Feb. 17, 2010

2.17.10 - Oklahoma City, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian University softball team won their season opener at Hillsdale College. The Lady Evangels won the first game 4-0 and demolished the Saints in game two 18- 0 in five innings at Hillsdale College on Wednesday afternoon.

In game one the Saints held MACU scoreless through three innings before the Lady Evangels took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth. Ashley Newman led off the inning with a double and advanced to third on fly-out to right by Kelcey Gabriel. Chelsea Downs drove in Newman with a single through the hole a short stop.

In the sixth inning Gabriel hit a sacrifice fly to score Rachel Scott, giving MACU a 2-0 advantage.

The Lady Evangel tacked on their final two runs of the game in the seventh.

In her MACU debut, Jillian Willbanks got the win in the circle. She pitched a complete game shutout, giving up three hits and no runs with 10 strikeouts.

In game two the Lady Evangels put up 18 unanswered runs, all coming in the first two innings of the game.

Tiffanie Sanchez and Shanci Brown put MACU on the board early in the first, both scoring off of Newman's double to left. Downs added a two RBI double that scored Gabriel and Newman. Tiffani Molet doubled to right, scoring Ulmer. Brown brought the final two runs of the inning home with a single through the hole at shortstop.

The final 11 runs came in the top of the second, featuring a two-run homerun by Downs.

Caitlyn Ulmer got the win in the circle, pitching three innings with four strikeouts one hit and one walk.

The Lady Evangels host Oklahoma City University in their home opener on Thursday, February 18th at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.