KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top-seeded Mid-America Christian softball team put together a dominant offensive showing at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Softball World Series being played at the Kansas City Royals Urban Youth Academy on Tuesday.

The Evangels opened the day with a 9-4 victory over No. 8 seed Trinity Baptist (Fla.) before coming away with a 13-3 win over No. 5 seed Oakland City (Ind.).
 
GAME ONE / Mid-America Christian vs. Trinity Baptist
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 9, Trinity Baptist 4
  • Mid-America Christian (33-22)
  • Trinity Baptist (14-29)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Avery Schneringer (15-10)
• Loss: Shiana Simmons (1-10)

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – MACU – Kassie Martin doubled to left, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, TBC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to right, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 2, TBC 0
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Brooklyn Wilson reached on a fielding error by cf; Kassie Martin scored; Janessa Larman scored – MACU 4, TBC 0
• TOP 3^rd – TBC – Katie Goodin singled to left, RBI; Krystal Haynes scored – MACU 4, TBC 1
• TOP 3^rd – TBC – Alishia Dial singled to left, RBI; Katie Goodin scored – MACU 4, TBC 2
• TOP 3^rd – TBC – Tiyahnna Hopkins scored on a wild pitch – MACU 4, TBC 3
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Mikaylee Allen reached on a fielding error by 2b; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 5, TBC 3
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Janessa Larman hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 6, TBC 3
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Emylee Campbell walked, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 7, TBC 3
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Megan Widener walked, RBI; Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 8, TBC 3
• TOP 5^th – TBC – Amber Wice hit a SAC fly to left, RBI; Katie Goodin scored – MACU 8, TBC 4
• BTM 6^th – MACU – Emylee Campbell homered to left-center, RBI – MACU 9, TBC 4

TOP PERFORMERS

• Emylee Campbell – 1-3, HR, 2 RBI, R, BB
• Janessa Larman – 1-2, 2 RBI, R,
• Cailey Parsells – 1-2, RBI, 2 R, 3 SB

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its nine runs on four hits and committed an error while Trinity Baptist pushed across its four runs on seven hits and made a pair of miscues.
• The Evangels pushed across four runs in the bottom of the first. After Cailey Parsells and Mikaylee Allen reached on a single and a walk, Kassie Martin drove in Parsells on a double to left-center field gap before Allen came across on Janessa Larman's single to center to make it a 2-0 game. Two more came across later in the inning when Brooklyn Wilson hit a laser to center that popped out of the glove of the center fielder, allowing Martin and Larman to score to make it a 4-0 game.
• Trinity Baptist pushed across three in the top of the third when four straight batters reached on a triple, a single, a hit-by-pitch and another single before Tiyahnna Hopkins scored on a wild pitch to close it to a 4-3 game.
• The Evangels put together a major threat in the bottom of the third by loading the bases with one out, but Simmons was able to induce back-to-back pop-ups off the bats of Emylee Campbell and Megan Widener to get out of the inning.
• MACU was able to piece together another four-run inning in the fourth. Parsells led off the frame with a hit-by-pitch, stole second and then came around to score after Allen reached on a fielding error by the second baseman. Allen then stole second and third before coming across to score on Larman's sacrifice fly to center to bring the score to 6-3. The Evangels followed by having four straight batters reach on a walk as Campbell and Megan Widener each notched bases-loaded RBI walks to stretch the edge to 8-3.
• The Evangels ran into some trouble in the top of the fifth when the first two batters reached on single and a walk and the two runners advanced to second and third with only one out, but MACU starting pitcher Avery Schneringer only allowed an RBI SAC fly to Katie Goodin to trim the Evangels' edge to 8-4.
• MACU got the run back in the bottom of the sixth when Campbell drove a full-count, two-out solo blast over the left-center field fence for her second home run of the season.
• Schneringer earned her 15^th win in the circle after tossing a complete game, allowing four earned runs on seven hits with three walks and six strikeouts.
• Mid-America Christian improved to 2-0 all-time against Trinity Baptist after defeating the Eagles 7-0 in last season's NCCAA World Series in Easley, S.C. on May 18, 2021.

GAME TWO / Mid-America Christian vs. Oakland City
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 13, Oakland City 3
  • Mid-America Christian (34-22)
  • Trinity Baptist (20-27)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Rachel Eggleston (17-10)
• Loss: Kenzie Tooley (7-10)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – MACU – Kassie Martin singled to short, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, TBC 0
• TOP 1^st – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to right-center, RBI; Kassie Martin scored – MACU 2, TBC 0
• TOP 2^nd – MACU – Mikaylee Allen singled, bunt, RBI; Megan Widener scored – MACU 3, TBC 0
• TOP 2^nd – MACU – Kassie Martin doubled to left-center, 2 RBI; Cailey Parsells scored; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 5, TBC 0
• TOP 2^nd – MACU – Janessa Larman homered to center, 3 RBI; Kassie Martin scored; Olivia Roberts scored – MACU 8, TBC 0
• BTM 3^rd – OCU – Ashton Steinbrenner singled to right-center, 2 RBI; McKendree Ward scored; Emily Fitzwater scored – MACU 8, TBC 2
• BTM 3^rd – OCU – Danielle Hare singled to right-center, RBI; Abbi Jaquess scored – MACU 8, TBC 3
• TOP 6^th – MACU – Brooklyn Wilson doubled to right-center, 2 RBI; Allene Dennis scored; Avery Schneringer scored – MACU 10, TBC 3
• TOP 7^th – MACU – Harley Beesley singled to left-center, RBI; Emylee Campbell scored – MACU 11, TBC 3
• TOP 7^th – MACU – Janessa Larman doubled down lf line, 2 RBI; Kassie Martin scored, Olivia Roberts scored – MACU 13, TBC 3

TOP PERFORMERS

• Janessa Larman – 3-5, 2B, HR, 6 RBI, R
• Kassie Martin – 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 3 R
• Rachel Eggleston – W, 6.1 IP, 3 ER, 11 H, 1 BB, 4 SO

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its 13 runs on a season-high 17 hits and committed one error while Oakland City tallied three runs on 12 hits and committed two errors.
• Rachel Eggleston notched her 17^th win of the season in the circle after allowing three earned runs on 11 hits with only one walk and four strikeouts. By Eggleston getting the victory, she became just the third pitcher in program history to record 17 or more wins in the circle, joining Regan Martin last season for the second-most wins.
• Eggleston's four strikeouts also allowed her to surpass Caitlyn Ulmer for the fifth-most single-season strikeouts at 117. She now sits just four back of Kelsie Wolf (121, 2014) for the fourth-most in the MACU record book.
• Janessa Larman put together a career-day from the plate, just barely missing the cycle by going 3-for-5 with a single, a double, a home run, a career-best six RBIs and a run scored.
• Larman's six RBI performance is tied for the third-most in a single-game in the MACU record book, sitting only behind MACU Player of the Decade Tiphani Napier who notched seven on two occasions, the first coming against Southwestern Assemblies of God on Apr. 15, 2016 and the next against Central Christian on Feb. 18, 2017.
• Larman's three-run rocket shot to center also allowed her to climb up the program's single-season record book as her seventh home run of the season moved her into a four-way tie for the fifth-most hit in a single-season while her 40 RBIs also hits in a tie for the seventh-most in one year.
• MACU's 17 hits marked a new season-high, topping the 16 recorded in a 16-3 win over Langston on Apr. 10.
• Mid-America Christian boasted NCCAA World Series program records in back-to-back games as the nine runs scored in the win over Trinity Baptist was the most scored by the Evangels at the national tournament before pushing 13 across against Oakland City.
• Kassie Martin also continued to add to her team-lead in RBIs with a 2-for-4 performance with three RBIs and a team-high three runs scored, boosting her total to 42 on the season. It also allowed her to jump Olivia Roberts (40, 2021) for the sixth-most driven in during a single-season in program history.
• Roberts also put together a banner day from the plate, slashing 4-for-4 with a double and a run scored.
• The Evangels improved to 2-1 all-time against Oakland City with the win. MACU was won back-to-back games against the Mighty Oaks in the NCCAA World Series after coming away with an 8-0 victory in Easley, S.C. on May 19, 2021.

NEXT UP

• Mid-America Christian will wrap-up pool play on Wednesday as the Evangels will take on Sooner Athletic Conference rival Southwestern Christian at 10 a.m. inside the Kansas City Royals Urban Youth Academy. With a win, the Evangels can lock up a spot in the semifinal round being played at 4 p.m.