OKLAHOMA CITY – The Mid-America Christian baseball team closed out its dominant four-game sweep of Bacone on Saturday at the MACU Baseball Field as the Evangels got a pair of dominant pitching performances from Frensly Leito and Luuk Ter Beek to come away with 11-1 and 12-0 wins in the doubleheader finale.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 11, Bacone 1
  • Mid-America Christian (26-10)
  • Bacone (0-28)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Frensly Leito (6-1)
• Loss: Kaulen Turpin

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – MACU – Austin Wood hit-by-pitch, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 1, BC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Payton Walk singled to ss, RBI; German Sepulveda scored – MACU 2, BC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Andres Gonzalez walked, RBI; Devon Villanueva scored – MACU 3, BC 0
• BTM 2^nd – MACU – Andrew Enwiya singled to left, RBI; Ryan Reed scored on fielding error by lf, Isaiah Leon – MACU 5, BC 0
• BTM 2^nd – MACU – Andrew Enwiya scored on a balk – MACU 6, BC 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Ryan Reed grounded out to ss, RBI; Andres Gonzalez scored – MACU 7, BC 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – German Sepulveda singled thru left side, 2 RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 9, BC 0
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Andres Gonzalez reached on a fielder's choice; Payton Walk scored on throwing error by 3b – MACU 10, BC 0
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled down lf line, RBI; Andres Gonzalez scored – MACU 11, BC 0
• TOP 5^th – BC – Logan Bush singled to left, RBI; Dawson Barrett scored – MACU 11, BC 1

TOP PERFORMERS

• Frensly Leito – W, CG, 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 2 BB, 12 SO
• German Sepulveda – 1-2, 2 RBI, R
• Isaiah Leon – 2-3, 3 R, SB

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian finished with 11 runs on eight hits while Bacone scored its lone run on three hits and committed a pair of errors.
• Senior starter Frensly Leito got back to his dominant self, recording his sixth double-digit strikeout performance of the season after allowing just one earned run on three hits with two walks and 12 strikeouts over five innings of work. Leito struck out the first six batters he faced in the contest.
• By getting the victory, Leito improved to 6-1 on the mound this season, tying Thomas Peabody and Madison Spencer for the third-most wins for a pitcher in a season during the NAIA Era (2008-present). Leito currently sits only behind Keisy Portorreal (9, 2018) and teammate Kelton Lachelt (7, 2022) in the MACU record book.
• The MACU bats were balanced across the board with seven different players recording a hit.
• The Evangels were once again patient from the plate as 11 batters reached behind six walks and five batters were hit by a pitch.
• German Sepulveda led the team with a pair of RBIs, slashing 1-for-2 with a run scored and a hit-by-pitch.
• Isaiah Leon led MACU on the base path with three runs after going 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
• Starting center fielder Payton Walk continued to stay hot from the plate by going 1-for-1 with an RBI single, a run scored and a pair of walks to go with a stolen base.
• Andres Gonzalez was the lone batter between both teams to record an extra-base hit with a double after going 1-for-2 with an RBI, two runs scored and a walk.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 12, Bacone 0
  • Mid-America Christian (27-10)
  • Oklahoma City (0-29)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Luuk Ter Beek (2-2)
• Loss: Nakoma RomanNose

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – MACU – Austin Wood singled down lf line, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 1, BC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Payton Walk singled thru left side, RBI; Austin Wood scored – MACU 2, BC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled thru left side, RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored – MACU 3, BC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Gabriel Aponte singled to left-center, 2 RBI; Yan Ely Adames scored; Payton Walk scored – MACU 5, BC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Isaiah Leon hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; Andres Gonzalez scored – MACU 6, BC 0
• BTM 2^nd – MACU – Andrew Enwiya scored on a balk – MACU 7, BC 0
• BTM 2^nd – MACU – Gabriel Aponte walked, RBI; Payton Walk scored – MACU 8, BC 0
• BTM 2^nd – MACU – Julian Martinez hit a SAC fly to right, RBI; Yan Ely Adames scored – MACU 9, BC 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled to left, RBI; Cameron Matherly scored – MACU 10, BC 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Andres Gonzalez hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; Joe Balak scored – MACU 11, BC 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Gabriel Aponte singled to center, RBI; Payton Walk scored – MACU 12, BC 0

TOP PERFORMERS

• Luuk Ter Beek – W, CG, SHO, 5 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 2 BB, 6 SO
• Gabriel Aponte – 2-2, 4 RBI, BB
• Yan Ely Adames – 3-3, 2 RBI, 2 R, SB
• Payton Walk – 1-1, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian pushed across its 12 runs on nine hits while the Warriors could only muster two hits and made one miscue.
• Luuk Ter Beek recorded his first career complete-game shutout for the Evangels, allowing only two hits and two walks while tying a season-high six strikeouts.
• In just his second career start, sophomore catcher Gabriel Aponte put together an outstanding day from the plate, leading the bats by going 2-for-2 with four RBIs with a walk drawn.
• Yan Ely Adames also finished with a stellar day from the plate, batting 3-for-3 with two RBIs and a pair of runs to go with a stolen bag.
• Payton Walk wrapped up his astounding week from the dish with three runs scored after going 1-for-1 with an RBI and a pair of walks. During the five-game slate, Walk batted 8-for-12 (.667) with three doubles, a homer, 10 RBIs, 12 runs scored, six walks and a stolen base.
• Similarly to the first game, Andrew Enwiya was the only MACU batter to record an extra-base hit with a double, finishing 1-for-1 with an RBI and two runs scored to go with a walk. The two-bagger was his team-leading ninth of the season.
• By getting the win, Mid-America Christian wrapped up their season series with Bacone with a 6-0 record, extending their win streak to 15 games over the Warriors.
• The Evangels won every game in the four-game slate this weekend by 10 or more runs.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will be back on the road on Tuesday, Apr. 12 as the Evangels will head uptown to Bethany, Okla. for a non-conference matchup against Southern Nazarene. The first pitch is slated for 2 p.m. at Feland Field.