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10
Winner Oklahoma Christian OC 39-12
9
Lubbock Christian LCU 37-10
Winner
Oklahoma Christian OC
39-12
10
Final
9
Lubbock Christian LCU
37-10
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Oklahoma Christian OC 4 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 18 3
Lubbock Christian LCU 0 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 19 1

W: Lindsey Stoeckel (11-1) L: Valdez, Maxine (13-4)

Game Recap: Softball | | Chris Due (chris.due@lcu.edu)

Lady Chaps Rally But Fall In 13-Inning Marathon at LSC Championships

Three-Run Two-Out Rally In Seventh Inning Led To The Longest LSC Championship Game in Tournament History

TYLER, Texas (May 7, 2022) – No.3-seed No.13 Lubbock Christian University rallied from a six-run deficit, only to lose 10-9 in 13 innings in the Quarterfinals of the 2022 Lone Star Conference Softball Championships to No.6-seed No.19 Oklahoma Christian. The game matched the longest game in each of the two program's history and it was the longest game in LSC Championship (conference tournament) history.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: OC 10, LCU 9
Records: LCU (37-10), OC (39-12)
Location: Tyler, Texas (Suddenlink Field)
Time of Game: 3:26
Weather: 79F, Partly Cloudy (humid), Wind: 3-6 MPH to 1B

LCU Highlights:
Turning Point:
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Kasey Flores capped a three-run inning with a two-out RBI-single to tie the game and force extra innings.

How it Happened:
Oklahoma Christian opened the scoring in the first inning with a four-run frame. Five single, all Baltimore chops, sparked the first inning scoring surge. The Lady Chaps tried to respond, receiving a double down the left field line by Brooke Makemson, but the Lady Chaps would strand a pair in scoring position to close out the first inning.
 
The Lady Chaps would get some results in the second inning. Savannah Wysocki hit a bases-loaded double to the right-centerfield fence to cut the deficit in half, before Tyla Lee's bases-loaded single to left field made it a one-run game (4-3).
 
OC was able to get all three runs back in the top of the fourth inning with four hits, and added a run off a sacrifice fly for an 8-3 lead. They added an additional run in the fifth inning before LCU attempted a rally. In the home half of the fifth inning, Kasey Flores and Angela Donaldson followed a walk to Skylar Herrera with singles. Athena Muniz and Caroline Chilton were each able to plate a run before Wysocki's second double of the game cut the deficit to 9-6.
 
In the bottom of the sixth inning, LCU received a pair of single and a hit-by-pitch to lead the bases, but a pair of strikeouts kept any runs from crossing the plate. The bottom of the seventh inning had a different outcome. Down to their last strike and no one on base, Tiarra Delrosario reached on an infield single. Brooke Makemson followed with a single and Lee was hit by a pitch for a second time in the game. Herrera drove in a pair with a single to centerfield and Kasey Flores tied the game with a bloop-single.
 
Delrosario would be up again in the eighth inning with two outs, but this time Athena Muniz represented the winning run at third base. She hit a chopper and was called out on a bang-bang call at first base to force a ninth inning.
 
LCU had runners on base in each of the extra-inning innings, but was unable to get the clutch hit needed. OC'S Hannah Pate gave OC the lead in the 13th inning with a two-out bloop for a 10-9 lead. LCU received a leadoff single from Caroline Chilton, but she would be stranded in scoring position.

Inside the Numbers:
  • Taylor Franco started in the circle for LCU but was replaced in the fourth inning after a line drive hit Franco requiring a medical departure. Maxine Valdez came in and pitched the remaining 10.0 innings. The performance was the longest relief outing in program history. She faced 40 batters and struck out nine, but was saddled with the loss (13-4).
  • Angela Donaldson matched a program single-game record with five hits and it marked the first time a Lady Chaps member racked up five hits since Morgan Colburn hit five in Feb. 12, 2016 against Colorado State Pueblo.
  • The Lady Chaps fell to 8-8 when their opponents score first and 8-7 when their opponents score in the first inning.
  • LCU fell to 8-6 in contests in which they do not hit a home run.
  • The game lasted 13 innings, matching a program record from a 13-inning affair on Mar. 1, 2016 at St. Mary's (4-3 loss). LCU was playing in their third game ever at Suddenlink Field and they played 10 innings (Mar. 28, 2021) in their first-ever game at the facility (LCU lost at UT Tyler). LCU and OC had previously went 10 innings in a Heartland Conference Tournament contest in May 3, 2018 (LCU lost 3-2 in San Antonio, Texas). The 13-inning contest marked the seventh NCAA Division II game this season to reach at least 13 innings. Two games this season in NCAA Division II play have reached 14 innings.
  • LCU entered the game with six sacrifice bunts on the season and produced four in the game to match a program record last completed on Feb. 21, 2009 against Oklahoma Baptist.
  • The Lady Chaps produced 19 hits, which is a season high and the most since Feb. 24, 2019 against Newman. The hit total is LCU's highest hit total in a losing effort in program history.
  • LCU stranded a program record 18 base runners.
  • LCU was 10-of-24 (.417) in two-out at-bats, but finished the game 0-for-6. With runners in scoring position, LCU was 7-for-27 (.259), but finished the game 0-for-7.
  • Savannah Wysocki became the fourth player this season to have two doubles in a game. Her bases-loaded two-run double in the second inning marked her team-leading seventh hit of the season with the bases loaded.
  • LCU fell to 2-2 this season in extra-inning games.
  • LCU fell to 2-7 in games in which they trailed after six innings. The two wins were collected in each of the prior meetings this season against OC.
  • The two teams combined for 37 hits (19 by LCU) and doing it against pitching staffs that were the top two in the conference in opposing batting average (OC entered the game leading the LSC in opposing batting average, with LCU ranking second).

HISTORICAL NOTE
LCU moved to 0-2 all-time in Lone Star Conference Championship games. They are 10-7 all-time in conference tournaments since leaving the NAIA. The meeting was the 56th all-time meeting between LCU and OC, but the first-ever meeting in a LSC Championship event. LCU is now 37-19 all-time against the Lady Eagles, 6-4 all-time in conference tournaments against OC and 7-4 all-time in neutral site contests against OC.

WHAT'S NEXT
LCU awaits an at-large bid to the NCAA Division II South Central Regional tournament. The top two seeds of an eight-team field will host. The seedings will be announced Monday at 9 a.m. (Central) on NCAA.com during an online Selection Show. The Lady Chaps entered the weekend as the No.2 ranked team in the region.
 
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