LAWTON, Okla. (April 5, 2024) – It is a quick turnaround for Lubbock Christian University, who closed a Lone Star Conference series Sunday at No.1 West Texas A&M, as they travel to Lawton Monday to open another conference series with a 12 p.m. doubleheader against Cameron at McMahon Field.
| LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOFTBALL |
| OPPONENT |
LOCATION |
DAY |
TIME (CT) |
WATCH |
STATS |
| Cameron |
Lawton, Okla. |
Mon. Apr. 8 |
12 p.m. |
Video |
Stats |
| Cameron |
Lawton, Okla. |
Mon. Apr. 8 |
2:30 p.m. |
Video |
Stats |
WEATHER
LCU and CU Series Snapshot
- Cameron has won the prior two head-to-head meetings, but LCU holds a 6-5 edge in the all-time series.
- LCU won two of the three Lone Star Conference series meetings last season (Apr. 11-12, 2023), as they opened with a pair of wins (4-1, 8-0 in 5 inn.) before dropping the finale 7-3. Cameron then defeated LCU at the LSC Championships in Tyler, Texas May 5, 2023.
- Six of the 11 meetings have been decided by two runs or less.
- LCU is 3-1 all-time in games played at McMahon Field in Lawton. They have won their last two games played there.
- Skylar Herrera (10 career games) and Kamryn Gibbs (eight career games) have combined for 13 RBI in their career against the Aggies (Herrera has seven RBI). Herrera is hitting .343 (12-for-35) all-time against CU. Gibbs is LCU's active leader in home runs against CU with three.
- In six career games against Cameron, Tiarra Delrosario is 8-for-20 (.400) with a .478 on-base percentage and has four RBI.
- Amanda Valdiviezo is 3-for-7 (.429) in three career games against Cameron.
- Maxine Valdez has a 1-1 record against Cameron, but has made six career appearances and had 15.1 shutout innings with 23 strikeouts and three hits allowed in her first five appearances against Cameron. She has a career 1.34 ERA in 15.2 innings with 24 strikeouts against the Aggies. Her lone win over her career against CU was a 5.0-inning complete game no-hitter on Apr. 11, 2023.
Season Tidbits
- The Lady Chaps are 19-15 on the season. They enter the LSC series following a series at No.1 West Texas A&M in which they went 1-2.
- 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 second in the LSC with a pace of 0.33 home runs per game (20th nationally). Her 10 home runs ranks tied for third in the LSC and tied 41st nationally. Herrera ranks 12th actively in career home runs (in NCAA Division II) with 43. She also ranks 13th in RBI with 172 and seventh in total bases (415).
- Maxine Valdez has a 7-5 record in the circle with a 2.79 ERA. She has 76 strikeouts in 70.1 innings. Valdez ranks 63rd nationally with 7.6 strikeouts per seven innings, which is fourth in the LSC. Her WHIP rate of 1.05 is fifth in the LSC. Valdez is 31st among active players in career strikeouts with 467.
- LCU pitchers have a 2.59 strikeout-to-walk ratio, which is 41st nationally and is second in the LSC.
- Teoni Lamb (7-3) did not allow a walk for the first 17.2 innings pitched to open the season and ranks second in the LSC in shutouts (3, tied for 56th nationally).
- The Lady Chaps rank 45th nationally in WHIP (1.26), which ranks fourth in the LSC. They rank fifth in the LSC in ERA at 2.83 (65th nationally).
- LCU is hitting .311 as a team (fourth in LSC), with Tiarra Delrosario leading the team with 43 hits. Delrosario leads the team hitting .387 (eighth in LSC).
- The Lady Chaps have produced 31 home runs (fourth in LSC and 51st in nation) and they have been hit by nine different Lady Chaps.
- Delrosario (.452), Skylar Herrera (.436), and Kamryn Gibbs (.413) has LCU with three players with an on-base percentage over .400.
- Reese Farrar is second in the LSC and is 21st nationally with three saves.
- LCU is 17-3 in games they hit at least one home run and 2-12 in games they do not hit a home run.
- The Lady Chaps are 17-0 in games they score at least six runs.
- LCU has a 58-34 advantage against their opponents this season in two-out RBI. Herrera leads the team with 12.
- LCU has 11 sacrifice flies on the season, which is fourth in the LSC. Skylar Herrera ranks 21st nationally with four on the season.
Lone Star Conference Breakdown
- This season is LCU's fifth season in the LSC.
- LCU is 92-48 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 18-12 in LSC play this season, which has them sixth in the LSC.
- LCU is hitting .316 as a squad in LSC contests.
- Tiarra Delrosario leads LCU with a .390 average in LSC play. She has a team leading 39 hits (Hope Banales is second with 36), along with six doubles and 15 RBI. She has a hit in 27 of 30 LSC games played.
- The Lady Chaps have 30 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 2.80 ERA in LSC contests. They have held opponents to a .246 average.
- Teoni Lamb is 7-2 in LSC play, with a 2.16 ERA in 61.2 innings. Opponents are hitting .232 against her.
- Maxine Valdez (6-4) has 64 strikeouts in 60.1 innings and is holding opponents to a .185 average. She leads LCU with a 1.06 WHIP in conference.
- Reese Farrar has three saves in LSC play (2.26 ERA).
Roadies
- LCU is 7-8 in road play this season.
- The Lady Chaps are hitting .304 on the road this season with a 74-65 scoring advantage.
- Sydney Bowlin is leading LCU on the road with a .405 batting average. She leads the team in road hits (17). Herrera leads LCU in home runs (4) and RBI (12) in road play.
- LCU has a team ERA of 3.93 on the road.
- Maxine Valdez (3-2) has a 3.16 ERA on the road with 29 strikeouts in 31.0 innings and holding opponents to a .178 average.
- Teoni Lamb has 30 road K's (30.2 innings) with a 3.88 ERA. Opponents are hitting .264 against her.
Streaking Along
- Amanda Valdiviezo leads LCU, actively, with a four-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.
- Valdiviezo and Riley Flores have reached base safely in four 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 12 multi-hit games. Ally Oyanguren and Skylar Herrera co-lead LCU with six 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 Monday with a softball record of 546-189.
- 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 1,250 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 2-4 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 CU
- The Aggies produced a 31-25 record last season, finishing fifth in the LSC with a 25-17 conference mark. CU qualified for the South Central Super Regional last season, where they fell twice in Canyon, Texas. They are 24-17 this season with a 18-15 conference record (tied for seventh in the LSC). They were riding a four-game win streak until being swept this past weekend in San Angelo, Texas to Angelo State.
- CU is hitting .266 this season (eighth in the LSC) and they have 45 home runs on the season (second in LSC and 20th nationally). They have a staff ERA of 3.42 (seventh in LSC) and opponents are hitting .261 against them.
- Cameron was preseason picked to finish fifth in the LSC in the LSC Preseason Poll.
- The Aggies are fourth in the LSC and 43rd nationally with a fielding percentage of .969.
- Jocelyn Bright is second in the LSC in complete games (11) and tied for second in shutouts (3). She is 10-5 with a 3.75 ERA.
