Lubbock, Texas -- Anthony Lopez hit a pair of home runs with four RBIs to lead the No. 5-ranked Oklahoma Baptist Bison to a 10-2 win over the Mid-America Christian Evangels in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Friday evening (May 6) in Lubbock, Texas.
An RBI single by Bam Davis in the first inning put the Bison in front 1-0 before Lopez hit a three-run blast for a four-run cushion after three innings.
Adrian Bravo-Carmona accounted for all of the Evangel offense with solo homers in the fourth and sixth innings.
The Bison broke the game wide open with three runs in the bottom of the fifth and then went up 9-2 on a two-run double by Daniel Baptista in the sixth.
Lopez finished out the scoring with a lead-off homer in the eighth inning.
Ryan Plum worked eight innings and allowed two runs and struck out seven to pick up the win.
Bravo-Carmona was 2-of-4 at the plate for the Evangels, while
David Rhoads and
Collin Greuter also had two hits.
The Evangels will next compete next week at the National Christian College Athletic Tournament, which will begin Wednesday (May 11).
Meanwhile, OBU is set to compete in the SAC Tournament Championship game tomorrow afternoon (May 7) against Rogers State at 1 p.m. in Lubbock.