Bartlesville, Okla. – The Oklahoma Wesleyan University Lady Eagles pulled out a 3-2 win over the Mid-America Christian University Softball Evangels in eight innings to finish a sweep today (Feb. 28) in Bartlesville, Okla. The Lady Eagles took the opener from MACU 6-4.
The nightcap was even at 1-1 heading into extra innings when the Evangels took advantage of a two-out error to score the go-ahead run.
With the bases-loaded and two outs in the bottom of the eighth, a wild pitch plated the tying run before Kierra McFadden hit a walk-off single for the Lady Eagles.
Courtney Anderson was solid again in the circle for MACU, keeping the Evangels close by allowing only one earned run and striking out six in 7 2/3 innings.
Taryn Callender and Hanna Harris each recorded two hits for the Evangels.
Britney Howard and Ally Raines paced the Lady Eagles with two hits in the second game.
Mykelti Shelton lasted 5 1/3 innings and struck out four with one run allowed for OKWU. Makayla Kelly got the win after pitching the final 2 2/3 innings, with one run allowed, none earned and one strikeout.
The Evangels fell behind 5-0 in the opening game, but rallied back with a three-run sixth inning on an RBI single by Harris and then a two-run double by Brittany Ward.
After an RBI double by McFadden in the bottom of the sixth, the Evangels threatened again when Callender doubled and scored on a fielder's choice.
The Evangels eventually had runners at second and third with one out, but Harris lined into a double play to end the game.
Tiphani Napier had three hits in the first game and Ward went 2-of-3 for the Evangels.
Caitlin Butler got the final two outs in the sixth in relief of starter Morgan Wardlow, who gave up six runs and struck out two in 5 1/3 innings.
McFadden went 3-of-4 for OKWU with two RBIs, while Michaela Shouldis and Kaylee Clinton also tallied three hits. Raines also drove in a pair of runs in the first game for the Lady Eagles.
The Evangels will next compete in the Friends University tournament this weekend (Mar. 3-4) in Wichita, Kan.
