OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU softball team will split a pair of home and road doubleheaders on Tuesday and Wednesday as the Evangels will host Dallas Christian for a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Allen Field tomorrow before making the trek up to Winfield, Kansas to take on Southwestern for a 1 p.m. doubleheader on Wednesday.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 16-6
• Last Game: Won vs. Langston (Okla.) – 9-1 (6 Inn) – Mar. 25, 2023 – Allen Field
• Top Performers (Hitting):
  • Janessa Larman – SR – 3B
    • .400 BA (26-65), 6 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 20 RBI, 8 R, 4 BB, 1 HBP, .425 OB%, .662 SLG%
  • Aurelia Holguin – JR – C
    • .395 BA (15-38), 4 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 7 R, 5 BB, 1 HBP, .457 OB%, .553 SLG%
  • Rachel Humburg – SR – OF
    • .392 BA (20-51), 3 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 6 R, 7 BB, 3 SB, .458 OB%, .490 SLG%
• Top Performers (Pitching):
  • Rachel Eggleston – SO – RHP
    • 10-2 W-L, 1.83 ERA, 12 APP, 11 GS, 5 CG, 2 SHO, 65.0 IP, 47 H, 18 R, 17 ER, 14 BB, 65 SO, .197 OBA
  • Avery Schneringer – JR – RHP
    • 6-2 W-L, 1 SV, 2.36 ERA, 11 APP, 10 GS, 6 CG, 1 SHO, 62.1 IP, 55 H, 25 R, 21 ER, 22 BB, 37 SO, .235 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian completed the series sweep against Langston on Saturday as the Evangels were able to hold the Lady Lions to just two runs in a pair of 6-1 and 9-1 wins. Overall in the four-game series, MACU outscored Langston 39-5.
  • The Evangels bats were highly efficient as MACU batted .439 (50-of-114) as a team with everyone in the starting lineup batting .300 or better in the series. Brooklyn Wilson swung the hottest bat in the lineup, slashing .538 (7-of-13) with three doubles, a homer, four RBIs and four runs.
  • MACU's pitching and defense were also stellar as the Evangels held a Langston lineup that averages three runs per game to just five runs (1.3 rpg) as well as limited the team that averages .271 from the plate to a .222 average. The MACU defense was also stellar in the series, committing just one error for a .990 fielding percentage while the Lions committed eight miscues for an .918 fielding clip.
  • Senior first baseman Olivia Roberts made history with her RBI infield single in the bottom of the fifth of MACU's 6-1 win game one on Saturday. That run driven in allowed the Mustang, Okla. native to surpass Hannah Salmon as the program's all-time RBIs leader with 97. Roberts knocked in two more RBIs in the finale to put her one shy of becoming the first MACU player to record 100 career RBIs.

SCOUTING REPORT
Dallas Christian

• Record: 4-27-1
• Last Game: Won at Texas Wesleyan – 2-1 – Mar. 24, 2023 – Fort Worth, Texas
• Series vs MACU (2022-): MACU leads 6-0
• Last Game vs MACU: MACU won 10-2 – Feb. 28, 2023 – Farmer's Branch, Texas
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Lacey Bainbridge – FR – SS
    • .422 BA (38-90), 11 2B, 1 3B, 17 RBI, 16 R, 5 BB, 1 HBP, .449 OB%, .567 SLG%
  • Hanna Roye – JR – OF
    • .373 BA (38-102), 4 2B, 1 HR, 8 RBI, 13 R, 7 BB, 6 SB, .413 OB%, .441 SLG%
  • Kaylee Castillo – FR – INF
    • .356 BA (26-73), 3 2B, 1 3B, 8 RBI, 17 R, 5 BB, 12 SB, .397 OB%, .425 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Autumn Minyard – JR – RHP/UTL
    • 1-7 W-L, 8.44 ERA, 12 APP, 8 GS, 2 CG, 37.1 IP, 50 H, 47 R, 35 ER, 33 BB, 23 SO, .314 OBA
  • Summer Hasfurter – JR – RHP/OF
    • 1-9 W-L, 8.91 ERA, 12 APP, 11 GS, 9 CG, 67.2 IP, 134 H, 97 R, 67 ER, 21 BB, 26 SO, .388 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Dallas Christian is coming off a strong showing in a doubleheader split at Texas Wesleyan on Mar. 24 as the Crusaders fell 5-2 in the opener before bouncing back with a 2-1 win to split the twin bill with the Lady Rams.
  • So far in the 2023 season, DCC has put together a solid hitting season, batting .297 as a team, but are only averaging 3.6 runs per game while posting a 4-27-1 record. One of the big reasons for the Crusaders struggles has been due to their pitching and defense as DCC is allowing the third-worst ERA in the NCCAA at 10.23 ERA on a .379 opponent batting average while the defense is mustering just a .906 fielding percentage, which also ranks as the sixth-worst in the NCCAA.
  • Despite Dallas Christian's struggles, freshman shortstop Lacey Bainbridge has been stellar from the dish, registering a .417 batting average while her 10 doubles rank as the fourth-most in the NCCAA.
  • While pitching has been a problem for DCC this season, Summer Hasfurter is the team's ace, throwing a team-high 10 starts and allowing a team-low 8.91 ERA. Despite Autumn Minyard posting an 8.44 ERA through eight starts and 12 appearances, she is coming off a strong start against Texas Wesleyan, allowing just one earned run on five hits with a walk and two strikeouts over seven innings of work.
  • Since the two teams started facing each other last season, the Evangels have dominated the series with a 6-0 record and have run-ruled the Crusaders in every single game. The last time the two teams met down in Farmer's Branch, Texas, MACU cruised to a pair of 12-2 and 10-2 victories in a pair of five-inning affairs.

Southwestern (Kan.)

• Record: 1-18
• Last Game: Lost at Tabor (Kan.) – 8-7 – Mar. 25, 2023 – Hillsboro, Kan.
• Series vs MACU (2004-): MACU leads 20-11
• Last Game vs MACU: MACU won 12-5 – Feb. 15, 2023 – Allen Field
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Rayven Favors – JR – INF
    • .460 BA (23-50), 8 2B, 2 3B, 9 RBI, 13 R, 8 BB, .534 OB%, .700 SLG%
  • Alexus Johnson – SO – P
    • .327 BA (16-49), 1 2B, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 8 R, 8 BB, 2 HBP, .441 OB%, .408 SLG%
  • Isabel Lytle – SO – INF
    • .274 BA (17-62), 5 2B, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 11 R, 7 BB, .348 OB%, .403 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Alexus Johnson – SO – P
    • 0-8 W-L, 7.09 ERA, 10 APP, 8 GS, 5 CG, 52.1 IP, 94 H, 56 R, 53 ER, 11 BB, 22 SO, .387 OBA
  • Raleigh Kramer – FR – P
    • 1-3 W-L, 9.75 ERA, 12 APP, 5 GS, 28.0 IP, 47 H, 47 R, 39 ER, 30 BB, 5 SO, .353 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Southwestern is coming off a tough battle at Tabor on March 25 as the Moundbuilders dropped a pair of close 6-3, 8-7 battles. SC narrowly missed coming back in the finale, scoring three runs in the top of the seventh to make it a one-run game, but with the bases loaded and one out, Kalli Viegra grounded into a fielder's choice forceout at home before Isabel Lytle grounded out to short to abruptly end the Moundbuilders' comeback.
  • SC enters the week hitting just .270 as a team and averaging 3.8 runs per game while allowing the 11^th-worst ERA in the NAIA (9.77) and giving up 10.8 rpg.
  • Leading the Moundbuilders bats is junior infielder Rayven Favors, who is swatting an impressive .460 batting average with a team-high in doubles, triples, RBIs and runs scored. However, only one other SC player is hitting above .300 as Alexus Johnson is batting .327.
  • The ace of the Moundbuilders is sophomore hurler Alexus Johnson, who on-top of being a solid hitter is leading the team with a 7.09 ERA while striking out twice as many batters as walking with 22 K's to 11 walks.
  • While MACU has nearly doubled up the wins in the all-time series at 20-11, the Evangels have been especially good since Robert Wakefield took over the program as MACU holds a 16-4 record against the Moundbuilders since 2016. In their earlier season meeting at Allen Field, Mid-America Christian dominated a pair of doubleheaders as the Evangels cruised to a pair of 8-0 and 12-5 victories. Rachel Eggleston tossed a one-hit shutout in the opening game while four different MACU players recorded two RBIs in a 12-run effort in the second contest.