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

LCU Hosting Kansas-Based Programs To Open Home Slate

Lady Chaps Play Twice To Open Lubbock Sports College Invitational

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LUBBOCK, Texas (February 5, 2021) – No.19 Lubbock Christian University opens their home schedule serving host of the Lubbock Sports College Invitational, which has 16 softball games played in Lubbock, with eight games played at PlainsCapital Park on the LCU campus and eight played at Lubbock Christian High School. LCU plays two games Friday, hosting Washburn at 2 p.m. and Newman at 4 p.m., with both games played at PlainsCapital Park.
Lubbock Sports College Invitational
OPPONENT LOCATION CITY TIME (CT) WATCH STATS LCU STATS OPP. STATS
Washburn PlainsCapital Park Lubbock 2 p.m. Watch Stats Season Season
Newman PlainsCapital Park Lubbock 4 p.m. Watch Stats Season Season

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LCU and WU Series Snapshot
  • LCU has never faced Washburn.
  • Washburn is a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) and LCU went 2-1 last season against members of the MIAA.
  • LCU is 41-3 all-time against Kansas-based programs, and 22-0 against Kansas programs outside of Newman.
  • Washburn marks the third consecutive opponent (all regular season opponents thus far) LCU is meeting for the first-time all-time.
 
LCU and NU Series Snapshot
  • LCU has a 19-3 all-time series advantage in the all-time series against Newman.
  • The two teams have not met since they were each Heartland Conference foes in 2019. They met five times in 2018 and in 2019, with LCU going 4-1 each of the seasons against Newman.  
  • LCU is 10-1 all-time in Lubbock against Newman. Feb. 24, 2019 marked the last time the two teams played in Lubbock, with the teams splitting a Heartland doubleheader. Newman won the opener 7-3 before LCU bounced back with a 23-7 win featuring a program-record 18-run third inning.
  • Mar. 16, 2019 marked their previous meeting, with LCU winning 5-2 in Wichita, Kan.

Tournament Takes
  • LCU has four games scheduled for the weekend, with all against MIAA programs. LCU will face Fort Hays State (1 p.m.) and Nebraska-Kearney (3 p.m.) Saturday.
  • Sunday's game against Washburn has been canceled (non-Covid-19 related).
 
Friday
Time at LCU (PlainsCapital Park) at Lubbock Christian High School
12:00 p.m. Midwestern State vs. Washburn Newman vs. West Texas A&M
2:00 p.m. Washburn vs. LCU Fort Hays State vs. UT Permian Basin
4:00 p.m. Newman vs. LCU Nebraska-Kearney vs. Midwestern State
6:00 p.m. West Texas A&M vs. Fort Hays State Texas-Permian Basin vs. Nebraska-Kearney
Saturday
Time at LCU (PlainsCapital Park) at Lubbock Christian High School
11:00 a.m. UT Permian Basin vs. Newman Nebraska-Kearney vs. West Texas A&M
1:00 p.m. Fort Hays State vs. LCU Newman vs. Midwestern State
3:00 p.m. Nebraska-Kearney vs. LCU West Texas A&M vs. Washburn
5:00 p.m. Midwestern State vs. Fort Hays State Washburn vs. UT Permian Basin
 
How is the Team Doing?
  • LCU is 1-2 this season and all three prior games were played Gulf South Conference programs.
  • They are coming off a pair of losses Saturday in Pensacola, Fla., as they fell 2-1 and 7-1 to West Florida.
  • The Lady Chaps are hitting .194 as a team, with one home run and five RBI in three games. LCU averages 2.3 runs a contest.
  • In the circle, LCU has an ERA of 2.58. Opponents are hitting .243 against LCU this season
 
Who is Doing What?
  • Pitcher Taylor Franco is 1-1 this season with a 0.00 ERA in 13 innings pitched. She has two complete games and 15 strikeouts. Opponents are hitting .200 against Franco, who is 22-11 in her LCU career.
  • Savannah Wysocki leads LCU hitting .455 on the season (5-for-11). She has a four stolen bases on the season as well. Wysocki has one triple this season, placing her with 13 in her LCU career.
 
Season Expectations
  • The Lady Chaps are preseason picked to finish sixth in the Lone Star Conference.
  • LCU is in their seventh season playing a NCAA Division II schedule (2013 was their last season in NAIA) and this is their second season as members of the Lone Star Conference.
  • There are 16 softball programs in the LSC this season.
 
Home Sweet Home
  • LCU is 256-30 (89.5%) all-time in home games at PlainsCapital Park.
  • Last season, LCU was 13-1 at home.
 
Home Openers
  • LCU is 13-0 all-time in home openers at PlainsCapital Park.
  • Seven of LCU's home openers have resulted in shutout victories (LCU defeated Colo. Colorado Springs 10-0 in last season's home opener).

Last Season
  • LCU went 20-6 last season (COVID-shortened) and was tied for fifth in the Lone Star Conference with a 5-3 conference mark at the time the season ended.
  • LCU was 8-0 against nationally ranked programs.
  
Coach Talk
  • LCU head coach Daren Hays is in his 11th season at the helm of the Lady Chaps.
  • Hays is LCU's winningest softball head coach, entering Friday with a softball record of 419-130.
  • 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.
 
National Notes
  • LCU opens the season ranked No.19 in the NFCA Top 25 Preseason Poll
  • The Lady Chaps went 8-0 last season against nationally ranked programs.
 
Looking at WU
  • The Ichabods went 14-13 last season, and they were 2-2 in the MIAA before the season's cancellation.
  • WU, preparing for their 52nd season-opener, has dropped their last two season openers. Their last season-opening win was in 2018 in Durant, Okla. over Oklahoma Christian.
  • Washburn is picked fifth in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll.
  • The Ichabods will face Midwestern State Friday prior to facing LCU.
 
Looking at NU
  • The Jets went 9-16 last season, and they were 1-3 in their first season in the MIAA.
  • NU come to Lubbock 0-2 on the season after swept by East Central (Okla.) 7-0 and 11-9 (8 inn.) in Wichita, Kan. ECU stole nine bases in the doubleheader sweep.
  • Newman is hitting .317 despite the 0-2 start. Paige Wallace was 4-for-6 against ECU. Anissa Ramos and Kaitlyn Praught each homered for NU in the doubleheader.  
 
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Players Mentioned

Taylor Franco

#72 Taylor Franco

RHP
5' 7"
Junior
Savannah Wysocki

#22 Savannah Wysocki

OF
5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Taylor Franco

#72 Taylor Franco

5' 7"
Junior
RHP
Savannah Wysocki

#22 Savannah Wysocki

5' 5"
Junior
OF