OKLAHOMA CITY – The Wayland Baptist University Pioneers finished off a three-game sweep of the Mid-America Christian University Evangels with a 10-3 win in the series finale today (May 1) at James Curtis Field.
The Pioneers got going with four runs in the second inning, capped by a three-run homer by Austin Davis.
After the Pioneers struck for two more runs in the third and went up 8-0 on a solo homer by Jake Doyle in the fifth, Dylan Queen put the Evangels on the board with his second homer of the season, a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth.
Following a two-run single by Caleb Davidson in the seventh inning, the Evangels got RBI singles from Brandon Bordonaro and Cale Backward in the bottom of the eighth.
Davidson was then chased home on a single from Ernesto Lizardi in the Pioneers' half of the ninth to finish out the scoring.
Bordonaro went one-of-four and Tanner Ward walked twice in their final home game for MACU.
Chevin Noone had two hits on the day for the Evangels (19-30, 7-17 SAC), while Junior Obeso started on the mound and gave up five earned runs with a career-high tying eight strikeouts.
Davis and Davidson each drove in three runs for the Pioneers, with Davidson also going four-of-five.
Jonathan Frost allowed one earned run in six innings and struck out six in getting the win for the Pioneers (41-14, 16-8 SAC).
The Evangels will now gear up for the upcoming Sooner Athletic Conference postseason tournament, set to begin on Friday (May 6). Time, location and opponent for the SAC tourney will be determined soon.