OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Wayland Baptist University Pioneers, who received votes in this week's NAIA Top 25 Coaches' poll, pounded out 20 hits in defeating the Mid-America Christian University Evangels 17-7 in the series finale today (Mar. 28) at James Curtis Field.  The Pioneers outlasted the Evangels 5-2 in 12 innings in the opener yesterday (Mar. 27) and then won the nightcap 3-0.  

The Evangels got on the board in the first on an RBI sacrifice bunt by Logan Glasgow, only to have Brayden Blackwell club a grand slam in the second inning to put the Pioneers on top. 

MACU answered back in the bottom of the inning when Reggie Lindsey led off with a single and then flashed his speed by scoring from second on an infield single by Daniel Thompson that made it 4-2.  Thompson then scored on a single by Glasgow that brought the Evangels within a run. 

The Pioneers (24-12, 11-1 SAC) then broke it open as a three-run homer by Austin Davis capped a five-run fifth inning and a two-run blast by Will Bass in the seventh made it 11-3, 

The Evangels (14-16-1, 3-7 SAC) fought back with four runs in the seventh, finished by a two-run shot by Lindsey that cut the deficit to four runs.  A sacrifice fly by Tanner Ward scored A.J. Wilson for the first run of the inning and Riley Barnum also singled home Kody Jones. 

But another home run by Davis, a two-run blast, keyed a six-run eighth-inning that put it away for the Pioneers. 

Lindsey went 3-of-4 for the Evangels with two runs scored, while Thompson was 2-of-5.  

Josh Alexander started for WBU and went five innings with two earned runs allowed to get the win.  He also helped himself at the plate by going 4-of-5 with an RBI.  

Zach Abbott came on in relief and got the final three outs of the eighth with one strikeout for the Evangels. 

The Evangels will next play at Bacone College on Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 31) at 3 p.m. in Muskogee, Okla.