April 7, 2010
4.7.10 - Oklahoma City, Okla.- The Mid-America Christian University baseball team's rally fell short in both of their games against NCAA Division II opponent West Texas A&M on Tuesday afternoon at Evangel Field. MACU fell 5-3 in the opener and 8-7 in extra innings in the nightcap.
The sweep gives the Buffs a 15-16 overall record while the Evangels fall to 14-19 on the year.
The Buffs led throughout the contest, opening the first frame with three runs. They tacked on two more runs in the fifth to take a commanding 5-0 lead.
The Evangels got on the board in the bottom of the fifth with a sacrifice bunt by Pete Feurtado, plating Sam Lewis who singled earlier in the inning.
Evan King got thing started in the sixth with a two-out single. Brian Carter followed with a single and Kevin Parson hit an RBI single to send King home. Lewis plated Carter with a RBI single, leaving the Evangels to trail 5-3 going into the seventh.
The Evangels were unable to get anything going in the final frame, losing 5-3.
MACU hurler Ryan Volkommer was tagged with the loss tossing 4.2 innings, allowing five runs off of five hits with two strikeouts. Ben Coffeen closed out the game pitching 2.1 innings allowing three hits with one strikeout.
Four pitchers saw the mound in the finale. Starting pitcher Kyle Francis got the no decision tossing 5.1 innings giving up two runs on eight hits with one strikeout. Derek Allen gets the loss, pitching the final two frames. The freshman allowed one run on two hits with one strikeout.
The Buffs struck early in game two, posting two runs in the first.
The Evangels answered, cutting their lead in half in the second frame with an RBI single by Carter, plating Frederick who singled earlier in the inning.
MACU took the lead in the third, posting two runs. Lewis reached base on a walk and proceeded to steal second and third. Mulhearn followed with a double, sending Lewis across home plate. An error allowed Mulhearn to score.
Frederick extended the Evangels lead in the fifth with a two-runs homer, giving MACU a 5-2 advantage.
MACU brought in David Wynn to close the seventh but the Buffs gave the pitcher some trouble, allowing them to score five runs taking a 7-5 lead.
A two-out double in the bottom of the seventh by Dan Heskin kept the Evangels alive, plating two runs, sending the game into extra innings.
With the bases loaded in the top of the eighth, freshman pitcher Derek Allen balked sending the game-winning run home. The Evangels were unable to come up with a run in the bottom of the frame.
The Evangels will resume Sooner Athletic Conference play on Friday, April 9th as they travel to Wayland Baptist University for a three game series.
