OKLAHOMA CITY (February 12, 2026) – Lubbock Christian University split the doubleheader to open this weekend's series against Oklahoma Christian, falling 11-5 in the opener and winning 9-7 in the second game.
 
The Chaps are now 3-5 on the season, while the Eagles are 2-6.
 
GAME ONE
The Chaps fell to OC 11-5 in the first game after OC took an early lead in the first inning with two runs. The home team extended its advantage in the second when Elijah Laus hit a two-run homer to make it 5-0 and chase the LCU starting pitcher from the game.
 
The Chaps responded in the third inning with a three-run frame. Tanner Pachorek started the inning with a double, and Dylan Marx followed with a single to drive him in. After yet another single from Kyle Lewis and a sacrifice bunt, Joe Mancinas drove in the runners with a base hit.
 
In the fourth inning, the Chaps added another run as Aaron Morales scored on a sacrifice fly by Marx.
 
However, OC pulled away in the fifth and sixth innings, scoring three runs in each. Trey Migl's solo homer in the fifth and a three-run home run by Ruben Castro in the sixth extended the lead to 11-4 after six innings.
 
The Chaparrals managed one more run in the sixth inning on Pachorek's sacrifice fly, but OC's offense proved too strong in the Eagle win.
 
GAME TWO
Lubbock Christian bounced back with a 9-7 victory over Oklahoma Christian in the second game, highlighted by a strong offensive performance and a solid first start of the season for Aaron Rubio.
 
Rubio allowed a single run in the first but worked a scoreless second to keep the Chaps within a run. Aaron Morales initiated the Chap scoring in the thirdwith a two-run homer to right field, bringing in Mancinas. Shortly after, Johnny Gomez III doubled, setting up Ryan Gargett's two-run homer to deep center field. This offensive burst gave the Chaps a 4-1 lead, which they would not relinquish the rest of the game.
 
In the fourth inning, the Chaparrals added two more runs. Kyle Lewis scored on a throwing error, and Hudson Grace crossed home plate following a bases-loaded walk to Gomez III.
 
LCU added a pair of runs again in the top of the fifth. Roe Forrest led off the inning with his first hit of the season, which left the yard for a solo home run. Lewis added a two-out double, and Mancinas drove him in with a double of his own. The Eagles responded with three two-out runs of their own in the bottom of the inning, trailing 8-4 headed to the sixth.
 
One more Chap run came across in the sixth on a wild pitch, after Gargett hit a one-out double. The Eagles went through the sixth scoreless, thanks to Andrew Dalconzo, who entered on the mound in the inning.
 
Oklahoma Christian got to Dalconzo in the seventh though, scoring three runs with two outs on a bases-loaded triple, but a foul out ended the game and secured the win.
 
GAME NOTES

• Lubbock Christian clubbed a season-high three home runs in the second game, and all three were the first of the season by their hitters. Last year, LCU had 13 games with at least three homers
• Kyle Lewis hit his sixth double and scored his 15^th run of the season in the second game. Both of those marks lead the Lone Star Conference
• Aaron Rubio's 4.2 innings pitched and five strikeouts were both new season-highs
• The Chaps did not have a two-out hit in the losing effort in game one, but hit .417 with two outs in the second game
• LCU has now scored at least nine runs in five of their eight games so far this season

 
NEXT UP
The Chaps and Eagles are hoping to get the third game of the series in Friday at 1 p.m. at Dobson Field, there is a chance of rain in the area that could shift those plans.