OKLAHOMA CITY -- Colby Crawford struck out a whopping 15 batters in six innings to lift the Mid-America Christian Evangels to a 16-0 win over the Dallas Christian Crusaders in the nightcap of a season-opening doubleheader Saturday afternoon (Feb. 4) at James Curtis Field.  The Crusaders slipped by the Evangels 7-5 in the first game. 

Crawford allowed only three hits and walked three in picking up the Evangels' first victory of the season. 

Taylor Daniels and Dustin Carlsward each scored three times to spark the Evangels at the plate, with Daniels also driving in three. 

The Evangels got on the board with a run in the bottom of the first, then scored two in the second for a 3-0 lead.

Four more runs in the fourth and an eight run fifth inning turned it into a rout for the Evangels. 

Nick Whetzell finished off the game with a scoreless seventh inning, with one strikeout.

The Evangels jumped on top in the opener with two runs in the bottom of the second, but the Crusaders answered with two in the third, two more in the fifth and broke the game open with three in the sixth.

MACU responded with three runs of their own in the bottom of the sixth, but it wasn't enough as the Crusaders held on for the win.

Joe Moore went 1-3 with two RBI and Trent Daniels scored twice to pace the Evangels' offensive attack. 

Grant Middlebrooks came on in the seventh and pitched a scoreless frame, with a pair of strikeouts. 

The Evangels will next play one game at Hillsdale College on Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 7) at 2 p.m. in Moore, Okla.  They will then return home and host McPherson (Kan.) for a doubleheader on Friday afternoon (Feb. 10) beginning at 1 p.m.