BETHANY, Okla. – Coming off a walk-off winner on Tuesday, senior outfielder Andrew Enwiya continued to be clutch for the Mid-America Christian baseball team as his go-ahead grand slam in the top of the ninth pushed the Evangels to a 12-8 victory at Southwestern Christian at Dolese Park on Friday.
 
Mid-America Christian vs. Southwestern Christian
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 12, Southwestern Christian 8
  • Mid-America Christian (18-6, 6-1 SAC)
  • Southwestern Christian (13-10, 1-6 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Kelton Lachelt (5-0)
• Loss: Tyler Reeves (0-1)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – MACU – Andrew Enwiya homered to left, 2 RBI; Julian Martinez scored – MACU 2, SCU 0
• BTM 1^st – SCU – Freilin Cabrera singled up the middle, RBI; O'Shea Whiteside scored – MACU 2, SCU 1
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Devon Villanueva reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 3, SCU 1
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Julian Martinez scored on a wild pitch – MACU 4, SCU 1
• BTM 4^th – SCU – Jabes Turner singled up the middle, RBI; Jordan Bahnuk scored – MACU 4, SCU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Andres Gonzalez walked, RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored – MACU 5, SCU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – German Sepulveda singled thru left side, 2 RBI; Caden Harris scored; Devon Villanueva scored – MACU 7, SCU 2
• BTM 5^th – SCU – Kyler Ayres hit a SAC fly to left, RBI; Parker Henderson scored – MACU 7, SCU 3
• TOP 6^th – MACU – Devon Villanueva doubled to left, RBI; Payton Walk scored – MACU 8, SCU 3
• BTM 6^th – SCU – Erasmo Mavarez scored on a passed ball – MACU 8, SCU 4
• BTM 6^th – SCU – Parker Henderson hit a SAC fly to left, RBI; Jabes Turner scored – MACU 8, SCU 5
• BTM 7^th – SCU – Jarod Beres singled to center, 2 RBI; Freilin Cabrera scored; Nick Smith scored– MACU 8, SCU 7
• BTM 7^th – SCU – Jarod Beres singled to center, 2 RBI; Freilin Cabrera scored; Nick Smith scored– MACU 8, SCU 7
• BTM 7^th – SCU – Jabes Turner reached on error by ss; Erasmo Mavarez scored – MACU 8, SCU 8
• TOP 9^th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya homered to left, 4 RBI; Julian Martinez scored; Ryan Reed scored; Payton Walk scored – MACU 12, SCU 8

TOP PERFORMERS

• Andrew Enwiya – 3-5, 2 HR, 6 RBI, 3 R, BB
• German Sepulveda – 2-4, 2 RBI
• Kelton Lachelt – W, 2.2 IP, 1 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 2 SO

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its 12 runs on 10 hits and committed a pair of errors while Southwestern Christian pushed across 10 runs on 10 hits and also made two defensive miscues.
• Andrew Enwiya had an incredible day from the plate, slashing 3-for-5 with a pair of homers and six RBIs, which included hitting the go-ahead grand slam in the top of the ninth to break an 8-all tie.
• Enwiya's pair of jacks brought his season total to a team-leading nine while breaking 20-plus RBIs with 22 thus far on the season.
• Enwiya helped get the scoring going for the Evangels in the top of the first. After Julian Martinez drew a walk, the senior left fielder bashed a no-doubter over the left field fence to make it a 2-0 game.
• After SCU scratched one across in the bottom of the first, the Evangels extended their lead in the top of the third as Devon Villanueva dropped a popup fielder's choice into shallow right to score Isaiah Leon before Julian Martinez crossed home plate on a wild pitch, bringing the score to 4-1.
• The Eagles cut the MACU lead in half on a Jabes Turner RBI single, but Mid-America Christian continued to build back at the advantage as Andres Gonzalez drew a bases load walk to score Enwiya before German Sepulveda hit a high chopper that bounced over the third baseman into left, plating Caden Harris and Devon Villanueva to make it a 7-2 game.
• SCU got a run back on a Kyler Ayres SAC fly to left in the bottom of the inning, but MACU countered with a run of its own in the top of the sixth as Villanueva bashed a hard-hit, two-out double to left to score Payton Walk from first, setting the score to 8-3.
• Southwestern Christian stormed back over the next two innings as the Eagles pushed across a pair of unearned runs in the sixth and then tallied three in the eighth as a Jarod Beres two-RBI single brought it to within one before Mavarez came around to score after a throwing error to draw the game even at 8-8.
• With both teams notching a scoreless eighth, the Evangels started the ninth inning by taking advantage of some suspect Eagles pitching. After Walk was hit by a pitch and Ryan Reed drew a walk to put runners at first and second, Grant Roberts laid down a well-executed SAC bunt down the first base line to put runners at second and third with only one out. Martinez managed to draw a four-pitch walk to load the bases before Enwiya came through with the game-winning grand slam.
• Despite not getting the win, MACU starter Zane Robeaux tossed five solid innings, allowing just five runs, three earned on five hits, six walks and eight strikeouts.
• MACU closer Kelton Lachelt moved to 5-0 on the mound after throwing the final 2.2 innings, giving up just one unearned run on three hits with no walks and a pair of strikeouts.
• It was the first time the Evangels scored double-digit runs since picking up a 14-4 win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Mar. 5.
• The Evangels have won the last two games at Dolese Park after coming away with a 17-6 win in the second game of a doubleheader back on Apr. 29, 2021.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will host the Eagles for a doubleheader at the MACU Baseball Field on Saturday. The opening game of the twin billing is slated for a noon first pitch.