LUBBOCK, Texas (April 18, 2024) – Mother Nature has struck again and has caused changes to the Lubbock Christian University Lady Chaparrals softball schedule, and these changes involve their final regular season home series. Originally scheduled for a Friday and Saturday series, LCU will now host University of Texas of the Permian Basin Thursday for a doubleheader beginning at 6 p.m. (second game around 8 p.m.) and the final game scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday for Senior Day, as a pregame recognition of seniors will take place.
| LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOFTBALL |
| OPPONENT |
LOCATION |
DAY |
TIME (CT) |
WATCH |
STATS |
| UTPB |
Maner Park |
Thur. Apr. 18 |
6:00 p.m. |
Video |
Stats |
| UTPB |
Maner Park |
Thur. Apr. 18 |
8:00 p.m. |
Video |
Stats |
WEATHER
LCU and UTPB Series Snapshot
- LCU leads the all-time series over UTPB, 33-0. The Lady Chaps are 19-0 all-time against UTPB in Lubbock.
- Last season, LCU went 3-0 against the Falcons with back-to-back no-hitters pitched in the doubleheader portion of the series. The series was in Odessa, Texas on Apr. 28-29.
- Tiarra Delrosario is 10-for-13 in five career games with eight RBI against the Falcons (.800 on-base percentage).
- Hope Banales is a career .455 hitter against UTPB with a 5-for-11 mark at the plate in three career games with a homer and eight RBI.
- Kamryn Gibbs, who has five career RBI against the Falcons, is 6-for-6 in stolen base attempts.
- Skylar Herrera has appeared in eight games against the Falcons and is 9-for-21 (.429) at the plate and is 8-for-8 on the base paths against her hometown team.
- Maxine Valdez is 2-0 against UTPB and each of her two career appearances have resulted in no-hitters, as she has not allowed a hit in 12.0 career innings against UTPB (23 strikeouts and two walks issued in the same span).
Season Tidbits
- The Lady Chaps are 22-18 on the season. They enter the LSC series following a series hosting No.21 Angelo State in which they went 1-2 Saturday and Sunday.
- LCU has had three games canceled due to weather this season.
- Returning All-Region selection and three-time All-Conference selection Skylar Herrera leads LCU in home runs with 10, which has her ranking third in the LSC with a pace of 0.28 home runs per game (53rd nationally). Her 10 home runs ranks tied for fifth in the LSC. Herrera ranks 12th actively in career home runs (in NCAA Division II) with 43. She also ranks 15th in RBI with 171 and seventh in total bases (418).
- Maxine Valdez has a 9-5 record in the circle with a 2.40 ERA. She has 100 strikeouts in 96.1 innings. Valdez ranks fourth in the LSC with 7.3 strikeouts per seven innings. Her WHIP rate of 0.98 is second in the LSC. Valdez is 31st among active players in career strikeouts with 492.
- LCU pitchers have a 2.66 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which is 39th nationally and leads the LSC.
- Teoni Lamb (8-4) did not allow a walk for the first 17.2 innings pitched to open the season and ranks tied for second in the LSC in shutouts (4, tied for 44th nationally). Valdez is fourth in the LSC with three shutouts.
- The Lady Chaps rank 50th nationally in WHIP (1.27), which ranks fourth in the LSC. They rank sixth in the LSC in ERA at 3.01 (79th nationally).
- LCU is hitting .307 as a team (fourth in LSC), with Tiarra Delrosario leading the team with 50 hits. Delrosario leads the team hitting .382 (10th in LSC).
- The Lady Chaps have produced 38 home runs (fourth in LSC and 48th in nation) and they have been hit by nine different Lady Chaps.
- Delrosario (.449) and Kamryn Gibbs (.419) each have an on-base percentage over .400.
- Reese Farrar is tied for second in the LSC and is 25th nationally with three saves.
- LCU is 18-5 in games they hit at least one home run and 4-13 in games they do not hit a home run.
- The Lady Chaps are 15-2 in games they score at least six runs.
- LCU has a 74-45 advantage against their opponents this season in two-out RBI. Herrera and Delrosario co-lead the team with 12.
- LCU has 11 sacrifice flies on the season, which is fifth in the LSC. Skylar Herrera ranks 44th nationally with four on the season (second in LSC).
Lone Star Conference Breakdown
- This season is LCU's fifth season in the LSC.
- LCU is 95-51 all-time in LSC play.
- The Lady Chaps went 29-13 last season in conference (shared third place in the standings).
- LSC happenings this season.
- The Lady Chaps are 21-15 in LSC play this season, which has them sixth in the LSC.
- LCU is hitting .311 as a squad in LSC contests.
- Tiarra Delrosario leads LCU with a .383 average in LSC play. She has a team leading 46 hits (Hope Banales is second with 42), along with nine doubles and 18 RBI. She has a hit in 31 of 36 LSC games played.
- The Lady Chaps have 37 home runs in LSC play from eight different individuals. Skylar Herrera has all 10 of her home runs in conference.
- LCU's pitching staff has a 3.00 ERA in LSC contests. They have held opponents to a .251 average.
- Teoni Lamb is 8-3 in LSC play, with a 2.39 ERA in 73.1 innings. Opponents are hitting .239 against her.
- Maxine Valdez (8-4) has 88 strikeouts in 86.1 innings and is holding opponents to a .181 average. She leads LCU with a 0.98 WHIP in conference.
- Reese Farrar has three saves in LSC play (3.71 ERA).
Home on the Range
- LCU is 324-57 (85.0%) all-time in home games at Maner Park.
- Last season, LCU was 24-8 at home (15-6 in 2022).
- This season, LCU is 12-6 at home.
- Hope Banales (.403), Kamryn Gibbs (.373) and Skylar Herrera (.380) have combined for 15 home runs at home (Herrera has six home runs at home). Herrera leads LCU with 18 RBI at home.
- Tiarra Delrosario leads LCU hitting .466 at home, going 27-for-58 at home. She leads LCU with seven doubles.
- Teoni Lamb is 6-0 with a 0.37 ERA at home. She has allowed two earned runs in 38 innings.
- Taryn Westbrook is 2-2 in six appearances at home with a 2.67 ERA.
- LCU has not played a non-conference home game this season. LCU has never had a season in program history in which they did not have a non-conference game.
Streaking Along
- Baylea Myers leads LCU, actively, with an eight-game hit streak. Tiarra Delrosario had a 26-game hit streak earlier in the season, which is the longest by a Lady Chap this season and the most since McKenzie Clemmons had a 32-game hit streak in 2012.
- Hope Banales has reached base safely in nine consecutive games, which actively leads LCU. Delrosario (27) and Ally Oyanguren (26) have the season-lead for LCU in the category.
- Delrosario leads LCU with 15 multi-hit games. Ally Oyanguren leads LCU with eight multi-RBI games.
Coach Talk
- LCU head coach Daren Hays is in his 14th season at the helm of the Lady Chaps.
- Hays is LCU's winningest softball head coach, entering Thursday with a softball record of 549-192.
- Along with surpassing 500 coaching wins in softball, Hays had surpassed 300 wins as a collegiate baseball head coach. He spent eight seasons as the LCU baseball head coach and compiled a 356-163 record. Combine the two sports and Hays has coached in 1,256 total games at LCU.
National Notes
- Lubbock Christian went 0-9 last season against nationally ranked programs (went 9-10 in 2022).
- This season, LCU is 3-6 against nationally ranked programs. Included in the mix is a win over No.1 West Texas A&M on Apr. 5.
- LCU opened the season receiving votes in the NFCA National Top-25 Coaches Preseason Poll.
Looking at UTPB
- The Falcons produced an 8-42 record last season, finishing 15th in the LSC with a 5-37 conference mark. They are 6-39 this season with a 3-33 conference record (15th in the LSC). UTPB is coming off a three-game sweep, falling on the weekend in three games in Austin, Texas at St. Edward's. They have dropped their last four games overall and their last 20 consecutive road games played.
- UTPB is hitting .226 this season (14th in the LSC) and they have 17 home runs on the season (12th in LSC). They have a staff ERA of 6.71 (14th in LSC) and opponents are hitting .324 against them.
- UT Permian Basin was preseason picked to finish 15th in the LSC in the LSC Preseason Poll.
- The Falcons are third in the LSC in home runs allowed, as their pitchers have only allowed 19 home runs this season. Oklahoma Christian leads the LSC with the allowance of 15 (Western New Mexico has allowed 68 for a conference-worst).
- Destini Trahan is second in the LSC with 29 pitching appearances this season, which is 29th nationally. She is 1-15 with a 5.13 ERA and leads the Falcons with 57 strikeouts.
