OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU baseball team is back at home as it enters the second half of Sooner Athletic Conference play as the Evangels host Oklahoma Panhandle State at the MACU Baseball Field for a three-game series this weekend. MACU will open with a nine-inning contest at noon on Friday before closing out with a doubleheader on Saturday slated for 11 a.m.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 26-8 (8-4 SAC)
• Last Game: Won at Central Christian (Kan.) – 19-6 – Mar. 25, 2023 – McPherson, Kan.
• Top Performers (Hitting):
  • Noel McGarry-Doyle – SO – OF
    • .385 BA (35-91), 6 2B, 2 3B, 5 HR, 27 RBI, 37 R, 21 BB, 9 HBP, 12 SB, .528 OB%, .659 SLG%
  • Conner McKinney – JR – 1B
    • .340 BA (35-103), 6 2B, 5 HR, 26 RBI, 17 R, 8 BB, 6 HBP, .419 OB%, .544 SLG%
  • Andrew Enwiya – SR – OF
    • .329 BA (24-73), 3 2B, 5 HR, 24 RBI, 21 R, 21 BB, 11 HBP, .514 OB%, .575 SLG%
• Top Performers (Pitching):
  • Isaac Baez – JR – RHP
    • 6-1 W-L, 3.80 ERA, 9 APP, 9 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 47.1 IP, 50 H, 23 R, 20 ER, 6 BB, 53 SO, .262 OBA
  • Cameron Brown – JR – RHP
    • 3-4 W-L, 3.95 ERA, 8 APP, 8 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 41.0 IP, 38 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 15 BB, 36 SO, .245 OBA
  • Ryan Harney – SO – RHP
    • 6-1 W-L, 4.17 ERA, 9 APP, 9 GS, 4 CG, 1 SHO, 58.1 IP, 67 H, 32 R, 27 ER, 12 BB, 37 SO, .288 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian is coming off a dominant three-game sweep at Central Christian last weekend as the Evangels went into McPherson and ran away with 12-1, 11-2 and 19-6 victories.
  • In that sweep over the Tigers, Conner McKinney put together an incredible performance from the plate, batting .818 (9-for-11) with a double, three homers, eight RBIs and six runs while also drawing two walks and a hit-by-pitch to finish with an .857 on-base percentage.
  • Overall, five of MACU's starters hit .400 or better in the series while Carlos Medina, Noel McGarry-Doyle and Andrew Enwiya each scored six runs while Enwiya and Reed also each tallied five RBIs to go with their above .400 averages.
  • Isaac Baez continued to pitch at an incredible rate as he threw six scoreless innings, allowing just two hits and a walk while notching a season-best nine strikeouts. Currently, Baez has now allowed a run over the last 15 innings of work.
  • Mid-America Christian will be debuting its PlaySight camera system for its home baseball live streams as the system will entail three camera angles, including a behind home plate angle, an outfield angle and a pitcher's angle.

SCOUTING REPORT
Oklahoma Panhandle State

• Record: 8-21-1 (3-9 SAC)
• Last Game: Lost vs. NW Oklahoma State – 16-4 – Mar. 28, 2023 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Series vs MACU (2018-): OPSU leads 7-6
• Last Game vs MACU: MACU won 25-14 – May 7, 2022 – Oklahoma City (SAC Tournament)
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Jeremy Dibartolomelo – JR – INF
    • .359 BA (33-92), 8 2B, 1 3B, 4 HR, 29 RBI, 24 R, 17 BB, 5 HBP, 4 SB, .482 OB%, .598 SLG%
  • Ryota Kusumoto – JR – INF
    • .359 BA (37-103), 4 2B, 3 3B, 10 RBI, 21 R, 16 BB, 4 HBP, 2 SB, .463 OB%, .456 SLG%
  • Tucker Bond – SR – 1B
    • .293 BA (29-99), 8 2B, 4 HR, 23 RBI, 18 R, 9 BB, 4 HBP, 4 SB, .372 OB%, .495 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Braden LeJarraga – JR – RHP
    • 1-6 W-L, 8.01 ERA, 8 APP, 7 GS, 2 CG, 39.1 IP, 48 H, 38 R, 35 ER, 13 BB, 19 SO, .291 OBA
  • Esai Torres – FR – RHP
    • 1-4 W-L, 9.42 ERA, 9 APP, 6 GS, 1 CG, 28.2 IP, 40 H, 35 R, 30 ER, 15 BB, 18 SO, .323 OBA
  • Kiebert Medina – JR – LHP
    • 2-4 W-L, 9.53 ERA, 10 APP, 7 GS, 1 CG, 28.1 IP, 36 H, 31 R, 30 ER, 24 BB, 18 SO, .298 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Oklahoma Panhandle State enters the series with MACU on a tough stretch as the Aggies have lost 10 of their last 11 games with their lone win coming in a 4-2 victory at Oklahoma City on Mar. 25.
  • The Aggies have struggled from the dish, hitting the second-worst batting average in the SAC at .254 while also posting the second-worst on-base percentage (.367) and second-worst slugging percentage (.381). Equally, OPSU has struggled mightily from the mound, notching the second-worst team ERA (10.88) in the league while the defense has not helped with the second-worst fielding percentage (.931).
  • Despite OPSU's offensive struggles, junior infielders Jeremy Dbartolomelo and Ryota Kusumoto have been productive in the lineup with each batting .359 and combining for 12 doubles, four triples, four homers, 39 RBIs and 45 runs while each player is getting on-base north of .450.
  • No one in the Aggies starting pitching staff has been able to post a sub-8.00 ERA coming into the weekend as OPSU's pitching thus far has been led by junior righty Braden LeJarraga, who has the lowest starter ERA on the team at 8.01.
  • Even though OPSU still leads the all-time series, Mid-America Christian has dominated the last few season as the Evangels are currently on a five-game win streak. Even though the two teams have faced each other 13 times since 2018, Friday's game will mark the first time the two teams have faced each other at the MACU Baseball Field. Last season's regular season series was played at Tuttle High School due to renovations taking place at the MACU Baseball Field while the Evangels slugged their way to a 25-14 win over the Aggies in the SAC Tournament played at OCU on May 7.