EASLEY, S.C. – The top-seeded Mid-America Christian softball team put together a pair of dominant performances at the NCCAA World Series on Wednesday, topping Oakland City (Ind.) 8-0 in five innings during pool play before cruising to another 8-0 win in five innings over Carolina (N.C.) in the semifinal to advance to the NCCAA National Championship game on Thursday.

 
POOL A / Mid-America Christian vs. Oakland City
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 8, Oakland City 0 (5 Inn)
  • Mid-America Christian (35-14)
  • Oakland City (17-27)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Katie Long (18-6)
• Loss: Samantha Johnson (4-4)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Katie Long – W, 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 3 SO
• Olivia Roberts – 3-3, 2B, 3 RBI
• Kassie Martin – 1-3, 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R
• Mikaylee Allen – 1-2, 2 R, RBI, 4 SB

SCORING SUMMARY

• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Olivia Roberts doubled to left-center, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 1, OCU 0
• Bottom 3^rd – MACU – Kassie Martin reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 2, OCU 0
• Bottom 3^rd – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled down rf line, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 3, OCU 0
• Bottom 4^th – MACU – Kassie Martin doubled down lf line, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 4, OCU 0
• Bottom 4^th – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled up the middle, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 5, OCU 0
• Bottom 5^th – MACU – Camenda Osborn reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Faith Hollingsworth scored – MACU 6, OCU 0
• Bottom 5^th – MACU – Cailey Parsells doubled up the middle, RBI; Haley Lindsey scored – MACU 7, OCU 0
• Bottom 5^th – MACU – Mikaylee Allen hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; Camenda Osborn scored – MACU 8, OCU 0

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its eight runs on eight hits while Oakland City recorded just two hits and committed a pair of errors.
• By getting the victory, the Evangels will be competing in their first ever NCCAA World Series semifinal game.
• Katie Long tossed her fourth complete game shutout of the season, going five innings and allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out three batters.
• Olivia Roberts continued to produce from the plate, going 3-for-3 with another three RBIs off a double and two singles. With 38 RBIs on the season, Roberts has shot up to sixth on MACU's NAIA Era single season list.
• Kassie Martin also continued to produce with the bat, going 1-for-3 with two RBIs and a double. Her fourth inning double marked her 20^th of the season, moving her to second on MACU's single season list, placing her just one back of Ashley Newman's record of 21 set in 2010.
• Mikaylee Allen stole a career-high four bases, boosting season stolen base total to 33 on the year. Allen went 1-for-2 with the bat and scored a pair of runs to go with an RBI.
• Cailey Parsells also turned in a 1-for-3 day from the plate, smacking an RBI double to go with a run and two stolen bases, boosting her team-leading totals to 38 runs and 39 stolen bases on the season.

 
SEMIFINAL / Mid-America Christian vs. Carolina
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 8, Carolina 0 (5 Inn)
  • Mid-America Christian (36-14)
  • Carolina (16-17)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Regan Martin (17-7)
• Loss: Danielle Bro (10-5)

TOP PERFORMERS

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

SCORING SUMMARY

• Bottom 1^st – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled thru hole at ss, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 1, CU 0
• Bottom 2^nd – MACU – Kylie Stubbs reached on a bunt single, RBI; Shayla Morris scored, Camenda Osborn scored on error by c – MACU 3, CU 0
• Bottom 2^nd – MACU – Cailey Parsells reached on error by 2b; Kylie Stubbs scored – MACU 4, CU 0
• Bottom 2^nd – MACU – Kassie Martin hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 5, CU 0
• Bottom 2^nd – MACU – Avery Schneringer singled thru hole at 2b, 2 RBI; Olivia Roberts scored, Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 7, CU 0
• Bottom 2^nd – MACU – Faith Hollingsworth singled thru hole at ss, RBI; Avery Schneringer scored – MACU 8, CU 0

 GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its eight runs on seven hits while Carolina notched only one hit and committed three errors.
• The Evangels scored a run in the first inning for a third straight time in the NCCAA World Series.
• MACU put together a seven-run second inning to blow the game open.
• Through the first three games of the World Series, Mid-America Christian has outscored the opposition 23-0.
• Regan Martin recorded her 17^th win of the season, making it her highest single season win total in her four-year career. Martin allowed just one hit and one walk while tallying three strikeouts over five innings. It was also Martin's fifth complete game shutout of the 2021 campaign.
• By getting a one-out double in the bottom of the fourth, sophomore left fielder Kassie Martin tied Ashley Newman's single season doubles record set during the 2010 campaign. The two-bagger was also Martin's fourth of the NCCAA World Series.
• Six different Evangels recorded MACU's seven hits in the contest, led by senior outfielder Faith Hollingsworth, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
• Avery Schneringer recorded a pair of RBIs with her second-inning single to lead the offensive efforts.
• Mikaylee Allen tallied two walks, two runs and two stolen bases, marking her seventh and eighth stolen bases of the tournament. Both Allen and Cailey Parsells currently lead the team with 39 runs, which sit in a tie for the fifth-most in a single season during the NAIA era.

ON DECK

• Mid-America Christian will face second-seeded Concordia-Ann Arbor (32-23) at 1 p.m. EST (12 p.m. CST) for the NCCAA National Championship on Thursday.