March 28, 2010

2.27.10 - Oklahoma City, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University softball team fell to Sooner Athletic Conference opponent Southern Nazarene University 6-0 on Saturday afternoon at Jack Allen Field. The night cap was cancelled due to weather conditions and will be made up at a later date.

With the win the Crimson Storm improves to 20-6 on the year with a 7-1 SAC record. The Lady Evangels fall to 10-17 on the season and 3-11 in conference play.

SNU took an early 1-0 advantage with a solo shot by Katie Turner in the top of the first.

Neither team had much offense until the Storm found some breathing room in the sixth by plating four runs. Turner led off the inning with a single and scored on a double by Katie Hale. Hale advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt by Aubrey Jones and scored on a wild pitch. Chelsea Lowell tripled, allowed Amy Madden and Keli Billups to score. SNU took a 5-0 lead into the bottom half of the inning.

SNU tacked on their final run of the game in the seventh with the help of a MACU error.

The Lady Evangels offense struggled to find its rhythm all game, producing only four hits in the 6-0 loss.

Caitlyn Ulmer suffers the loss on the mound for MACU, pitching a complete game, allowing six runs, five earned, on eight hits with two strikeouts.

The Lady Evangels return to action on Tuesday as the travel to Oklahoma Baptist University for a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m.