OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels continue to get solid pitching and swept the Southwestern Christian University Lady Eagles today (Apr. 8) at Jack Allen Field. MACU won the opening game 2-0 and then 6-1 in the second game.
In the opener, Macie Crites threw her third one-hit shutout in her last four games, striking out six in her seven innings in the circle.
The Lady Evangels scored both of their runs in the bottom of the third when Carson Osborne singled to lead off the inning and advanced on a bunt single by Cassidy Hart. Osborne then scored the first run on a groundout by Mykah Smith before Marki Dethloff singled home Hart.
Osborne and Tiffany Holt each had two hits for the Lady Evangels.
Jessica Orozco was also solid on the mound for the Lady Eagles, giving up two runs in six innings. Orozco also had SCU's only hit in the game.
In the nightcap, it was Morgan Wardlow completing the sweep with seven solid innings. Wardlow struck out two and allowed only one run while shutting out the Lady Eagles after the first inning.
The Lady Evangels trailed SCU 1-0 until breaking through for three runs in the bottom of the fifth.
A single from Taylor Green and double by Hart began the inning and after the next two hitters were retired, Dethloff walked and Katie Gracey delivered a two-run single to put the Lady Evangels on top. An error led to another run in the inning that gave MACU a two-run lead.
In the bottom of the sixth, Carly Castaneda led off the inning with a solo homer for a 4-1 lead. The Lady Evangels got two more insurance runs in the frame on an RBI single by Smith and then Mariah Treat stole home after reaching on an error.
The Lady Evangels (21-13, 6-6 SAC) got two hits in the second game from Gracey, Castaneda and Green.
Orozco had two of the three hits for the Lady Eagles (7-24, 3-11 SAC) in the nightcap.
The Lady Evangels will next be in action Thursday (Apr. 7) at St. Gregory's University. The twinbill will begin at 4 p.m. at Firelake Ballfield in Shawnee, Okla.
