OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian University Evangels got three RBIs from both Reggie Lindsey and Trey Henley and defeated the Waldorf College Warriors 14-8 in the second game of a twinbill today (Feb. 19) at James Curtis Field. The Warriors took the opening game 13-6.
Chevin Noone set a nice tone for the Evangels early on the mound of the nightcap, striking out the side in the first two innings to allow the bats to get going.
Lindsey plated Ryan Moseley with a sacrifice fly to put the Evangels on the board and a two-run double by Trey Henley made it 3-0 after an inning.
The Evangels tacked on three more in the third on a mammoth solo homer by Jerry McNew and RBI singles from Aaron Conway and Cale Backward for a 6-0 lead.
After the Warriors got two runs on a two-run shot by Michael Keeran in the fourth, the Evangels scored three more as Lindsey and Henley came through with run-scoring singles and Lindsey was chased home on a sacrifice fly by Conway.
Following a three-run fifth inning for the Warriors, the Evangels responded with three of their in the bottom of the inning on RBI doubles from Dylan Queen, Colt Pickens and Lindsey to once again lead by seven runs.
The Warriors kept fighting back and came within 12-8 on a three-run double by Mitchell Keeran in the sixth, but again the Evangels held them off and scored two of their own in the bottom of the inning.
Noone lasted five innings and gave up four runs with nine strikeouts and no walks. Wyatt Glasgow pitched a scoreless seventh and struck out two to close out the win.
The Evangels were only down 7-6 in the first game after a three-run fifth inning, but the Warriors exploded for a six-run sixth inning to put it away that was capped with a three-run double by Jacob Tedesco.
Waldorf got homers in the opener from Michael Keeran, Mitchell Keeran and Kellan Mick.
Lindsey was two-of-two for the Evangels with two RBIs and Pickens and Moseley also had two hits.
A bright spot on the mound for the Evangels was Levi Scott coming on in relief and escaping a two-on and no-out jam by striking out the side.
The Evangels will again play Waldorf tomorrow morning (Feb. 20) and will then face Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College at 3 p.m.
