March 17, 2009
3.17.08 - Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian University baseball team picked up two wins on Tuesday afternoon in a double header against Southwestern Assemblies of God University at Evangel Field.
MACU prevailed game one 6-4. Ben Coffeen took the mound for the Evangels getting the win with seven strikeouts, giving up four runs, two of them earned. Cody Price got the save facing one batter.
SAGU got on the board first in the bottom of the second, using three hits and a MACU error to produce two runs.
MACU got a run back in the bottom of the inning when Jake Scott scored from first base off Austin Boswell's double that hit the right-center wall. Scott led off the inning, reaching first after he was hit by a pitch.
SAGU made it a 4-1 game in the top of the third putting up two more runs. With two outs they managed to get four hits, scoring two runs.
In the bottom of the third Brett St. Amour led off the inning with a double down the left field line. A sacrifice fly by Pete Feurtado put St. Amour on third. Kieran Bradford hit a single, scoring St. Amour, making the score 4-2.
After holding SAGU scoreless in the top of the fourth, the Evangels evened up the score in the bottom of the inning. Alex Webb led off with a walk. James Porter singled up the middle advancing Webb to third. Webb scored on a wild pitch. Rocky Polk then reached first with a bunt and Porter advanced to third. A sacrifice fly by Matt Allen brought Porter across home plate tying the game 4-4.
MACU took the lead in the fifth. Scott led off with a double and TJ Munch pinch ran for him. He advanced to thirds on a single by Boswell and scored on a wild pitch.
An RBI single by Feurtado in the bottom of the sixth, scored Nathan Milton who led off the inning with a single (6-4).
MACU won game two 3-1. Kaplan Smith took the mound for the Evangels, getting the win allowing four hits, one earned run with three strikeouts. Thomas Finn closed out the game in the seventh getting the save, allowing one unearned run.
The Lions took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first after a MACU error put lead off hitter Dustin Jett on base. Jett would later score on a sacrifice fly hit by pitcher Scotty Smith.
The Evangels got on the board and took the lead in the bottom of the third, scoring two runs. Second baseman Tristan Varela led off with a single to right-center field and then stole second base. A sacrifice fly by St. Amour moved Varela to third and a double down the left field line by Porter brought him home (1-1). A single by Bradford gave the Evangels the lead, scoring Porter (2-1).
The Evangels scored their third run in the top of the fifth. St. Amour led off with a single to right center and stole second during Porters at-bat. He later scored on a single by Bradford (3-1).
Jett led off the top of the seventh with a double. Second baseman, Josiah Hensley then singled to center. Jett scored on a missed catch by the cut off man in the infield (3-2). The Evangels got out of the inning with a double play for the win.
James Porter was 2-2 at the plate with one RBI and Kieran Bradford 2-3 with two RBI's.
The Evangels will continue their schedule at home tomorrow, March 18th at 2 p.m. against Hastings College.
