Bartlesville, Okla. -- The Oklahoma Wesleyan University Eagles, who received votes in the preseason NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll, defeated the Mid-America Christian University Evangels 10-4 today (Feb. 14) in Bartlesville, Okla. 

The Evangels got on the board in the first inning on RBI singles by Jacob Martinez and Jerry McNew that scored Ryan Moseley and Axel Poesmans for a 2-0 lead.

A two-run homer by Alejandro Hernandez in the bottom of the inning tied the score for the Eagles and OKWU then capitalized on a pair of Evangel errors in the second to score two more runs and jump on top. 

It was still a two-run lead for the Eagles at 6-4 when a three-run sixth inning broke the game open. 

McNew drove home another run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth and Pedro Varela also had an RBI. 

Poesmans, Martinez and Kevin Lentzner each had a pair of hits for the Evangels (4-6). 

Scott Weaver paced the Eagles' attack with four RBIs. 

Brandon Johnson pitched a scoreless inning of relief for MACU, while Brayden Nelson lasted 5.1 innings, with one earned run allowed and three strikeouts in a winning effort for the Eagles (5-1). 

The Evangels will next open a three-game series Friday afternoon (Feb. 17) at Huston-Tillotson, starting at 1 pm in Austin, Texas.