OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU baseball team closed out its home-opening four-game series with Iowa Wesleyan with a pair of nail-biting victories as the Evangels came away with a pair of 8-4, 4-2 victories in a cool afternoon doubleheader at the MACU Baseball Field on Saturday.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 8, Iowa Wesleyan 4
- Mid-America Christian (11-2)
- Iowa Wesleyan (3-3)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 2nd – MACU – Makael Shaw singled thru right side, RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored – MACU 1, IWU 0
- BTM 2nd – MACU – Jacob Police singled to left, 2 RBI; Makael Shaw scored; Conner McKinney scored – MACU 3, IWU 0
- TOP 3rd – IWU – Grant Yates singled up the middle, RBI; Froymer Ortega scored – MACU 3, IWU 1
- TOP 3rd – IWU – Carlos Vicente singled to ss, RBI; Grant Yates scored – MACU 3, IWU 2
- TOP 3rd – IWU – Julian Figueroa singled up the middle, RBI; David Amaya scored – MACU 3, IWU 3
- BTM 3rd – Conner McKinney grounded out to 2b, RBI; Noel McGarry-Doyle scored – MACU 4, IWU 3
- BTM 3rd – George Gallardo reached first on an error by ss; Andrew Enwiya scored – MACU 5, IWU 3
- TOP 6th – Grant Yates singled to left, RBI; Holvin Catala scored – MACU 5, IWU 4
- BTM 6th – Carlos Medina walked; George Gallardo scored on a wild pitch – MACU 6, IWU 4
- BTM 6th – Jacob Police hit a sac fly to left, RBI; Makael Shaw scored – MACU 7, IWU 4
- BTM 6th – Yan Ely Adames singled up the middle, RBI; Carlos Medina scored – MACU 8, IWU 4
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its eight runs on eight seven hits while Iowa Wesleyan tallied four runs on 12 hits and committed five errors.
- Makael Shaw started the day off for MACU by knocking in Andrew Enwiya with a single through the right side. Shaw also added two runs to his line by crossing the plate in the second and sixth innings.
- Jacob Police led the day in RBIs for the Evangels with three by knocking in two runs in the bottom of the second on a single to left and delivered once more with a sacrifice fly to left to bring in Shaw in the sixth inning.
- Issac Baez got his third win of the season in a five-inning performance by striking out a season-high six batters and not allowing a single walk. After a bumpy third inning allowing three runs on five hits, Baez settled in and shut down the Tigers in the fourth and fifth innings.
- Kelton Lachelt entered the game in the sixth inning with no outs and got the Evangels out of the bases-loaded jam with the bases loaded. Lachelt completed the six-out save by finishing off Iowa Wesleyan 1-2-3 in the seventh inning. Lachelt is now the sole leader in the SAC with three saves this season.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 4, Iowa Wesleyan 2
- Mid-America Christian (13-2)
- Iowa Wesleyan (3-4)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Cole Fuecker – 1-1, HR, RBI, R
- Cameron Brown – 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 1 BB, 3 SO
- Dylan Lyddon – W, 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 1 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 1st – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle singled to ss, RBI; Jacob Police scored – MACU 1, IWU 0
- BTM 3rd – MACU – Conner McKinney grounded out to 3b, RBI; Yan Ely Adames scored – MACU 2, IWU 0
- TOP 4th – IWU – Julian Figueroa hit a sac fly to cf, RBI; Carlos Vicente scored – MACU 2, IWU 1
- TOP 4th – IWU – Sage Bonner singled down the rf line, RBI; Zach Graham scored – MACU 2, IWU 2
- BTM 6th – MACU – Tylor Richey scored on a wild pitch – MACU 3, IWU 2
- BTM 6th – MACU – Cole Fuecker homered to right, RBI – MACU 4, IWU 2
GAME NOTES
- The Evangels scored their four runs on five hits and made one error while the Tigers scored two runs on seven hits.
- MACU took an early 2-0 lead after Noel McGarry-Doyle knocked in Jacob Police in the first and Conner McKinney hit a chopper to third to bring in Yan Ely Adames in the third inning.
- After giving up two runs to the Tigers in the fourth inning and tying the game 2-2, Tylor Richey scored on a wild pitch giving the Evangels a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth.
- With the one-run advantage, the Evangels added one more insurance run as Cole Fuecker stepped to the plate and drove a pinch-hit solo shot over the right field wall to give MACU a 4-2 advantage.
- Freshman pitcher Dylan Lyddon entered the game on the mound to start the sixth inning and allowed no runs on one hit with a walk and a strikeout in the final two innings. Lyddon secured his first collegiate win on the mound after relieving Cameron Brown in a no-decision effort.
- Mid-America Christian moves to 13-2 on the season after sweeping the four-game series over Iowa Wesleyan in the very first meeting between the two schools.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will be back in action at the MACU Baseball Field on Friday, Feb. 24 to begin a four-game series with Southwestern (Kan.). The doubleheader is slated for a noon first pitch.
