Shawnee, Okla. --
Jeff Eubank and Luis Flores combined for eight hits and six RBI to power the Mid-America Christian Evangels to their third straight victory, a 12-6 win over the St. Gregory's Cavaliers Thursday afternoon (Mar. 17) in Shawnee, Okla.
The Evangels big inning came in the seventh, when they were down 5-3 but exploded for six runs.
Flores first hit a game tying two-run homer that scored
Elfry Abad that made it 5-5.
Eubank then capped the inning with a three-run blast that put the Evangels in front 9-6.
The Evangels picked up three insurance runs in the ninth inning on a sacrifice fly by Martinez and a bases-loaded walk to
David Rhoads.
Eridani Dume then plated the Evangels' 12th run when
Jon Jon Lemos was hit by a pitch with the bases full.
MACU led 2-0 with single tallies in the first and second inning before Jeremy Springer sparked a four-run second for the Cavaliers with a two-run homer that also featured RBI doubles from starting pitcher Jacob Douglas and Dalton Streber.
The Evangels pounded out 19 hits in the game, led by a 4-of-5 performance from Flores and a 4-of-6 day from Eubanks.
Sean Sanders got the win by lasting 6 2/3 innings and giving up five runs along with five strikeouts.
Derek Allen worked 2 1/3 innings in relief of Sanders and allowed one run with four strikeouts.
The Evangels and Cavaliers will play the second game of the three-game set tomorrow afternoon (Mar. 18) at 2 p.m. at Evangel Field in OKC.