LUBBOCK, Texas – After back-to-back series splits, the Lubbock Christian University Baseball team looks to get back to their winning ways as they take on Oklahoma Christian in a four-game series.
The Series Schedule – LCU (9-7) at Oklahoma Christian (3-11)
Dobson Baseball Field – Oklahoma City, Okla.
Friday (Mar. 1) – 5 p.m.
Saturday (Mar. 2, DH) – 12 p.m.
Saturday (Mar. 2, DH) – 2 p.m.
Sunday (Mar. 3) – 1 p.m.
Around the Horn
- The Chaps come into the series with a 9-7 record after splitting a four-game series against Arkansas-Fort Smith last weekend.
- LCU is hitting .314 with 108 RBIs and 22 home runs this season.
- The Chap pitching staff has a 7.93 ERA in 126 innings. Opponents are hitting .290 and have struck out 97 times.
- Carson Ogilvie was named a NCBWA Preseason 1st Team All-American.
- Ogilvie and Aydan Alger were on the LSC Preseason Players to Watch List.
- LCU was picked to finish 4th in the LSC Preseason Poll.
- The Chaps were ranked 7th in the latest NCBWA South Central Regional Poll.
The Series
Friday will be the 99
th meeting all-time between the Chaps and Eagles. LCU has dominated the series going 73-24-1 against OC, including winning nine of the last ten matchups. The Chaps are 32-13-1 all-time on the road in Edmond.
A Look at the Eagles
- OC is off to a 3-11 start to the season, dropping three games to St. Mary's last weekend.
- The Eagles are in their 11th season with Head Coach Lonny Cobble at the helm.
- OC has been outscored 143-81 this season.
- Hunter Jones is leading the Eagles at the plate, hitting .326 with two homers and 14 RBIs this season.
- The Eagle pitching staff has struggled this season, coming into the series with a 9.22 ERA. Opposing hitters are .338 at the dish against OC.
Up Next
After the four-game set with OC the Chaps return home as they host St. Mary's in a four-game series at Hays Field.
