LCU Chaps Baseball

Chaps and Northwood To Play Two

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:27:00 -0600

CEDAR HILL, Texas (February 3, 2012) - The No.4 Lubbock Christian University Chaparrals complete a three-game series against No.24 Northwood University (Texas) with a noon doubleheader at Knights Field Saturday afternoon. ONLINE AUDIO LINK / LIVE SCORING / WEATHER The Chaps opened the season 1-0 after a 10-8 win Friday over the Knights. They close out the weekend play Sunday at noon from LaGrave Field in Fort Worth, as they face Texas Wesleyan.

Chaps Claim Opening Knight

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:00 -0600

CEDAR HILL, Texas (February 3, 2012) - No.4 Lubbock Christian University used a seven-run eighth inning to break open a 3-3 tie and it was enough to hold off No.24 Northwood University (Texas), who closed the game with five unanswered runs, as the Chaparrals opened the 2012 season with a 10-8 win Saturday afternoon from Knights Field. The Knights had just tied the game at 3-3 with a solo home run from Isaac Maturino in the bottom of the seventh inning when the Chaps went on their offensive surge in the eighth inning. Knights reliever Keaton Parcell had lost rhythm hitting Benny Woodard to lead off the inning and following it with a four-pitch walk to Ryan Burnaman, which included a pair of wild pitches to advance Woodard. In came sidearm lefty Bryan Kinard and he surrendered four runs off a single from Karl Seiter, double from Richard Bohlken and a two-run double by Jason Fisch before recording the first out of the inning. Ryan Gunhouse reached on an error to prolong the inning and it led to a two-out bases loaded double by Woodard in his second at-bat of the inning to clear the bases. Northwood, trailing 10-3 did not back down. Edwin Arroyo, who finished a single shy of the cycle, led off the eighth inning with a double, as part of a two-run inning, and then made things interesting with a two-out two-run home run in the bottom of the ninth to cut the LCU lead to 10-7. Austin Atwell followed with a double off the centerfield wall and in came Burnaman to attempt to claim the save on the mound. The Chaps saves leader from a season ago gave up a run-scoring single to Adam Humes to place the tying run at the plate in clean-up hitter Deric Hawkins. In one pitch, Burnaman was able to get Hawkins to ground out to second base to stamp the win and claim his first save of the season. 18 runs were scored in the game and 14 were scored in the final three innings. Left handers Tyler Rogers of LCU and Texas Christian transfer Teddy Nowell of Northwood had a solid pitchers dual going to open the game. Rogers went five innings and allowed a solo homer from Atwell in the first inning for the only hit allowed. He struck out seven of the 18 batters faced. Nowell went six innings and allowed two runs off eight hits and struck out eight Chaps. Kyle Forsyth claimed the win in relief for LCU and opens the season 1-0. Parcell took the loss for Northwood (0-1). Each team went through four pitchers. Offensively, the Chaps received a solid afternoon from Bohlken. The Preseason All-American went 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and an RBI. Fisch produced the lone Chaps home run of the game with a two-run homer in the second inning and finished 3-for-5 with four RBI. The Chaps (1-0) and Knights (0-1) continue their season opening three-game series Saturday with a doubleheader beginning at noon from Knights Field.

Baseball Video Passes On Sale Now

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:39:00 -0600

LUBBOCK, Texas (February 1, 2012) - The Lubbock Christian University Athletic Department has announced that season passes for online video webcasts of LCU baseball are now on sale through the LCU official athletics website (www.lcuchaps.com). PURCHASE PASSES HERE This season marks the third season video services have been made available for Lubbock Christian University baseball. Video webcast services of LCU athletics began in 2009 and became available with a partnership with Stretch Internet (www.stretchinternet.com). Back again this season is the GameCentral portal, which allows for live scoring, video and chat features to be displayed on the same screen. Individual game purchases for video webcasts are $5. Season passports for baseball allow individuals to watch an entire season's worth of webcasts for a discounted rate of $39. There is a guarantee of 31 games on this season's baseball webcast schedule, with the strong possibility of additional games being added as the season progresses. Audio-only broadcasts will also be made available at www.lcuchaps.com and will remain free of charge. Also available through the partnership between LCU and Stretch is eScores, which a free-subscription service to receive final scores delivered via email and/or text message. Individuals can sign up for the service by clicking on the eScores logo on www.lcuchaps.com. The 2011 NAIA Runner-Up Chaparrals open their 2012 season Friday at 2 p.m. in Cedar Hill, Texas facing Northwood University for a three-game series. Their first home game is scheduled for February 10^th hosting York College (Neb.).

Chaps Open Season Feb. 3rd

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 09:59:00 -0600

LUBBOCK, Texas (November 29, 2011) - The Lubbock Christian University baseball program and head coach Nathan Blackwood have finalized their 2012 schedule, which has the Chaparrals opening their 2012 campaign Feb. 3, 2011 in Cedar Hill, Texas against Northwood University (Texas). The 50-game schedule has the Chaps opening their season in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Feb. 3^rd with four games on the opening weekend. After opening with a three-game series with Northwood, LCU will play Sunday, Feb. 5^th in Fort Worth at Texas Wesleyan. The first home game is scheduled for Feb. 10^th with a doubleheader against York College (Neb.). The Chaps have 26 home games scheduled for the season. The 30-game Sooner Athletic Conference season begins Feb. 24^th with Oklahoma Christian visiting Hays Field. The Chaps will host conference foes Oklahoma Christian, University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma, St. Gregory's, Oklahoma City and Wayland Baptist this season. The Chaps series with Wayland Baptist will remain in the same format as last season, with the series played out over a series of weeknights. Instead of playing a three-game continuous series, the two teams will play April 2^nd (at LCU), April 17^th (at Wayland) and April 23^rd (at LCU). The Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament is scheduled for May 2-5 and Oklahoma City will serve as the host. Opening Round play in the NAIA National Championship is scheduled for May 10-14^th (sites to be determined) and the 2012 NAIA World Series is set for May 25-June 1^st in Lewiston, Idaho. PRINTABLE SCHEDULE LINKED BELOW

Chaps Ranked Fourth

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 02:54:00 -0600

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Oklahoma City topped the 2011 - 12 NAIA Baseball Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Stars, who finished their 2011 campaign with a record of 47-12 and an appearance at the Avista-NAIA World Series, were awarded four first-place votes for 481 points. It is earn their 28th No. 1-ranking since the 2000 season. First-place nods were scattered among four additional teams with defending national champion and second-ranked Concordia (Calif.) earning 10 of them for 465 points. The Eagles were unranked in the final poll last season and captured their first-ever title as the ninth-seeded team in Lewiston, Idaho. They appear on the poll for the first time since being listed 15th in the March 7, 2007, edition. Third-ranked Lee (Tenn.) tallied one first-place vote for 457 points, while No. 5 Embry-Riddle (Fla.) earned a pair for 447 points and No. 6 LSU Shreveport (La.) picked up the final first-place nod for 426 points. After a runner-up finish in Lewiston, Lubbock Christian (Texas) vaulted up five spots from its final ranking of ninth, to fourth with 448 points to start the 2011 campaign. Both LSU Shreveport and No. 11 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) remained in the same positions from the final poll and all but one change was made to the top-10 squads. Faulkner (Ala.), who emerged from the Kingsport Bracket National Championship Opening Round by defeating top-seeded Union (Ky.), climbed into the top 10 at No. 8. It is the highest ranking for the Eagles since the 2004 season when they rose as high as sixth. Ranked eighth in the final poll, Union dropped back to 12th in the preseason announcement. In addition to Concordia, newcomers to the poll include No. 18 Tennessee Wesleyan, No. 23 Madonna (Mich.) and No. 25 Taylor (Ind.). The trio of squads were listed at least once on the Top 25 a year ago. Teams that were listed on the final poll that did not retain a position include Brewton-Parker (Ga.) (No. 15), Point Park (Pa.) (No. 23) and Culver-Stockton (Mo.) (No. 25). Thirteen of the 18 baseball conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups are represented throughout the Top 25, led by five squads from the Southern States Athletic Conference: Lee, Faulkner, No. 13 Auburn Montgomery (Ala.), No. 15 Belhaven (Miss.) and No. 21 Southern Poly (Ga.). The Sooner Athletic Conferences boasts four ranked teams in Oklahoma City, Lubbock Christian, No. 9 Oklahoma Baptist and No. 19 Rogers State (Okla.). The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/independents/unaffiliated groups. The first regular-season Top 25 poll will be announced on March 27, 2012. Notes: (All information dates back to 2000 season) Oklahoma City has now made 28 appearances at No. 1, a figure that ranks it second behind Lewis-Clark State’s (Idaho) 53 all-time No. 1-rankings … Lubbock Christian (Texas) comes in next with 13 No. 1 appearances, followed by Embry-Riddle (Fla.) with 11, Cumberland (Tenn.) with four and Lee (Tenn.) with two … Oklahoma City last went unranked in the 2009 preseason poll, but has been rated no lower than seventh since then … No. 2 Concordia (Calif.) has vaulted into the Top 25 for the first time since being ranked No. 15 on March 7, 2007 … No. 3 Lee (Tenn.) has now been ranked in 54-consecutive polls … No. 18 Tennessee Wesleyan is ranked for the first time since the first regular-season poll of last season, while No. 25 Taylor (Ind.) checks in for the first time since last season’s preseason poll.

RANK	LAST WEEK^	SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)	2011 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	2	Oklahoma City (4)	47-12	481
2	RV	Concordia (Calif.) (10)	43-19	465
3	7	Lee (Tenn.) (1)	51-14	457
4	9	Lubbock Christian (Texas)	50-14	448
5	1	Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (2)	51-11	447
6	6	LSU Shreveport (La.) (1)	47-15	426
7	5	Cumberland (Tenn.)	46-16	390
8	12	Faulkner (Ala.)	48-15	383
9	4	Oklahoma Baptist	46-14	362
10	13	Biola (Calif.)	38-22	331
11	11	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	38-17	327
12	8	Union (Ky.)	48-12	323
13	10	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)	42-19	296
14	22	Union (Tenn.)	38-17	244
15	14	Missouri Baptist	38-13	234
15	20	Belhaven (Miss.)	45-18	234
17	18	Fresno Pacific (Calif.)	32-21	221
18	RV	Tennessee Wesleyan	40-21	190
19	15	Rogers State (Okla.)	45-15	186
20	17	British Columbia	31-17	181
21	19	Southern Poly (Ga.)	41-17	154
22	24	York (Neb.)	39-14	151
23	RV	Madonna (Mich.)	32-14	127
24	21	Northwood (Texas)	39-18	99
25	RV	Taylor (Ind.)	35-14	94

Others receiving votes: Point Park (Pa.) 93; Campbellsville (Ky.) 85; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 67; Tabor (Kan.) 48; Iowa Wesleyan 47; Cal State San Marcos 43; Indiana Tech 30; Culver-Stockton (Mo.) 28; St. Thomas (Fla.) 28; Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) 27; Robert Morris (Ill.) 24; William Woods (Mo.) 14; Doane (Neb.) 14; Azusa Pacific (Calif.) 9; St. Francis (Ill.) 7; Texas at Brownsville 4; South Carolina Beaufort 3; Shawnee State (Ohio) 3; Bellevue (Neb.) 1; Northwestern Ohio 1; Houston-Victoria (Texas) 1; Southeastern (Fla.) 1; Webber International (Fla.) 1; College of Idaho 1; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 1; Shorter (Ga.) 1; Indiana Southeast 1; SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 1. ^ 2011 NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 Final Poll

Mick Follows In Father's Footsteps

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 18:48:00 -0600

LUBBOCK, Texas (November 13, 2011) - It may have been a hard decision for Midland Lee High School product Mick Limon, who is the younger brother of Wayland Baptist University NAIA All-American Marcus Limon and the son of former Lubbock Christian University baseball player Hector Limon. Mick chose to follow in his father's footsteps and he signed with the Chaparrals to become a student-athlete beginning with the 2012-2013 school term. Mick, preparing for his senior season with the Lee Rebels, went 11-2 on the mound and claimed Co-District 3-5A Player of the Year honors. He lost just one game in district play leading the Rebels to the UIL postseason. His father Hector is a former Estacado High School head baseball coach and currently coaches Lee. Hector was a member of the Chaparrals 1983 NAIA National Championship team and was inducted into the LCU Hall of Honor in 1998. His brother Marcus pitched this past summer in the Minnesota Twins affiliation after closing out an All-American career at rival Wayland Baptist University with a program single-season record with 150 strikeouts.

NAIA Recognizes Bohlken

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 18:17:00 -0600

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (November 8, 2010) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2012 Baseball Preseason All-America Team, and on the list selected by the NAIA-Baseball Coaches Association All-America Selection Committee was Richard Bohlken of Lubbock Christian University.
Headlining the team are a trio of 2011 First-Team All-Americans in Bohlken, outfielder Brady Wathen of Grand View (Iowa) and Madonna's (Mich.) starting pitcher Jeremy Gooding. Designated hitter Mike Mandarino of Cumberland (Tenn.), who was a Second-Team selection a year ago, was also selected to the preseason team. 10 All-America Honorable Mentions from last season also garnered the preseason accolade. Bohlken, a senior from Albuquerque, N.M., hit 23 home runs last season to co-lead the NAIA. He also hit .367 with 79 RBI. In his LCU career, Bohlken has hit 49 home runs and has a chance to become the seventh player to hit 50 or more home runs in program history. He can also set his sights on challenging the program record of 63 career home runs set by John Harris.

Ducks "Gun" Down Skunks

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:29:00 -0500

LUBBOCK, Texas (November 1, 2011) - The Red Ducks scored a trio of runs in the top of the seventh inning, with the game winning RBI coming off a two-run double by Ryan Gunhouse, and defeated the Blue Skunks 7-6 to force a decisive game five Thursday at 6 p.m. in the 40^th annual Ducks/Skunks series, which serves as the Lubbock Christian University baseball fall intrasquad series at Hays Field. Gunhouse ended the game 3-for-4 with the pair of runs-batted-in. He was joined on the Ducks squad with a 4-for-4 outing from Karl Seiter, who also had two RBI. The three-run seventh helped salvage a one-time 3-1 lead that had slipped away after the Skunks scored five runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

Ducks Get Goosed

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:58:00 -0500

LUBBOCK, Texas (October 30, 2011) - The Red Ducks collected a run in the seventh inning, but left the tying run stranded, as the Blue Skunks took a 2-1 series advantage in the best-of-five Ducks/Skunks Series with a 2-1 victory Sunday. The Ducks/Skunks series is in the 49^th season and it serves as the Lubbock Christian University fall baseball intrasquad series. The Skunks scored in the second inning with Jason Fisch scoring on a single by Paul Prestera and Fisch put the Skunks up 2-0 with an RBI single in the fourth inning. Ryan Burnaman collected the save, but did allow a run on a Brent Leslie single in the top of the seventh inning. Lester Lugo claimed the win on the hill allowing three hits in five innings of work. The Skunks can close out the series Tuesday at 6 p.m., as the two teams play game four of the series.

Skunks Don't Stink It Up

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:10:00 -0500

LUBBOCK, Texas (October 29, 2011) - Ryan Burnaman went 4-for-5 and the Blue Skunks scored 12 runs in the sixth inning to obliterate the Red Ducks 22-3 to even up the Ducks/Skunks series, which is the annual fall instrasquad scrimmage series by Lubbock Christian University in its 49^th season. The best-of-five series is tied 1-1. While Burnaman went 4-for-5, teammates Jordan Hill and Dom Milo each had three runs-batted-in. Milo had a unique three-RBI performance, as he was 0-for-3 at the plate. Each team had a homerun, as the Skunks received a homer from Richard Bohlken and Karl Seiter went deep for the Ducks. Six different Skunks had at least a pair of runs-batted-in during the contest. The series resumes Sunday at 2 p.m. and the winning team will put the pressure on the losing team for an elimination game Tuesday at 6 p.m.