March 28, 2008

3.28.08 - CHICKASHA Okla. - The Mid-America Christian University Evangels lost to the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma Drovers in Sooner Athletic Conference play Friday, March 28. The Drovers defeated the Evangels, 12-2.

MACU hit 7-for-26 in the game, while scoring just two runs. The Evangels gave up 12 runs on 15 USAO hits. MACU committed two errors on the day, which lead to three unearned runs. The Evangels stranded four runners on the day.

MACU jumped on the Drovers early, scoring the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning. Junior Jake Scott knocked in Senior Jon Reed on a RBI ground out. However, the Drovers answered in the bottom half of the first inning with two runs, taking a 2-1 lead.

USAO scored a run a piece in the bottom of the second, third, and fourth inning, stretching its lead, 5-1. The Evangels trimmed the lead, 5-2, in the bottom of the fifth inning, when Senior Mike Wilkinson knocked in Freshman Alex Webb off of a sacrifice hit.

The Drovers answered in the bottom of the fifth with five runs, taking a 10-2 lead. USAO put the game away in the bottom of the seventh inning, by scoring two runs, defeating the Evangels, 12-2.

Scott finished the game 1-for-3 with a RBI, while Wilkinson picked up the other MACU RBI. Junior Austin Boswell went 2-for-3.

The Evangels drop to 7-22 on the year, and 1-18 in SAC action.

MACU will complete is series with the Drovers Saturday, March 29 at Curtis Field. First game of the double header will start at 1:00 p.m.

If you are interested in playing baseball for MACU or would like more information about the baseball program, contact Coach Jason Blackwell at 405-692-3138 or via email at jblackwell@macu.edu.