OKLAHOMA CITY – Senior first baseman
Olivia Roberts made history at Allen Field on Saturday by becoming the MACU softball team's all-time RBIs leader as the Evangels took care of business by shutting down Langston in a pair of 6-1, 9-1 wins to complete the season sweep against the Lady Lions.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 6, Langston 1
- Mid-America Christian (15-6, 6-3 SAC)
- Langston (3-18, 0-9 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 3rd – MACU – Cailey Parsells singled to p; Megan Widener scored on error by 1b – MACU 1, LU 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Megan Widener singled thru left side, RBI; Stormy Haynes scored – MACU 2, LU 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Cailey Parsells singled to left, Megan Widner scored on error by lf – MACU 3, LU 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Karlee Danielson stole second; Cailey Parsells scored on error by c – MACU 4, LU 0
- BTM 5th – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled to ss, RBI; Karlee Danielson scored – MACU 5, LU 0
- TOP 6th – LU – Madison Slater doubled to left-center, RBI; Peyton Lea scored – MACU 5, LU 1
- BTM 6th – MACU – Hallie Wilson grounded out to 1b, RBI; Emylee Campbell scored – MACU 6, LU 1
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its seven runs on 11 hits while Langston pushed across its one run on seven hits and committed four errors.
- Langston put together a major threat right out of the gate as back-to-back singles by McKenzie Conner and Gracelyn Rosales followed by a Shadie Davis walk loaded the bases with no one out. However, MACU starter Rachel Eggleston was able to get out of the jam by getting a fielder's choice groundout to first with a play at the plate followed by striking out Midori Williams and getting Madison Slater to fly out to center to keep the Lions off the board.
- The Lions pitcher Tandy Garrett was twirling a gem, holding the Evangels to without a hit for the first eight batters until the bottom of the third when Megan Widener smoked a ground ball that glanced off the third baseman's glove for a one-out double before Cailey Parsells drove her in with a bunt single that the second baseman dropped on the throw to first, allowing Widener to advance home and make it a 1-0 game.
- Langston kept the game close until the bottom of the fifth as the Evangels swatted four hits and the Lady Lions tallied two errors to allow MACU to score four runs in the frame. MACU's final run of the inning came when Olivia Roberts hit an infield single to the shortstop, scoring Karlee Danielson from third to become MACU's all-time RBIs leader with the 97th in her career, surpassing Hannah Salmon (2018-20).
- The Lions only run of the game came in the top of the sixth, when Madison Slater smashed an RBI double to left-center to score Peyton Lea all the way from first to cut it to 5-1.
- The Evangels generated another run when Abby Womack led off the sixth with a single before pinch-runner Emylee Campbell stole second, reached third on a wild pitch and then scored on an RBI groundout to first by Hallie Wilson to seal the 6-1 final.
- Megan Widener led the MACU bats, going 2-for-2 with a double, an RBI and a pair of runs scored while Rachel Humburg was the only other Evangel to finish with a multi-hit game, tallying 2-for-3 with a pair of singles.
- The Evangels were only able to record three RBIs on their six runs as Roberts, Widener and Hallie Wilson each tallied one apiece.
- Rachel Eggleston picked up her 10th win of the season in the circle, improving to 10-2 after allowing just one earned run on seven hits with one walk and six strikeouts over 6.1 innings of work.
- By getting the victory, Mid-America Christian was able to win the season series from Langston.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 9, Langston 1 (6 Inn)
- Mid-America Christian (16-6, 7-3 SAC)
- Langston (3-19, 0-10 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 1st – MACU – Mikaylee Allen doubled down lf line, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, LU 0
- BTM 1st – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to right, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 2, LU 0
- TOP 2nd – LU – McKenzie Conner singled to 3b, RBI; Bailey Bartley scored – MACU 2, LU 1
- BTM 2nd – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to ss, RBI; Megan Widener scored– MACU 3, LU 1
- BTM 2nd – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled to center, 2 RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 5, LU 1
- BTM 3rd – MACU – Megan Widener doubled to left-center, RBI; Hannah Robbins scored – MACU 6, LU 1
- BTM 3rd – MACU – Cailey Parsells hit a sac fly to 2b, RBI; Megan Widener scored – MACU 7, LU 1
- BTM 4th – MACU – Brooklyn Wilson doubled to right-center, RBI; Karlee Danielson scored – MACU 8, LU 1
- BTM 6th – MACU – Stormy Haynes scored on a wild pitch – MACU 9, LU 1
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian pushed across its nine runs on 11 hits and made one miscue while Langston scored its lone run on six hits and committed one error.
- The Evangel bats were far more productive in the second game as MACU recorded eight RBIs on its nine runs.
- After being held 0-for-3 in game one, Janessa Larman was able to get the bat going in game two, slashing 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.
- Olivia Roberts narrowly missed becoming the first Evangels player to ever reach 100 career RBIs as her two-RBI single in the second moved her career total to 99.
- Hannah Robbins was the only other Evangels player to record more than one hit as the catcher batted 2-for-2 with a double and a run scored.
- The 9-1-2 part of the order was highly productive for the Evangels as Megan Widener, Cailey Parsells and Mikaylee Allen each tallied two runs apiece.
- Avery Schneringer earned her sixth win of the season by allowing only one earned run on four hits with a walk and a strikeout over five innings of work.
- By getting the win, Mid-America Christian swept the season series against Langston for the third straight year as the Evangels outscored the Lions 39-5.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will be back at home on Tuesday, Mar. 28 as the Evangels will face Dallas Christian in a non-conference doubleheader slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch at Allen Field.
