OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU baseball team had no trouble dispatching of Bacone (Okla.) in a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader at the MACU Baseball Field as the Evangels opened with a 7-1 win before picking up a 12-1 victory in game two.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 7, Bacone 1
- Mid-America Christian (22-8)
- Bacone (0-14)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Noel McGarry-Doyle – 2-3, 3 RBI, HBP, SB
- Caden Harris – 3-4, 2 2B, HR, RBI, 2 R
- Ryan Reed – 2-3, 2 R, 2 SB
- Levi Mobley – W, 4 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 1st – MACU – Conner McKinney singled thru right side, RBI; Tylor Richey scored – MACU 1, BC 0
- BTM 2nd – MACU – Caden Harris homered to lf, RBI – MACU 2, BC 0
- BTM 2nd – MACU – Yan Ely Adames hit a sac fly to lf, RBI; Makael Shaw scored; Ryan Reed scored on an error by c – MACU 4, BC 0
- BTM 3rd – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle singled to center, 2 RBI; Makael Shaw scored; Caden Harris scored – MACU 6, BC 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle singled to 1b, RBI; Ryan Reed scored – MACU 7, BC 0
- TOP 7th – BC – Payton Redding grounded out to ss, RBI; Jordan Andrews scored – MACU 7, BC 1
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its seven runs on nine hits and committed one error while Bacone tallied one run on four hits and made two miscues.
- The Evangels had a great chance to blow the game open in the bottom of the first when Conner McKinney hit an RBI single through the right side before Andrew Enwiya drew a walk to load the bases with no one out. However, the Warriors were able to limit MACU to just one run when BC starter Keegan Burgess sat down Carlos Medina and Cole Fuecker on back-to-back strikeouts.
- Leading off the bottom of the second, starting center fielder Caden Harris broke his hitless streak in a big way by slamming a no-doubt solo homer over the left field fence to make it a 2-0 game.
- After Makael Shaw reached on a walk and Ryan Reed reached on an infield single to go with each stealing a base, Yan Ely Adames plated two when he hit a sac fly to left to score Shaw before the catcher overthrew the third baseman trying to throw out Reed, allowing the starting second baseman to come across as well to make it a 4-0 game.
- The Evangels pushed two more across in the third when MACU loaded the bases behind a Harris double, a Shaw walk and Reed hit-by-pitch before Noel McGarry-Doyle smashed a line drive to center to plate Harris and Shaw, setting the score to 6-0.
- McGarry-Doyle added one more RBI to his stat line in the bottom of the fifth when he hit a slow chopper toward the right side and beat the defenders to the bag to allow Reed to score from third.
- The Warriors only run of the ballgame came in the top of the seventh when Jordan Andrews led off the frame with a single, reached second on a sac bunt, stole third and then scored on a Payton Redding RBI grounder to short.
- Caden Harris broke out of his early season slump in a huge way, slashing 3-for-4 with two doubles and a homer to go with an RBI and a pair of runs scored. Harris was 0-for-7 before his solo shot in the second inning.
- Ryan Reed continued to produce from the leadoff spot, reaching base three times by slashing 2-for-3 with a pair of runs and two stolen bases to go with a hit-by-pitch.
- McGarry-Doyle led MACU's scoring production with three RBIs off a pair of singles, batting 2-for-3 with a stolen base and hit-by-pitch.
- Levi Mobley picked up his first career win, going four innings and allowing no earned runs on three hits with no walks and four strikeouts. Cruz Perez also earned his first career save after going three innings and giving up just one earned run on one hit with no walks and one strikeout.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 12, Bacone 1
- Mid-America Christian (23-8)
- Bacone (0-15)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Caden Harris – 2-3, 3 RBI, R, SB
- Devon Villanueva – 1-3, 3B, 3 RBI, R
- George Gallardo – 2-4, 2 2B, 2 RBI, R
- Maycin Smothermon – 2 IP, 0 ER, 0 H, 0 BB, 1 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 1st – MACU – George Gallardo doubled to left-center field, RBI; Jacob Police scored – MACU 1, BC 0
- BTM 2nd – MACU – Julian Martinez hit a sac fly to rf, RBI; Tylor Richey scored – MACU 2, BC 0
- BTM 4th – MACU – Caden Harris grounded out to ss, RBI; Tylor Richey scored – MACU 3, BC 0
- BTM 4th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle walked, RBI; Makael Shaw scored – MACU 4, BC 0
- BTM 4th – MACU – Devon Villanueva hit a sac fly to rf, RBI; Jacob Police scored – MACU 5, BC 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Caden Harris singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Tylor Richey scored; K.J. Moo-Young scored – MACU 7, BC 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Caden Harris scored on a wild pitch – MACU 8, BC 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Devon Villanueva tripled to right-center, 2 RBI; Christian Guevara scored; Jacob Police scored – MACU 10, BC 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – George Gallardo doubled down lf line, RBI; Devon Villanueva scored – MACU 11, BC 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – K.J. Moo-Young singled to 2b, RBI; George Gallardo scored – MACU 12, BC 0
- TOP 6th – BC – Coltyn Robinson singled down rf line, RBI; Rilyn Coleman scored – MACU 12, BC 1
GAME NOTES
- The Evangels scored their 12 runs on nine hits and committed an error while the Warriors scored their lone run on four hits and also finished with an error.
- After being kept in-check through the first three innings, scoring just two runs, the MACU bats broke open the flood gates in the fourth and fifth inning with a three-run fourth and a seven-run fifth for 10 runs over the two frames.
- After going 3-for-4 with three RBIs and a run scored, Caden Harris rounded out his day by swatting 5-for-7 with four RBIs and three runs between the two contests.
- Devon Villanueva also had a breakout game for the Evangels after getting the start at first, batting 1-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs to go with a run.
- Jacob Police and Tylor Richey gave the Warriors problems on the basepaths as each scored three runs.
- George Gallardo also produced after getting the start at third, batting 2-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBIs and a run while Adan Federico slashed 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles.
- Dylan Lyddon improved to 2-0 on the mound this season after throwing three scoreless innings, giving up just one hit and two walks to go with three punch-outs.
- Since moving into the bullpen last week, Maycin Smothermon's hitless streak continued after throwing two more perfect innings.
- By getting the win, Mid-America Christian improved its win streak to 14 over Bacone.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will be back on the road this weekend as the Evangels will open a three-game series at Central Christian in McPherson, Kansas. The Evangels will start with a doubleheader on Friday, Mar. 24 with a 1 p.m. first pitch.
