LANGSTON, Okla. – Senior pitcher Regan Martin tossed a complete game shutout while breaking three different career pitching records in the process as the Mid-America Christian softball team swept Langston 6-1, 6-0 at T.G. Green Park on Tuesday.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 6, Langston 1
  • Mid-America Christian (17-6, 8-3 SAC)
  • Langston (6-17, 2-5 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Katie Long (10-2)
• Loss: McKenzie Connor (2-6)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Katie Long – W, 7 IP, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 7 SO
• Faith Hollingsworth – 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI
• Kassie Martin – 2-4, 2 2B, 2 R, RBI
• Kylie Stubbs – 2-4, 2 R, RBI

SCORING SUMMARY

• Top 3^rd – MACU – Kassie Martin doubled to center; Kylie Stubbs scored on error by cf – MACU 1, LU 0
• Top 3^rd – MACU – Faith Hollingsworth singled to left, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 2, LU 0
• Bottom 5^th – LU – Sydney Carter doubled to left, RBI; Nykiah Hines scored – MACU 2, LU 1
• Top 7^th – MACU – Kylie Stubbs singled to short, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 3, LU 1
• Top 7^th – MACU – Kassie Martin doubled to center, RBI; Kylie Stubbs scored – MACU 4, LU 1
• Top 7^th – MACU – Olivia Roberts doubled to right, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 5, LU 1
• Top 7^th – MACU – Faith Hollingsworth tripled to left, RBI; Haley Lindsey scored – MACU 6, LU 1

 GAME SUMMARY

• Langston put together the first big opportunity in the bottom of the first by loading the bases with a pair of singles and a hit-by-pitch with two outs, but senior starter Katie Long was able to get LU's Lillian Harjo to lineout to short to get out of the jam.
• Mid-America Christian put together a strong scoring chance in the top of the second by putting runners at first and second on Long's walk and Camenda Osborn's single. With two outs, Brookelyn Gilmore smacked a single to center, but Long was thrown out at the plate to keep the game scoreless.
• Long was able to get out of another jam in the second inning as she was able to get Sydney Carter to pop out with two outs after Langston maneuvered runners to second and third.
• In the top of the third, the Evangels were finally able to break through. After Kylie Stubbs reached on a two-out infield single, Kassie Martin drove a double to center as Stubbs was able to score on an error by the center fielder to make it a 1-0 game.
• After Olivia Roberts hit a single to put runners at the corners, Faith Hollingsworth drove in Martin on a single to left to stretch the lead to 2-0.
• Langston was able to cut the MACU lead to one in the bottom of the fifth after LU's Nykiah Hines reached on a bunt for a base hit and Carter smashed a double to left to score her from first.
• The Lions were able to put runners on the corners with no outs following a single from Gracelyn Rosales, but Long was able to induce a pair of pop-ups to go with a strikeout to limit the damage to just one run.
• The score held until the top of the seventh when the Evangels blew the game wide open. With one out, Mikaylee Allen smashed a triple to right and then came around to score when Kylie Stubbs' RBI single to short to make it 3-1. In the ensuing at-bat, Martin swatted her second double of the afternoon to center field, allowing Stubbs to score from first to stretch the lead to three. Roberts followed with a double of her own to right field to plate Martin and then Hollingsworth capped the scoring with a triple to left to bring in Haley Lindsey pinch running for Roberts, sealing the 6-1 win.

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its six runs on 12 hits and committed one error while Langston's run came on six hits and also made one miscue.
• The 12 hits recorded by the Evangels tied their season-high, matching the mark set in the 9-1 win against Oklahoma Panhandle State on Mar. 20 while the six extra-base hits (four doubles, two triples) set a new season-high.
• Katie Long went the distance to get her 10^th win of the season, giving up just one earned run on six hits with two walks and seven strikeouts.
• Five Evangels notched multiple hits in the contest as Kassie Martin ripped a pair of doubles for an RBI and two runs scored. Faith Hollingsworth also smashed a triple to go with a single to turn in a pair of RBIs.

 
GAME TWO
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 6, Langston 0
  • Mid-America Christian (18-6, 9-3 SAC)
  • Langston (6-18, 2-6 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Regan Martin (7-4)
• Loss: Kalyssa Gonzalez (2-4)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Regan Martin – W, 7 IP, 0 ER, 4 H, 1 BB, 6 SO
• Kassie Martin – 2-4, 2B, RBI, R
• Olivia Roberts – 1-3, 2 RBI

SCORING SUMMARY

• Top 6^th – MACU – Mikaylee Allen stole home – MACU 1, LU 0
• Top 6^th – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled to left, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 2, LU 0
• Top 6^th – MACU – Adrienne Phillips reached on an error by 2b, RBI; Allene Dennis scored, Faith Hollingsworth scored – MACU 4, LU 0
• Top 7^th – MACU – Kassie Martin doubled to left, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 5, LU 0
• Top 7^th – MACU – Olivia Roberts hit a SAC fly to right, RBI; Kylie Stubbs scored – MACU 6, LU 0

GAME SUMMARY

• It was a pitchers' duel through the first five innings as neither team could cross home plate until the sixth inning.
• Mid-America Christian generated the first run with some small ball. After Mikaylee Allen was hit by a pitch to lead off the inning, Allen stole second and then got down to third off a SAC bunt. While Kassie Martin tried to execute a safety squeeze, Allen was able to sprint down to home after the Langston catcher tried to pick her off at third to give MACU the 1-0 advantage.
• After Martin reached on a single and got down to third on a stolen base and a throwing error, Olivia Roberts drove her in on a single to left to extend the lead to two.
• The Evangels added two more runs later in the inning on an error by the second baseman, allowing Allene Dennis and Faith Hollingsworth to come around to score to extend the MACU edge to 4-0.
• MACU added two more in the top of the seventh on an RBI double from Martin and a SAC fly from Roberts to seal the 6-0 victory.

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its six runs on five hits with one error while Langston notched just four hits and committed five errors.
• Regan Martin tossed her second complete game shutout of the season, allowing just four hits and one walk while striking out six in the victory.
• Martin set three NAIA Era career pitching records in the win. By going the distance, Martin passed Kelcie Wolf (411) for the most innings pitched since joining the NAIA in 2008, closing out with 414.1 innings worked in her four-year career. Martin also tied Wolf for the most strikeouts in a career with 291 while also matching Caitlyn Ulmer for the most complete games with 40.
• Kassie Martin recorded one of MACU's two extra base hits with a double, marking her team-leading 13^th of the season. She is currently two away from cracking into the program's top 10 for most doubles in a season and is eight off from Ashley Newman's record of 21 set in 2010.

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian will face a tough test on Thursday as the Evangels will host the leader of the Sooner Athletic Conference, No. 4 Oklahoma City for a doubleheader at Jack Allen Field. The first game is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch.