WINFIELD, Kan. – The MACU softball team put together a historic performance in its doubleheader sweep at Southwestern on Wednesday as the Evangels picked up a pair of 13-0, 22-1 wins at the Broadway Sports Complex. In the second game of the twin bill, the Evangels not only scored a program record for runs in a road game with 22, but the 21-run margin of victory was the largest ever in a MACU softball game.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 13, Southwestern 0
- Mid-America Christian (19-6)
- Southwestern (1-21)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Cailey Parsells – 2-3, HR, 6 RBI, 2 R, SB
- Janessa Larman – 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI, R
- Rachel Eggleston – W, 4 IP, 0 ER, 2 H, 1 BB, 5 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to right, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 1, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Olivia Roberts doubled to left-center, RBI; Janessa Larman scored – MACU 2, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Abby Womack tripled to right-center, 2 RBI; Brooklyn Wilson scored; Olivia Roberts scored – MACU 4, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Cailey Parsells homered to right, inside the park, 4 RBI; Megan Widener scored; Aurelia Holguin scored; Abby Womack scored – MACU 8, SWC 0
- TOP 3rd – MACU – Cailey Parsells singled thru right side, 2 RBI; Aurelia Holguin scored; Abby Womack scored – MACU 10, SWC 0
- TOP 3rd – MACU – Janessa Larman doubled down lf line, 2 RBI; Cailey Parsells scored; Megan Widener scored – MACU 12, SWC 0
- TOP 4th – MACU – Megan Widener singled up the middle, RBI; Abby Hoover scored – MACU 13, SWC 0
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its 13 runs on 10 hits while Southwestern was held to just three hits and committed an error.
- The Evangels blew the game wide open right out of the gate. After Cailey Parsells was barely thrown out on a bunt single attempt, eight of the next nine MACU batters reached on either a walk or a hit as Janessa Larman and Olivia Roberts reach recorded RBI knocks before Abby Womack drove a two-RBI triple to right-center field. After Aurelia Holguin and Megan Widener drew walks, Parsells hit her first career inside-the-park grand slam down the right field line to swell the MACU advantage to 8-0.
- Cailey Parsells added to her stellar day at the plate with a two-RBI single through the right side in the top of the third to push the score to 10-0. On that hit, Parsells tied the third-best single-game mark with six RBIs, moving into a seven-way tie with the last player driving in six being Larman against Oakland City (Ind.) at the NCCAA World Series on May 17, 2022.
- Larman also finished with another great day at the dish when she ripped a two-RBI double down the left field line two batters later in the top of the third, extending it to a 12-0 ball game. The senior third baseman finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs.
- Rachel Eggleston earned her 12th win in the circle as she once again tossed four more scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and one walk while striking out five. Just like on Tuesday, Chana Wolfe also came in to pitch a scoreless inning of relief, giving up just one hit.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 22, Southwestern 1
- Mid-America Christian (20-6)
- Southwestern (1-22)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Rachel Humburg – 3-3, 3 RBI, 3 R, HBP
- Macy Stockton – 2-3, 2B, 3B, 3 RBI, R
- Emylee Campbell – 1-2, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – MACU – Olivia Roberts reached on a fielder's choice to 2b, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Rachel Humburg hit-by-pitch, RBI; Megan Widener scored – MACU 2, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Emylee Campbell walked, RBI; Janessa Larman scored – MACU 3, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Hannah Robbins walked, RBI; Olivia Roberts scored – MACU 4, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Mikaylee Allen walked, RBI; Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 5, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Cailey Parsells walked, RBI; Emylee Campbell scored – MACU 6, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Megan Widener hit a sac fly to lf, RBI; Hannah Robbins scored – MACU 7, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Janessa Larman reached on a fielding error by ss; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 8, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Rachel Humburg singled thru the left side, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 9, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Brooklyn Wilson doubled to left, 2 RBI; Olivia Roberts scored; Janessa Larman scored – MACU 11, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Emylee Campbell doubled to left, 2 RBI; Brooklyn Wilson scored; Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 13, SWC 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Hannah Robbins singled up the middle, RBI; Emylee Campbell scored – MACU 14, SWC 0
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Janessa Larman doubled to right-center, RBI; Megan Widener scored – MACU 15, SWC 0
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Rachel Humburg singled to left-center, RBI; Zoey Cranford scored – MACU 16, SWC 0
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Brooklyn Wilson doubled to left, RBI; Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 17, SWC 0
- TOP 4th – MACU – Macy Stockton tripled to right, RBI; Karlee Danielson scored – MACU 18, SWC 0
- TOP 4th – MACU – Aubrey Meyers singled to right, RBI; Macy Stockton scored – MACU 19, SWC 0
- BTM 4th – SWC – Natalie Davis singled up the middle, RBI; Raleigh Kramer scored – MACU 19, SWC 1
- TOP 5th – MACU – Karlee Danielson doubled down rf line, RBI; Kenzee Danielson scored – MACU 20, SWC 1
- TOP 5th – MACU – Macy Stockton doubled to right, 2 RBI; Karlee Danielson scored; Adyson Bradley scored – MACU 22, SWC 1
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its 22 runs on 15 hits and committed one error while the Moundbuilders scored their one run on seven hits and also committed one miscue.
- The 22 runs scored by the Evangels narrowly missed breaking the program's single-game record. The last time MACU scored 20 or more runs in a game, it came in a 20-1 win at Allen Field against Central Christian (Kan.) on Feb. 18, 2017. The single-game record for runs in a game was 23 in a 23-3 victory over Central Christian on Mar. 13, 2009 at Allen Field.
- Those 22 runs are the most the Evangels have ever scored in a road game and the 21-run margin of victory was also the largest ever by the MACU softball team.
- The Evangels broke open the scoring with a 14-run first inning, which included four bases-loaded walks, a bases loaded hit-by-pitch, an RBI groundout, an RBI sac fly, an error and RBI hits by Rachel Humburg, Brooklyn Wilson, Emylee Campbell and Hannah Robbins.
- Four different Evangels batters finished with three RBIs. Of those batters, Humburg batted 2-for-2 with three runs scored, Brooklyn Wilson slashed 2-for-3 with two doubles and a run, Macy Stockton swatted 2-for-2 with a double and triple to go with a run and Emylee Campbell went 1-for-2 with a double and two runs.
- Avery Schneringer recorded her eighth win in the circle, tossing three innings and allowing no runs on two hits with a walk and three strikeouts.
- Harley Beesley also made an appearance out of the pen, allowing just one unearned run on four hits over 1.2 innings of work while Allie Doncarlos made her varsity debut, allowing just one hit in a third of an inning pitched.
- By getting the victory, the Evangels completed the dominant four-game series sweep with Southwestern after MACU picked up a pair of 8-0, 12-5 wins at Allen Field back on Feb. 15. Overall, the Evangels outscored the Moundbuilders 55-6 in the season slate.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will return home on Friday for another non-conference doubleheader against Kansas Christian. The opening game is slated for a 2 p.m. first pitch at Allen Field.