Chickasha, Okla. -- The USAO Drovers slipped by the Mid-America Christian Evangels with a go-ahead run in the fifth inning of game one and then completed the sweep with a 10-0 win in the second game of a doubleheader that wrapped up the Sooner Athletic Conference regular season Saturday afternoon (Apr. 30) in Chickasha, Okla.
Brandon Jewett drove in three runs in the first three innings to help the Drovers build a 4-0 lead.
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Adrian Bravo-Carmona brought the Evangels back by clubbing a three-run homer in the fourth that made it 4-3.
Later in the inning,
Joe Moore doubled home
Justin Rivera that tied the score.
But an RBI groundout by Robert Summers gave the Drovers the lead in the bottom of the fourth that proved the game-winning tally.
USAO starter Andy Greenslitt made the lead stand by holding the Evangels scoreless over the final three innings.
Moore was a perfect 3-of-3 at the plate in the opener for the Evangels.
The Drovers jumped on the Evangels in the nightcap with three runs in the third, sparked by a two-run single by Regulo Moy.
Three runs in the fourth and four more in the fifth broke the game open for the Drovers and ended the game on the run rule.
Caleb Martin blanked the Evangels over five innings and struck out four to earn the win.
David Rhoads went 2-of-2 for the Evangels in the second game.
The Evangels will now gear up for their first-ever appearance in the SAC Postseason Tournament, which is set to begin next Wednesday (May 4).