Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 LAWTON, Okla. (April 8, 2024) – Lubbock Christian University's Maxine Valdez was two outs away from her seventh career no-hitter before Cameron claimed their first hit of the game, but Valdez claimed her third one-hitter of the season with a complete game shutout in a 3-0 Lady Chaparrals victory to open a three-game Lone Star Conference series at McMahon Field. Cameron would bounce back to split the doubleheader with a 9-6 win over the Lady Chaps in the second game.
 
GAME 1 | Lubbock Christian 3, Cameron 0
Maxine Valdez was dealing on Monday, flinging a one-hit shutout to lead LCU past the Aggies 3-0. Valdez (8-5) went the distance for Lubbock Christian giving up one hit, walking two and striking out four. She went 6.1 innings of no-hit ball.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lady Chaps scored early, as Ally Oyanguren produced a two-run double for a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a ball hit deep to left field. LCU added a run in the seventh inning with Bailey Hughes hitting a pinch-hit double to complete the game's scoring.
 
GAME NOTES
» Valdez tossed her third one-hit shutout this season. She pitched a no-hitter last season in the regular season against the Aggies. The complete game was her 27^th career complete game (seventh of the season) and the shutout marked the 13^th complete-game shutout of her career (third this season).

» Bailey Hughes hit her fifth pinch-hit base hit of the season. She is 5-for-11 (.455) in a pinch-hit role and her five pinch-hit hits leads LCU.
 
» LCU out-hit the Aggies at an 8-1 clip.

» Valdez held Cameron to 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position.
» Valdez faced 23 Cameron hitters in the game, allowing four ground balls and 12 fly balls while striking out four.

» Oyanguren led the Chaparrals at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI.

» Cameron was led offensively by Tinley Schmidgall, who went 1-for-3 and had the Aggies lone hit. Schmidgall also pitched 4.0 innings in relief and allowed one run off five hits.
 
GAME 2 | Cameron 9, Lubbock Christian 6
An outstanding offensive output was not enough for Lubbock Christian in the second game. LCU put up six runs, but could not hold Cameron at bay, and were defeated 9-6.
 
Starting pitcher Teoni Lamb suffered the loss in the circle for LCU (20-16,19-13), as she was one of three pitchers to take the circle for LCU.
 
At the plate, the Chaparrals were led by Baylea Myers, who went 1-for-3 in the game with a home run and two RBI. Ally Oyanguren compiled a noteworthy performance as well, going 1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI. Tiarra Delrosario also contributed for Lubbock Christian, putting together two hits in three trips to the plate while adding a double and a walk.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
The Lady Chaps were trailing 2-0 in the fourth inning (Cameron put up a run in the first and second inning) when they first put runs on the board. Lubbock Christian plated a run on a based-loaded walk issued to Kamryn Gibbs.
 
Kelsye Loughman extended the lead back to a two-run margin for the Aggies with a solo home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to answer Gibbs' walk. LCU was able to rally back and tie the score at 3-3 in the fifth inning.  Tiarra Delrosario hit a double, which turned into a little league home run, as a mis-throw towards second base, as Delrosario was sliding into second base, ended up in the right-centerfield gap and Delrosario scored off the error to tie the game.
 
Cameron broke that tie and grabbed a 7-3 lead with a four-run fifth inning. Kelsey Creech capped the scoring with a two-run double. LCU was able to close the gap to 7-6 in the top of the sixth inning, as Oyanguren (solo) and Myers (two-run) each homered. The Lady Chaps were unable to get any closer, as Cameron added two runs for insurance in the bottom half of the inning.
 
GAME NOTES
» The loss was LCU's first of the season when scoring at least six runs (15-1).

» The home run for Oyanguren was her sixth of the season and the 11^th of her LCU career. Myers, a first-year Lady Chap, connected on her fourth home run of the season.

» Myers led the Chaparrals at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.

» Cameron was led offensively by Loughman, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, a home run and two RBI.
 
» Kamryn Gibbs had a hit in each game and closed the day leading LCU actively with a five-game hit streak.
 
» Delrosario produced her team-leading 14^th multi-hit game of the season, as she was 2-for-3 in the contest at the plate. She was 4-for-7 (.571) on the day. Ally Oyanguren was 3-for-6 on the day with three RBI, as she picked up her team-leading seventh multi-RBI game of the season.
 
HISTORICAL NOTE
The doubleheader split has LCU leading the all-time series 7-6 and LCU is 4-2 all-time in games played at McMahon Field in Lawton.
 
WHAT'S NEXT

Inclement weather is expected Tuesday in Lawton, but the two teams are scheduled to complete their LSC series with a noon rubber match at McMahon Field.