LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN (5-2, 5-2 LSC) vs.
OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN (3-4, 3-4 LSC)
Sunday, Feb. 13 – Noon
Wendell Simmons Field – Oklahoma City
 
LEADING OFF
It's been a good weekend in Oklahoma City so far for the Lubbock Christian University baseball team. They have already won three games against Oklahoma Christian, clinching their first series win of the season. Now they have the chance to extend the win streak and go for a series sweep on Sunday. The Chaps have gotten a number of strong pitching performances already this weekend, including a strong start from Armando Valle, a pair of shutout relief appearances from Brendan Anderson and Cannon Davis and a complete game from Shandon Herrera.
 
STARTING PITCHING MATCHUP
LCU – Chaparral opening day starter Tyler Hardwick will go to the mound as the Chaps try and sweep the weekend. Hardwick was solid in his first outing of the year, allowing six runs in 4.1 innings, but only two of them were earned. He walked two and gave up six hits in that time. He pitched against Oklahoma Christian last season, allowing no runs on three hits with a pair of strikeouts in three innings of relief.
 
OC – Will Rodmam is penciled in as the Eagle hurler to get the start. A freshman out of Coppell, Texas, Rodman made his collegiate debut last week in a start against St. Mary's. He was on the mound for five innings, allowing five runs five hits and two walks in that time. He did strike out three Rattler batters.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
.455 | Outfielder Will Buchholz had a good day at the plate on Saturday, collecting two hits (including his first home run) and three walks. He is second on the team with seven walks and has an on-base percentage of .455, despite just a .214 batting average
.222 | Eagle batters have collected just 20 hits in 90 at-bats so far in this series for a .222 batting average against the Chaparral pitchers
5.94 | LCU's staff ERA has dropped more than two full runs since the series began, sinking from 8.10 to 5.94
6.1 | Tyler Hardwick's career-high in innings pitched is 6.1, which came on May 21, 2021 in a start against St. Mary's
2018 | Was the last season in which Oklahoma Christian beat Lubbock Christian in a series. The Chaps won in 2019, 2021 and now 2022