KINGSVILLE, Texas (March 22, 2026) — Lubbock Christian University fell to Texas A&M-Kingsville 14-8 on Sunday at Nolan Ryan Field, dropping the series three games to one.
Despite the loss, the Chaparrals' offense managed to produce 11 hits, including two home runs. The Javelinas secured the win with consistent offense, scoring in each of the first six innings of play.
Texas A&M-Kingsville took an early lead in the first inning, capitalizing on a fielding error and an RBI single to go up 2-0. In the second inning, they extended their lead with a sacrifice fly, making it 3-0.
The Chaps' offense began to show signs of life in the third inning when
Freddie Nolen singled to bring in
Dylan Marx, cutting the deficit to 3-1. However, Texas A&M-Kingsville responded with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly, pushing its lead to 5-1 at the end of three innings.
In the fourth inning, the Chaparrals rallied with
Roe Forrest hitting a solo home run and
Jorge De Los Santos drawing a bases-loaded walk, narrowing the gap to 5-3, but a strikeout with the bases loaded ended the threat. Texas A&M-Kingsville answered again, this time with with a four-run inning, highlighted by a two-run triple and an RBI double, extending its lead to 9-3.
The fifth inning saw LCU close the gap again as Forrest hit another home run - this time for two runs - making the score 9-5. TAMUK then increased its lead with another four-run inning, aided by a combination of hits and an error, to lead 13-5 at the end of five innings.
The Chaps added a run in the sixth with an RBI single from De Los Santos, but the Javelinas countered with a solo home run, maintaining a 14-6 advantage through six innings.
Lubbock Christian remained scoreless in the seventh but held Texas A&M-Kingsville scoreless for the first time as well. They scored a single run in the eighth and held the Javelinas scoreless again, cutting the deficit to seven.
In the final inning, LCU continued to show resilience as
Ryan Gargett doubled to bring in
Owen Alsup, but it wasn't enough to overcome the gap as they fell 14-8.
GAME NOTES:
- The two home runs from Forrest give him seven now on the season, which leads the Chaps and is tied for the second-most in the conference.
- LCU stranded 11 runners in the game, hitting just .133 (2-for-15) with runners in scoring position.
- The Chaps swiped four more bases in the game, giving them 73 on the season. They are just 14 away from matching their total from 2024, which is the most they have had in a single season in the NCAA era (since 2015).
- Sudderth made his first appearance as a Chap to close out the game, pitching two shutout innings with three strikeouts.
- Eight of the nine Chap starters had hits in the loss.
NEXT UP:
Lubbock Christian will try and right the ship next weekend when they return home to host a four-game series against St. Edward's.
