HOBBS, N.M. – The MACU baseball team brought the bats with the brooms in the series finale against the University of the Southwest (N.M.) as the Evangels bashed their way to a 20-10 victory over the Mustangs at the Jake "The Jake" Williams Field on Sunday afternoon.
The second game of the scheduled doubleheader was canceled due to lack of remaining daylight.
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 20, Southwest 10
- Mid-America Christian (3-0)
- Southwest (0-3)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Makael Shaw – 3-3, 2B, 4 RBI, R
- Noel McGarry-Doyle – 2-3, 3B, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
- German Sepulveda – 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R
- Jacob Police – 2-3, 3 R, RBI, BB, 2 SB
- Isaac Baez – W, 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 0 BB, 5 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – MACU – Conner McKinney grounded out to ss, RBI; Jacob Police scored – MACU 1, USW 0
- BTM 1st – USW Gavin VanGronigen doubled to rf, RBI; Hayden Woods scored – MACU 1, USW 1
- BTM 1st – USW – Eliazar Torres singled to center, RBI; Gavin VanGronigen scored – USW 2, MACU 1
- BTM 1st – USW – Jesus Baldonado reached on a fielding error by 2b; Andru Sanchez scored – USW 3, MACU 1
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Carlos Medina hit a SAC fly to rf, RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored – USW 3, MACU 2
- TOP 3rd – MACU – Andrew Enwiya walked, RBI; Noel McGarry-Doyle scored – MACU 3, USW 3
- TOP 3rd – MACU – German Sepulveda hit a SAC fly to right, RBI; Conner McKinney scored – MACU 4, USW 3
- TOP 4th – MACU – Conner McKinney singled to left, RBI; Tylor Richey scored – MACU 5, USW 3
- TOP 5th – MACU – Jacob Police singled to ss, RBI; German Sepulveda scored – MACU 6, USW 3
- TOP 5th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle tripled to right-center, 2 RBI; Jacob Police scored; Carlos Medina scored – MACU 8, USW 3
- TOP 6th – MACU – Makael Shaw doubled to right, RBI; George Gallardo scored – MACU 9, USW 3
- TOP 6th – MACU – German Sepulveda singled to left, 2 RBI; Makael Shaw scored; Malachi Fuller scored – MACU 11, USW 3
- TOP 6th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle walked, RBI; German Sepulveda scored – MACU 12, USW 3
- TOP 6th – MACU – George Gallardo singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Jacob Police scored; Carlos Medina scored – MACU 14, USW 3
- TOP 6th – MACU – Makael Shaw singled to center, 2 RBI; George Gallardo scored; Noel McGarry-Doyle scored – MACU 16, USW 3
- BTM 6th – USW – Steven Martinez singled to center, RBI; Kevin Diaz scored – MACU 16, USW 4
- BTM 6th – USW – Santiago Garcia reached on a throwing error by 2b, RBI; Derrick Martinez scored – MACU 16, USW 5
- BTM 6th – USW – Bryan Vasquez reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Isaiah Garcia scored – MACU 16, USW 6
- TOP 7th – MACU – Caden Harris reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Carlos Medina scored – MACU 17, USW 6
- TOP 7th – MACU – Maycin Smothermon singled to ss, RBI; Tylor Richey scored – MACU 18, USW 6
- TOP 7th – MACU – Malachi Fuller doubled to right, RBI; Caden Harris scored – MACU 19, USW 6
- TOP 7th – MACU – Makael Shaw singled to left, RBI; Maycin Smothermon scored – MACU 20, USW 6
- BTM 7th – USW – Jose Chavez singled to left, 2 RBI; Eliazar Torres scored; Andru Sanchez scored – MACU 20, USW 8
- BTM 7th – USW – Santiago Garcia singled to ss, RBI; Kevin Diaz scored – MACU 20, USW 9
- BTM 7th – USW – Gavin VanGronigen hit-by-pitch, RBI; Hunter Wright scored – MACU 20, USW 10
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian pushed across its 20 runs on 18 hits and committed two errors while Southwest scored its 10 runs on 14 hits and three errors.
- The scoring output for the Evangels marked the sixth-most runs MACU had scored in a single-game since joining the NAIA in 2008.
- Impressively, the Evangels recorded RBIs on all 20 of their runs scored.
- Despite not making an appearance until the sixth inning, backup left fielder Makael Shaw led the batting efforts by going 3-for-3 with a game-high four RBIs to go with a run scored.
- Noel McGarry-Doyle and German Sepulveda were also big time run producers for the Evangels as McGarry-Doyle swatted 2-for-3 with a triple, three RBIs and a pair of runs to go with a pair of walks while Sepulveda also went 2-for-3 with three driven in and two runs scored.
- MACU's middle infielding tandem of second baseman Jacob Police and shortstop Carlos Medina wreaked havoc on the basepaths as each player crossed home plate three times. Police batted 2-for-3 with an RBI and a walk to go with a pair of stolen bags while Medina went 1-for-3 with a walk and RBI.
- Making his first career start with MACU, Isaac Baez overcame some early trouble. After giving up three runs in the first inning, Baez faced trouble again in the second, but was able to strike out USW cleanup hitter Andru Sanchez with the bases load and two outs to get out of the jam. That punch-out gave the junior righty the momentum over the next three innings as he sat down nine of the next 10 batters he faced as he finished the contest with five strikeouts over five innings of work.
- The win secured the program's first ever series sweep over the University of the Southwest after never winning a previous meeting in their earlier six tries before Saturday's doubleheader wins.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will return to Red River Athletic Conference Country next weekend as the Evangels will head to Victoria, Texas for a four-game series against Houston-Victoria from Feb. 3-4. The Evangels will open the series with a 3 p.m. doubleheader on Friday.
