PLAINVIEW, Texas – The Mid-America Christian baseball team came away with a pair of dramatic 4-3 victories over Wayland Baptist in a Sooner Athletic Conference road doubleheader at David & Myrt Wilder Field on Saturday.

Andrew Enwiya hit a go-ahead solo homer in the top of the seventh in the opening game before Grant Roberts came up with the game-winning RBI double in the top of the seventh in game two to keep the Evangels unblemished in SAC play so far this season.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 4, Wayland Baptist 3
  • Mid-America Christian (14-5)
  • Wayland Baptist (13-7)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Frensly Leito (4-0)
• Loss: Gloymer Cuevas (1-2)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled up the middle, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 1, WBU 0
• TOP 2^nd – MACU – Payton Walk singled to center, RBI; Devon Villanueva scored – MACU 2, WBU 0
• BTM 2^nd – WBU – Brock Webber hit a SAC fly to left, RBI; Cesar Lopez scored – MACU 2, WBU 1
• TOP 5th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya singled up the middle, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 3, WBU 1
• BTM 5th – WBU – Tyler Latham grounded out to second, RBI; Justin Porter scored – MACU 3, WBU 2
• BTM 6th – WBU – Jake Green homered to left-center, RBI – MACU 3, WBU 3
• TOP 7th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya homered to left, RBI – MACU 4, WBU 3

TOP PERFORMERS

• Andrew Enwiya – 3-4, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, R
• Isaiah Leon – 1-2, 2B, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
• Frensly Leito – W, CG, 7 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 2 BB, 9 SO

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its four runs on nine hits while Wayland Baptist tallied its three runs on five hits and committed two errors.
• Andrew Enwiya led the MACU bats by finishing just a double from the cycle, slashing 3-for-4 with a triple and home run in the seventh to break a 3-3 tie. Enwiya finished with a pair of RBIs and a run scored.
• Enwiya's game-winning home run was his team-leading seventh of the season.
• Isaiah Leon was very efficient from the plate, reaching base three times by going 1-for-2 with a double, a pair of runs scored and a stolen base to go with a pair of walks drawn.
• Frensly Leito tossed his third complete game of the season, holding a very potent Wayland Baptist squad to only three earned runs on five hits, two walks and struck out nine batters to improve to 4-0 on the mound this season.
• Leito was able to get out of a big time jam in the bottom of the seventh when Brock Webber hit a one-out double to right-center and pinch-runner Will Flowers got down to third on a passed ball. However, Leito was able to induce a lineout to short and a flyout to right to get out of the jam.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 4, Wayland Baptist 3
  • Mid-America Christian (15-5)
  • Wayland Baptist (13-8)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Kelton Lachelt (4-0)
• Loss: Chase Jones (2-2)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 2^nd – MACU – Ryan Reed doubled to center, RBI; Caden Harris scored – MACU 1, WBU 0
• TOP 2^nd – MACU – Isaiah Leon doubled to center, RBI; Ryan Reed scored – MACU 2, WBU 0
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – German Sepulveda singled to left, RBI; Caden Harris scored – MACU 3, WBU 0
• BTM 4^th – WBU – Jake Green homered to center, 2 RBI; Jack Kolich scored – MACU 3, WBU 2
• BTM 6^th – WBU – Jack Kolich scored on an error by lf – MACU 3, WBU 3
• TOP 7^th – MACU – Grant Roberts doubled to left, RBI; Caden Harris scored – MACU 4, WBU 3

TOP PERFORMERS

• Caden Harris – 2-3, 3 R, BB
• Zane Robeaux – 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 9 SO
• Kelton Lachelt – W, 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 R, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 SO

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian tallied its four runs on 12 hits and committed two errors while Wayland Baptist scored its three runs on six hits.
• Eight different Evangels finished with a hit and four MACU players tallied two hits as Isaiah Leon, Andrew Enwiya, Caden Harris and Grant Roberts notched two apiece.
• Despite not getting a decision, Zane Robeaux pitched very well in his start, finishing with nine strikeouts and gave up just two earned runs on three hits and two walks over five innings of work.
• Kelton Lachelt improved to 4-0 on the season over two innings of relief, allowing just one unearned run on three hits, a walk and two strikeouts.
• After Wayland Baptist tied it up on an Evangels error in the bottom of the sixth, Lachelt was able to get the Evangels out of a big time jam with runners at second and third by getting Mark Anzaldua to strike out to end the inning.
• With one out in the seventh, Caden Harris was able to get aboard on a single to left before scoring from first on a double smashed by Grant Roberts to left, making it a 4-3 game.
• Lachelt gave up a double to start the bottom of the seventh, but was able to get out of trouble once again by striking out Justin Porter and inducing back-to-back fielder's choice groundouts to secure the victory.
• By sweeping the doubleheader, Mid-America Christian is off to its first 5-0 start to Sooner Athletic Conference play in program history. The Evangels are also off to their best start through 20 games in the NAIA Era (2008-present) by holding a 15-5 overall mark.
• The Evangels notched their first series win in Plainview since 2017 as MACU bounced back from a 3-2 loss on Apr. 21 with a 5-4 win in the second game of the doubleheader before coming away with the series win with a 9-7 victory on Apr. 22.
• MACU improved to 7-0 during the month of March.
• The Evangels have scored exactly four runs in the last four games and have won all four contests.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will be looking for its first ever series sweep over Wayland Baptist on Sunday as the Evangels take on Wayland Baptist for a 1 p.m. opening pitch at David & Myrt Wilder Field.