OKLAHOMA CITY – Lightning struck twice for the Mid-America Christian softball team at Jack Allen Field on Saturday. After falling 2-0 to No. 3 Science & Arts of Oklahoma on Saturday, the Evangels bounced back with another thrilling 4-2 upset over the Drovers to split the four-game season series with USAO at two games apiece.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Science & Arts 2, Mid-America Christian 0
  • Mid-America Christian (22-11, 11-8 SAC)
  • Science & Arts (34-3, 19-2 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Emily Cerny (22-3)
• Loss: Katie Long (12-5)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Katie Long – 7 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 3 BB, 3 SO
• Kassie Martin – 1-2, BB

SCORING SUMMARY

• Top 6^th – USAO – Amanda Moreno singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Georgia Griffith scored; Alexis Bernabe scored – USAO 2, MACU 0

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian was held to just three hits and one error while the Drovers notched six hits and didn't commit any errors.
• The only scoring play of the game came in the sixth inning. After Kristen Prieto drew a walk and Randa Hatter smacked a double to left field to put runners on second and third with one out, MACU starter Katie Long was close to getting out of the jam by getting Savannah Ashford to pop out to short. However, with two outs, Amanda Moreno smacked a single up the middle to score both runners and give the Drovers a 2-0 lead.
• Long pitched well despite suffering the loss, giving up just those two earned runs on six hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
• Kassie Martin, Camenda Osborn and Faith Hollingsworth recorded the three Evangels hits, all of which being singles.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 4, Science & Arts 2
  • Mid-America Christian (23-11, 12-8 SAC)
  • Science & Arts (34-4, 19-3 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Regan Martin (10-6)
• Loss: Fallon Howell (6-1)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Regan Martin – W, 7 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 1 SO
• Kassie Martin – 2-3, RBI, R
• Faith Hollingsworth – 2-3, RBI, R

SCORING SUMMARY

• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Kassie Martin singled to right-center, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, USAO 0
• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Faith Hollingsworth singled up the middle, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 2, USAO 0
• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Brookelyn Gilmore reached on a walk, RBI; Faith Hollingsworth scored – MACU 3, USAO 0
• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Kylie Stubbs singled thru hole at ss, RBI; Camenda Osborn scored – MACU 4, USAO 0
• Top 6^th – USAO – Randa Hatter singled to shallow center, 2 RBI; Alyson Clemence scored, Suni Meely scored – MACU 4, USAO 2

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its four runs on seven hits and committed two errors while USAO finished with two runs on eight hits.
• The Evangels scored all of their runs in the first inning before holding on over the final six innings to get the win.
• Regan Martin got the complete game victory to move to 10-6 in the circle this season. Martin is now the only Evangels pitcher since the program joined the NAIA in 2008 to record at least 10 wins in three different seasons after notching 14 in 2018 and 16 in 2019.
• Her sister Kassie Martin also became the second Evangels player this season to reach 20 RBIs.
• Cailey Parsells nabbed two more stolen bases to bring her season total to 24, putting her just one back of Ribbin Dorado's NAIA era season record of 25 set in 2018.
• By getting the win over the Drovers, Mid-America Christian became the only team this season to defeat the third-ranked team in the NAIA twice. The Evangels spoiled history for the Drovers in their last meeting in Chickasha, Okla. on Mar. 9 as MACU came away with a 3-2 win to snap USAO's 33-game win streak and 57-game home win streak.
• The Evangels split the four-game season series to the powerhouse USAO program for the first time since 2010 when MACU won a pair at Jack Allen Field before dropping both games of the doubleheader in Chickasha.

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian will hit the road for the final time during the 2021 season as the Evangels will head to McPherson, Kan. for a four-game series next weekend. MACU will open with a doubleheader on Friday, Apr. 16 slated for a 4 p.m. start.