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Softball Chris Due (chris.due@lcu.edu)

Oh Brother! LCU Has Sunday Series at Oklahoma Christian

LCU and OC Meeting For First LSC Series... They Met Seven Times Last Season

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. (March 1, 2020) – No.22 Lubbock Christian University completes their opening week of Lone Star Conference play Sunday with a 1 p.m. doubleheader at Tom Heath Field against Oklahoma Christian.
LONE STAR CONFERENCE SERIES
OPPONENT LOCATION CITY TIME (CT) WATCH STATS LCU STATS OPP. STATS
OC Tom Heath Field Oklahoma City 1 p.m. Watch Stats Season Season
OC Tom Heath Field Oklahoma City 3 p.m. Watch Stats Season Season

WUNDERGROUND WEATHER: Sun and a few clouds. Gusty winds in the morning. High 76F. Winds SSW at 20 to 30 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.

WATCH ONLINE: LSC Digital Network (Online or via OTT apps including Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku devices by searching "LSC Digital Network.")


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LCU and OC Series Snapshot
  • LCU leads the all-time series over OC, 36-14.
  • LCU has a 10-9 all-time series advantage in games played at Oklahoma Christian.
  • Head coaches (and brothers) Daren Hays and Shanon Hays (former LCU head coach) have met on eight prior occasions, with Shanon holding a 5-3 advantage in games played against his brother.
  • OC had a 5-2 series advantage from this season's season series.
    • Jordan Wehr was LCU's only pitcher last season to garner wins over OC. She was 2-1 with a 2.37 ERA against OC last season.
    • Savannah Wysocki led LCU with a .423 average in the series (11-for-26), leading LCU with 11 hits.
    • Megan Darling had five RBI against OC this season.
    • LCU had one home run in the combined seven games of the series and the lone home run was hit by Lindzi Clemmer.
    • Brie Dunckel led OC in the series, hitting .412 (7-for-17).
    • OC had five home runs in the series and all were from different players.
 
Opening Thoughts
  • LCU is off to a 16-4 start on the season. They opened the season 9-0, which marked their best start since a 23-0 start in 2012 (best start since going Division II).
  • Pitcher Taylor Franco, who claimed LSC Pitcher of the Week accolades, is 9-2 on the season (leads the conference in wins and tied for fourth nationally) and has a 1.19 ERA (leads the LSC) over 64.2 innings pitched (fifth in the LSC). She has 60 strikeouts (sixth in the conference, leading the conference with 25 strikeouts looking) and nine walks on the season (first walk allowed this season came in the 24th inning of her innings pitched). Franco enters the week leading the LSC and ranks 12th nationally with a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 9.00. She also enters the week averaging 0.73 walks per seven innings (second in LSC and 30th nationally) and a WHIP of 0.83 (second in the LSC and 28th nationally).
  • LCU ranks sixth in the LSC with 15 home runs on the season. Angela Donaldson and Skylar Herrera each have three on the season to lead the team (tied for 13th in the LSC).
  • Donaldson leads the team in RBI with 18, which is tied for 14th in the conference. Half (nine) of her RBI have come with two-outs.
  • The statistic of "game-winning RBI" is not an official statistic (the RBI that gives a club the lead it never relinquishes), but through their 16-4 season start, seven different Lady Chaps have a game-winning RBI. Skylar Herrera and Clarissa Martinez co-lead the team with four. Angela Donaldson has two, while Addi Lewis, Brooke Makemson, Savannah Wysocki and Athena Muniz each have one (two have been via errors, which players do not get credit for).
  • Athena Muniz leads LCU with a .429 average on the season (18-for-42), which is 13th in the conference. Her .619 slugging is 19th in the conference.
  • Savannah Wysocki and Skylar Herrera co-lead LCU in hits (22).(tied for 21st in the conference). Wysocki is batting .333 (22-for-66), with six doubles (tied for 12th in the LSC and leads team) and three triples (tied for second the LSC in triples and tied for sixth nationally). She also has two home runs (had one last season) for a .606 slugging mark, which is second on the squad.
 
How is the Team Doing?
  • LCU is 16-4 this season and are 4-0 against nationally ranked teams. They are currently ranked No.22 in the NFCA Top-25 Poll, marking the first time they have been ranked since making the move to NCAA Division II (2014 season).
  • The Lady Chaps are hitting .295 as a team, with 15 home run and 107 RBI in 20 games. LCU averages 6.2 runs a contest (fifth in the LSC).
  • LCU enters the weekend ranking 17th nationally in stolen bases per game (2.4) and seventh in total stolen bases (44). Skylar Herrera ranks third in the conference with 17 stolen bases and Savannah Wysocki is tied for seventh in the LSC with 13 steals.
  • In the circle, LCU is third in the LSC in ERA (2.05), ranking 23rd nationally. The Lady Chaps enter the weekend 12th in the nation in strikeout-to-walk ratio (3.91) and ranking 10th in WHIP (0.92). LCU has five shutouts this season, which is tied for eighth nationally (tied for second in the LSC).
  • Defensively, LCU has turned seven double plays, which ranks 19th nationally. Their .967 fielding percentage is 36th nationally and fifth in the LSC.
  • LCU batters have been beaned 18 times by pitches, which ranks tied for 19th nationally. Addi Lewis leads the team, getting hit five times (tied for fifth in the LSC). Eight different batters have been pegged this season.
  • While LCU is 13-for-39 (.333) with the bases loaded (Clarissa Martinez is 4-for-5 with the bases loaded), LCU's opponents are 4-for-16 (.250) when the bases are juiced.
  • LCU has a 42-12 advantage in two-out RBI this season over their opponents.
 
Doubleheaders
  • LCU went 23-13 last season in games part of a doubleheader. They split 10 of 12 of their conference doubleheaders (12-12 in conference doubleheaders and 11-1 in non-conference doubleheaders).
  • They split their only conference doubleheader this season.
  • The Lady Chaps are is 14-4 this season in games played in doubleheaders.
  
Lone Star Conference Breakdown
  • This season is LCU's first in the LSC.
  • LCU is 1-1 this season in conference play, with a 1-1 record in conference road play was well.
    • LCU is hitting .264 in conference, with a 3.77 team ERA.
    • Taylor Franco is 1-0 with a 1.00 ERA in LSC action.
    • Skylar Herrera leads LCU at the plate with a .571 average (4-for-7).
    • Addi Lewis leads LCU with two RBI.
 
On the Road
  • LCU is 2-1 in road play this season (they are 1-0 on the road against nationally ranked teams).
  • The Lady Chaps are hitting .310 on the road, with a 3.50 ERA.
  • Taylor Franco is 2-0 with a 2.21 ERA, with opponents hitting .191.
  • Skylar Herrera leads LCU with a .545 average (6-for-11) and has LCU's only road homer. She has 12 total bases on the road (next closest player has four).
  • Alivia Villarreal leads LCU with three RBI.
 
Streaking Along
  • Addi Lewis has an active rwo-game hit streak entering Sunday, which actively leads LCU.
  • Clarissa Martinez and Savannah Wysocki each had a six-game hit streak earlier this season, which are the longest by a Lady Chaps member this season.
  • Lewis leads LCU actively with a streak of eight consecutive games reaching base safely.
  • Alivia Villarreal had a 10-game streak of reaching base safely, which is the Lady Chaps longest this season.
 
Coach Talk
  • LCU head coach Daren Hays is in his 10th season at the helm of the Lady Chaps.
  • Hays is LCU's winningest softball head coach, entering Sunday with a softball record of 414-126 (76.7%).
  • His 400th win was recorded Feb.1, as he became the 53rd active NCAA Division II softball head coach to reach 400 career wins and he is the only active coach to do it in less than 11 seasons.
  • Along with surpassing 300 coaching wins in softball, Hays had surpassed 300 wins as a collegiate baseball head coach. He spent eight seasons as the LCU baseball head coach and compiled a 356-163 record.
 
Looking at OC
  • The Lady Eagles are coming off a 40-16 season and they went 19-10 in the Heartland Conference. They were a South Central Region Championship qualifier after eliminating LCU in the championship round of the Heartland Conference Championships.
  • They are 17-3 this season, sweeping a Friday doubleheader over No.8 Angelo State to move to 3-0 against nationally ranked programs.
  • OC is 13-2 at home this season, as their 15 games at home is the most by an LSC team so far this season (next closes is LCU with 10).
  • The Lady Eagles lead the LSC with a .386 team average and a .586 slugging mark. Their ERA of 2.58 is fifth in the LSC.
  • Brie Dunckel leads the LSC hitting .509 on the season (29-for-57). She has a .618 on-base percentage, as she has also walked 12 times and has been hit six times.
  • The LSC Preseason Polls have OC selected tied for No.4 (out of 17 and tied with Cameron). They are receiving votes in the NFCA Top-25 Poll. Like LCU, OC has traditionally not received any help from regional voters and have never broken into the top-25 polls. LCU had the same argument until cracking the top-25 for the first time in program history (atht he NCAA Division II level) this week.
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Players Mentioned

Lindzi Clemmer

#8 Lindzi Clemmer

2B
5' 2"
Senior
Megan Darling

#2 Megan Darling

C/OF
5' 7"
Senior
Taylor Franco

#72 Taylor Franco

RHP
5' 7"
Sophomore
Clarissa Martinez

#9 Clarissa Martinez

INF/RHP
5' 4"
Junior
Alivia Villarreal

#49 Alivia Villarreal

3B/C
5' 8"
Senior
Jordan Wehr

#3 Jordan Wehr

RHP
5' 7"
Senior
Savannah Wysocki

#22 Savannah Wysocki

OF
5' 5"
Sophomore
Addi Lewis

#14 Addi Lewis

C
5' 6"
Junior
Angela Donaldson

#18 Angela Donaldson

UT
5' 7"
Junior
Athena Muniz

#4 Athena Muniz

RHP/OF
5' 4"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Lindzi Clemmer

#8 Lindzi Clemmer

5' 2"
Senior
2B
Megan Darling

#2 Megan Darling

5' 7"
Senior
C/OF
Taylor Franco

#72 Taylor Franco

5' 7"
Sophomore
RHP
Clarissa Martinez

#9 Clarissa Martinez

5' 4"
Junior
INF/RHP
Alivia Villarreal

#49 Alivia Villarreal

5' 8"
Senior
3B/C
Jordan Wehr

#3 Jordan Wehr

5' 7"
Senior
RHP
Savannah Wysocki

#22 Savannah Wysocki

5' 5"
Sophomore
OF
Addi Lewis

#14 Addi Lewis

5' 6"
Junior
C
Angela Donaldson

#18 Angela Donaldson

5' 7"
Junior
UT
Athena Muniz

#4 Athena Muniz

5' 4"
Junior
RHP/OF