VICTORIA, Texas – Sophomore outfielder
Noel McGarry-Doyle hit through the cycle in game one while junior pitcher
Cameron Brown pitched a complete-game shutout in the second game as the MACU baseball team completed the four-game sweep with a pair of 16-8, 7-0 victories over Houston-Victoria at Riverside Park on Saturday afternoon.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 16, Houston-Victoria 8
- Mid-America Christian (6-0)
- Houston-Victoria (2-5)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Noel McGarry-Doyle – 4-5, 2B, 3B, HR, 2 RBI, 5 R
- Cole Fuecker – 2-2, 2B, 4 RBI, R
- Tylor Richey – 2-4, 3B, 2 RBI, 2 R, BB, 2 SB
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – MACU – Cole Fuecker singled to left, 2 RBI; Noel McGarry-Doyle scored; Jacob Police scored – MACU 2, UHV 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Andrew Enwiya walked, RBI; Conner McKinney scored – MACU 3, UHV 0
- BTM 1st – UHV – Zach Lee homered to left, 2 RBI; Westley Shields scored – MACU 3, UHV 2
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle reached first on error by 3b, SAC bunt; Jacob Police scored, Tylor Richey scored – MACU 5, UHV 2
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Conner McKinney grounded out to second, RBI; Noel McGarry-Doyle scored – MACU 6, UHV 2
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Yan Ely Adames homered to left, 2 RBI; Cole Fuecker scored – MACU 8, UHV 2
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Tylor Richey tripled to right, 2 RBI; German Sepulveda scored; Andrew Enwiya scored – MACU 10, UHV 2
- TOP 3rd – MACU – Cole Fuecker hit a sac fly to center, RBI; Noel McGarry-Doyle scored – MACU 11, UHV 2
- BTM 4th – UHV – Haldamel Perez homered to left, RBI – MACU 11, UHV 3
- TOP 5th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle homered to left, RBI – MACU 12, UHV 3
- TOP 5th – MACU – Cole Fuecker doubled to left, RBI; George Gallardo scored – MACU 13, UHV 3
- BTM 5th – UHV – Raul Lopez homered to left, 2 RBI; Westley Shields scored – MACU 13, UHV 5
- TOP 6th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle doubled to left, RBI; Tylor Richey scored – MACU 14, UHV 5
- TOP 6th – MACU – Julian Martinez scored on a wild pitch – MACU 15, UHV 5
- TOP 6th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle scored on a wild pitch – MACU 16, UHV 5
- BTM 6th – UHV – Levi Whitlock homered to left, 3 RBI; Langston White scored; Cade Mitscherling scored – MACU 16, UHV 8
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its 16 runs on 16 hits and committed a pair of errors while Houston-Victoria scored its eight runs on 11 hits with one error.
- As a team, MACU batted for a .444 (16-of-36) average while the Jaguars finished with a .324 (11-of-34) clip.
- The Evangels got the bats going early, scoring 11 runs through the first three innings as Cole Fuecker drove in three runs with a single and a sacrifice fly, Yan Ely Adames ripped his second home run of the season to left and Tylor Richie knocked in two on a 2-RBI triple to right for seven of MACU's 11 runs.
- Noel McGarry-Doyle recorded MACU's first cycle of the season with a single, a double, a triple and a homer after going 4-for-4 with a pair of RBIs. By scoring five runs in the win, McGarry-Doyle tied the program's NAIA Era single-game record, joining Scott Mulhearn (2010), Felix Martinez (2018) and Edgar Martinez (2020) in the books.
- Yan Ely Adames cranked his second home run of the season and the 24th in his MACU career in the second inning as he now sits just three back of Jerry McNew for the program's career record.
- Cole Fuecker led the MACU bats with four RBIs after going 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of walks to go with a run scored.
- Tylor Richey nabbed a pair of bases after batting 2-for-4 with a walk, a pair of RBIs and two runs.
- Isaac Baez earned his second win of the season after tossing five innings and allowing five runs, four earned on seven hits, no walks and five strikeouts.
- Houston-Victoria scored all eight of its runs on four separate home runs.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 7, Houston-Victoria 0
- Mid-America Christian (7-0)
- Houston-Victoria (2-6)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Cameron Brown – W, CG, SHO, 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 2 SO
- Ryan Reed – 3-4, 3 RBI
- Noel McGarry-Doyle – 1-4, HR, 2 RBI, R
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 4th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle homered to center, 2 RBI; George Gallardo scored – MACU 2, UHV 0
- TOP 4th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya singled to left, RBI; Yan Ely Adames scored – MACU 3, UHV 0
- TOP 6th – MACU – Ryan Reed singled to right, RBI; Jacob Police scored – MACU 4, UHV 0
- TOP 7th – MACU – Ryan Reed singled, 2 RBI; Yan Ely Adames scored; Cole Fuecker scored – MACU 6, UHV 0
- TOP 7th – MACU – Gabriel Aponte singled to left, RBI; Andrew Enwiya scored – MACU 7, UHV 0
GAME NOTES
- The Evangels pushed across their seven runs on nine hits and one error while Houston-Victoria recorded five hits.
- In his third year with the program, Cameron Brown recorded his first career complete-game shutout, allowing just five hits and a walk with a pair of strikeouts over seven innings of work.
- Getting the start at second, Ryan Reed led the MACU batting efforts with three RBIs after swatting 3-for-4.
- Noel McGarry-Doyle hit homers in back-to-back games, slashing 1-for-4 with a pair driven in.
- By getting the victory, Mid-America Christian improved to 7-1 all-time against Houston-Victoria while sweeping the Jaguars for the first time ever.
- The Evangels are on their best ever start to a season in the NAIA Era with their seventh-straight win. MACU's previous best start came in 2021 when the Evangels opened the season by winning the first four games with a pair of wins over Dallas Christian and Central Baptist to start the year.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will compete in the prestigious NAIA Ball Cajun Collision next weekend. The Evangels will open the meet with an 11 a.m. game against No. 12 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) before taking on Louisiana Christian at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10 at the Sterlington Sports Complex in Sterlington, La.
