LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (15-18, 13-16 LSC) vs.
UT PERMIAN BASIN (12-19, 9-17 LSC)
Sunday, April 25 – 1 p.m.
Roden Field – Odessa, Texas
 
LEADING OFF
It's the last road game of the regular season for Lubbock Christian University and it is an important win to get as the Chaps are going for their third-straight series victory. UT Permian Basin won the series-opener on Friday, using a walkoff home run to beat LCU, but the Chaps responded in a big way Saturday, run-ruling the Falcons 16-4 in game two. Lubbock Christian currently sits in eighth in the Lone Star Conference standings, needing as many wins as possible to move up the conference leaderboard before the LSC Tournament in May.
 
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP
LCU – Right-hander Shandon Herrera will go to the mound for the Chaparrals, making his second start this week. Returning from a few weeks off, Herrera started the midweek, non-conference contest on Tuesday at Angelo State and was named the winning pitcher, going three innings of shutout ball with just one hit allowed. For the season, he has an ERA of 6.88 in 35.1 innings of work. He has allowed 28 runs on 40 hits and 17 walks while striking out 27 batters. This will be a hometown start for Herrera, who was a four-year letterwinner at Odessa H.S.
 
UTPB – Jonathon Rice got the start in game three of the Falcons' series against St. Mary's last weekend and has not pitched yet this weekend. Luis Dominguez also has a pair of starts this year and has not pitched so far against the Chaps. Rice has an ERA of 11.00 in 18 innings of work. His last start against the Rattlers did not go as planned, with Rice exiting the ballgame after recording just one out and allowing three runs. Dominguez has fared better on the year, posting a 5.68 ERA in 12.2 innings of work, although his season-high is 4.0 innings pitched and came against Southwest (N.M.), an NAIA school.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.300 | With 15 hits in 34 at-bats on Saturday, Lubbock Christian raised its team batting average for the season to exactly .300
11.25 | The Falcons have allowed 20 earned runs in 16 innings of work this series, giving them an ERA of 11.25 against the Chaps
.500 | Edgar Hernandez leads LCU with a .500 batting average on the road, but in only 28 at-bats. George Mendazona is second with a road batting average of .455 in 44 at-bats
4 | UTPB has put its leadoff batter on just four times in 16 chances this weekend for an on-base percentage of just .250
.194 | Despite the 23 runs scored across two games, the Chaps have hit just six hits in 31 at-bats (.194 BA) with runners in scoring position this weekend