MCPHERSON, Kan. – The MACU softball team ran away with a 10-2 victory in game one to take the series before falling in game two 6-4 at Central Christian on Saturday afternoon.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 10, Central Christian 2
- Mid-America Christian (27-10, 12-7 SAC)
- Central Christian (18-25, 8-17 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Mikaylee Allen – 2-3, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, R
- Olivia Roberts – 2-3, 2B, 3 RBI
- Rachel Eggleston – W, 5 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 5 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – MACU – Olivia Roberts hit a sac fly to cf, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 1, CCCK 0
- BTM 1st – CCCK – Amberly Barrera singled to right-center, RBI; Ashley Vaccaro scored – MACU 1, CCCK 1
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Mikaylee Allen homered to left-center, 3 RBI; Karlee Danielson scored; Brooklyn Wilson scored – MACU 4, CCCK 1
- TOP 3rd – MACU – Karlee Danielson reached on a fielding error by 3b; Stormy Haynes scored – MACU 5, CCCK 1
- BTM 3rd – CCCK – Isabel Vaughn singled up the middle, RBI; Ashley Vaccaro scored – MACU 5, CCCK 2
- TOP 4th – MACU – Janessa Larman doubled to left-center, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 6, CCCK 2
- TOP 4th – MACU – Olivia Roberts doubled to left-center, 2 RBI; Janessa Larman scored; Megan Widener scored – MACU 8, CCCK 2
- TOP 5th – MACU – Cailey Parsells grounded out to 2b, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 9, CCCK 2
- TOP 6th – MACU – Hallie Wilson tripled to right, scored on throwing error by ss – MACU 10, CCCK 2
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its 10 runs on eight hits while Central Christian tallied its two runs on six hits and committed four errors.
- After both teams pushed across a run in the first, Mikaylee Allen blew the game open in-favor of the Evangels in the top of the second when she launched a one-out, three-run homer over the left-center field fence to give MACU the 4-1 advantage.
- With the Evangels leading by three, MACU gave itself some big-time insurance as Janessa Larman cranked an RBI double to left-center before Olivia Roberts smashed a 2-RBI double to left-center as well to push the Evangels' edge out to 8-2.
- MACU pushed across a run in the fifth on a Cailey Parsells RBI groundout and one in the sixth when Hallie Wilson smashed a triple to right and came across to score on a throwing error to seal the 10-2 final.
- Mikaylee Allen was the big bat in the MACU lineup as she slashed 2-for-3 with a double, a home run with three RBIs and a runs scored.
- Olivia Roberts also turned in a big day at the plate, batting 2-for-3 with a double and three RBIs. That fourth-inning double put Roberts at the top of MACU's career record book in another statistical category as her 39th career two-bagger placed her in a tie with Jackie Hilterbran for the all-time lead.
- Rachel Eggleston saw her 21-inning scoreless inning streak come to an end in the first inning, but Eggleston still wrapped-up the contest with her 17th win in the circle, tying her own career-high and moving her into a tie with Regan Martin for the second-most wins in a single-season.
- By getting the win, Mid-America Christian extended its winning streak to 14 games over the Tigers.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Central Christian 6, Mid-America Christian 4
- Mid-America Christian (27-11, 12-8 SAC)
- Central Christian (19-25, 9-17 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Hallie Wilson – 1-1, HR, 2 RBI, R, 2 BB
- Abby Womack – 2-4, 2B, RBI
- Harley Beesley – 4.2 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 2 BB, 2 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 1st – CCCK – Destiny Holt singled to center, RBI; Iliana Luna scored – CCCK 1, MACU 0
- BTM 1st – CCCK – Amberly Barrera scored on a wild pitch – CCCK 2, MACU 0
- BTM 1st – CCCK – Mariah Garcia singled up the middle, RBI; Destiny Holt scored – CCCK 3, MACU 0
- BTM 2nd – CCCK – Iliana Luna grounded out to 3b, RBI; Abby Schleisman scored – CCCK 4, MACU 0
- BTM 2nd – CCCK – Amberly Barrera homered to center, 2 RBI; Ashley Vaccaro scored – CCCK 6, MACU 0
- TOP 4th – MACU – Hallie Wilson homered to right, 2 RBI; Rachel Humburg scored – CCCK 6, MACU 2
- TOP 4th – MACU – Mikaylee Allen doubled to right-center, RBI; Hannah Robbins scored – CCCK 6, MACU 3
- TOP 7th – MACU – Abby Womack singled to right-center, RBI; Macy Stockton scored – CCCK 6, MACU 4
GAME NOTES
- The Evangels scored their four runs on seven hits while the Tigers finished with six runs on eight hits and made two miscues.
- MACU found itself down in a hole early when Central Christian pushed across six runs in the first two innings, three in each frame to take a 6-0 lead.
- After Rachel Humburg drew a one-out walk in the top of the fourth, pinch-hitter Hallie Reed jolted some energy in the Evangels bats by blasting her first career home run over the right field wall to cut the deficit to 6-2.
- Later in the inning, the Evangels trimmed the deficit in half when Hannah Robbins and Mikaylee Allen ripped back-to-back doubles to make it a 6-3 game.
- The Evangels mustered a major threat in the top of the sixth by loading the bases on a pair of walks and an error, but MACU came up empty Kenzee Danielson grounded into a fielder's choice to end the inning.
- In the top of the seventh, the first two Evangels batters went down on pop outs, but MACU did not go down without a fight as Macy Stockton and Hallie Wilson reached on back-to-back walks before Abby Womack drove in a single to right-center to cut the deficit to 6-4 and put the tying run on first.
- Unfortunately, MACU was unable to complete the comeback as Sarah Lynch put Robbins down on strikes to end the game.
- The defeat to the Tigers snapped MACU's 14-game win streak over Central Christian as well as interrupted the Evangels' five-game run during the week.
- Hallie Wilson was highly productive off the MACU bench, reaching base three times by going 1-for-1 with her two-run homer as well as drew a pair of walks while scoring a run.
- Abby Womack was the only MACU bat to record multiple hits, slashing 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
- Avery Schneringer suffered the loss in the circle, allowing six earned runs on seven hits with no walks and a strikeout over 1.2 innings of work.
- Despite MACU's rough start, the Evangels were able to keep within striking distance due to the strong relief appearance from Harley Beesley. Over 4.1 innings, Beesley did not give up a single run and allowed just one hit with a pair of walks and two strikeouts.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will close out its six-game road stand on Tuesday as the Evangels will close out its season-series with No. 9 Science & Arts. The Evangels will open the twin-bill with a 5 p.m. first pitch at Bill Smith Ballpark.
