Chickasha, Okla. -- The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels are now 9-2 on the season after sweeping the first day of the USAO/MACU Tournament Friday (Feb. 21) in Chickasha, Okla. The Lady Evangels defeated Langston University 7-0 in the opener and then knocked off York College 10-6 in the second game.
MACU has now won five straight games to improve to 9-2, continuing their best start since joining the NAIA.
The Lady Evangels came out on top in the first game against Langston University as Kelcie Wolf grabbed the win for the Lady Evangels by throwing six scoreless innings and allowing only three hits and seven strikeouts.
The Lady Evangels took advantage in the first inning when Jackie Hilterbran hit a double and Ashley Sanford followed up with a base hit to help get Hilterbran into scoring position. Hannah Lynch reached first on an error and Natalie Bissell reacted quickly with a two-run single.
However, MACU didn't stop there. In the bottom of the third, Hilterbran managed to rip another double and Lynch followed up with an RBI double to score Hilterbran. Tiffany Holt then came through with an RBI single that scored Lynch with two outs. MACU scored two more in the fifth before capping the win 7-0 against Langston.
The Lady Evangels were not satisfied with only one win for the day as they came out with intensity to make sure and grab the second win to defeat York College.
MACU got on top when Tiffany Holt and Katie Gracey each had a single up the middle. Taryn Callendar came through and hit a triple to score Holt and Gracey. Taylor Green continued her hitting streak by adding a single to get Callendar home to put MACU ahead 3-0. Kenna Mccoy advanced the runners and Sanford came through to add an RBI single which put MACU ahead 4-0 heading into the bottom of the second.
York College managed to score four runs in the bottom of the fourth off of two errors.
The Lady Evangels though made sure to get those runs back in the top of the fifth. Lynch started off the fifth with a double to left center. Holt advanced Lynch with a hit and Callendar grabbed the RBI. MACU added four runs in the fifth which put the Lady Evangels up 9-4.
MACU managed to grab one more run in the seventh to close out the win.
Amber Tinney grabbed the win for the Lady Evangels by giving up seven hits but also recorded six strikeouts in her six innings of work.
Hilterbran and MCcoy were 5-of-9 for the day while Holt and Callendar were 5 for 7.
The Lady Evangels will conclude action at the USAO/MACU Tournament tomorrow by facing MidAmerica Nazarene University at 10 a.m. and then Friends University at 1 p.m.
