March 27, 2009
3.26.09 - Oklahoma City, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University baseball team took two games from Sooner Athletic Conference opponent Oklahoma Christian University on Thursday afternoon at Dobson Field.
The Evangels (12-17, 4-12) put three run on the scoreboard in the top of the firsts. Brett St. Amour led off the inning with a single and Pete Feurtado walked. Both players scored off an RBI double by senior Jake Scott. Scott reached home on and RBI single by first basemen Austin Boswell.
The Eagles (13-13, 7-9) got a run back in the bottom of the inning making it a 3-1 game.
OC tied the game 3-3 in second using four hits to score two runs.
MACU regained the lead in the top of the third. Catcher Kieran Bradford led off the inning with a single and Nathan Milton came in the game to pinch run. Milton scored on a RBI double from Scott. TJ Munch grounded out, allowing Scott to score, giving MACU the 5-3 advantage.
The Evangels extended their lead in the fifth when Boswell hit an RBI single scoring Feurtado, who led off the inning with a single (6-3).
OC made it a 6-5 game in the bottom of the fifth with a two-run homerun by catcher Jeff Davis.
The Eagels held MACU scoreless in the top of the sixth and scored the tying run in the bottom half of the inning (6-6).
A RBI single by Alex Webb gave the Evangels the go-ahead run which was enough for the win (7-6).
Ben Coffeen started on the mound for the Evangels. He pitching 5 1/3 innings giving up 11 hits and six runs, five of them earned. He also had five strikeouts.
Cody Price got the win for the Evangels, tossing 1 2/3 innings keeping the Eagles scoreless, allowing only two hits.
The Evangels had 20 hits in the 13-9 victory over OC in game two. Senior Roky Polk went four for four with three RBI's. Bradford went 3 for four with two RBI's.
After a scoreless first inning Polk got his first RBI of the game, singling up the middle scoring Boswell (1-0).
In the top of the third MACU took a 2-0 lead with an RBI single by Scott scoring Milton who pinch ran for Bradford who singled earlier in the inning.
In the fourth Webb led off the inning with a single and Polk hit an RBI single to bring him across home plate (3-0).
The visiting Evangels kept OC off the scoreboard until the fifth when the Eagles took a 4-3 lead. OC used for hits to produce for runs.
MACU regained the lead in the sixth with RBI's from Polk, St. Amour, Feurtado and Boswell. The Evangels used five hits to manufacture six runs giving them the 9-4 lead.
OC cut their deficit in the bottom of the inning posting three runs with two hits (9-7).
The Evangels used six hits to put their final four run on the board and allowed OC to get two runs in the bottom half of the inning, giving the Evangels the 13-9 win.
Cody Wise earned the win in game two for the Evangels tossing six innings giving up 11 hits and nine runs, six earned runs. He had seven strikeouts and six walks.
Thomas Finn closed out the seventh with one hit, no runs and one strikeout.
