OKLAHOMA CITY – Andrew Enwiya came up with his second walk-off hit in the past few weeks as his solo blast to left in the bottom of the ninth propelled the Mid-America Christian baseball team to a 3-2 victory over No. 5 Oklahoma City in the first game of the doubleheader before falling 8-2 to the Stars in the finale at the MACU Baseball Field on Saturday.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 3, Oklahoma City 2 (9 Inn.)
  • Mid-America Christian (21-7, 9-2 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (24-3, 9-2 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Kelton Lachelt (7-0)
• Loss: Braeden Hill (1-1)

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – MACU – Isaiah Leon homered to left, RBI – MACU 1, OCU 0
• TOP 3^rd – OCU – Peyton Crispin singled thru right side, RBI; Noah Barks scored – MACU 1, OCU 1
• TOP 4^th – OCU – Frederic Walter homered to right, RBI – OCU 2, MACU 1
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Isaiah Leon reached on a fielder's choice, Andres Gonzalez scored on error by ss – MACU 2, OCU 2
• BTM 9^th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya homered to left, RBI – MACU 3, OCU 2

TOP PERFORMERS

• Frensly Leito – 7 IP, 2 ER, 5 H, 4 BB, 10 SO
• Kelton Lachelt – W, 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO
• Isaiah Leon – 1-3, HR, RBI, R, BB
• Andrew Enwiya – 1-4, HR, RBI, R

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its three runs on two hits while Oklahoma City scored its two runs on five hits and committed three errors.
• Andrew Enwiya and Isaiah Leon produced the lone Evangels hits as Leon led off the bottom of the first with a solo blast to left before Enwiya ended the game with a walk-off shot to left.
• MACU notched its first win over an NAIA Top 5 team after pulling out a pair of victories over No. 2 Science & Arts on Mar. 11 and Mar. 13, 2021.
• Mid-America Christian defeated the Stars for the first time since picking up a 3-2 win at the MACU Baseball Field on Mar. 16, 2019.
• Enwiya's walk-off marked the fourth of the season already for the Evangels. Austin Wood hit a walk-off single in a 2-1 victory over Southwestern Christian on Mar. 19 after Enwiya slapped a walk-off single in an 8-7 win over Dallas Christian on Mar. 15. Ryan Reed hit MACU's first walk-off home run of the season in a 9-8 victory over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Mar. 5.
• Despite getting a no-decision, senior starter Frensly Leito put together another tremendous start, allowing one of the top hitting teams in the NAIA to only two runs on five hits and four walks with 10 strikeouts over seven innings of work.
• Kelton Lachelt picked up the win in relief, improving to 7-0 on the year after tossing a pair of scoreless innings, not allowing a single hit or walk while striking out a pair. Lachelt is the first pitcher in the Sooner Athletic Conference to reach seven wins on the year.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Oklahoma City 8, Mid-America Christian 2
  • Mid-America Christian (21-8, 9-3 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (25-3, 10-2 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Tanner Sparks (3-1)
• Loss: Cameron Brown (0-4)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – OCU – Cross Factor singled to right, RBI; Felix Chenier-Rondeau scored – OCU 1, MACU 0
• TOP 1^st – OCU – Peyton Crispin doubled to center, RBI; Cross Factor scored – OCU 2, MACU 0
• TOP 1^st – OCU – Caden Stephens doubled to right-center, RBI; Peyton Crispin scored – OCU 3, MACU 0
• TOP 3^rd – OCU – Peyton Crispin grounded out to ss, RBI; Felix Chenier-Rondeau scored – OCU 4, MACU 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Ryan Reed homered to center, RBI – OCU 4, MACU 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Andrew Enwiya doubled to right-center, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – OCU 4, MACU 2
• TOP 5^th – OCU – Noah Barks homered to left, RBI – OCU 5, MACU 2
• TOP 5^th – OCU – Cross Factor homered to center, RBI – OCU 6, MACU 2
• TOP 6^th – OCU – Hunter Thomas singled thru left side, RBI; Frederic Walter scored – OCU 7, MACU 2
• TOP 7^th – OCU – Peyton Crispin homered to right-center, RBI – OCU 8, MACU 2

TOP PERFORMERS

• Ryan Reed – 1-3, HR, RBI, R
• Andrew Enwiya – 1-3, 2B, RBI
• Isaiah Leon – 1-2, BB, R

GAME NOTES

• Oklahoma City scored its eight runs on 12 hits and made one miscue while the Evangels scored their two runs on five hits.
• Mid-America Christian suffered its first loss at the MACU Baseball Field during the 2022 campaign. The Evangels were 5-0 in their previous games at home.
• Ryan Reed registered the lone Evangels home run of the contest with a solo blast that scaled over the center field fence as part of a two-run third inning to help MACU cut the Stars lead in half at 4-2. The shot moved Reed into a tie for second on the team with three so far on the year.
• With Andrew Enwiya recording his RBI double in the bottom of the third, the senior outfielder moved into the team-lead with 26 runs driven in this season.
• Cameron Brown suffered the loss after a tough 4.1 innings of work, giving up six earned runs on seven hits, two walks and five strikeouts.
• By suffering the loss, Oklahoma City moved back into first place in the Sooner Athletic Conference with a 10-2 league mark while the Evangels sit right behind with a 9-3 conference mark.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will face its second straight ranked opponent next week as the Evangels will face No. 14 Science & Arts in a three-game series. MACU will open it up at home on Thursday, Mar. 31 with a nine-inning game starting at 1 p.m.