LUBBOCK, Texas (April 11, 2019) – Lubbock Christian University returns home to host Rogers State University to conclude their Heartland Conference season series with a three-game series, which begins with a 2 p.m. doubleheader Friday at PlainsCapital Park.
 

Rogers State at LCU
OPPONENT	LOCATION	CITY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS	LCU STATS	OPP. STATS
RSU	PlainsCapital Park	Lubbock, Texas	2 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats	LCU STATS	RSU STATS
RSU	PlainsCapital Park	Lubbock, Texas	4 p.m.	Watch	Live Stats

 
LCU and RSU Series Snapshot 

• LCU leads the all-time series over RSU, 31-8.
• The Lady Chaps had won 18 straight until the streak ended last season on Mar. 13, 2018, and RSU has won five of the previous six meetings (four by shutout) since then.
• LCU is 17-1 all-time against RSU at PlainsCapital Park.
• This season, the teams are 1-1 after a doubleheader split in Claremore, Okla. on Mar. 13. RSU won the opener 10-0 and LCU won the second game 9-7.
  • Alivia Villarreal leads LCU in the season series batting .600 (3-for-5).
  • Villarreal's three hits co-leads with KK Lopez-Liu.
  • Lopez-Liu has two home runs in the series.
  • Morgan Dufour, who had late-inning heroics in the second game with a home run, leads LCU with three RBI in the series.
  • Katelyn Gamble and Mikayla Waggnor each have four hits for RSU in the season series. Waggnor has a pair of home runs.
  • RSU is 6-for-11 in the series (.545) getting the leadoff batter aboard.
  • LCU is hitting .571 in the series (4-for-7) with runners in scoring position, while RSU is .167 in the same category.
• 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.

 
Opening Thoughts

• LCU has posted 277 runs this season, averaging 7.3 runs a game, ranking ninth 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 13 of their 38 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 25 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. LCU co-leads the conference with four saves.
• Megan Darling leads the team at the plate, leading the conference hitting .403. LCU has four of the top-seven individual hitters in the Heartland Conference, as K'leigh Arredondo (.402, second), Lindzi Clemmer (.392, third) and KK Lopez-Liu (.360, seventh) join Darling.
• Alivia Villarreal ranks fifth in the Heartland Conference in RBI (31) and seventh in on-base percentage (.443).
• Arredondo leads the conference (58^th nationally) in on-base percentage (.514), with Darling ranking 66^th nationally in on-base percentage (.510, third in the conference).
• Lindzi Clemmer leads the team with 51 hits (leads conference and ranks 31^st nationally) this season and 19 have been for extra bases (she leads the conference and ranks 27^th nationally with 13 doubles). Clemmer ranks third in the conference in triples (3) and is second in the conference in runs scored (40). She is 43^rd nationally in runs per game (1.1), ranking second in the conference, with Savannah Wysocki ranking 14^th nationally with a conference-leading 1.16 runs per game.
• The statistic of "game-winning RBI" is not an official statistic, but K'leigh Arredondo has six game-winning runs-batted-in, ahead of Morgan Dufour, who has four. Alivia Villarreal, Savannah Wysocki and Lindzi Clemmer are each next with three and KK Lopez Liu and Alexis Reed follow each have two game-winning RBI of LCU's 25 victories (Megan Darling and Breanna Anderson each have one).
• LCU did not have a four-hit performance last season. They have had five in 36 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 is second nationally with eight triples on the season.
• LCU has a 38-12 advantage in bases-loaded hits against their opponents. The Lady Chaps are hitting .413 with the bases loaded, compared to .261 for their opponents. Alivia Villarreal is 7-for-12 (.583) this season in bases-loaded at-bats and Clemmer is 5-for-8 (.625).
• Freshman pitcher Taylor Franco ranks third in the conference with three shutouts. She has 110 strikeouts (third in the conference) in 106.2 innings pitched, ranking her third in the conference in strikeouts per seven innings (7.2), which is 54^th nationally.

 
How is the Team Doing?

• LCU is 25-13 this season and 12-10 in the Heartland Conference (sitting in fourth place in the conference).
• The Lady Chaps lead the Heartland Conference in batting (.330, 19th nationally), on-base percentage (.430, eighth nationally) and runs per game (7.29, ninth nationally), doubles per game (1.95, eighth nationally), slugging percentage (.497, 27^th nationally) and RBI (252).
• On the defensive side, LCU ranks second in the Heartland Conference in double plays turned per game (0.37, ranks 41^st nationally).
• In the circle, LCU ranks tied for third in the conference with five shutouts.

Doubleheaders

• LCU went 23-15 last season in games part of a doubleheader. They are 20-10 this season. They have split seven of their nine conference doubleheaders this season (9-9 in conference doubleheaders and 11-1 in non-conference doubleheaders).

 
Heartland Conference Breakdown

• LCU is 101-41 (71.1%) all-time in Heartland Conference play. They are 61-10 (85.9%) all-time in Heartland Conference games at home. This season, they are 12-10 in conference play this season and 6-4 in conference home games.
• In 2018, LCU was 18-12 in conference and 14-2 in conference home games.
• LCU is hitting .284 this season in conference play, with a 3.54 ERA.
• K'leigh Arredondo leads LCU in conference contests, hitting .375 (24-for-64). Savannah Wysocki leads Lady Chaps with 28 hits in conference play. KK Lopez-Liu has a team-leading four home runs and 17 RBI in conference play.

 
Home Trends

• LCU is 240-27 (89.9%) all-time in home games at PlainsCapital Park.
• The Lady Chaps are 15-6 this season at home.
• LCU is hitting .358 at home this season and averaging 8.6 runs per game.
• K'leigh Arredondo (.429) leads LCU at home in batting and Savannah Wysocki averages 1.4 runs per game at home and has produced 29 hits at home.
• LCU has a 65-29 advantage in extra-base hits at home, with 46 for doubles (Lindzi Clemmer with nine doubles).
• K'leigh Arredondo leads LCU with 22 RBI at home, which is one ahead of KK Lopez-Liu. LCU four players with at least 20 RBI at home.
• The Lady Chaps have 13 home runs at home, with homers from six different players. KK Lopez-Liu and Morgan Dufour co-lead LCU at home with four home runs each.

 
Streaks

• No current player has more than a one-game hit streak. Villarreal has the longest streak of the season at 10.
• K'leigh Arredondo has a five-game hit streak at home and has reached base safely in 21 straight home games.
• Arredondo has reached base safely in 15 consecutive games (Arredondo has the longest streak this season at 22 games).

 
Calling it a Career

• 5 | Moragan Dufour ranks fifth in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in home runs in her career (50). Currently second in Heartland history. She needs 64 career home runs for the Heartland Conference all-time record.
• 6 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks sixth in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in runs scored in her career (178). Currently seventh in Heartland history (189 will move her into sixth) and second in program history (224 will move her into first in program history).
• 17 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 17th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in hits in her career (232). 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 (654). The mark is third in program history (680 will move her into third).
• 15 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 15^th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in games played in her career (204). She is the fourth Lady Chap to play in at least 200 career games.
• 29 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 29^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).

 
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 29-14 on the season and are atop the Heartland Conference standings with a 14-6 conference record. They are 4-10 on the road this season and are coming off a 10-9 road record in 2018.
• They rank seventh in the nation with a conference-leading 13 shutouts, with four completed over their past 10 games. They registered a one-hit shutout against LCU earlier this season.
• The Hillcats have a 4.15 strikeout-to-walk ratio, ranking 10th nationally. Andrea Morales, who has 20 wins in the circle (third nationally), is third nationally in strikeouts (190) and is fifth in strikeout-to-walk ratio (9.05). She also ranks second nationally with nine shutouts.
• Danelle Day leads the Heartland Conference with 15 home runs, which places her as the national co-leader.
• The Hillcats ERA of 1.88 leads the Heartland Conference and ranks 15^th nationally.