OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian baseball team put up a tough fight against Southwestern Assemblies of God at the MACU Baseball Field, but the Evangels came up just short 4-1, 3-1 in a pair of doubleheader defeats on Senior Day Saturday.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• SW Assemblies of God 4, Mid-America Christian 1
  • Mid-America Christian (26-16, 10-10 SAC)
  • SW Assemblies of God (30-12, 15-8 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Ethan Knors (6-2)
• Loss: Frensly Leito (5-3)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 3^rd – SAGU – Craig Venable hit a SAC fly to rf, RBI; Matt Daiy scored – SAGU 1, MACU 0
• TOP 3^rd – SAGU – Alejandro Garcia reached on a fielding error by 3b, Bryson Collins scored – SAGU 2, MACU 0
• BTM 6^th - MACU – Yan Ely Adames scored on a wild pitch – SAGU 2, MACU 1
• TOP 7^th – SAGU – Bryson Collins homered to right, 2 RBI; Eric Crum scored – SAGU 4, MACU 1

TOP PERFORMERS

• Frensly Leito – L, 6 IP, 2 R, 0 ER, 3 H, 3 BB, 7 SO
• Yan Ely Adames – 1-3, 3B, R
• Andres Gonzalez – 1-2, BB

GAME NOTES

• Southwestern Assemblies of God scored its four runs on five hits and committed one error while the Evangels scored their lone run on four hits and tallied a pair of errors.
• Despite suffering the loss in his final home start, senior pitcher Frensly Leito threw a very strong six innings, allowing just two unearned runs on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts.
• With those seven strikeouts, Leito boosted his season total to 93, supplanting Arcangel Soto (92, 2019) for the fourth-most in a single-season in the NAIA Era.
• Senior outfielder Yan Ely Adames led the MACU bats by going 1-for-3 and scored the lone Evangels run on a wild pitch after ripping his first triple of the season on a line drive to center field.
• Mid-America Christian had a golden opportunity to score the tying run in the bottom of the sixth when Payton Walk smashed a deep ball to left-center field with two outs, however SAGU center fielder Cade Dorethy made a stunning lay-out grab at the warning track to rob Walk of at least an RBI double to end the inning.
• Senior second baseman Andres Gonzalez and redshirt freshman first baseman Devon Villanueva were the only Evangels to reach base twice as Gonzalez finished 1-for-2 with a single and a walk while Villanueva also went 1-for-2 with a single and a hit-by-pitch.
• At the conclusion of the contest, Mid-America Christian held a ceremony to honor its seven graduating seniors: Yan Adames, Christian Ballard, Joshua Fernandez, Andres Gonzalez, David Lechuga, Frensly Leito and Cameron Matherly.

 
GAME TWO
SCORE

• SW Assemblies of God 3, Mid-America Christian 1
  • Mid-America Christian (26-17, 10-11 SAC)
  • SW Assemblies of God (31-12, 16-8 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Michael Watson (8-1)
• Loss: Zane Robeaux (5-3)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – SAGU – Craig Venable doubled to right, RBI; Bryson Collins scored – SAGU 1, MACU 0
• TOP 1^st – SAGU – Timothy Compomizzi singled to right, RBI; Craig Venable scored – SAGU 2, MACU 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Isaiah Leon singled to left, RBI; Julian Martinez scored – SAGU 2, MACU 1
• TOP 6^th – SAGU – JV Verdin doubled to right-center, RBI; Matt Daiy scored – SAGU 3, MACU 1

TOP PERFORMERS

• Zane Robeaux – L, 6 IP, 3 ER, 5 H, 5 BB, 6 SO
• Isaiah Leon – 2-3, RBI, SB
• Julian Martinez – 0-2, BB, R

GAME NOTES

• Southwestern Assemblies of God pushed across its three runs on six hits and finished with an error while the Evangels scored their lone run on two hits and also made one miscue.
• The Mid-America Christian bats struggled against SAGU ace Michael Watson, who struck out 13 of the 21 MACU batters he retired.
• Despite suffering the loss, junior starter Zane Robeaux had a quality start, giving up only three earned runs on five hits with five walks and six strikeouts over six innings of work.
• MACU closer Kelton Lachelt also tossed a scoreless inning of relief in the seventh, allowing just one hit between three groundouts.
• Isaiah Leon was the lone MACU bat that had any success against the Lions as he notched both of the Evangels hits, finishing 2-for-3 with an RBI and a stolen base.
• By suffering the two losses, it was the first time the Evangels had ever been swept by SAGU in a three-game series.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will play its final home games of the regular season on Tuesday, Apr. 26 as the Evangels will host Randall for a non-conference home doubleheader. The opening game is slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch.