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LCU softball game day graphic with bright blue sky. 'GAME DAY' in large light blue letters. Left shows catcher in blue uniform with helmet holding yellow softball. Center shows smiling player in blue chest protector and orange pants making 'OK' hand gesture, wearing blue shin guards and holding catcher's gear standing at home plate at Mustang Park. Right displays 'LADY CHAPS at MIDWESTERN STATE SUN - 1 PM (DH) MUSTANG PARK WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS' with team logos. LSC and New Balance logos in corners

Conference Curtain Rises as Lady Chaps Visit Mustangs

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

LCU Begins Conference Play Sunday with Road Doubleheader Against Midwestern State

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (February 15, 2026) – Lone Star Conference play opens up Sunday at Mustang Park, as Lubbock Christian University and Midwestern State open conference play with a 1 p.m. doubleheader.
 
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Midwestern State Wichita Falls, Texas Sun., Feb. 15 1 p.m. Watch Stats Forecast
Midwestern State Wichita Falls, Texas Sun., Feb. 15 3 p.m. Watch Stats Forecast
      
LCU and MSU Series Snapshot
  • Lubbock Christian and Midwestern State have met 19 times since their first matchup on February 19, 2015, with LCU holding a 13–6 advantage in the all-time series.
  • After dropping their first two meetings in 2015, LCU won 10 straight against the Mustangs.
  • The Lady Chaps are 8–2 against MSU at home and 5–2 in Wichita Falls.
  • Since joining the Lone Star Conference, LCU is 12–2 against MSU in conference play.
  • The longest win streak for LCU in the series is 10 games (April 11, 2021 – February 21, 2024), while Midwestern State's longest winning streak was a two-game win streak last season, as MSU swept LCU in a doubleheader on March 21, 2025 (9–8 and 6–2).
  • MSU snapped LCU's 10-game win streak by sweeping a doubleheader in Wichita Falls earlier this season, winning by scores of 9–8 and 6–2.
  • Last season's four-game regular season series was split, as the home team swept each of the doubleheaders. Following a pair of losses in Wichita Falls, LCU returned the favor sweeping an Apr. 27, 2025 doubleheader (8-7, 4-2).
 
Season Tidbits
  • LCU is 4–6 on the season after rebounding from an 0–5 start to win four of its last five games.
  • The Lady Chaps opened the year against five consecutive NCAA postseason teams from a season ago, all of which were regional qualifiers.
  • LCU is hitting .295 as a team through 10 games, ranking seventh in the Lone Star Conference and 84th nationally.
  • The Lady Chaps have produced 84 hits, including 25 for extra bases (18 doubles, four triples, three home runs), ranking fourth in the LSC in doubles and 11th nationally.
  • LCU leads the Lone Star Conference and ranks 10th nationally with five double plays turned (0.50 per game).
  • Kadin Vire leads LCU at the plate, batting .469 (15-for-32) with four doubles, two triples and a team-best 10 runs scored, while ranking fifth in the LSC in hits (15).
  • Alexis Pacheco (.360), Riley Flores (.389) and Brianna Chambers-Lee (.318) also rank among the team's top hitters, while Pacheco leads the LSC in assists per game (2.90).
  • Coryn Burris paces the team in power and run production with two home runs and a team-high 12 RBI, while also drawing a team-high four walks.
  • Ashlinn Hamilton ranks second on the team with eight RBI and is tied for the team lead with four doubles.
  • Cat Prisock is hitting .500 in limited action, while Ava Castillo has scored four runs and is a perfect 3-for-3 in stolen bases.
  • In the circle, Natalee Gray owns a 1.31 ERA and a 2–0 record, allowing just three earned runs in 16.0 innings and ranking seventh in the LSC in ERA.
  • Kendall Ward is 1–1 with two saves and has made three starts, while Lexi Clark is 1–1 with a 4.08 ERA and seven strikeouts in 12.0 innings.
  • LCU has recorded two shutouts on the season, tied for third in the LSC.
  • Opponents are hitting .296 against LCU pitching, while the Lady Chaps have limited opponents to 8.34 hits per seven innings (fifth in the LSC).
  • LCU is averaging 4.8 runs per game and owns a .418 team slugging percentage, both ranking ninth in the LSC.
 
Lone Star Conference Breakdown
  • This season is LCU's seventh season in the LSC.
  • LCU is 121-70 all-time in LSC play.
  • The Lady Chaps went 26-18 last season in conference (third in the West Division standings at 18-10 ).
  • Snapshot of last season in the LSC for LCU.
    • LCU is hit .308 in conference, with 41 home runs (allowed 36).
    • The pitching staff had a 3.75 ERA in LSC play, with 209 strikeouts in 284 innings and held opponents to a .273 batting average.
 
Conference Openers
  • LCU is 10-8 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 3-3 in LSC openers after a 15-6 win over Cameron last season in Lubbock (Feb. 14, 2025).
  • LCU is opening conference play on the road for the first time since the 2022 season, as they opened the 22 season with a 4-3 win over No.18 Oklahoma Christian in Oklahima.
 
On The Road Again
  • LCU is 2-0 in road play after a pair of wins Tuesday in Costa Mesa, Calif., as they swept Vanguard with a 4-0 and 6-0 win.
  • LCU has out-scored their road opponents 10-0.
  • The Lady Chaps sweep at Vanguard included a perfect game no-hitter by Natalee Gray in the opener and was followed by a shutout by Kendall Ward.
  • Julie Muniz is 3-for-6 (.500) in LCU's pair of road games this season. Vire also has a trio of hits on the road and is 3-of-7 (.429).
  • LCU went 10-14 in road contests last season.
 
Streaking Along
  • Kadin Vire has built up a seven-game hit streak, which actively leads the Lady Chaps and it is the longest of the season. She also leads the team in reaching base safely in seven straight games.
  • Additionally, Vire leads LCU with 6 multi-hit performances (all are two-hit games).
  • Ashlinn Hamilton, Coryn Burris and Brianna Chambers-Lee each co-lead LCU with two multi-RBI performances.

Coach Talk
  • LCU head coach Daren Hays is in his 16th season at the helm of the Lady Chaps.
  • Hays is LCU's winningest softball head coach, entering the weekend with a softball record of 592-224.
  • Along with surpassing 575 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 1,287 total games at LCU.

Looking at MSU
  • Midwestern State enters its Lone Star Conference opener at 2–6 overall, with six of its first eight games decided by four runs or fewer and a 2–4 mark in one-run contests. Two of the Mustangs' losses have come against ranked competition, falling 4–2 to No. 18 Rogers State University and 8–4 to No. 9 Augustana University, highlighting a schedule that has already tested MSU early in the season.
  • The Mustangs' pitching staff has been the strength of the early-season profile, carrying a 2.63 team ERA with 31 strikeouts against just 12 walks over 53.1 innings pitched, while holding opponents to a .294 batting average. MSU has received quality innings throughout the staff, positioning the Mustangs as one of the more efficient run-prevention units entering conference play.
  • Junior right-hander Kayleigh Bowers anchors the rotation, owning a 1.79 ERA across four complete games while allowing only seven runs in 27.1 innings with 13 strikeouts and four walks, though she is still seeking her first decision. Isabela Cornell and Kaylin Salazar are both 1–0 on the year, while Shyanne Florence has three starts and did not allow an earned run over six innings against Rogers State, striking out five without issuing a walk.
  • Freshman infielder Chipper Mayorga leads the offense, batting .385 with an .852 OPS, 10 hits and a team-high eight RBI. Paige Scanlin supplies the primary power threat with two home runs, including a walk-off three-run homer against Rockhurst, while Scanlin, Marisela Landa and Madison Stewart each have four RBI. Landa also owns three of MSU's six doubles on the season.
  • Midwestern State is in its first season under head coach Kae Lani Bryan, who arrives after building Fort Scott CC into a nationally-ranked NJCAA program and leading the Greyhounds to a school-record 40 wins and their first-ever NJCAA Division II World Series appearance in 2024. Bryan brings a reputation for aggressive offense, base-running pressure and player development, traits already evident in MSU's 13-for-16 success rate on stolen base attempts this season.
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