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Sweeney pitches gem as Evangels knock off OBU, 3-2 in 10 innings

Oklahoma City, Okla. -- Eric Sweeney pitched seven straight scoreless frames as the Mid-America Christian Evangels won in walk-off fashion, 3-2 in 10 innings over the Oklahoma Baptist Bison Saturday afternoon (Mar. 12) at Evangel Field in OKC. 
 
The red-hot Bison had won 13 of 14 heading into the game. 
 
With the game tied 2-2 heading into the bottom of the 10th, Kevin Parsons led off the inning with a single and scored the game-winning tally on a sacrifice fly from David Rhoads. 
 
The Bison struck first with an unearned run in the top of the first but the Evangels tied it on an RBI double from Jon Jon Lemos in the bottom of the inning. 
 
OBU then grabbed the lead back on a lead-off solo homer by Daniel Baptista. 
 
The scored stayed that way until the bottom of the eighth when Martinez scored the tying run as Rhoads reached on an error.
 
Sweeney struck out six in his nine innings of work against only three walks. 
 
OBU's Chad Hardison was also solid on the mound, giving up only one run with 11 strikeouts and only one walk in 7 2/3 innings. 
 
Eridani Dume went 2-of-4 at the plate for the Evangels, while Bam Davis was 3-of-5 for the Bison (18-5, 8-1 SAC). 
 
The Evangels will next host Midland Lutheran College in a non-conference matchup Monday afternoon (Mar. 14) at 1 p.m.
       
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