BETHANY, Okla. – The Mid-America Christian bats put up some monstrous hitting numbers in a non-conference matchup at NCAA Division II Southern Nazarene but the Crimson Storm scored 12 runs over the final three innings to come away with a 23-21 win on a walk-off three-run homer in the bottom of the 10^th at Feland Field on Tuesday.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Southern Nazarene 23, Mid-America Christian 21 (10 Inn)
  • Mid-America Christian (27-11)
  • Southern Nazarene (9-28)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Triston Graves (1-5)
• Loss: Kelton Lachelt (7-1)

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – SNU – Colby Entwistle homered to left-center, 3 RBI; Brian Brown scored; E.J. Taylor scored – SNU 3, MACU 0
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Andrew Enwiya doubled down lf line, RBI; Ryan Reed scored – SNU 3, MACU 1
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – German Sepulveda grounded out to 2b, RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored – SNU 3, MACU 2
• BTM 3^rd – SNU – Oliver Wilson singled to first, RBI; Brian Brown scored – SNU 4, MACU 2
• BTM 3^rd – SNU – Tyler Broyles doubled to right, 3 RBI; D.J. Van Atten scored; Oliver Wilson scored; Noah Ellis scored – SNU 7, MACU 2
• BTM 3^rd – SNU – Drake Irby singled to left, RBI; Tyler Browles scored – SNU 8, MACU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Isaiah Leon homered to left, RBI – SNU 8, MACU 3
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya homered to center, 2 RBI; Ryan Reed scored – SNU 8, MACU 5
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled to short, RBI; German Sepulveda scored – SNU 8, MACU 6
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Austin Wood doubled to left-center, RBI; Devon Villanueva scored – SNU 8, MACU 7
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Andres Gonzalez walked, RBI; Yan Ely Adames scored – MACU 8, SNU 8
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Isaiah Leon walked, RBI; Austin Wood scored – MACU 9, SNU 8
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya singled to left, RBI; Payton Walk scored – MACU 10, SNU 8
• TOP 5^th – MACU – German Sepulveda homered to left-center, 4 RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored; Isaiah Leon scored; Andres Gonzalez scored – MACU 14, SNU 8
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled thru left side, Devon Villauneva scored on fielding error by lf – MACU 15, SNU 8
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Austin Wood singled to center, RBI; Yan Ely Adames scored – MACU 16, SNU 8
• BTM 5^th – SNU – E.J. Taylor hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; Tyler Broyles scored – MACU 16, SNU 9
• BTM 5^th – SNU – Colby Entwhistle walked, RBI; Drake Irby scored – MACU 16, SNU 10
• TOP 6^th – MACU – Devon Villanueva homered to left, 3 RBI; German Sepulveda scored; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 19, SNU 10
• BTM 6^th – SNU – D.J. Van Atten homered to left-center, RBI – MACU 19, SNU 11
• TOP 8^th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames homered to right, RBI – MACU 20, SNU 11
• BTM 8^th – SNU – D.J. Van Atten homered to left, RBI – MACU 20, SNU 12
• BTM 8^th – SNU – Cole Embrey grounded out to 2b, RBI; Tyler Broyles scored – MACU 20, SNU 13
• BTM 8^th – SNU – E.J. Taylor singled thru left side, RBI; Drake Irby scored – MACU 20, SNU 14
• BTM 8^th – SNU – Brian Brown homered to left, 2 RBI; E.J. Taylor scored – MACU 20, SNU 16
• BTM 8^th – SNU – Colby Entwistle homered to left, RBI – MACU 20, SNU 17
• BTM 9^th – SNU – Cole Embrey homered to left-center, RBI – MACU 20, SNU 18
• BTM 9^th – SNU – Colby Entwistle tripled to right, 2 RBI; Jonathan Crist scored; Landon Hamm scored  – MACU 20, SNU 20
• TOP 10^th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled thru left side, RBI; Christian Guevara scored – MACU 21, SNU 20
• BTM 10^th – SNU – Cole Embrey homered to center, 3 RBI; Drake Irby scored; Mason Daly scored – SNU 23, MACU 21

TOP PERFORMERS

• Yan Ely Adames – 6-7, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 3 R, SB
• German Sepulveda – 3-6, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R
• Andrew Enwiya – 3-7, 2B, HR, 4 RBI, 3 R
• Isaiah Leon – 3-6, 2B, HR, 2 RBI, 3 R, SB

GAME NOTES

• Southern Nazarene scored its 23 runs on 22 hits and committed five errors while the Evangels scored their 21 runs on 24 hits and made a pair of miscues.
• The 24 hits recorded by the Evangels marked the second-most in a single game since the program joined the NAIA in 2008, sitting only behind the record of 26 notched against Bacone on Feb. 20, 2020.
• The 21 runs scored by the Evangels also found its mark in the MACU record books as it went down as the fifth-best mark in the single-game list.
• The five homers hit by MACU in the contest matched the NAIA Era single-game record for the seventh time and was the second time the Evangels ripped five home runs in a game this season after blasting five in a 9-8 walk-off win over Oklahoma Panhandle State on Mar. 5.
• Senior catcher Yan Ely Adames broke the program's NAIA Era single-game hits record by slashing 6-for-7 with a double, a home run, three RBIs and three runs scored to go with a stolen base. The new mark surpassed a four-way tie with five with the last five-hit game coming off the bat of Isaiah Haddad in a 12-3 win over Northwestern (Iowa) on Mar. 3, 2021.
• German Sepulveda was the leading run-producer for the MACU bats as he drove in a career-high five RBIs, four of which coming off a grand slam in the fifth inning. Sepulveda swatted 3-for-6 with a double and also scored three runs.
• Andrew Enwiya also smashed his team-leading 11^th home run of the season in the fifth, finishing 3-for-7 with a double, four RBIs and also scored three runs.
• Overall, eight different MACU players recorded hits in the game with all eight tallying multiple hits and five players notched at least three hits.
• Isaiah Leon batted 3-for-6 with a double, a homer, two RBIs and scored three times to go with a stolen bag while Austin Wood was the other three-hit batter by slashing 3-for-7 with a double, two RBIs and a run.
• Mid-America Christian trailed by as much as 8-2 after three innings, but the Evangels put together an unbelievable rally in the fifth inning as the Evangels pushed across a season-high 14 runs in the frame to claim a 16-8 lead. Three of MACU's five homers were also ripped during the frame.
• The Evangels led by as much as nine at 19-10 following a three-run Devon Villanueva home run in the sixth and then again at 20-11 after Adames smashed a solo dinger to right in the top of the eighth.
• Southern Nazarene made a monstrous comeback by scoring nine unanswered runs as a two-RBI triple by Colby Entwistle in the ninth tied the game at 20-20, sending it into extras.
• MACU was able to jump back in-front in the top of the 10^th when Adames slapped a single through the hole at short with runners at first and second, plating pinch-runner Christian Guevara to make it a 21-20 game.
• With runners at first and third and one out in the bottom of the 10^th, Cole Embrey smashed the walk-off three-run homer over the center field fence to wrap-up the 23-21 final.
• The Evangels pitching staff struggled to slow down a Crimson Storm batting order that ripped seven home runs in the contest.
• MACU struggled to slow down the red-hot bat of Entwistle, who went 3-for-6 with a triple, two homers and seven RBIs to go with a pair of runs.
• Embrey also proved to be a tough bat to stop as he went 2-for-6 with both his hits leaving the yard for five RBIs and a pair of runs.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will return to Sooner Athletic Conference play with a doubleheader on Friday as the Evangels will open a three-game series at Texas Wesleyan. The opening game is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch at Sycamore Park in Fort Worth, Texas.