March 9, 2008
3.9.08 - MCPHERSON, Kansas - The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels finished the McPherson College Tournament Sunday, March 9. The Lady Evangels played four games in the tournament, compiling a 1-3 record for the weekend.
On the first day, MACU battled McPherson College in the first game of the day. Both teams scored a run in the third inning. The Lady Evangels scored again in the top of the fourth inning, taking a 2-1 lead. McPherson answered in the bottom half of the inning, with two runs and took a 3-2 lead.
MACU took the lead back in the fifth inning, 4-3, but McPherson scored four runs in the bottom half of the fifth inning. McPherson shut-out the Evangels in the sixth and seventh inning, leading to a 7-4 win.
Senior Holly Steckbauer hit her first homerun of the year, finishing with two RBI's. Junior Kasey Gardner went 2-for-3 with a RBI.
In Saturday's second game, MACU played Haskell University. Haskell struck first, scoring a run in the top of the third inning. MACU answered in the bottom of the third inning with two runs, taking a 2-1 lead. The Lady Evangels scored two more runs in the bottom of the fifth inning, which led to a 4-1 win.
Steckbauer hit a two-run double that gave the Lady Evangels the lead, while Freshman Somer Grimes picked up the other MACU RBI.
On Sunday, the Lady Evangels played Friends University in the first game.The Lady Evangels held the lead throughout the game, including a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning. However, Friends rallied and defeated MACU on a walk-off homerun.
In the second game, the Lady Evangels battled Avila College. The game was a defensive battle, with both teams failing to score in the first five innings of the game. Avila scored the first and only run of the game in the sixth inning off of an unearned run. The Lady Evangels were shut-out in the remaining innings and lost, 1-0.
The Lady Evangels are 4-8 on the season, and remain 0-4 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
MACU will battle Oklahoma Baptist University at home, Tuesday, March 11. First game of the double header is scheduled for 2:00 p.m.
If you are interested in playing softball for MACU or would like more information about the softball program, contact Coach Jerald Lewis at 405-692-3285 or via email at jlewis@macu.edu.
