OKLAHOMA CITY – Tiphani Napier drove in a school-record (as an NAIA school) seven runs to lead the Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels to a 10-1 romp in the second game over the Southwestern Assemblies of God University Lady Lions today (Apr. 15) at Jack Allen Field. The win gave the Lady Evangels a sweep of the twinbill after winning the opener 9-1.
The previous RBI record for a game was six, done on six occasions.
Napier's seven RBIs came on her first two career homers, a pair of three-run bombs and also an RBI double.
Cassidy Hart immediately put the Lady Evangels on top in the first inning with a solo homer in the first and Napier doubled home Mykah Smith to make it 2-0 after an inning.
Napier then followed an RBI double by Smith with her first three-run blast in the second inning that put the Lady Evangels up by six runs.
After Kelsey Coburn led off the fourth with a solo homer to put the Lady Lions on the board, Napier came up in the bottom of the inning and hit her second-three run homer that made it a 9-1 game.
Carly Castaneda then chased home pinch runner Larissa Tate with an RBI double to wrap up the scoring for the Lady Evangels.
Napier and Smith each went three-of-three at the plate in the nightcap for the Lady Evangels.
Morgan Wardlow started and turned in a solid outing, going four innings with only one run allowed and three strikeouts.
Marki Dethloff came on for the fifth inning and struck out two in a scoreless inning to finish off the win.
Napier also drove in three runs in the first game with a three-run double to spark a six-run third inning that broke open a 1-1 tie.
An RBI single by Kristen Stringer had put SAGU (5-39, 2-20 SAC) on top in the first, but Dethloff tied the score with her team-leading fifth homer of the season with two out in the second inning.
Tiffany Holt began the big third inning with a single and scored the first run on a single by Taryn Callender.
The Lady Evangels also got a bases-loaded walk to Smith and an RBI groundout by Castaneda that plated Napier.
MACU then put it away in the bottom of the fifth as a leadoff double by Katie Gracey and a walk to Dethloff led to a game-ending two-run double by Holt.
Macie Crites started the opener for the Lady Evangels (24-16, 9-9 SAC) and gave up one run with three strikeouts in her five innings in the circle.
Holt was two-of-two at the plate in the first game for MACU.
The Lady Evangels will now celebrate Senior Day tomorrow morning (Apr. 16) by hosting Texas Wesleyan University at 11 a.m. The Senior Day festivities are scheduled to begin at approximately 10:30 a.m.
