March 27, 2009
3.27.09 - Shawnee, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University softball team split with Sooner Athletic Conference opponent Oklahoma Baptist University on a dreary Thursday afternoon at Lady Bison Field.
Although the Lady Evangels put the first run on the board in game one, they were unable to hold the lead losing 11-3 in five innings.
An RBI single by senior Kasey Gardner brought freshman Kacie Jackson across home plate in the top of the third putting MACU on the board and giving them the lead.
The MACU lead did not last, the Lady Bison scored two runs of their own in the bottom half of the inning off of four hits and one error.
MACU regained the lead in the fourth. Kelcey Gabriel led off the inning with single and advance to second on an error. Somer Grimes hit a sacrifice bunt putting Gabriel on third. Kacey Jones reached on an error and Gabriel scored. Sarah Lankford hit and RBI double, scoring Jones and giving MACU the lead.
The Lady Bison opened the bottom of the third with a lead off home run by Sonya Beach, tying the game 3-3. OBU then used three hits to add three more runs giving them a 6-3 lead going into the top of the fifth.
The Lady Bison held MACU scoreless in the top of the fifth and closed out the game with five runs off four hits and three errors, winning 11-3.
Caitlyn Ulmer started in the circle for the Lady Evangels pitching 3 1/3 innings giving up eight hits and six runs. Caley Wesberry finished out the game giving up five hits and five runs.
The Lady Bison took an early 1-0 lead in game two putting up a run in the first inning.
OBU held the 1-0 lead until the sixth inning when MACU shortstop Kaci Haney hit a grand slam scoring Gardner, Lankford and Wesberry. The Homerun gave the Lady Evangels a 4-1 lead.
OBU evened the score in the bottom half of the inning using two hits and a MACU error to score three runs.
Singles by Lankford and Gardner along with a walk by Wesberry puts Haney up at the plate with bases loaded for the second time in the game. Haney hit an RBI single scoring Lankford and giving MACU the 5-4 lead.
The Lady Bison got the run back in the bottom of the inning, scoring on an error, forcing extra innings.
MACU scored two runs in the top of the eighth and held the Lady Bison scoreless in the bottom of the inning, giving them the 7-5 victory.
Kortney Knost, 3-0 on the year, pitched the complete game victory for the Lady Evangels only giving up four hits and five runs with three of them being earned.
