LUBBOCK, Texas (April 3, 2025) – In the opening leg of a home-and-home Lone Star Conference West Division series, Lubbock Christian University traded blows with No. 7 Angelo State Thursday at Maner Park, falling 3-2 in a tightly contested opener before bouncing back with a 5-1 upset win in Game 2. Originally scheduled for Friday but moved up due to forecasted weather, the split sets the stage for Sunday's series finale in San Angelo.

Game 1
A seventh-inning rally by No. 7 Angelo State spoiled a hard-fought effort by LCU, as the Chaparrals dropped a narrow 3-2 decision in the opening game Thursday's doubleheader. The loss snapped a three-game win streak for the Lady Chaps (23-16, 9-13 LSC).
 
Senior Teoni Lamb (5-6) got the ball to start for Lubbock Christian and took the loss. The right-hander went seven innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on four hits, allowing two walks and striking out five. Cheyenne Floyd (16-5) earned the win for Angelo State (31-8, 18-4 LSC), also going the distance while limiting LCU to three hits.
 
Vire led the Chaps at the plate with a 2-for-3 outing, while Myers recorded LCU's lone extra-base hit and RBI.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Angelo State opened the scoring in the second inning when Ashlyn McMillan stole home following a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch, giving the Rambelles a 1-0 lead without the benefit of an RBI. From there, both starting pitchers—ASU's Cheyenne Floyd and LCU's Teoni Lamb—settled into a rhythm, combining to allow just three total hits through the first five innings.
 
LCU broke through in the sixth with a two-run frame. Kadin Vire sparked the rally with her second single of the day, then advanced on a passed ball. After a walk to Riley Flores, Baylea Myers ripped an RBI double to left to score Vire and put the tying run at third. Kendra Levesque followed with a groundout to first, bringing Flores across for a 2-1 LCU lead.
 
The lead was short-lived. In the top of the seventh, McMillan walked and moved into scoring position on a single by Alyssa Gunther. After a sacrifice bunt, Zoey De Baca dropped a bunt single in front of the plate, and a throwing error allowed both McMillan and Gunther to score, putting Angelo State back in front 3-2.
 
LCU had one final chance in the home half of the seventh. Ashlinn Hamilton drew a leadoff walk and was replaced by pinch-runner Cat Prisock, who advanced to second on a wild pitch. But Floyd regrouped to strike out the next two batters and ended the game with her eighth strikeout, stranding the tying run in scoring position.

GAME NOTES
» LCU fell to 1-11 when scoring two runs or less in a game this season.

» Lubbock Christian pitchers faced 27 Angelo State hitters in the game, allowing 11 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out five.

» Myers went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI. Her double hit high off the left field wall, as she just missed out on what would have been her seventh team-leading home run of the season.
 
» LCU fell to 4-3 in one-run games. They lost their first game of the season when leading after six innings (11-1).

» Angelo State was led offensively by senior Zoey De Baca, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.

» Senior Cheyenne Floyd led the Rams pitching staff, throwing seven innings of tthree-hit ball.
 
» Both LCU (1-for-6) and ASU (1-for-4) were held to one hit with runners in scoring position. In addition, LCU was 1-for-11 with runners on base.
 
Game 2
Lubbock Christian softball picked up a signature Lone Star Conference win in the second game of Thursday's doubleheader, using a pair of multi-run innings to back a strong relief effort from Reese Farrar in a 5–1 victory over No. 7 Angelo State.
 
Sophomore Reese Farrar (2-1) got the win out of the bullpen for Lubbock Christian. The right-hander went three shutout innings, giving up one hit (no walks) and striking out two.
 
At the plate, the Chaparrals were led by junior Ashlinn Hamilton, who went 1-for-2 on the day with a home run, a walk and two RBI. Kristen Boyd put together a noteworthy day at the dish as well, going 1-for-3 with two RBI. Junior Piper Garcia also helped out for Lubbock Christian, putting together one hit in three trips to the plate while adding an RBI.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
LCU (24-16, 16-14 LSC) was hitless through 4.1 innings and broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth when Kawehi Ili was hit by a pitch and Ashlinn Hamilton followed with a go-ahead two-run homer to left giving the Lady Chaps a 2–1 lead. That blast came moments after the Rambelles (31-9, 22-8 LSC) had taken a 1–0 lead in the top half of the inning, scoring on a fielder's choice by Lauren De La Cruz after three straight singles opened the frame.
 
Farrar (2-1) entered in relief after Angelo State's fifth-inning surge, stranding two runners and retiring nine of the final 10 batters she faced to secure the win. She struck out two in three shutout innings, allowing just one hit and no walks.
 
LCU added insurance in the sixth, stringing together four hits in a three-run outburst. Leadoff singles by Kadin Vire and Riley Flores set the table, and after a Baylea Myers liner was snagged by the pitcher, Kendra Levesque singled to left to load the bases. Kristen Boyd followed with a two-run single to left, and Piper Garcia later added an RBI single up the middle to make it 5–1.
 
Angelo State threatened early but left seven runners on base across the first five innings and hit into a key double play in the third. The Rambelles put two on with no outs in the second and three straight singles in the fifth but came away with just one run in both innings combined.
 
LCU managed just six hits but made them count. Hamilton reached base twice and drove in two, while Boyd added a pair of RBIs. The win went to Farrar in relief of Natalee Gray, who allowed one run on seven hits in four innings.
 
The Lady Chaps committed two errors but turned a double play and held Angelo State hitless over the final two frames to cap off the upset.
 
GAME NOTES
» In the combined two games, ASU combined for 12 hits… all singles.

» Lubbock Christian went 3-for-6 (.500) with runners in scoring position and 5-for-11 with runners on base.

» Lubbock Christian pitchers limited Angelo State to just 1-for-9 (.111) with runners in scoring position.

» Lubbock Christian pitchers faced 32 Angelo State hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and five fly balls while striking out five.
 
» Kristen Boyd produced her team-leading fourth hit of the season with the bases loaded, with her sixth-inning single.

» Hamilton produced her third home run of the season and of her LCU career.

» Angelo State was led offensively by senior A. Gunther, who went 2-for-3.
 
» Lubbock Christian moved to 2-6 against top-25 programs this season and 3-6 when facing programs either nationally ranked or receiving votes in top-25 polls.
 
» Kadin Vire combined to go 3-for-5 on the day at the plate and had a .667 on-base percentage.
 
» VIre came out of the doubleheader leading LCU with an active hit streak of three games. In the opening game, Kristen Boyd had her streak of games reaching base safely end at 17 games (second-longest by a Lady Chaps member this season). Riley Flores is now LCU's leader, reaching base safely in 10 consecutive games.
 
» With ASU not hitting any extra-base hits in the doubleheader, LCU moved to 20-6 when their opponent does not hit a home run. With Hamilton's home run in the second game, LCU moved to 11-5 in games in which they hit a home run.
 
» Lubbock Christian's win in the second game, as they were out-hit 8-6, was their fourth win this season (4-15) when out-hit by their opponent.
 
» The doubleheader split places LCU with a 14-5 home record this season.
 
HISTORY LESSON
The overall series between the two programs is led by Angelo State (13-8), but LCU has won seven of the last 11 meetings. LCU is 3-6 against ASU in Lubbock following Thursday's split.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
The Lone Star Conference West Division series moves to Angelo State for a divisional doubleheader Sunday in San Angelo, Texas, which is slated for a 2 p.m. start at Mayer Field.