Members of the NCAA Div.II’s Heartland Conference • 1983, 2009 NAIA National Champions Lubbock Christian Sports Information • Chris Due 806-720-7283 • 806-720-7290 • www.lcuchaps.com ™ HEARTLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT - CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE - BASEBALL GAME NOTES MAY 10-12 >> THE DEPOT AT CLEBURNE STATION (CLEBURNE, TEXAS) Thursday, May 10 Game 1 - #1 St. Edward’s vs. #4 Arkansas Ft. Smith - 1 p.m. May 10, 2018 - LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN - CHAPPARALS POSSIBLE STARTERS Game 2 - #2 St. Mary’s vs. #3 Lubbock Christian - 6:30 p.m. OVERALL RECORD: 32-18 RHP - RICKY CONTRERAS 7-4 3.86 ERA CONF.: 17-11 HEARTLAND Friday, May 11 LCU CHAPARRALS RHP - DANIEL CROOKS 4-4 5.07 ERA Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 12 p.m. NON-CONFERENCE: 15-7 Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2 - 3:30 p.m. Location .............................................. Lubbock, Texas OME H : 21-6 RHP - CALLAN JOHNSON 7-4 4.57 ERA Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4 - 7 p.m. Founded ..................................................... 1957 AWAY: 11-12 Enrollment ................................................ 2,000 NEUTRAL: 0-0 LHP - RYAN JOHNSON 6-4 2.75 ERA Saturday, May 12 Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 - 12 p.m. Affiliation ........................................ NCAA Div. II - ARKANSAS FORT SMITH - LIONS POSSIBLE STARTERS Game 7 - Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 6 - 45 min. after Gm. 6 (If Necessary) Conference .......................................... Heartland OVERALL RECORD: 32-17 LHP - ZACH BURCH 3-4 5.81 ERA Nickname ������������������������������ Chaparrals “Chaps” CONF.:17-11 HEARTLAND RHP - DAWSON FLOYD 9-3 3.44 ERA Athletic Director ���������������������������������� Paul Hise NON-CONFERENCE: 15-7 - BROADCAST INFORMATION - Sports Information ����������������������������� Chris Due HOME: 14-11 RHP - JORDAN LAWRENCE 3-2 3.96 ERA VIDEO: http://www.lcuchaps.com/live Head Coach ���������������������������� Nathan Blackwood AWAY: 13-9 ONLINE AUDIO: Posted on http://bit.ly/2HWx8Yk NEUTRAL: 1-0 RHP - JAVON RIGSBY 12-9 3.04 ERA Career Record (year) 623-252 / 15th RADIO: KJTV 100.7 The Score or Double-T 97.3 FM LIVE STATS: TBA T DWARD S HILLTOPPERS POSSIBLE STARTERS - S . E ’ - TWITTER: @LCUCHAPS / @HEARTLANDSPORTS 2018 CHAPS SCHEDULE OVERALL RECORD: 30-19 RHP - JUAN CORTINA 4-6 3.81 ERA CONF.:18-10 HEARTLAND - WUNDERGROUND.COM FORECAST - RHP - BLAKE HOLUB 5-3 2.98 ERA Date Opponent ............................... Result NON-CONFERENCE: 12-9 THUR. FRI. SAT. Feb. 9 Regis ................................... L 0-5 OME H : 18-9 LHP - TANNER LAWSON 10-2 2.38 ERA Feb. 10 Regis ................................... L 1-4 AWAY: 12-10 Feb. 10 Regis ................................... L 0-1 (10 inn) NEUTRAL: 0-0 LHP - TRENT ROSENAUER 3-0 6.89 ERA OSTLY UNNY ARTLY LOUDY IND OSTLY UNNY Feb. 11 Regis ................................... W 3-0 M S P C /W M S 85 | 64 W-17SSE 87 | 66 W-20S 90 | 68 W-18S Feb. 16 No.20 Angelo State ............. L 1-4 - ST. MARY’S - RATTLERS POSSIBLE STARTERS Feb. 17 No.20 Angelo State ............. W 12-5 OVERALL RECORD: 34-16 LHP - ZACH DE LA GARZA 9-3 2.67 ERA - TEAM HISTORY - Feb. 18 No.20 Angelo State ............. W 5-4 CONF.:18-10 HEARTLAND LHP - FERNANDO F-BELTRAN 8-4 2.01 ERA ALL-TIME HEARTLAND CONFERENCE Feb. 22 Metro State Denver ............. W 6-4 NON-CONFERENCE: 16-6 TOURNAMENT RECORD: 1-4 Feb. 23 Metro State Denver ............. W 5-0 HOME: 22-5 RHP - BRANSON HALL 5-5 3.59 ERA APPEARANCES: Third Feb. 23 Metro State Denver ............. W 9-1 AWAY: 12-8 HEARTLAND CONFERENCE Feb. 24 Metro State Denver ............. W 21-1 NEUTRAL: 0-3 LHP - OCTAVIO RODRIGUEZ 3-2 4.35 ERA S: 0 Mar. 1 at Adams State ....................... W 3-2 TOURNAMENT TITLE Mar. 2 at Adams State ....................... W 12-5 Mar. 3 at Adams State ....................... W 15-4 next stop : cleburne Mar. 9 at Texas A&M International ..... W 14-2 A full 28-game Heartland Conference schedule went down to the final game to decide the Heartland Conference regular Mar. 9 at Texas A&M International ..... W 10-2 season champion. Lubbock Christian University and Arkansas - Ft. Smith each completed their regular season with a 17-11 conference mark and were tied for first place in the conference until St. Edward’s and St. Mary’s each won their final game Mar. 10 at Texas A&M International ..... L 6-7 to move one game ahead of LCU and UAFS and finish as the co-champions of the conference. Now the foursome of teams Mar. 10 at Texas A&M International ..... W 8-5 that bottlenecked the conference standings head to “The Depot” in Cleburne, Texas for the four-team double elimination Mar. 16 St Edward’s ........................ W 7-6 Heartland Conference Tournament. The winner of the tournament will advance with an automatic berth to the NCAA Division Mar. 16 St Edward’s ........................ L 2-12 (7 inn) II South Central Region Tournament. LCU’s postseason journey begins Thursday with a 6:30 p.m. first pitch as the No.3-seed Mar. 17 St Edward’s ........................ W 2-1 facing No.2-seed St. Mary’s. LCU is 6-10 against this season’s field. Mar. 17 St Edward’s ........................ L 0-1 HEARTLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SEEDS Mar. 23 Oklahoma Christian* .......... W 10-3 1-St. Edward’’s Mar. 23 Oklahoma Christian* .......... W 17-12 2-St. Mary’s Mar. 24 Oklahoma Christian* .......... W 14-2 3-Lubbock Christian Mar. 24 Oklahoma Christian* .......... W 9-2 4-Arkansas-Fort Smith Mar. 29 at Newman* ........................... W 1-0 Mar. 29 at Newman* ........................... W 9-3 LOOKING BACK Mar. 30 at Newman* ........................... L 4-5 (8 inn) LCU closed their regular season against Arkansas - Ft. Smith in a series that wrapped up Friday with a doubleheader streamed on ESPN3 as part of the NCAA Division II Showcase Series. Two walk-off wins closed out LCU’s regular season schedule, and Mar. 30 at Newman* ........................... W 10-7 the 3-2 and 5-4 victories over No.16 UAFS at Hays Field completed a four-game conference sweep and clinched a berth to the Apr. 6 at St Mary’s* .......................... L 1-3 Heartland Conference Tournament for the Chaps. Apr. 6 at St Mary’s* .......................... L 1-6 Apr. 6 at St Mary’s* .......................... L 3-13 Of the last seven meetings at Hays Field between LCU and UAFS, five have been decided by one run and four have resulted Apr. 7 at St Mary’s* .......................... L 3-8 in LCU walk-off wins. Overall, five of the last six meetings between the two programs have resulted in one-run differentials. Apr. 13 Texas A&M International* .. W 10-2 Overall on the season, LCU closed out their regular season schedule with a 32-18 mark. Apr. 13 Texas A&M International* .. W 13-0 (7 inn) IN THE REGION Apr. 14 Texas A&M International* .. W 8-4 The NCAA released their third regional rankings of the season and LCU, who is playing in their third season postseason eli- Apr. 14 Texas A&M International* .. W 9-1 gible, is seeking their third consecutive trip to a NCAA postseason. The top six teams in the final region poll will advance to Apr. 19 at Rogers State* ..................... L 2-12 the South Central Region Tournament as part of the NCAA Championships, with hosting privileges for the No.1 ranked team. Apr. 19 at Rogers State* ..................... L 1-11 (7 inn) Apr. 20 at Rogers State* ..................... W 6-2 1. West Tex. A&M Apr. 20 at Rogers State* ..................... W 4-0 2. Colorado Mesa 3. Tex. A&M-Kingsville Apr. 27 at St Edward’s* ...................... L 0-8 4. Colo. School. Of Mines Apr. 27 at St Edward’s* ...................... L 6-12 5. St. Edward’s Apr. 28 at St Edward’s* ...................... L 0-4 6. Ark.-Fort Smith Apr. 28 at St Edward’s* ...................... L 0-9 POSSIBLE STARTING PITCHERS - OVERALL STATS May. 3 Arkansas - Fort Smith* ....... W 5-2 Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA May. 3 Arkansas - Fort Smith* ....... W 11-10 18 Ryan Johnson 2.75 6 4 13 12 4 1 0 0 75.1 53 30 23 28 58 6 0 3 266 .199 7 7 0 0 3 13 Ricky Contreras 3.86 7 4 13 12 6 1 0 0 72.1 65 34 31 34 56 10 0 4 266 .244 7 10 1 2 10 May. 4 Arkansas - Fort Smith* ....... W 3-2 8 Callan Johnson 4.57 7 4 12 12 1 1 1 0 61.0 47 36 31 42 64 9 1 4 224 .210 11 11 0 2 2 May. 4 Arkansas - Fort Smith* ....... W 5-4 21 Daniel Crooks 5.07 4 4 12 11 2 1 0 0 60.1 67 42 34 24 49 13 0 1 223 .300 12 13 0 8 9 35 Chandler Casey 1.94 4 1 16 3 1 0 0 3 46.1 48 20 10 7 38 8 1 2 186 .258 3 6 0 0 7 * - Heartland Conference Game POSSIBLE STARTING PITCHERS - CONFERENCE STATS Player ERA W L APP GS CG SHO CBO SV IP H R ER BB SO 2B 3B HR AB B/Avg WP HBP BK SFA SHA 18 Ryan Johnson 3.35 3 3 7 6 3 0 0 0 37.2 26 18 14 19 31 4 0 1 134 .194 6 6 0 0 1 13 Ricky Contreras 4.53 4 3 7 7 5 1 0 0 43.2 41 24 22 21 33 6 0 2 162 .253 5 6 0 1 9 8 Callan Johnson 5.88 4 3 7 7 1 1 0 0 33.2 28 27 22 25 38 7 0 4 127 .220 7 7 0 2 1 21 Daniel Crooks 6.44 2 2 6 6 1 1 0 0 29.1 34 27 21 17 23 6 0 1 109 .312 4 8 0 5 4 ™ 35 Chandler Casey 1.95 2 0 9 2 1 0 0 3 27.2 30 13 6 3 25 5 0 1 110 .273 1 5 0 0 5 LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY BASEBALL GAME NOTES www.lcuchaps.com @lcuchaps 2018 BASEBALL NOTES - HEARTLAND CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAPS HISTORY 7.