OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU softball team will be seeking its first Sooner Athletic Conference wins of the season this weekend as the Evangels will host Oklahoma Panhandle State in a four-game series at Allen Field. MACU will open with a doubleheader at 2 p.m. on Friday before closing out the slate with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 9-5 (0-2 SAC)
• Last Game: Lost vs. No. 6 Oklahoma City – 4-1 – Mar. 10, 2023 – Allen Field
• Top Performers (Hitting):
  • Aurelia Holguin – JR – C
    • .393 BA (11-28), 3 2B, 1 3B, 4 RBI, 5 R, 5 BB, 1 HBP, .486 OB%, .571 SLG%
  • Janessa Larman – SR – 3B
    • .375 BA (15-40), 5 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 11 RBI, 5 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, .432 OB%, .625 SLG%
  • Mikaylee Allen – SR – SS
    • .295 BA (13-44), 2 2B, 1 3B, 6 RBI, 11 R, 1 BB, 1 HBP, 9 SB, .326 OB%, .386 SLG%
• Top Performers (Pitching):
  • Rachel Eggleston – SO – RHP
    • 6-2 W-L, 2.22 ERA, 8 APP, 7 GS, 3 CG, 1 SHO, 41.0 IP, 30 H, 14 R, 13 ER, 8 BB, 38 SO, .199 OBA
  • Avery Schneringer – JR – RHP
    • 3-2 W-L, 2.85 ERA, 7 APP, 6 GS, 4 CG, 1 SHO, 39.1 IP, 38 H, 18 R, 16 ER, 13 BB, 26 SO, .255 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian will be looking to snap its three-game losing streak as the Evangels had a tough offensive showing against No. 6 Oklahoma City last Friday. In the 5-0, 4-1 doubleheader losses, the Evangels were held to just eight total hits, only three of which went for extra bases.
  • However, the Evangels were facing a highly motivated OCU team that saw its head coach Phil McSpadden become the all-time winningest collegiate softball coach.
  • Macy Stockton produced the lone RBI for the Evangels in the two-game slate by slapping a single through the hole between third and short in the bottom of the seventh, bringing the tying run to the plate.
  • Avery Schneringer went the distance, allowing just two earned runs over seven innings of work to record her team-leading fourth complete-game of the season and the 18^th of her career, putting her just one back of Katie Wolf for the eighth-most in program history.

SCOUTING REPORT
Oklahoma Panhandle State

• Record: 12-9 (4-0 SAC)
• Last Game: Won vs. Langston (Okla.) – 13-0 – Mar. 11, 2023 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Series vs MACU: Series Tied 10-10
• Last Game vs MACU: OPSU won 8-0 – Mar. 20, 2022 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Bryerly Avina – JR – 3B
    • .359 BA (23-64), 4 2B, 5 3B, 5 HR, 28 RBI, 20 R, 7 BB, 4 HBP, 5 SB, .453 OB%, .813 SLG%
  • Brielee Daniell – SR – OF
    • .355 BA (22-62), 1 2B, 3 3B, 2 HR, 17 RBI, 27 R, 8 BB, 8 HBP, 14 SB, .481 OB%, .565 SLG%
  • Sarah Conley – SR – P
    • .313 BA (19-62), 5 2B, 16 RBI, 14 R, 8 BB, 1 HBP, 2 SB, .394 OB%, .387 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  •  Sarah Conley – SR – P
    • 7-2 W-L, 2.61 ERA, 13 APP, 9 GS, 5 CG, 2 SHO, 64.1 IP, 61 H, 29 R, 24 ER, 19 BB, 68 SO, .238 OBA
  • Kenley Yocom – JR – P
    • 4-3 W-L, 1 SV, 4.57 ERA, 11 APP, 9 GS, 1 CG, 38.1 IP, 54 H, 31 R, 25 ER, 10 BB, 41 SO, .321 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • After going 1-3 in the Red Dirt Classic to start the month of March, Oklahoma Panhandle State got back on the winning track last weekend in a four-game home series against Langston. The four-game sweep, the Aggies dominated in all aspects by coming away with 10-2, 16-2, 12-0 and 13-0 victories.
  • OPSU enters the weekend with the sixth-best team batting average in the SAC (.261) while ranking fifth in on-base percentage (.376) and sixth in slugging percentage (.377). The Aggies are also in the middle of the pack when it comes to pitching and defense, ranking fifth in team ERA (3.39) and sixth in field percentage (.940).
  • The Panhandle bats are led by junior third baseman Bryerly Avina, who is on-top of batting a .359 average, posting the fourth-highest slugging percentage in the SAC at .813 behind four doubles, five triples and five home runs. Her 28 RBIs ranks second in the league while her 20 runs tie her for fifth. In the circle, Sarah Conley has been OPSU's top performer, posting a 7-2 record on a 2.61 ERA while tossing five complete games, including two shutouts.
  • Mid-America Christian will be looking to turn the tides on OPSU in the series after the Aggies swept the Evangels in a four-game series in Goodwell last season. MACU struggled to slow down the red-hot OPSU bats, which pushed across 37 runs in the four-game slate.