OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian softball team got some more dominant pitching from its starters Katie Long and Regan Martin as the Evangels completed the season sweep of Langston with 3-2 and 8-0 victories over the Lions at Jack Allen Field on Thursday afternoon.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 3, Langston 2
  • Mid-America Christian (21-10, 10-7 SAC)
  • Langston (6-25, 2-13 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Katie Long (12-4)
• Loss: McKenzie Connor (2-8)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Katie Long – W, 7 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 10 SO
• Cailey Parsells – 2-2, 2 SB, R, HBP
• Mikaylee Allen – 1-3, RBI, R, SB
• Olivia Roberts – 1-3, RBI, R

SCORING SUMMARY

• Top 1^st – LU – Gracelyn Rosales hit a SAC fly to right, RBI; Nykiah Hines scored – LU 1, MACU 0
• Top 1^st – LU – Jordyn Ateman singled thru hole at 2b, RBI; Sydney Carter scored – LU 2, MACU 0
• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Mikaylee Allen hit an infield single, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – LU 2, MACU 1
• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled to shallow center, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 2, LU 2
• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Faith Hollingsworth hit a SAC fly to right, RBI; Olivia Roberts scored – MACU 3, LU 2

GAME SUMMARY

• Mid-America Christian got into immediate trouble in the top of the first when the first two batters reached on errors to put runners at the corners before Sydney Carter stole second to put two runners in scoring position with no one out. The first run came around to score on Gracelyn Rosales' sacrifice fly to right field before Carter came home on an RBI single by Jordyn Ateman through the hole at second to bring the score to 2-0.
• The Evangels immediately turned the tides on the Lions in the bottom half of the first. After Cailey Parsells was hit by a pitch and stole second, she came around to score when Mikaylee Allen slapped a hard-hit bouncer toward the hole at short as the ball ticked off the glove of the diving third baseman and rolled just out of the reach of the shortstop cut the deficit to 2-1.
• The Evangels tied it up when Allen stole second, moved over to third on Kassie Martin's flyout and then scored when Olivia Roberts smacked a single to shallow center.
• After Camenda Osborn smashed a double to the left field wall that narrowly missed leaving the yard to put runners at second and third, Faith Hollingsworth smashed a deep ball to right-center field that Hines made an incredible diving grab before crashing into the wall, scoring Roberts on a sacrifice fly to give the Evangels a 3-2 advantage.
• Mid-America Christian had an opportunity to add to it when Brookelyn Gilmore and Parsells reached on singles and Parsells stole her second bag to put runners at second and third with one out. However, the Lions were able to get a strikeout and a groundout to the pitcher to get out of the jam.
• Katie Long retired 17 straight batters before running into trouble in the seventh. With one out, Langston got a pair of singles from Ateman and Lillian Harjo before both runners advanced on a deep flyout to center field, bringing the game-tying and go-ahead runs into scoring position with two outs.
• Long buckled down to strikeout Shadie Davis for her 10^th strikeout of the afternoon to hold on for the 3-2 victory.

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its three runs on nine hits and committed two errors while Langston finished with two runs on three hits with a pair of errors as well.
• Katie Long improved to 12-4 on the season, giving up just two unearned runs on three hits with no walks and notched her fourth 10-plus strikeout game of the season. With the victory, Long also moved into a tie for fourth with Kelcie Wolf for the most wins in a single season in the NAIA era. Long also matched Wolf in season strikeouts, moving into a tie for third with 121 in a season.
• Eight different players recorded the Evangels nine hits, led by Cailey Parsells, who went 2-for-2 with two stolen bases and a run scored. Parsells reached base on all three of her plate appearances.
• Olivia Roberts added to her team-lead in RBIs with her 24^th of the season while Mikaylee Allen and Faith Hollingsworth each added one apiece. Allen also boosted her team-lead in the runs department with her 24^th of the season.

 
GAME TWO
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 8, Langston 0
  • Mid-America Christian (22-10, 11-7 SAC)
  • Langston (6-26, 2-14 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Regan Martin (9-6)
• Loss: Kalyssa Gonzalez (2-8)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Regan Martin – W, 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 SO
• Rachel Humburg – 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI
• Avery Schneringer – 2-3, 2 R, 2 SB, RBI
• Faith Hollingsworth – 2-3, 2B, 3B, RBI, R

SCORING SUMMARY

• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Kassie Martin grounded out to ss, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, LU 0
• Bottom 4^th – MACU – Avery Schneringer singled to shallow left, RBI; Faith Hollingsworth scored – MACU 2, LU 0
• Bottom 4^th – MACU – Kylie Stubbs singled to the infield, RBI; Avery Schneringer scored – MACU 3, LU 0
• Bottom 4^th – MACU – Cailey Parsells singled thru hole at ss, RBI; Kylie Stubbs scored – MACU 4, LU 0
• Bottom 5^th – MACU – Camenda Osborn doubled down lf line, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 5, LU 0
• Bottom 5^th – MACU – Faith Hollingsworth grounded out to ss, RBI; Haley Lindsey scored – MACU 6, LU 0
• Bottom 5^th – MACU – Rachel Humburg doubled to left-center, 2 RBI; Lauren Waddell scored; Avery Schneringer scored – MACU 8, LU 0

GAME SUMMARY

• Mid-America Christian once again took an early advantage due to some small ball. After Cailey Parsells was hit by a pitch to start the bottom of the first, she advanced to second on a stolen base, ran down to third on a flyout to right and then came around to score on Kassie Martin's RBI groundout to short, giving MACU the early 1-0 lead.
• The Evangels got off to a strong start in the bottom of the second when Faith Hollingsworth led off the inning with a double, but MACU was unable to drive her in to keep the lead to one.
• MACU was finally able to take advantage of some scoring chances in the bottom of the fourth. With one out, Hollingsworth notched her second extra base hit of the game by smacking a triple down the right field line before freshman designated player Avery Schneringer drove her in with an RBI single to shallow left, making it a 2-0 game.
• After Schneringer stole second and then advanced to third on a groundout, Stubbs was able to get a shallow pop-up to drop in-between the first and second basemen, allowing Schneringer to score on the infield single to bring it to a three-run lead. Stubbs managed to steal second as well and then reached home on Parsells single through the hole at short, expanding the lead to 4-0.
• Mid-America Christian put the game away in the bottom of the fifth. After Martin reached on a single and Olivia Roberts drew a walk, Camenda Osborn drove a double down the left field line to plate Martin, making it a five-run MACU lead.
• Hollingsworth followed with an RBI groundout to short to score Haley Lindsey pinch running for Roberts to bring the advantage to six and after Schneringer smacked a single to put runners at the corners and stole second, Rachel Humburg ended the game by smashing a two-RBI double to left-center to close out the 8-0 victory.

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its eight runs on 11 hits while Langston was held to three hits. Neither team committed an error in the contest.
• Regan Martin turned in her 10^th complete game and her third shutout of the season after giving up just three hits and a walk to go with four strikeouts.
• By getting two more stolen bases, Cailey Parsells ended the day with four total stolen bases, bringing her season total to 22. Parsells is just the second MACU player to reach 20 or more stolen bases in a season and currently sits three behind Ribbin Dorado for the most in one season.
• Faith Hollingsworth, Kassie Martin and Avery Schneringer led the MACU bats with two hits apiece. Hollingsworth tallied her third double and second triple of the season, bringing her extra-base hit total to eight on the year. Meanwhile, Martin notched her 15^th double of the season, tying her with Larie Amos, Alanna Leisy and Cassidy Hart for the eighth-most hit in a single season.
• Mid-America Christian swept the season series against Langston during the 2021 campaign after picking up 6-1 and 6-0 victories against the Lions on Mar. 30.

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian will face its second ranked opponent of the week on Saturday as the Evangels will host No. 3 Science & Arts for a doubleheader on Saturday. The opening pitch for game one is slated for 1 p.m.