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Kristen Boyd, a Lubbock Christian University softball player, swings at a pitch during a game. She wears a light blue LCU uniform with red and white trim and a blue batting helmet with a face guard. Her eyes are focused on the ball, which is just inches from the bat at contact. The dugout and opposing team players in maroon uniforms are visible in the background, slightly out of focus
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Lubbock Christian LCU 36-20
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Winner West Texas A&M WT 52-4
Lubbock Christian LCU
36-20
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Final
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West Texas A&M WT
52-4
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Lubbock Christian LCU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
West Texas A&M WT 3 0 2 0 1 0 X 6 8 1

W: Heidi Vortherms (19-1) L: Farrar, Reese (4-2)

Game Recap: Softball | | Chris Due (chris.due@lcu.edu)

No Range for Error: LCU’s Rally Runs Dry in Rivalry Loss

Lady Chaps Fall in First-Ever Postseason Clash with WT, Await NCAA Fate Monday

CANYON, Texas (May 2, 2025) – Fifth-seeded Lubbock Christian's Lone Star Conference Championship run came to a halt Friday evening, as third-ranked and top-seeded West Texas A&M capitalized early and never looked back in a 6-0 semifinal victory at Schaeffer Park. The Lady Chaps were held scoreless for just the fourth time this season, while their hopes for an NCAA Division II South Central Region at-large bid remain alive heading into Monday's Selection Show.

The meeting was the first postseason edition of the Rivalry on the Range in softball, as the geographical rivals had never previously met in postseason play.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
West Texas A&M (52-4) seized momentum early, delivering a three-run first inning that proved to be all the offense they would need. With two runners in scoring position after a double by Abby Howell, Emilee Boyer launched a three-run home run over the left field fence to give WT an immediate 3-0 advantage off LCU starter Reese Farrar (4-2).
 
The Lady Buffs added two more in the third. After a wild pitch and a walk set the table, Heaven Moreno laid down a bunt single to plate one run, with a second coming home on Halie Stoneking's RBI-single up the middle, extending the lead to 5-0.
 
Teoni Lamb came on in relief and kept WT relatively quiet over the final three frames, yielding just one unearned run on a miscue in the fifth.
 
Lubbock Christian (36-20) put runners on base in six of the seven innings but couldn't string together timely hits against WT's Heidi Vortherms (19-1), who scattered five hits and struck out four in a complete-game shutout. The Lady Chaps had their best opportunity in the fifth, when Riley Flores reached second base on a throwing error, but a called third strike and two routine outs stranded her in scoring position.
 
Kadin Vire was a bright spot for LCU, going 2-for-3 with a pair of singles, but LCU was 0-for-6 with runners on base and left seven on for the contest. WT, meanwhile, turned a double play and committed just one defensive error, minimizing LCU's scoring chances.
 
The loss eliminated the Lady Chaps from the LSC Championship, but with 36 total wins and 11 games against programs nationally ranked inside the top-10, their postseason hopes hinge on Monday's NCAA Selection Show, set for 9 a.m. CT on NCAA.com.
 
GAME NOTES
» LCU dropped to 2-5 all-time in LSC Championship (tournament) games (2-2 in Canyon), as they matched their farthest venture into the bracket and have made it to the semifinals in consecutive seasons (0-2 in semifinal games). LCU has qualified for the tournament every season they have competed in the conference (there was no 2020 edition due to COVID).
 
» The shutout loss was their third of the season and it marked the first time they have been shutout in a LSC Championship (tournament) contest.

» Sophomore Kadin Vire led the Chaparrals at the plate, going 2-for-3. She finished the tournament 5-of-7 from the field. Her five hits matched Kamryn Gibbs' five-hits from last season (5-for-8) for a program single-season tournament high.
 
» Teoni Lamb had a successful tournament, producing a 2.45 ERA and allowing three hits in 7.1 innings, as she held opponents to a .125 batting average.
 
» Levesque, going 1-for-3, improved her team-leading hit streak to 16 games and has reached base safely in 17 consecutive games.
 
» Technically a road game, LCU's four-game road win streak was snapped and they are 10-13 in road play on the season (seven of their 23 road games have been at top-10 programs).
 
HISTORY LESSON
The two programs were meeting for a 38th time all-time and for the first time in a postseason contest. WTAMU improved to 26–12 all-time against the Lady Chaps, who drop to 4-14 all-time in matchups in Canyon.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
LCU will be tuned in to Monday's NCAA Division II Softball Selection Show, scheduled for 9 a.m. CT on NCAA.com. Links to the broadcast will be shared via LCU's official social media channels. The Lady Chaps are aiming for their fifth NCAA postseason appearance in program history, with their most recent trip coming in 2023 at the Tyler, Texas regional. Of their four previous selections, two came by way of automatic qualification and two as at-large bids.
 
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