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All You Need Is gLOVE: LCU Softball Opens Conference Play

| By: Chris Due (chris.due@lcu.edu)

Lady Chaps Set For Lone Star Conference Showdown Vs. Cameron

LUBBOCK, Texas (February 14, 2025) – Riding an eight-game win streak, Lubbock Christian University kicks off Lone Star Conference action Friday with a 4 p.m. doubleheader against Cameron at Maner Park.
 
LONE STAR CONFERENCE SOFTBALL
OPPONENT LOCATION DAY TIME (CT) VIDEO RADIO STATS
Cameron Maner Park  Fri., Feb. 14 4 p.m. Watch None Stats
Cameron Maner Park  Fri., Feb. 14 6 p.m. Watch None Stats
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LCU and CU Series Snapshot
  • Cameron has won three of the prior five head-to-head meetings, but LCU holds a 9-6 edge in the all-time series.
  • LCU won two of the three meetings last season in Lawton, Okla. (Apr. 8-9, 2024).
  • The Aggies last visited Lubbock on Apr. 12, 2023. LCU has a 3-2 edge all-time in meetings in Lubbock.
  • Bailey Hughes is a career 2-for-2 in four games against Cameron, with a double and three RBI.
  • Baylea Myers is a career 3-for-7 (.429) in three career games against CU. She has a home run and a trio of RBI against the Aggies.

Season Tidbits
  • Lubbock Christian softball is off to a scorching 9-1 start, carrying an eight-game win streak into Lone Star Conference play. After a 4-1 showing at the Gulf Shores Invitational, the Lady Chaps dominated at home, going 5-0 at Maner Park while outscoring opponents 49-7.
  • Lubbock Christian's offense is batting .381 as a team, outscoring opponents 87-29.
  • Kawehi Ili has been electric at the plate, leading LCU with a .517 batting average, 13 RBIs, and a perfect 6-for-6 in stolen bases.
  • Pitching has been stellar, posting a 2.80 ERA, with Kendall Ward (2-0, 0.00 ERA) yet to allow an earned run in 11 innings.
  • LCU's defense has been sharp, committing only six errors in 10 games for a .978 fielding percentage, significantly outperforming opponents' .931 mark.
  • The Lady Chaps have been aggressive on the bases, stealing 23-of-24 attempts, led by Kadin Vire (5-for-5) and Ili (6-for-6).
  • Natalee Gray became Lubbock Christian University's first recipient of the Lone Star Conference Freshman of the Week award after a dominant performance against Adams State on Feb. 8. She struck out 12 batters over five innings, allowing no earned runs and just three hits. Her effort tied an LCU record for consecutive 10-strikeout games (by team). Gray is 2-1 with a 3.82 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 11 innings this season.
  • Through the first 10 games of the season, Lubbock Christian University's pitching staff has been dominant, boasting a collective 2.80 ERA while striking out batters at an impressive rate of 6.8 strikeouts per seven innings. Emily Dix has been a standout in the circle, leading the team with 21 strikeouts over 13.1 innings, averaging 11.1 strikeouts per seven innings. Natalee Gray has also been effective, recording 15 strikeouts in 11 innings (9.5 K/7), while Teoni Lamb and Kendall Ward have contributed solid performances, combining for 20 strikeouts across 24.2 innings. With a deep and efficient rotation, the Lady Chaps' pitchers have kept opposing lineups in check, limiting them to a .245 batting average and just one home run on the season. 
 
Lone Star Conference Breakdown
  • This season is LCU's sixth season in the LSC.
  • LCU is 98-54 all-time in LSC play.
  • The Lady Chaps went 24-18 last season in conference (sixth place in the standings).
  • Snapshot of last season in the LSC for LCU.
    • LCU is hit .308 in conference, with 40 home runs (allowed 28).
    • The pitching staff had a 2.81 ERA in LSC play, with 211 strikeouts in 269.1 innings and held opponents to a .246 batting average.
 
Conference Openers
  • LCU is 9-8 all-time in conference openers.
  • The Lady Chaps, who went 2-4 in Heartland Conference openers and 5-1 in Sooner Athletic Conference openers, are 2-3 in LSC openers after a 3-1 loss to Oklahoma Christian Feb. 16 (2024) last season in Lubbock.
  • This conference opener ends a sequence of three consecutive seasons in which LCU opened conference play against a nationally ranked opponent.
 
Home on the Range
  • LCU is 332-57 (85.3%) all-time in home games at Maner Park.
  • Last season, LCU was 15-6 at home (24-8 in 2023).
  • This season, LCU is 5-0 at home.Last season marked the first time in program history that LCU did not host a non-conference game 
 
Streaking Along
  • Baylea Myers leads LCU, actively with a nine-game hit streak, which is the longest by a Lady Chap this season (hits in every game). She is also the only Lady Chaps member to reach base safely in every game this season.
  • Kawehi Ili leads LCU with six multi-hit games. Myers leads LCU with four multi-RBI games.
 
Coach Talk
  • LCU head coach Daren Hays is in his 15th season at the helm of the Lady Chaps.
  • Hays is LCU's winningest softball head coach, entering Friday with a softball record of 561-197.
  • Along with surpassing 550 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 1,229 total games at LCU. 
 
Looking at CU
  • Cameron opened 2025 with a 3-1 record in neutral-site tournament play, securing wins over Fort Hays State (9-1), Southwest Baptist (13-6), and Rockhurst (6-3) while falling to Nebraska-Kearney (3-2).
  • CU is hitting .395 as a team, outscoring opponents 36-19 through four games. Madysen Boutwell leads the way, batting .571 with 10 RBIs and a 1.214 slugging percentage.
  • The Aggies have crushed four home runs and 10 doubles, with Boutwell, Kelsye Loughman, Kyndel McDaniel, and Haley Gardella each contributing a homer.
  • Cameron is a perfect 7-for-7 in stolen bases, led by Kelsey Creech and Kaiden Boren, both 2-for-2 in swipes.
  • Stormee Reed (2-1, 3.42 ERA) has anchored the staff, logging two complete games with 17 strikeouts in 14.1 innings.
  • The Aggies boast a .971 fielding percentage, turning one double play and allowing just three errors in four games.
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