OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian softball team stayed hot from the plate in a doubleheader sweep over Central Christian as the Evangels defeated the Tigers 12-2 in five innings before capping off an 8-4 win in the finale at Allen Field on Tuesday.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 12, Central Christian 2 (5 Inn)
  • Mid-America Christian (21-18, 10-13 SAC)
  • Central Christian (8-24, 4-17 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Avery Schneringer (9-8)
• Loss: Kayla Voss (6-12)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – CCCK – Amberly Barrera caught stealing second, 2-6-3; Alyx Parrott scored on the throw – CCCK 1, MACU 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Kassie Martin reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, CCCK 1
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled thru right side, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 2, CCCK 1
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Rachel Humburg doubled to right, 2 RBI; Emylee Campbell scored; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 4, CCCK 1
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Brookelyn Gilmore reached on a fielding error by 3b, Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 5, CCCK 1
• TOP 3^rd – CCCK – Amberly Barrera homered to center, RBI – MACU 5, CCCK 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Aurelia Holguin doubled down lf line, RBI; Allene Dennis scored – MACU 6, CCCK 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Brookelyn Gilmore reached on a fielding error by 3b, RBI; Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 7, CCCK 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Cailey Parsells grounded out to 2b, RBI; Aurelia Holguin scored – MACU 8, CCCK 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Kassie Martin singled to right-center, RBI; Brookelyn Gilmore scored – MACU 9, CCCK 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled thru right side, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 10, CCCK 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Karlee Danielson stole second; Kassie Martin stole home – MACU 11, CCCK 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to right, RBI; Karlee Danielson scored – MACU 12, CCCK 2

TOP PERFORMERS

• Rachel Humburg – 3-3, 2 2B, 2 RBI, 2 R,
• Kassie Martin – 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB
• Avery Schneringer – W, CG, 5 IP, 2 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 SO

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its 12 runs on 11 hits with one error while Central Christian scored its two runs on three hits and made three miscues.
• It was the sixth game this season that the Evangels won by 10 or more runs.
• Rachel Humburg led the MACU bats by going 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and scored twice. By hitting the pair of two-baggers, Humburg reclaimed the Sooner Athletic Conference lead in doubles with 15 on the year.
• Seven different Evangels notched hits in the contest. Olivia Roberts chipped in a pair by going 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs while Janessa Larman also went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
• Avery Schneringer tossed her eighth complete game of the season and improved to 9-8 in the circle after allowing only two earned runs on three hits with a walk and two strikeouts over five innings of work.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 8, Central Christian 4
  • Mid-America Christian (22-18, 10-12 SAC)
  • Central Christian (8-25, 4-18 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Rachel Eggleston (11-8)
• Loss: Miranda Tegtmeier (0-2)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – CCCK – Kassidy Powers doubled to left-center, RBI; Altavia Hall scored – CCCK 1, MACU 0
• TOP 1^st – CCCK – Miranda Tegtmeier singled up the middle, RBI; Kassidy Powers scored – CCCK 2, MACU 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Mikaylee Allen singled to left, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – CCCK 2, MACU 1
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Mikaylee Allen stole third, scored on throwing error by c – MACU 2, CCCK 2
• TOP 3^rd – CCCK – Kassidy Powers homered to left-center, RBI – CCCK 3, MACU 2
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Kassie Martin hit a SAC fly to 1b in foul territory, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 3, CCCK 3
• TOP 5^th – CCCK – Altavia Hall singled up the middle, RBI; Amberly Barrera scored – CCCK 4, MACU 3
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Kassie Martin singled to center, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 4, CCCK 4
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled down lf line, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 5, CCCK 4
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Emylee Campbell hit a SAC fly to right, RBI; Olivia Roberts scored – MACU 6, CCCK 4
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Brooklyn Wilson singled to ss, RBI; Karlee Danielson scored – MACU 7, CCCK 4
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Rachel Humburg stole home – MACU 8, CCCK 4

TOP PERFORMERS

• Kassie Martin – 2-3, 2 RBI, R
• Mikaylee Allen – 2-3, 3B, RBI, 3 R, 2 SB
• Olivia Roberts – 3-4, RBI, R
• Rachel Eggleston – W, 6 IP, 4 ER, 8 H, 2 BB, 10 SO

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its eight runs on 11 hits and made one error while Central Christian pushed across its four runs on eight hits and committed three errors.
• For the fourth straight game, the Evangels tallied double-digit hits.
• Rachel Eggleston won her third straight game in the circle, as she struck out a career-high 10 batters while giving up four earned runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings of work.
• Junior first baseman Olivia Roberts recorded her fourth straight multi-hit game, going 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored. In the last four games, Roberts has notched 10 hits in her last 14 at-bats and seen her batting average climb from .246 to .304.
• Junior outfielder Kassie Martin continued to produce from the plate with her fourth straight multi-RBI game after going 2-for-3 with a pair driven in, boosting her season total to a team-leading 28 on the year.
• By getting the sweep, Mid-America Christian has won 33 of the 34 matchups against Central Christian since the program joined the NAIA in 2008 and extended the win streak to nine in a row.
• The Evangels battled back from three different deficits in the game as MACU trailed 2-0 after the top of the first, 3-2 after the top of the third and 4-3 after the top of the fifth.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will wrap up the season series with Central Christian on Friday as the Evangels will head to McPherson, Kan. for a 2 p.m. doubleheader.