April 17, 2009
4.16.09 - Oklahoma City, Okla- The Evangels rallied in the bottom of the tenth to get the 12-11 win over Sooner Athletic Conference opponent St. Gregory's University on Thursday afternoon at Evangel Field.
MACU now 17-23 overall with a 7-17 conference record denied SGU of their first conference win of the season leaving them with a 7-37-1 overall record, 0-25 in conference play.
The Evangels took the board first, scoring a run in the bottom of the first when Kieran Bradford hit a single scoring Brett St. Amour, who led off the inning with a walk.
In the bottom of the second MACU tact on four more runs, making it a 5-0 game. TJ Munch led off the inning with a single and scored off a single by Pete Feurtado. SGU had a fielding error on Feurtado's hit allowing St. Amour, who reached on fielder choice earlier in the inning, to score and Feurtado reached third. Bradford doubled sending Feurtado home. Austin Boswell singled allowing Bradford to plate the fourth run of the inning (5-0).
SGU used two MACU errors to get on the board in the top of the third, scoring one run.
MACU added a run in the bottom on the third making it a 6-1 game.
The Cavs had a productive fourth inning, taking a 8-6 lead, scoring seven runs off six hits.
The Evangels got a run back in the bottom half of the inning when Jake Scott led off with a home run (8-7).
A home run by St. Amour in the fifth tied the game 8-8.The Evangels took the lead in the bottom of the sixth with a solo shot by Scott, his second of the afternoon and seventh of the season.
SGU rallied back in the eighth, scoring the tying run making it a 9-9 game.
After a scoreless ninth the game was sent into extra innings.
In the top of the tenth SGU loaded the bases with two outs. Shortstop Kenny Gooch had a 2-2 count when a controversial ball was called. With a full count Gooch hit a double scoring two runs, giving the Cavs a 11-9 lead going into the bottom of the 10th.
St. Amour led off the tenth with a double, followed by a single by Feurtado putting runners on first and third. Joey Pepmiller reached on a SGU error, allowing St. Amour to score. With the tying run in scoring position Alex Webb doubled, plating Feurtado making it an 11-11 game. Boswell was intentionally walked loading the bases with no outs. The Cavs were able to get two outs but the bases remained loaded. Munch hit an infield grounder to third base; Caleb Phillips bobbled the ball allowing Webb to score and all the runners reach base. MACU won the game 12-11.
MACU collected 16 hits in the win over SGU, with five different Evangels collecting two hits. Jake Scott led the MACU offense with a 3-for-5 day, with back-to-back solo home runs.
Cody Price gets the win pitching one inning with one strikeout, allowing two hits and one run. Cody Wise started on the mound for the Evangels, pitching nine innings with seven strikeouts, allowing ten runs on nine hits.
The Evangels will conclude their series with SGU with a twin bill on Saturday, April 18th in Shawnee.
