March 12, 2010

3.12.10 - Shawnee, Okla.-The Mid-America Christian University baseball team won the first of a three-game series 11-6 against Sooner Athletic Conference opponent Saint Gregory's University on Thursday afternoon at SGU.

MACU took an early 3-0 lead with a three-run homer by Adrian Bravo-Carmona in the top of the first. The Evangels scored in four straight innings. Dan Heskin, pinch hitting in the seventh, closed out the scoring for the Evangels with a two-run bomb. James Frederick led the offensive charge going 3-4 with four RBI's behind Ryan Vollkommer's six-inning start.

Vollkommer struck out four Cavaliers and allowed four runs on seven hits with no walks. His opposition, Jacob Douglas, takes the loss pitching three innings. Douglas gave up five earned runs off seven hits and struck out one before SGU reliever Jake Merrit got tagged for six runs off seven hits.

The Evangels will finish their series with SGU on Saturday, March 13th at Evangel Field. The double header is set to start at 1 p.m.