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

Home Games Reach 300, as LCU Hosts UTPB Sunday

LCU Hosting UTPB For LSC Doubelehader, For Home Games 299 and 300

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LUBBOCK, Texas (March 21, 2021) – Lubbock Christian University continue Lone Star Conference play Sunday, as they host UT Permian Basin looking to extend a four-game win streak. First pitch for the doubleheader is scheduled for 1 p.m. at PlainsCapital Park. The second game of the doubleheader will mark the 300th home game in program history.
LSC SOFTBALL
OPPONENT LOCATION CITY TIME WATCH STATS LCU STATS OPP. STATS
UTPB PlainsCapital Park   Lubbock, Texas  1 p.m.  Watch Stats Season Season
UTPB PlainsCapital Park  Lubbock, Texas  3 p.m. Watch Stats Season Season

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LCU and UTPB Series Snapshot
  • LCU leads the all-time series over UTPB, 26-0.
  • Last season, LCU went 1-0 against the Falcons, with a 13-0 win (5 inn.) on Feb. 22, 2020 in Lubbock in their previous meeting.
  • Angela Donaldson (3), Addi Lewis (two) and Clarissa Martinez (two) each had multi-RBI performances in the win.
  • LCU is 17-0 all-time in Lubbock against UTPB and the previous six meetings have been played in Lubbock.
 
How is the Team Doing?
  • LCU is 15-8 this season and 5-5 in LSC play after sweeping Western New Mexico Friday to extend their win streak to four games.
  • The Lady Chaps are hitting .334 as a team (39th nationally, fourth in LSC), with 24 home runs (eighth nationally and second in the LSC) in 23 games. LCU averages 6.2 runs a contest, ranking sixth in the LSC.
  • In the circle, LCU has an ERA of 1.81 (30th nationally). Opponents are hitting .197 against LCU this season and the team has nine shutouts, ranking second in the nation.
  • On the field, LCU ranks fourth in the LSC with a .967 fielding percentage.
 
Who is Doing What?
  • Pitcher Taylor Franco is 9-3 this season with a 0.56 ERA in 75.1 innings pitched (also has a save). Franco went 45.2 innings to start the season without allowing an earned run. She has 10 complete games (leads nationally) and 46 strikeouts (58th nationally). Opponents are hitting .154 against Franco, who is 30-13 in her LCU career (sixth player in program history with 30 wins). She is one of seven pitchers nationally to appear in 14 games this season. Her nine wins ranks tied for ninth nationally. Franco opens the week with a 0.79 WHIP, ranking 28th nationally (leads LSC).
  • Brooke Makemson is hitting .409 on the season. She has six home runs (ninth nationally) and 24 RBI on the season (10th in the nation), and was named NFCA National Player of the Week on Feb. 9 after hitting .692 (9-for-13) at the LCU Invitational.
  • Savannah Wysocki, hitting .392 at the plate, has a team-leading 31 hits (ranks fourth nationally). She also has 15 stolen bases on the season as well (13th nationally). Wysocki has three triples this season, placing her with 15 in her LCU career to match the program career mark with Brittany Kent (2011-2012).
  • Skylar Herrera, also ranking third nationally with three triples, is 46th nationally in home runs (4) and is 10th in RBI (24).
 
Lone Star Conference Breakdown
  • This season is LCU's second season in the LSC.
  • LCU is 10-8 all-time in LSC play.
  • LCU is 5-5 this season in conference play, with a 3-3 record in conference home play.
    • LCU is hitting .313 in conference, with a 2.52 team ERA.
    • Taylor Franco is 3-2 with a 1.40 ERA (opponents hitting .167) in LSC action.
    • Athena Muniz leads LCU at the plate in conference, going 13-for-29 (.448) with three home runs and six RBI.
    • Brooke Makemson is hitting 400 average (12-for-30).
    • Skylar Herrera leads the team with 10 RBI in conference.
 
Home Sweet Home
  • LCU is 264-34 (88.6%) all-time in home games at PlainsCapital Park.
  • Last season, LCU was 13-1 at home.
  • They are 8-4 at home this season.
  • LCU is hitting .350 at home with 16 home runs and 6.3 runs per game. Brooke Makemson is hitting .528 with five home runs and 18 RBI at home.
  • Athena Muniz is hitting .455 with seven extra-base hits (four home runs) and 11 RBI at home.
  • Taylor Franco is 5-1 at home with a 0.89 ERA, and opponents are hitting .140 against her (19 hits allowed in 39.1 innings pitched). Maxine Valdez is also 1-1 with a 1.05 ERA with 20 strikeouts in 13.1 innings (opponents hitting .160 against her).
 
Streaking Along
  • Brooke Makemson is riding a 20-game hit streak, which is the longest by a Lady Chaps member this season and is tied for the longest in program history with Raquel Hawkins, who had a 20-game hit streak in the inaugural 2008 season.
  • Makemson has also reached base safely in all 23 games this season.
  • Tyla Lee is the next closest, with an active seven-game hit streak.
 
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.
 
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 Sunday with a softball record of 433-136.
  • 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 opened the season ranked No.19 in the NFCA Top 25 Preseason Poll.
  • The Lady Chaps bounced around between No.24 and No.25 before dropping out in early March.
  • The Lady Chaps went 8-0 last season against nationally ranked programs, but are 0-4 against nationally ranked programs this season.
 
 Looking at UTPB
  • The Falcons went 15-15 last season, and they were 3-5 in Lone Star Conference play at season's close.
  • UTPB is off to a 3-17 mark in the 2021 season and are 1-9 in LSC games.
  • The Falcons are preseason picked to finish 12th in the LSC this season.
  • UT Permian Basin enters Sunday on a seven-game losing streak and they have not scored a run in their prior five games (they have been shutout six times this season.
  • UTPB leads the LSC in sacrifice bunts with 11 on the season, with eight different players having at least one on the season.
 
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Players Mentioned

Clarissa Martinez

#9 Clarissa Martinez

INF/RHP
5' 4"
Junior
Angela Donaldson

#18 Angela Donaldson

1B/OF
5' 7"
Senior
Taylor Franco

#72 Taylor Franco

RHP
5' 7"
Junior
Skylar Herrera

#25 Skylar Herrera

INF
5' 11"
Sophomore
Tyla Lee

#44 Tyla Lee

3B/OF
5' 3"
Senior
Addi Lewis

#14 Addi Lewis

C
5' 6"
Senior
Brooke Makemson

#21 Brooke Makemson

INF
5' 6"
Senior
Athena Muniz

#4 Athena Muniz

RHP/OF
5' 4"
Senior
Maxine Valdez

#5 Maxine Valdez

RHP
5' 4"
Sophomore
Savannah Wysocki

#22 Savannah Wysocki

OF
5' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Clarissa Martinez

#9 Clarissa Martinez

5' 4"
Junior
INF/RHP
Angela Donaldson

#18 Angela Donaldson

5' 7"
Senior
1B/OF
Taylor Franco

#72 Taylor Franco

5' 7"
Junior
RHP
Skylar Herrera

#25 Skylar Herrera

5' 11"
Sophomore
INF
Tyla Lee

#44 Tyla Lee

5' 3"
Senior
3B/OF
Addi Lewis

#14 Addi Lewis

5' 6"
Senior
C
Brooke Makemson

#21 Brooke Makemson

5' 6"
Senior
INF
Athena Muniz

#4 Athena Muniz

5' 4"
Senior
RHP/OF
Maxine Valdez

#5 Maxine Valdez

5' 4"
Sophomore
RHP
Savannah Wysocki

#22 Savannah Wysocki

5' 5"
Junior
OF