Feb. 19, 2009

2.18.09 - Oklahoma City, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University baseball team dropped a Sooner Athletic Conference game at Oklahoma City University 5-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Jim Wade Stadium.

The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fourth when OCU designated hitter Steve Vitale hit a lead off home run to put the Stars on the board. OCU manager to score two more runs in the fourth, both unearned making it a 3-0 game.

OCU struck again in the sixth with a lead off home run by first baseman Brent Weaver. Landon Camp scored David Mann with a single up the middle giving the Stars a 5-0 advantage.

The Evangels got on the board in the top of the eighth when Rocky Polk doubled down the left field line allowing Bryan Olivier to score, making the score 5-1.

Starting pitcher Doug Kane, now 1-1 on the season, pitched six innings with four strikeouts, nine hits and five runs. Taylor Foster replaced Kane in the seventh, giving up three hits.

The Evangels are back at OCU on Thursday, February 19th for the final nine-inning game of the series. First pitch is set for 2:30.