KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Mid-America Christian baseball team was able to stave off Carolina in an elimination game to pick up the program's first ever win at the NCCAA World Series on Saturday, however the Evangels saw their season come to a bitter end after dropping a hard-fought 4-3 decision in 11 innings to College of the Ozarks in the afternoon contest at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy.
 
Mid-America Christian vs. Carolina
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 17, Carolina 10
  • Mid-America Christian (32-21)
  • Carolina (36-15)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Joshua Fernandez (2-0)
• Loss: Nate Williams (6-3)

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – MACU – Andrew Enwiya singled to left, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 1, CU 0
• TOP 1^st – MACU – German Sepulveda grounded out to ss, RBI; Ryan Reed scored – MACU 2, CU 0
• TOP 2^nd – MACU – Isaiah Leon singled to left, RBI; Austin Wood scored – MACU 3, CU 0
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled to center, RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored – MACU 4, CU 0
• TOP 4^th – MACU – Isaiah Leon singled to right-center, RBI; Caden Harris scored – MACU 5, CU 0
• TOP 4^th – MACU – Ryan Reed singled up the middle, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 6, CU 0
• BTM 4^th – CU – Avery Adams walked, RBI; Dainagon Hawthorne scored – MACU 6, CU 1
• BTM 4^th – CU – Deion Tubbs walked, RBI; Bryan Deegan scored – MACU 6, CU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Caden Harris doubled down lf line, RBI; Austin Wood scored – MACU 7, CU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Ryan Reed reached on a fielding error by ss; Caden Harris scored – MACU 8, CU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – German Sepulveda hit-by-pitch, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 9, CU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya scored on a wild pitch – MACU 10, CU 2
• TOP 5^th – MACU – German Sepulveda scored on a wild pitch – MACU 11, CU 2
• BTM 5^th – CU – Bryan Deegan singled to right-center, 2 RBI; Josh Kent scored; Abdiel Santana scored– MACU 11, CU 4
• BTM 5^th – CU –  Dainagon Hawthorne scored on an error by lf – MACU 11, CU 5
• BTM 5^th – CU –  Avery Adams singled to short, RBI; Bryan Deegan scored – MACU 11, CU 6
• TOP 6^th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya singled to left, RBI; Isaiah Leon scored – MACU 12, CU 6
• BTM 6^th – CU –  Nick Mackedo singled, 2 RBI; Josh Kent scored; Kevin Greenwood scored – MACU 12, CU 8
• TOP 7^th – MACU – Andres Gonzalez doubled to left-center, RBI; Julian Martinez scored – MACU 13, CU 8
• TOP 7^th – MACU – Caden Harris doubled to left, 2 RBI; Andres Gonzalez scored; Austin Wood scored – MACU 15, CU 8
• TOP 8^th – MACU – Devon Villanueva singled to right, RBI; Payton Walk scored – MACU 16, CU 8
• TOP 8^th – MACU – Austin Wood reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; German Sepulveda scored – MACU 17, CU 8
• BTM 8^th – CU –  Logan Conklin singled to left-center, RBI; D'Artagnun Hawthorne scored – MACU 17, CU 9
• BTM 8^th – CU –  Nick Mackedo walked, RBI; Josh Kent scored – MACU 17, CU 10

TOP PERFORMERS

• Isaiah Leon – 6-6, 2 RBI, 4 R, BB, SB
• Caden Harris – 2-6, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 3 SB
• Andrew Enwiya – 2-2, 2 RBI, 2 R, 4 BB, SB

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its 17 runs on 19 hits and committed three errors while Carolina pushed across its 10 runs on 12 hits and made six defensive miscues.
• By going 6-for-6 in the contest, redshirt freshman right fielder Isaiah Leon tied MACU's single-game hits record, joining teammate Yan Ely Adames who reached the six-hit mark in a 23-21 loss at Southern Nazarene on Apr. 12. Leon also tallied a team-high four runs and a pair of RBIs to go with two runs scored.
• Junior left fielder Andrew Enwiya also tied a single-game record for the Evangels. By drawing four walks, Enwiya moved into a nine-way tie for the program mark, joining teammate Julian Fernandez who drew four free passes against Southwestern Christian on Mar. 18.
• Six different Evangels recorded at least two hits and all but one starter in the lineup tallied at least one hit.
• Mid-America Christian scored in eight of the nine innings with the lone scoreless frame coming in the ninth.
• The Evangels not only recorded their first ever NCCAA Baseball World Series game since baseball merged into one division, but also tallied a victory in the program's first ever meeting against Carolina.
• Making his final appearance in relief for the Evangels, senior lefty Joshua Fernandez earned the win after allowing two earned runs on four hits with one walk and two strikeouts over 1.2 innings of work.

 
Mid-America Christian vs. College of the Ozarks
SCORE

• College of the Ozarks 4, Mid-America Christian 3 (11 Inn)
  • Mid-America Christian (32-22)
  • College of the Ozarks (33-21)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Ryan Daggs (6-1)
• Loss: Kelton Lachelt (7-5)

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – CofO – Spencer Greene doubled down lf line, RBI; Chuck Hill scored – CofO 1, MACU 0
• BTM 1^st – CofO – Cal Johnson singled to left-center, RBI; Spencer Greene scored – CofO 2, MACU 0
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Isaiah Leon singled to short, RBI; Austin Wood scored – CofO 2, MACU 1
• TOP 9^th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames singled to short, RBI; Payton Walk scored – MACU 2, CofO 2
• TOP 11^th – MACU – Christian Guevara stole second; Julian Fernandez stole home – MACU 3, CofO 2
• BTM 11^th – CofO – Cal Johnson hit a SAC fly to center, RBI; Ryan Daggs scored – MACU 3, CofO 3
• BTM 11^th – CofO – Spencer Greene scored on a wild pitch – CofO 4, MACU 3

TOP PERFORMERS

• Luuk ter Beek – 8 IP, 2 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 5 SO
• Yan Ely Adames – 2-4, RBI, BB
• Austin Wood – 2-5, R

GAME NOTES

• College of the Ozarks scored its four runs on 10 hits with two errors while the Evangels scored their three runs on six hits and committed a pair of errors as well.
• The Bobcats scored two of their runs in the early going as a leadoff single to short preceded a one-out RBI double down the lf line by Spencer Greene. Cal Johnson added to it in the next at-bat with an RBI single to left-center, but MACU starter Luuk ter Beek was able to limit the damage after inducing a 4-6-3 double play.
• While Mid-America Christian struggled to get the bats going, the Evangels were finally able to cash in with some small ball. After Austin Wood led off the inning with a single, an Andres Gonzalez SAC bunt and Caden Harris flyout advanced Wood to third before Isaiah Leon's infield single plated MACU's first run, closing it to a 2-1 game.
• The Evangels were unable to generate any more offense until the top of the ninth inning when Andrew Enwiya reached second on a misplayed and dropped fly ball by the right fielder. After pinch-runner Payton Walk trotted down to third on German Sepulveda's groundout to second, Yan Ely Adames drove in the tying run by beating out an infield single to short with a slide into first, making it a 2-2 game.
• In the top of the 11^th, MACU took its only lead. Following back-to-back one-out singles, pinch-runners Christian Guevara and Julian Martinez forced a rundown between first and second, which allowed Martinez to break toward home and beat the throw to make a 3-2 MACU advantage.
• Despite gaining the edge, the Evangels were unable to hang onto it as a Ryan Daggs leadoff double allowed him to score two batters later on a Cal Johnson SAC fly. After a single and walk loaded the bases, MACU closer Kelton Lachelt accidentally spiked his first pitch to next batter, allowing Spencer Greene to beat out Adames' throw to Lachelt at home to end the game on a walk-off.
• With the loss, Mid-America Christian was eliminated from NCCAA World Series play.
• Despite not getting the decision, Luuk ter Beek put together his most outstanding start of the season. Ter Beek only allowed two earned runs in the first inning while throwing seven straight scoreless frames, allowing only seven hits and one walk to go with five strikeouts.
• The Evangels defensively pitched nine straight scoreless frames between the second and 10^th innings.
• In his final game with the Evangels, Yan Ely Adames led the MACU bats by going 2-for-4 with an RBI and a walk. Austin Wood was the only other Evangels batter to tally multiple hits, finishing 2-for-5 with a run scored.
• Isaiah Leon continued his torrid pace in the tournament by tallying MACU's only other RBI, finishing the game 1-for-5 with his run-producing single.
• MACU came up on the short end in its first ever meeting with College of the Ozarks.
• Mid-America Christian wrapped up a very successful 2022 season that saw the team boast its best record in the NAIA Era (2008-present).