TYLER, Texas (May 14, 2022) – No.1 University of Texas at Tyler pitchers Tatum Goff and Jacey Henry held No.16 No.4-seed Lubbock Christian University to a combined seven hits on the afternoon, while claiming a 3-1 and 9-2 win to eliminate the Lady Chaparrals in the regional finals of the NCAA Division II South Central Regionals Saturday afternoon at Suddenlink Field.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Game 1: UTT 3, LCU 1 / Game 2: UTT 9, LCU 2
Records: LCU (39-12), UTT (44-6)
Location: Tyler, Texas (Suddenlink Field)
Time of Game: Game 1: 1:25, Game 2: 2:05
Weather: Game 1: 83F, Sunny (no wind), Game 2: 87F, Partly Cloudy (no wind)

Game 1

LCU Highlights:

• Savannah Wysocki - 1-for-3, 2B, 1 run
• Maxine Valdez – 6.0 innings, complete game, six hits allowed
• Brooke Makemson – sacrifice fly RBI

Turning Point:
The bases were loaded for UTT in the third inning with two outs and a 1-2 count on the batter (Ashley Perez), as the ensuing pitch hit her to tie the game at 1-1. UTT pitcher Tatum Goff then hit a two-out two-run single to give UTT the lead.

How it Happened:
Friday, LCU opened the game against UT Tyler with a single from Savannah Wysocki, which led to a run, and Saturday, Wysocki led off with a double down the right-field line. She would score on a sacrifice fly in foul territory in left field hit by Brooke Makemson.
 
In the bottom of the third inning, an Amanda Marek one-out double was followed by a pair of walks to load the bases for UTT. LCU pitcher Maxine Valdez responded with a strikeout, but a 1-2 (count) pitch to Ashley Perez hit her and scored the Patriots first run of the game. Kansas transfer Tatum Goff helped her own cause with a bloop to right field to score a pair of runs for a 3-1 lead.
 
LCU was unable to get more than one hit over the final four innings, as Goff retired the final eight batters she faced in order.

Inside the Numbers:

• Maxine Valdez suffered the loss in the circle for LCU (13-5) despite pitching her sixth complete game of the season. She went 6.0 innings and allowed three runs off six hits.
• Savannah Wysocki opened the game with a double. It marked her eighth hit of the tournament, but her first hit for extra bases.
• The Lady Chaps lost when scoring in the first inning for the first time this season (19-1). They had been 19-0 when scoring in the first inning.
• LCU's run in the first inning was the only run allowed in the tournament by Tatum Goff and she had pitched 12.0 scoreless innings before allowing the run to LCU.
• Brooke Makemson produced her conference-leading seventh sacrifice fly of the season, which placed her tied for second for the program's single-season highest sacrifice total.
• The Lady Chaps were held to two hits, which matched a season low (Apr. 24 vs St. Edwards).

 
Game 2

LCU Highlights:

• Brooke Makemson - 2-for-2, 2 2B, 2 runs
• Skylar Herrera – 2-for-3, 2 doubles
• Savannah Wysocki - 1-for-4, 2B

Turning Point:
An infield error in the fourth inning with the score tied 1-1 prolonged an inning in which the Patriots added on three more runs for a four-run inning.

How it Happened:
The game was scoreless until the top of the fourth inning. Brooke Makemson hit a liner deep to the right-centerfield gap for a one-out double. She scored on a two-out double off the base of the left-centerfield wall hit by Skylar Herrera.
 
Goff made her presence felt in the second game as well for UT Tyler, as she hit a double into the left field corner, allowing the tying run to score from first base to put the score at 1-1 in the bottom fourth inning. An error allowed the inning to continue, and UTT took advantage of it with a trio of runs capped by an Avery Farr two-run double for a 4-1 lead.
 
The Patriots added to the lead in the fifth inning with doubles by Courtney Plocheck and Ashley Perez leading to a 5-1 advantage. LCU responded in the sixth inning with a double by Skylar Herrera leading to a Kasey Flores RBI and it cut the deficit to 5-2.
 
UTT responded with insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth with four consecutive base hits leading to a four-run inning.

Inside the Numbers:

• Taylor Franco suffered her first career loss to UTT (2-1) and fell to 21-5 to complete the season.
• Savannah Wysocki went 1-for-4 in the game and completed the tournament 9-for-17 (.529). The nine hits stands as the highest hit total in NCAA postseason play in LCU program history, as it passes Sydney Beuthien, who had combined for eight hits over a span of two postseason appearances (2016, 2017).
• LCU had five hits in the game and all five were double, as LCU's five doubles were a single-game high for the season. Brooke Makemson had a pair of the doubles for her 17^th multi-hit game of the season to match the team lead in the category (with Tyla Lee).
• The Lady Chaps fell to 31-3 on the season when scoring first overall.
• LCU closed the season 10-8 in contests in which they do not hit a home run.
• The Lady Chaps fell to 1-5 all-time in road contests against No.1 programs in program history.
• The Lady Chaps dropped to 9-10 in games against nationally ranked programs. They did claim sixth wins against a top-10 nationally program (highest single-season win total against top-10 programs since 2013).
• The win moved LCU to an all-time record of 3-6 in NCAA Division II postseason play. They advanced to the regional finals for the first time in program history.
• LCU completed road play with a 17-3 this season. LCU's best single-season record in road games is 12-1 from 2012, and their single-season high mark for road wins is now 17, as it topped 15 road wins from 2010.
• The loss closed the Lady Chaps season with a 39-12 record. The 39 wins is their highest win total since a 40-win season in 2017, and their .765 win percentage this season is their best mark since an .818 win percentage mark (45-10) in 2014 (excluded the COVID-shortened 2020 season).  

HISTORICAL NOTE
LCU moved to 3-4 all-time against UT Tyler and 2-3 against UTT in games played in Tyler. LCU is also 3-3 all-time in games played at Suddenlink Field.