-5.
 
 Inside the Numbers:
·       The four hits were the second-fewest total produced this season by LCU.
·       Of ENMU's five base hits, all were infield singles.
·       LCU improved to 5-4 in games when their opponent scored first.
·       The Lady Chaps were 1-for-6 in two-out at-bats.
·       ENMU hit into 12 groundouts and only one fly out.
 
Game 2 vs. ENMU
 
LCU Highlights:
·       Alivia Villarreal 3-for-3 with three RBI and a run scored.
·       Savannah Wysocki 3-for-4 with a RBI and three runs scored.
·       Lindzi Clemmer 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored.
·       Megan Darling 2-for-4 with a run scored.
·       Annika Schwartzenberg 1-for-1 with three RBI and one run scored.
·       Alexis Reed 1-for-2 with one RBI and one run scored.
·       Morgan Dufour 1-for-2 with one RBI and one run scored.
·       Alexa Riggs 1-for-2 with one run scored.
·       KK Lopez-Liu 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run scored.
·       Breanna Anderson 1-for-3 with one run scored.
 
Turning Point:
LCU had two doubles and a single in the first inning scoring twice and never relinquishing the lead. The Lady Chaps scored in all five innings of the game once again closing out the game in five innings via the mercy rule.
 
How it Happened:
·       LCU scored first, Lopez-Liu hit a sacrifice fly to center field to score Wysocki followed by Villarreal doubling to left center field plating Arredondo.
·       Precious Aguirre reached on a fielding error in the first inning and came around to score for the Greyhounds first run.
·       Clemmer doubled in second inning to drive in Wysocki.
·       Lopez-Liu homered to lead off the third inning and Schwartzenberg hit a pinch-hit home run to go with five other LCU hits to plate eight runs in the inning.
·       Anderson scored off Clemmer's hit to left field in the fourth inning.
·       Jennifer McElroy homered in the fourth inning for ENMU's second run.
·       Dufour homered over the left field fence in the fifth inning.
·       Amber Carlton pitched her second complete game of the season to improve to 5-1.
 
 Inside the Numbers:
·       LCU improved to 15-3 when scoring in the first inning.
·       Half of LCU's 16 hits were for extra bases with five double and three home runs.
·       Carlton surrendered only one extra base hit and did not allow any walks.
·       Lopez-Liu hit her team-leading sixth home run.
·       LCU was 4-for-8 in two-out at bats.
·       The Lady Chaps were 4-for-6 with a runner at third base.
 
Up Next:
The Lady Chaps return home to host the Hilltoppers of St. Edward's University in a three game Heartland Conference series with a double-header on Friday, March 29th beginning at 1:00 p.m. and concluding with a game on Saturday, March 30th at noon.