OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU softball team will be looking to stay hot with the bats on Friday afternoon as the Evangels will host Kansas Christian in the programs' first ever meeting at for a 2 p.m. doubleheader at Allen Field.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 20-6
• Last Game: Won at Southwestern (Kan.) – 22-1 – Mar. 29, 2023 – Winfield, Kan.
• Top Performers (Hitting):
  • Janessa Larman – SR – 3B
    • .442 BA (34-77), 10 2B, 1 3B, 3 HR, 29 RBI, 13 R, 4 BB, 2 HBP, .465 OB%, .714 SLG%
  • Aurelia Holguin – JR – C
    • .419 BA (18-43), 5 2B, 1 3B, 7 RBI, 10 R, 6 BB, 1 HBP, .481 OB%, .581 SLG%
  • Cailey Parsells – SR – OF
    • .359 BA (23-64), 1 HR, 10 RBI, 25 R, 16 BB, 1 HBP, 21 SB, .488 OB%, .406 SLG%
• Top Performers (Pitching):
  • Rachel Eggleston – SO – RHP
    • 12-2 W-L, 1.63 ERA, 14 APP, 13 GS, 5 CG, 2 SHO, 73.0 IP, 49 H, 18 R, 17 ER, 15 BB, 79 SO, .184 OBA
  • Avery Schneringer – JR – RHP
    • 8-2 W-L, 1 SV, 2.16 ERA, 13 APP, 12 GS, 7 CG, 1 SHO, 71.1 IP, 62 H, 26 R, 22 ER, 25 BB, 43 SO, .232 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian put up a historically great offensive performance in a 13-0, 22-1 doubleheader sweep at Southwestern on Wednesday. In the second game of the twin bill, the Evangels broke the program single-game record for most runs ever scored in a road game (22) and run differential (21).
  • Cailey Parsells continued her remarkable week from the plate with a six RBI performance in the opening game of that twin bill against SWC. In the top of the first, the senior outfielder smashed an inside-the-park grand slam down the right field line before slapping a 2-RBI single through the right side. Those six runs driven in is tied for the third-most by a single player in a game as Tiphani Napier holds the record with a pair of seven-RBI contests.
  • Since giving up four runs in a 5-0 loss to Oklahoma City on Mar. 10, Rachel Eggleston has been on-fire in the circle. After throwing four more shutout innings in game one against the Moundbuilders, Eggleston has only allowed four earned runs in 32 innings, equating to a 0.87 ERA during that stretch. Eggleston is currently tied for the lowest season ERA in the SAC at 1.63.
  • The Evangels enter the weekend leading the Sooner Athletic Conference in team on-base percentage (.403), team ERA (2.01) and team fielding percentage (.972).

SCOUTING REPORT
Kansas Christian

• Record: 5-17
• Last Game: Lost at Central Christian (Kan.) – 3-0 – Mar. 28, 2023 – McPherson, Kan.
• Series vs MACU: First Meeting
• Last Game vs MACU: N/A
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Ari Lopez – SO – P/INF
    • .333 BA (24-72), 2 2B, 4 RBI, 7 R, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 3 SB, .377 OB%, .361 SLG%
  • Alexis Williams – SO – C/INF
    • .324 BA (24-74), 7 2B, 2 3B, 9 RBI, 15 R, 2 BB, 6 SB, .342 OB%, .473 SLG%
  • Cherie Green – SO – INF
    • .317 BA (20-63), 3 2B, 1 HR, 16 RBI, 5 R, 11 BB, .419 OB%, .413 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Ari Lopez – SO – P
    • 3-8 W-L, 5.41 ERA, 21 APP, 13 GS, 10 CG, 101.0 IP, 152 H, 110 R, 78 ER, 44 BB, 55 SO, .323 OBA
  • Deidre Swinford – FR – P
    • 1-6 W-L, 8.40 ERA, 10 APP, 4 GS, 18.1 IP, 33 H, 30 R, 22 ER, 21 BB, 3 SO, .402 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • In their inaugural season, Kansas Christian enters the weekend twin bill in a bit of a slide. After going 4-2 in late February and early March, the Falcons have seven of their last eight games with their only win coming at home against Central Christian by a score of 3-2 on Mar. 14. The Falcons were re-matched against the Tigers on Tuesday and were shutout twice in a pair of 14-0 and 3-0 losses.
  • Four of KCC's players come into the contest batting .300 or better, led by pitcher Ari Lopez with a .333 rate from the plate. Sophomore catcher Alexis Williams leads the team with 15 runs scored while first baseman Cherie Green is posting a squad-high 16 RBIs.
  • On-top of being one of the Falcons' best bats, Ari Lopez has been the workhorse in the circle, tossing 74 percent of KCC's innings and allowing a team-best 5.41 ERA with 44 walks and 55 strikeouts over 101 innings.
  • Despite holding just a 5-17 record, Kansas Christian has been pretty competitive in their first season as the Falcons have gone 5-8 in games decided by three runs or less.