OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian baseball team struggled to stifle a late rally by Southwestern Assemblies of God as the Evangels fell 7-6 to the Lions at the MACU Baseball Field on Friday afternoon.
 
Mid-America Christian vs. SW Assemblies of God
SCORE

• SW Assemblies of God 7, Mid-America Christian 6
  • Mid-America Christian (26-15, 10-9 SAC)
  • SW Assemblies of God (29-12, 14-8 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Logan Mann (6-1)
• Loss: Cameron Brown (2-7)
• Save: Kaden Kniepp (1)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – SAGU – Timothy Compomizzi singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Ben Bills scored; Craig Venable scored – SAGU 2, MACU 0
• BTM 2^nd – MACU – Devon Villanueva homered to left, RBI – SAGU 2, MACU 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – German Sepulveda singled up the middle, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 2, SAGU 2
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames homered to center, 3 RBI; German Sepulveda scored; Austin Wood scored – MACU 5, SAGU 2
• TOP 8^th – SAGU – Cade Dorethy homered to center, 3 RBI; Timothy Compomizzi scored; Sonny Boyd scored – MACU 5, SAGU 5
• TOP 8^th – SAGU – Bryson Collins hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; JV Verdin scored – SAGU 6, MACU 5
• TOP 8^th – SAGU – Cade Hendricks scored on a passed ball – SAGU 7, MACU 5
• BTM 8^th – MACU – Devon Villanueva grounded out to ss, RBI; German Sepulveda scored – SAGU 7, MACU 6

TOP PERFORMERS

• Yan Ely Adames – 2-4, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, R
• German Sepulveda – 4-4, RBI, 2 R
• Joshua Fernandez – 5 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 1 BB, 2 SO

GAME NOTES

• Southwestern Assemblies of God scored its seven runs on 10 hits while the Evangels scored their six runs on 11 hits and made one error.
• Despite not getting the decision, senior reliever Joshua Fernandez put together the best outing of his career on the mound, tossing five scoreless innings while allowing just three hits and a walk to go with a pair of strikeouts.
• Yan Ely Adames led the MACU bats after going 2-for-4 with a double, a homer, three RBIs and a run scored.
• Adames' fifth-inning homer marked the 21^st of his MACU career, placing him just one back of Felix Martinez for the third-most in the Evangels' career NAIA Era record book.
• German Sepulveda recorded his first career four-hit game, slashing 4-for-4 with an RBI and a team-leading two runs scored.
• Devon Villanueva slashed 1-for-4 with a pair of RBIs to go with his fifth home run of the season.
• Cameron Brown suffered the loss in relief, allowing four earned runs on four hits without recording an out in the eighth inning.
• Mid-America Christian rallied back from a two-run deficit with five unanswered runs between the second and the fifth inning.
• Southwestern Assemblies of God swung back with a five-run eighth inning to claim a 7-5 lead.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will look to bounce back on Saturday as the Evangels will host the Lions for a Senior Day doubleheader. The first game of the twin-billing is slated for a noon first pitch.
• The Evangels will honor their seven graduating seniors with a ceremony between the first and second games.