Shawnee, Okla. -- Mid-America Christian University starting pitcher Kelcie Wolf threw seven solid innings to lead the Lady Evangels to a 3-1 victory over the No. 13-ranked Oklahoma Baptist University Lady Bison in the opening game of the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament for both teams today (May 1) at Lady Bison Field in Shawnee, Okla. 

The Lady Evangels will now play USAO coming up at 4 p.m. in the second game of pool play.  A victory over USAO and then Northwood University tomorrow afternoon (May 2) at 3 p.m. would now assure the Lady Evangels of a spot in the SAC title game Saturday afternoon (May 3) at 1 p.m. at Oklahoma City University. 

Wolf allowed the Lady Bison only one run in her seven innings of work on only four hits with six strikeouts. 

The pivotal inning came when the Lady Evangels put across two runs in the seventh to snap a 1-1 tie.  

Taylor Green got it started with a one-double and took third on a single by Tiffany Holt.  Hannah Lynch then reached base on an error that allowed pinch-runner Cheyenne Been to score the go-ahead run. 

MACU tacked on another run when Katie Gracey reached on a fielder's choice that plated pinch-runner Jackie Hilterbran to give the Lady Evangels (31-26) a two-run cushion. 

The Lady Bison (41-15) made things interesting when Dara Gray drew a one-out walk and an error allowed Sammy Leisinger to reach with two outs, putting the tying runs on base and the winning run at the plate. 

But Wolf shut the door by inducing a fly out to end the game and close out the win for the Lady Evangels. 

The Lady Evangels got on the board in the first on an RBI single by Ashley Sanford that scored Taryn Callender that made it 1-0. 

OBU then tied the score on a sacrifice fly by Raeven Clark in the fourth inning. 

Hannah Wilbur was the tough luck loser for the Lady Bison, giving up only one earned run in seven innings with 10 strikeouts.