March 7, 2010

3.7.10 - Conway, Ark.- The Mid-America Christian University softball team played five games at the Central Baptist College Invitational over the weekend. MACU defeated Bakers University, Lyon College and Bacone College while falling to Mid-Continent and Williams Baptist.

The Lady Evangels started the tournament with an 8-7 win over Bakers on Friday afternoon. It took extra innings to decide the winner with the Lady Evangels getting the game winning run in the top of the ninth inning. Chelsea Downs got the game-winning RBI single sending Kelsey Gabriel home. Caitlyn Ulmer grabbed the win in the circle with 11 strikeouts while giving up seven runs. Shanci Brown was 3-4 from the plate with two RBI's.

MACU won another close one later Friday afternoon, defeating Lyon College 5-4. Jill Willbanks took the win in the circle with six strikeouts, allowing four runs. Ashley Newman and Gabriel both went 2-4 at the plate. Newman had a two-RBI double in the fifth and Gabriel hit a RBI triple in the first.

Mid-Continent got the 8-0 run rule in six innings over the Lady Evangels on Friday evening. Ulmer struck out six and gave up five earned runs, taking the loss in the circle.

Williams Baptist edged out MACU on Saturday with a 6-5 victory. An error in the bottom of the seventh inning brought the game winning run across the plate.

MACU bounced back in the finale with an 11-3 run rule over Bacone College in six innings. Newman got her fist home run of the year in the sixth, worth three RBI's. Ulmer got the win with nine strikeouts and all three runs were unearned.

MACU returns to Sooner Athletic Conference play on Tuesday, March 9th at Rogers State University. The double header is set to start at 2 p.m.