March 27, 2010
3.27.10 - Oklahoma City, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University softball team couldn't handle the Central Baptist University offense on Friday afternoon. The Lady Mustangs defeated MACU 15-0 in five innings and 10-1 in six innings at Jack Allen Field.
After a scoreless first inning, the CBC got to work in the second frame. Carly McLennan led off the inning with a walk and catcher Shannon Pickard followed with a homer over the left field fence. The Lady Mustangs added a third run before the inning was finished with a RBI double by Christen Kirchner, plating Sam Baker who single earlier in the inning.
CBC pitcher Jessica Bock struck out the side in the bottom of the second and the Mustang offence took over in the third.
Hailey King open the top of the third with a first-pitch solo shot over the centerfield fence. Two more homers were hit in the inning; Cassie Martin hit a two-run home run and Carly McLennan hit a three run bomb. The Lady Mustangs used a MACU error along with 10 hits to tally up 10 runs in the third frame.
The Lady Evangels had their chances in the bottom of the fourth, leaving the bases loaded at the end of the inning.
CBC used two hits to produce two runs in the fourth to give them the 15-0 final.
Jill Wilbanks gets the loss in the circle allowing 14 hits and 13 runs, 12 earned with three strikeouts.
In the night cap, CBC pitcher Casey Hammons allowed just five hits, one earned run and struck out 10 batters while Kayla Lucas and Hailey King each went 3-4 from the plate with three RBI's each to help lift the Lady Mustangs to the run-rule victory.
After striking the first two batters out, Caitlyn Ulmer gave up a solo shot to Shannon Pickard in the top of the second to get things rolling for CBC.
Hammons struck out the side in the bottom of the second and the Lady Mustangs added to their lead in the top of the third. Again with two outs CBC was able to rally with five hit, producing four runs with the help of a MACU error.
MACU scored their lone run of the day in the bottom of the fourth with an RBI single by senior Candice Meza, plating Ashley Newman who led off the inning with a double.
A double by King in the fifth scored two more runs for CBC, giving them an 7-1 advantage.
CBC capped off their scoring in the sixth with three runs off four hits and a MACU error.
Ulmer suffered the loss for MACU, allowing 10 runs, seven earned, on 13 hits with seven strikeouts.
The Lady Evangels return to Sooner Athletic Conference play on Saturday, March 27th at 1 p.m. against Southern Nazarene University.
