Feb. 27, 2009
2.27.09 - Oklahoma City, Okla- The Mid-America Christian University women's softball team fell to Sooner Athletic Conference opponent Oklahoma Christian University on Thursday afternoon at Jack Allen Field.
The Lady Eagles came out strong scoring two runs in the top of the first.
The second and third innings were scoreless but OC tact two more run onto their lead in the fourth giving them a 4-0 advantage.
MACU got on the board in the bottom half of the fourth scoring two runs. With bases loaded OC pitcher Sophia McKean walked in a run after pinch hitter Caitlyn Ulmer reached base on balls. The next Lady Evangel at the plate, Kasey Jones, also reached base by a walk bring Alesha Calvery home, making it a 4-2 game.
OC got their fifth run in the top of the sixth giving them the 5-2 lead and the win after shutting down the MACU offence in the last two innings.
MACU struggled at the plate in game one with six hits compared to the Lady Eagels 15 knocks.
The Lady Evangels were also error plagued with six blunders in game one.
Kalynne Tweedie was in the circle for the Lady Evangels, pitching a complete game. She had one strikeout, six fly outs and eight groundouts. Tweedie gave up five runs; three of them were earned.
Game two looked much like game one with four errors. MACU had eight hits and held the Lady Eagles to nine hits.
OC started the game with a two run home run by shortstop Casey Brady. Giving them a 2-0 lead heading into the bottom half of the inning.
The game was scoreless until the fourth when OC increase their lead to 3-0. MACU came within one in the bottom half of the inning after Jones it a lead off single and Kasey Gardner hit a single to right field, bringing Jones across the plate. Gardner advanced to third after sacrifice bunts from Sarah Lankford and Courtney Kuebler. Gardner scored on Jessica Fullingim's single making it a 3-2 game.
OC scored four runs in the fifth with the help of two MACU errors, giving the Lady Eagles a 7-2 lead and the win.
Ulmer was the Lady Evangels starting pitcher with one strikeout, seven fly outs and eight groundouts. She gave up eight hits and seven runs but only two of the runs were earned.
Caley Wesberry closed out the game two fly outs and a ground out.
The Lady Evangels will continue conference play on Tuesday, March 3rd when they travel to USAO.
