OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian softball team gave No. 2 Oklahoma City a tough battle in the second game of the doubleheader at Ann Lacy Stadium on Tuesday night, but for the second time in four days, the Evangels lost in walk-off fashion 4-3 after suffering an 8-0 defeat in game one.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Oklahoma City 8, Mid-America Christian 0
  • Mid-America Christian (18-17, 7-12 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (26-2, 12-1 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Shelbey Cornelson (15-1)
• Loss: Rachel Eggleston (8-8)

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 2^nd – OCU – Brooklyn Mason singled to second, advanced to third; Kaitlyn Jones scored on throwing error by 2b – OCU 1, MACU 0
• BTM 2^nd – OCU – Mallory McCoy doubled to left-center, RBI; Brooklyn Mason scored – OCU 2, MACU 0
• BTM 2^nd – OCU – Nicole Robinson doubled to right-center, RBI; Mallory McCoy scored – OCU 3, MACU 0
• BTM 3^rd – OCU – Tiffany Paul homered to left, RBI – OCU 4, MACU 0
• BTM 3^rd – OCU – Mallory McCoy singled to right-center, RBI; Carlee Mollet scored – OCU 5, MACU 0
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Kaitlyn Jones advanced to third, scored on throwing error by c; Carlee Mollet scored on passed ball – OCU 7, MACU 0
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Mallory McCoy reached on fielding error by ss, RBI; Brooklyn Mason scored – OCU 8, MACU 0

TOP PERFORMERS

• Aurelia Holguin – 1-1, BB
• Megan Widener – 1-2, 2B

GAME NOTES

• Oklahoma City scored its eight runs on 12 hits while the Evangels were held to just two hits and committed four errors.
• Aurelia Holguin was the lone Evangels batter to reach base multiple times, going 1-for-1 with an infield single and reached on a walk.
• Megan Widener recorded the other MACU hit with a double down the left field line to put runners at second and third with two outs in the top of the third.
• Rachel Eggleston suffered the loss, falling to 8-8 in the circle this season after allowing seven runs, four earned on 11 hits, no walks and three strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work.
• The two hits for the Evangels matched their lowest output in a single game this season.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Oklahoma City 4, Mid-America 3
  • Mid-America Christian (18-18, 7-13 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (27-2, 13-1 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Shelbey Cornelson (16-1)
• Loss: Avery Schneringer (8-8)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – MACU – Emylee Campbell singled thru left side, 2 RBI; Kassie Martin scored; Megan Widener scored – MACU 2, OCU 0
• BTM 1^st – OCU – Lexi Duff singled to left, RBI; Kennedy Jackson scored – MACU 2, OCU 1
• BTM 3^rd – OCU – Rally Radacy hit a SAC fly to right, RBI; Kennedy Jackson scored – MACU 2, OCU 2
• TOP 4^th – MACU – Janessa Larman homered to left, RBI – MACU 3, OCU 2
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Tiffany Paul singled to right-center, RBI; Rally Radacy scored – MACU 3, OCU 3
• BTM 7^th – OCU – Nicole Robinson scored on a passed ball – OCU 4, MACU 3

TOP PERFORMERS

• Emylee Campbell – 1-2, 2 RBI
• Janessa Larman – 1-3, HR, RBI, R
• Avery Schneringer – L, CG, 6.2 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 3 BB, 2 SO

GAME NOTES

• Oklahoma City pushed across its four runs on seven hits with one error while the Evangels scored their three runs on four hits and also made one defensive miscue.
• The Evangels jumped out in-front in the top of the first when Megan Widener reached on a hit-by-pitch, advanced to third on a Kassie Martin single to right. After Martin stole second, Emylee Campbell drove in two after getting a ground ball through the left side for a base hit, plating both Widner and Martin to make it a 2-0 game.
• The Stars got a run back in the bottom of the first on a Lexi Duff RBI single and then in the third on a Rally Radacy SAC fly to right to tie the game up at 2-2.
• Janessa Larman gave the lead right back to the Evangels in the top of the fourth by smashing a leadoff solo home run to left, her fourth of the season.
• Oklahoma City scored the game-tying run in the bottom of the fifth on a Tiffany Paul RBI single to right-center before the Stars walked it off in the bottom of the seventh on a bases-loaded passed ball that scored Nicole Robinson from third.
• Emylee Campbell led the MACU bats by going 1-for-2 with two RBIs while Janessa Larman finished 1-for-3 with that solo home run in the fourth.
• Avery Schneringer suffered a complete-game defeat, falling to 8-8 in the circle after throwing 6.2 innings and allowing four runs, three earned on seven hits, three walks and struck out two.
• Mid-America Christian narrowly missed snapping Oklahoma City's 42-game win streak against the Evangels.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will look to bounce back on Thursday as the Evangels will hit the road for a doubleheader at Langston. The opening pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at T.G. Green Softball Field.