SAN ANTONIO, Texas (May 2, 2019) – No.4-seed Lubbock Christian University (29-17) opens the 2019 Heartland Conference Softball Championships Thursday facing No.5 Texas A&M International (24-30), marking the fourth consecutive meeting between the two programs, as they closed the regular season with a three-game conference series in Laredo this past weekend.
 

HEARTLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
OPPONENT	LOCATION	CITY	TIME (CT)	WATCH	STATS	LCU STATS	OPP. STATS
TAMIU	The Stadium at The Park	San Antonio, Texas	11 a.m.	Watch	Live Stats	LCU STATS	TAMIU STATS

If LCU Defeats TAMIU…

• LCU would play No.1-seed and tournament host St. Mary's at 4 p.m.

 
If LCU Loses to TAMIU… 

• LCU would play an elimination game at 6:30 p.m. against either No.2-seed Oklahoma Christian or No.4-seed Rogers State (whichever team loses, as OC and RSU play each other at 1:30 p.m.)

 
LCU at the Heartland Conference Tournament 

• LCU is making their fourth tournament appearance and they are 7-4 all-time in the tournament (all 11 games played in the tournament have been in San Antonio).
• LCU won the tournament in 2016 and 2017.
• All-time in the tournament against this season's field…
  • Oklahoma Christian (3-1)
  • Rogers State (0-0)
  • St. Mary's (3-2)
  • Texas A&M International (1-1)

LCU and TAMIU Series Snapshot 

• LCU leads the all-time series over TAMIU, 16-8.
• LCU is 1-1 all-time against TAMIU at the conference tournament.
• TAMIU claimed this season's regular season series, winning three of the five meetings.
  • Alivia Villarreal is 7-for-12 (.583) to lead LCU at the plate in the series. She also leads the team with two homers and six RBI in the series.
  • Alexa Riggs and Savannah Wysocki each have six hits in the series.
  • LCU has a .289 to .245 advantage in hitting in the series, along with an ERA advantage of 2.52 to 3.29.
  • Jordan Wehr is 2-0 against TAMIU with a 1.31 ERA this season.
  • LCU has a 41.2% success rate getting the leadoff batter aboard base in the series (TAMIU is 23.5% in comparison).
  • Shelby Edwards leads TAMIU against LCU this season, hitting .286 (4-for-14).
  • Maddison Schofield and Maya Paul are each co-leading TAMIU in the season series, with each producing five hits. Schofield has four RBI against LCU this season.
  • TAMIU pitcher Sara Caterson is 2-0 with a 2.33 ERA against LCU this season.

 
LCU and OC Series Snapshot 

• LCU leads the all-time series over OC, 35-12.
• LCU has a 3-1 advantage in meetings at the Heartland Conference Tournament.
• OC has a 3-2 series advantage from this season's season series.
  • Jordan Wehr is 2-0 with a 2.39 ERA against OC this season.
  • Savannah Wysocki leads LCU with a .500 average in the series (9-for-18), leading LCU with nine hits.
  • Megan Darling has fve RBI against OC this season
  • LCU's lone home run in the series was hit by Lindzi Clemmer.
  • Lindsey Stoeckel leads OC in the series, hitting .333 (4-for-12). She has three RBI to lead OC in the series.
  • Hunter Strickland leads OC with five hits in the series.
  • OC has five home runs in the series and all are from different players.

 
LCU and RSU Series Snapshot 

• LCU leads the all-time series over RSU, 33-9.
• The Lady Chaps had won 18 straight until the streak ended last season on Mar. 13, 2018, and RSU has won six of the previous nine meetings (four by shutout) since then.
• LCU has never faced RSU at the Heartland Conference Tournament.
• This season, LCU claimed three of the five conference meetings.
  • Alivia Villarreal leads LCU in the season series batting .583 (7-for-12). Her seven hits co-leads LCU in the series with Lindzi Clemmer and Villarreal also has two homers in the series.
  • K'leigh Arredondo leads LCU with five runs-batted-in against RSU this season.
  • KK Lopez-Liu has two home runs in the series for LCU.
  • In the circle, Amber Carlton is 3-0 for LCU against RSU this season (3.50 ERA), as she has LCU's three wins in the series.
  • Mikayla Waggnor has eight hits in the series and is hitting .471 against LCU this season. She has two home runs and five RBI. Allie McFetridge also has five RBI and a pair of homers against LCU this season. Danelle Day also has five RBI against LCU this season.

 

• LCU and StMU Series Snapshot 
• StMU leads the all-time series over LCU, 20-13.
• LCU is 5-15 all-time against StMU in San Antonio, falling in their prior five meetings in San Antonio.
• LCU is 3-2 against StMU in the Heartland Conference Tournament.
• StMU went 3-2 in a five-game series this season.
  • LCU is hitting .215 in the series and have been out-hit 47-28.
  • K'leigh Arredondo (4-for-11, .364) leads LCU at the plate in the series.
  • Lindzi Clemmer leads LCU in the series with five hits and joins Alexis Reed and KK Lopez-Liu co-leading LCU in the season series with three RBI.
  • StMU's Alex McLennan is 2-0 with a 0.98 ERA against LCU.
  • Alex Moreno is 7-for-15 (.467) in the series with five RBI.
  • LCU pitcher Taylor Franco is 1-1 with a 1.31 ERA in 10.2 innings pitched and Amber Carlton is 0-1 with a 1.40 ERA in 10.0 innings against StMU this season.

 
 
Analyzing LCU

• LCU has posted 325 runs this season, averaging 7.07 runs a game, ranking 12th 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 14 of their 46 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-15 highest scoring games (single team) this season in NCAA Div. II.
• The Lady Chaps have 29 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, co-leading the team with Amber Carlton. LCU leads the conference with five saves.
• Megan Darling leads the team at the plate, leading the conference hitting .400. LCU has the top three individual hitters in the Heartland Conference (and four of the top-five), as Lindzi Clemmer (.392, second) and K'leigh Arredondo (.373, third) join Darling in the top three spots. Reigning Heartland Conference Hitter of the Week Alivia Villarreal is fifth in the conference, hitting .359.
• Arredondo leads the conference (64^th nationally) in on-base percentage (.500), with Darling next at a .492 for second in the conference), followed by Clemmer ranking third in the conference (.470) and Villarreal fourth in conference (.468).
• Lindzi Clemmer leads the team with 62 hits (leads conference and ranks 69^th nationally) this season and 23 have been for extra bases (she leads the conference and ranks 57^th nationally with 15 doubles). Clemmer ranks tied for sixth in the conference in triples (3) and is second in the conference in runs scored (48). She is 40^th nationally in runs per game (1.04), ranking second in the conference, with Savannah Wysocki ranking 25^th nationally with a conference-leading 1.11 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, Savannah Wysocki and Lindzi Clemmer, who each have four. Alivia Villarreal is next with three and KK Lopez Liu, Logan Grado and Alexis Reed follow each have two game-winning RBI of LCU's 27 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 co-leads the nation with eight triples on the season.
• Alivia Villarreal ranks tied for third in the Heartland Conference in RBI (40).
• LCU has a 41-15 advantage in bases-loaded hits against their opponents. The Lady Chaps are hitting .394 with the bases loaded, compared to .288 for their opponents. Alivia Villarreal is 7-for-12 (.583) this season in bases-loaded at-bats and Arredondo and Clemmer are each 5-for-9 (.556).
• Freshman pitcher Taylor Franco ranks fourth in the conference with three shutouts. She has 110 strikeouts (fourth in the conference) in 106.2 innings pitched, ranking her second in the conference in strikeouts per seven innings (7.2), which is 52^nd nationally.

 
How is the Team Doing?

• LCU is 29-17 this season and completed conference play with a 16-14 mark.
• The Lady Chaps lead the Heartland Conference in batting (.332, 21^st nationally), on-base percentage (.429, ninth nationally) and runs per game (7.07, 12th nationally), doubles per game (1.9, ninth nationally), slugging percentage (.496, 32^nd nationally) and RBI (293).
• On the defensive side, LCU leads the Heartland Conference in double plays turned per game (0.43, ranks 17^th nationally).

 
Heartland Conference Breakdown

• LCU completed their all-time Heartland Conference mark at 106-45 (70.2%).
• In 2018, LCU was 18-12 in conference play (finished 16-14 this season).
• LCU hit .298 this season in conference play, with a 3.42 ERA.
• Megan Darling led LCU in conference contests, as she hit .375 in conference. Savannah Wysocki led Lady Chaps with 39 hits in conference play. KK Lopez-Liu led the team with 21 conference RBI and joined Villarreal with four home runs.

 
Neutralizing

• LCU has not played a neutral site game this season. A rare fact, as LCU has averaged 19.3 games per season on a neutral site field. They played two games in 2014, marking the fewest amount of neutral site games played in a single season.
• The Lady Chaps are 153-40 (79.3%) all-time in neutral site games.

 
Streaks

• Savannah Wysocki (11-for-26, .423) has a career-best seven-game hit streak. Villarreal has the longest streak of the season at 10.
• Wysocki also has the longest active streak of reaching base safely, completing the task in seven consecutive games (Arredondo has the longest streak this season at 22 games).

 
Calling it a Career

• 5 | Morgan 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.
• 7 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks seventh in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in runs scored in her career (186). 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).
• 20 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 20th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in at-bats in her career (682). The mark is third in program history.
• 21 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 20th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in hits in her career (243). The mark is fourth in program history (255 moves her into third, past Kim Frazier).
• 27 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 27^th in NCAA Division II among active career leaders in games played in her career (212). She is the fourth Lady Chap to play in at least 200 career games and 212 has her fourth in program history.
• 35 | Lindzi Clemmer ranks 35^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).