LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (February 7, 2025) – Lubbock Christian University continues its search for its first win of the season Saturday at the NCAA Division II West Coast Challenge at Rosetta Canyon Sports Park, where the Lady Chaps will face Cal State Dominguez Hills at 4 p.m. CT before closing the day against Cal State San Bernardino at 9 p.m. CT.
| NCAA D2 WEST COAST CHALLENGE |
| OPPONENT |
LOCATION |
DAY |
TIME (CT) |
VIDEO |
STATS |
WEATHER |
| Cal St. Dominguez Hills |
Rosetta Canyon Sports Park (Green) |
Sat., Feb. 7 |
4 p.m. (CT) |
None |
Stats |
Forecast |
| Cal St. San Bernardino |
Rosetta Canyon Sports Park (Red) |
Sat., Feb. 7 |
9 p.m. (CT) |
None |
Stats |
Forecast |
LCU and CSUDH Series Snapshot
- LCU and Cal State Dominguez Hills have never met.
- The Lady Chaps are 4-4 all-time against California based programs.
- LCU slate of games Friday were their first games ever against programs part of California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA).
LCU and CSUSB Series Snapshot
- The two programs have never met.
- Like CSUDH, CSUSB is a member of the CCAA.
Season Tidbits
- LCU is 0–5 to open the 2026 season, facing five neutral-site games against strong regional and nationally ranked competition to begin the year.
- The Lady Chaps have already played two nationally ranked opponents and will close the weekend having faced four teams from the CCAA and Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), two of Division II's deepest conferences.
- Freshman Coryn Burris delivered a breakout performance Friday, homering twice and driving in six runs against San Francisco State — the most RBI in a game by a Lady Chap since April 16, 2025.
- Alexis Pacheco has emerged as one of LCU's most consistent early bats, hitting .500 with a home run, double, three RBI and a .900 slugging percentage.
- Junior Kadin Vire is batting .400 through five games and leads the team in runs scored (5), while adding a triple and two RBI.
- Junior Cat Prisock owns a .600 batting average and .714 on-base percentage.
- Five Lady Chaps produced multi-hit performances in Friday morning's extra-inning contest against San Francisco State, including Riley Flores, who went 3-for-4.
- LCU has shown extra-base pop early, tallying seven doubles, two triples and three home runs in the opening five games.
- The Lady Chaps are hitting .284 as a team, collecting 38 hits and 22 RBI while averaging more than four runs per game.
- Freshman Lexi Clark has paced the pitching staff with six strikeouts and a .269 opponent batting average.
- Sophomore Natalee Gray has yet to allow an earned run this season, posting a 0.00 ERA through two appearances.
- Twelve Lady Chaps are freshmen or sophomores, highlighting a youthful roster gaining experience against high-level early-season competition.
California Dreamin'
- LCU's trip to Lake Elsinore marks their first-ever games in California.
- The games are a homecoming for a trio of Lady Chaps, as Piper Garcia (Buena Park, Calif.) Brianna Chambers-Lee (San Jose, Calif.) and Gabby Diotalevi (San Jose, Calif.) are each from California.
- LCU has seven games scheduled in California, with five games in Lake Elsinore and then a doubleheader Tuesday in Costa Mesa, Calif. at Vanguard.
Last Season Refresher
- LCU went 23-22 last season and was fifth in the Lone Star Conference with a 26-18 conference mark. Additionally, LCU went 18-10 in West Division play to finish third in the division (LSC will not use divisions this season).
- Their season came to an end at the NCAA Division II South Central Regional tournament in Canyon, Texas with a 3-1 loss to Colorado Mesa.
- LCU went 4-11 last season against nationally ranked programs last season., collecting a win over No.1 West Texas A&M on April 25, 2025.
- The Lady Chaps went 21-6 last season at home, 10-14 on the road and 5-2 in neutral site games.
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 588-223.
- 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 1,282 total games at LCU.
Looking at CSUDH
- The Toros are 5-4 after opening the season last weekend in Irvine, Calif. at the Concordia Kickoff Classic going 3-2. Friday, they went 0-2 in Lake Elsinore, which included a 10-inning 13-11 loss to Colorado Christian.
- Last season, CSUDH went 31-25 overall and 18-18 in the CCAA. They fell in the opening round of the CCAA Tournament.
Looking at CSUSB
- The Coyotes enter Saturday with a 4-3 record, with a 1-1 mark in Lake Elsinore, as they defeated LSC foe Western New Mexico 5-3 before falling 4-0 to Colorado Mesa.
- Last season, CSUSB went 26-27 (18-18 in the CCAA). Like CSUDH, their season ended in a loss to open the CCAA Tournament (fell to Sonoma State).
