MCPHERSON, Kan. –
Rachel Eggleston and
Avery Schneringer tossed back-to-back complete-game shutouts to lead the MACU softball team to a 7-0, 3-0 doubleheader sweep at Central Christian on Friday.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 7, Central Christian 0
- Mid-America Christian (25-10, 10-7 SAC)
- Central Christian (18-23, 8-15 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Rachel Eggleston – W, CG, SHO, 7 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 8 SO
- Cailey Parsells – 3-3, 3 R, 4 SB
- Janessa Larman – 2-4, 4 RBI
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – MACU – Janessa Larman grounded out to 2b, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, CCCK 0
- TOP 4th – MACU – Brooklyn Wilson singled to lf, RBI; Rachel Humburg scored on error by lf; Emylee Campbell scored – MACU 3, CCCK 0
- TOP 5th – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to right, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 4, CCCK 0
- TOP 7th – MACU – Mikaylee Allen reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI; Karlee Danielson scored – MACU 5, CCCK 0
- TOP 7th – MACU – Janessa Larman singled to left-center, 2 RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 7, CCCK 0
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its seven runs on seven hits and committed one error while Central Christian tallied just one hit and made four miscues.
- The Evangels pushed across the first run utilizing small ball as Cailey Parsells led off the first inning with a walk, stole second, advanced to third on a groundout before Janessa Larman drove her in with a groundout to second to make it a 1-0 game.
- Central Christian's biggest threat came in the second when the Tigers loaded the bases on an error, a hit-by-pitch and a walk, but Rachel Eggleston got out of the jam by striking out Abby Schleisman to end the inning.
- The Evangels gained some breathing room in the fourth and fifth innings when Brooklyn Wilson bashed a single to left that plated both Emylee Campbell and Rachel Humburg on an error before Larman drove in her second RBI with a single to right to swell the advantage to 4-0.
- MACU pushed across three more runs in the top of the seventh as Larman drove in her third and fourth RBIs of the game with a single to left-center.
- By getting the complete-game shutout, Eggleston recorded her third straight complete-game shutout by allowing just one hit with one walk to go with eight strikeouts. The Kiowa, Okla. native has now thrown 23.1 straight scoreless innings.
- Eggleston climbed up the MACU record books as her fifth shutout this season moved her into a tie with Jill Willbanks and Regan Martin for the second-most in a single season in program history. She also moved into a tie for second for the most career shutouts with the sixth, matching her with Willbanks and Morgan Wardlow.
- Eggleston also surpassed her season-best strikeouts record with her 119th. Eggleston held the fifth-most K's in a season last year after striking out 118 and currently sits just five away from tying Amber Tinney for the third-most in the single-season record book.
- Another record Eggleston reached was in the win column, as her 16th victory of the year moved into a four-way tie for the fourth-most in a single season.
- Janessa Larman also continued her ascent up the MACU career RBI record book as her 79th moved her up into a tie for seventh-most with Natalie Bissell (2014-15).
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 3, Central Christian 0
- Mid-America Christian (26-10, 11-7 SAC)
- Central Christian (18-24, 8-16 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Avery Schneringer – W, CG, SHO, 7 IP, 0 ER, 5 H, 1 BB, 7 SO
- Megan Widener – 1-2, RBI, R, BB, SB
- Karlee Danielson – 1-3, 3B, RBI, R, SB
SCORING SUMMARY
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its three runs on five hits while the Tigers finished with five hits and made one error.
- The Evangels put together a major threat in the second inning by loading the bases, but the Tigers got out of the jam by getting Megan Widener to pop out to second to end the inning.
- The Tigers also put together a major threat in the second by getting the first two batters to reach on back-to-back singles, but Avery Schneringer was able to induce a 1-3 double play before getting Hallee Wallin to pop out to the circle to keep Central off the board.
- MACU was finally able to push across the go-ahead run in the top of the fifth when Megan Widener reached on a one-out single and stole second before Cailey Parsells drove her in with a single up the middle to make it a 1-0 game.
- With two outs in the top of the sixth, the red-hot bat of Karlee Danielson gave MACU some insurance with a triple to center before coming across to score two batters later on a Widener single to left-center to bring it to a 3-0 advantage.
- The Tigers were unable to muster much of a threat the rest of the way as the Evangels closed the door on the win.
- The Evangels notched their first back-to-back complete-game shutouts since May 19, 2021 when Katie Long and Regan Martin blanked Oakland City (Ind.) and Carolina (N.C.) at the NCCAA World Series in Easley, S.C.
- Schneringer matched Eggleston in the MACU career shutouts record book with her sixth, allowing just five hits and a walk while striking out a career-best seven batters.
- With the sweep, the Evangels extended their win streak to 13 over the Tigers.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will close out the series tomorrow as the Evangels will take on Central Christian for a noon doubleheader.
