April 19, 2009
4.18.09 - Shawnee, Okla.- After a dramatic extra inning win on Thursday, the Evangel baseball team completed the sweep over St. Gregory's University on cloudy Saturday afternoon that ended with rain.
The Evangels collected a 7-3 win in game one before knocking off the Cavs with a 17-5 run-rule in six innings. With the victories, MACU improved to 19-23 overall and 9-18 in Sooner Athletic Conference play.
In game one MACU took a 1-0 lead in the third when Matt Allen, who walked, scored on a double hit by Brett St. Amour.
SGU tied the game in the bottom of the inning when Landin Boler hit a solo shot with two outs.
In the fourth MACU regained the lead with a double by Nathan Milton, scoring Jake Scott who led off the inning with a walk.
The Cavaliers took the lead in the bottom half of the inning scoring two runs on three hits making it a 3-2 game.
The Evangels regained the lead in the fifth with a sacrifice fly by Kieran Bradford scoring St. Amour who double earlier in the inning. Scott doubled allowing Pete Feurtado, who walked, to score giving MACU the 4-3 lead.
MACU added to their lead in the sixth. Rocky Polk led off the inning with a double and advanced to third on Milton's ground out. TJ Munch walked putting runners on first and third. Polk scored after a wild throw by SGU catcher Bobby Moore. Munch advanced to second on the throw. Allen singled putting Munch on third. St. Amour walked to load the bases. After Munch was forced out at home, Allen and St. Amour both scored on a throwing error by Moore making it a 7-3 game, which is how it would end.
TJ Peabody gets the victory on the mound, pitching a complete game with three strikeouts, allowing seven hits and three runs.
In game two MACU got things going in their first at bat. With two outs, Bradford reached on a walk, followed by Scott who reached on an error. That brought up Austin Boswell, who singled, scoring Bradford, giving MACU the 1-0 lead.
The Evangels continued to add to their lead in the third inning Feurtado led off with a walk and Bradford singled to open the frame. Scott drove in Feurtado with a double to make the score 2-0. Next it was Boswell's turn as he delivered a two RBI single. Back-to-back singles by Polk and Milton loaded the bases. Allen advanced on catcher interference, scoring Boswell. Followed by St. Amour who singled, sending Polk and Milton home. A ground out by Bradford scored Allen completing the Evangels scoring for the inning giving them a 8-0 lead.
SGU got three runs back in the bottom of the third using three hits and a MACU error. They plated two more runs in the fourth making it an 8-5 game.
MACU added four runs in the fifth and five runs in the sixth to complete the 17-5 victory in six innings.
Ben Coffeen earned the win on the mound for the Evangels pitching five innings allowing six hits and five runs with four strikeouts. Doug Kane pitched the final inning facing three batters with one strikeout and two fly outs.
The Evangels return home on Monday, April 20th when they host Ozark Christian College in a double header starting at 1 p.m.
