OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU baseball team rallied in the seventh to win game one 4-3 on a walk-off hit-by-pitch by
Andrew Enwiya before seeing a rally in game two fall just short in an 8-6 defeat at the MACU Baseball Field on Friday.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 4, Jarvis Christian 3
- Mid-America Christian (34-10)
- Jarvis Christian (15-29)
PITCHING DECISION
- Win: Maycin Smotherman (2-0)
- Loss: Kyle Tedesco (1-3)
TOP PERFORMERS
- Yan Ely Adames – 1-3, HR, RBI, R
- Carlos Medina – 1-2, HR, RBI, R, BB
- Andrew Enwiya – 1-3, RBI, R
- Ryan Reed – 1-3, RBI, R, BB
- Isaac Baez – 6 IP, 2 ER, 8 H, 1 BB, 6 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – JCU – Jalen Thomas homered to center, 2 RBI; Robert Addarich scored – JCU 2, MACU 0
- BTM 4th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames homered to right-center, RBI – JCU 2, MACU 1
- BTM 5th – MACU – Carlos Medina homered to left-center, RBI – JCU 2, MACU 2
- TOP 7th – JCU – Robert Addarich hit a sac fly to cf, RBI; Micaiah Ross scored – JCU 3, MACU 2
- BTM 7th – MACU – Ryan Reed walked, RBI; Jacob Police scored– JCU 3, MACU 3
- BTM 7th – MACU – Andrew Enwiya hit by pitch, RBI; KJ Moo-Young scored – MACU 4, JCU 3
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its four runs on eight hits while Jarvis Christian was held to three runs on eight hits with one error.
- The Bulldogs struck first right out of the gate, opening up the first inning with a two-run home run to center field by Jalen Thomas to make it a 2-0 game.
- MACU cut the lead in half with a solo home run from Yan Ely Adames for his ninth homer of the season.
- In the bottom of the fifth, Carlos Medina launched a solo shot out to left-center to tie the game at 2-2.
- All tied up in the seventh inning, Jarvis Christian regained the lead with a sacrifice fly to center field off the bat of Robert Addarich to bring home Micaiah Ross, putting the Bulldogs out in-front 3-2.
- Trailing by a run in the bottom of the seventh, German Sepulveda started off the inning with a base hit through the left side which represented the tying run. In the next at-bat, Cole Fuecker put a ball in play that was fumbled by the Jarvis second baseman as the Evangels had two on with nobody out.
- Gabriel Aponte entered the game to lay down a successful sacrifice bunt to move the runners into scoring position before the Bulldogs elected to intentionally walk Medina to create a force out at any base. However, the strategy backfired on JCU as Noel McGarry-Doyle drew a walk to tie the game at 3-3.
- With the bases still loaded and only one out, Andrew Enwiya stepped to the plate looking to walk it off for the Evangels. On the first pitch of the at-bat, Enwiya was a hit by the pitch to bring home the winning run as the Evangels took game one 4-3.
- Carlos Medina put together a solid day at the plate going 1-for-2 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored while Yan Ely Adames also added a solo shot, batting 1-for-3 with an RBI and run as well.
- Andrew Enwiya put together a 1-for-3 performance at the plate as he came up with the game-winning RBI by being plunked for the 12th time this season on the walk-off hit by pitch.
- Issac Baez managed to overcome a rocky start, giving up an early two-run homer in the first inning. However, he managed to settle in by not allowing a single run over the next five innings, allowing just two earned runs on eight hits with one walk and six strikeouts.
- Maycin Smotherman entered the seventh inning taking over for Reese Cusiter in a tight situation with runners on second and third with one out, but managed to shut down the Bulldogs by giving up no runs on no hits with one walk and one strikeout to clinch his second victory on the mound this season.
- By getting the win, the Evangels notched their second victory in the all-time series in the third meeting.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Jarvis Christian 8, Mid-America Christian 6
- Mid-America Christian (34-11)
- SW Assemblies of God (16-29)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Noel McGarry-Doyle – 2-2, 2B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, HBP
- Yan Ely Adames – 1-3, HR, 3 RBI, BB
- Ryan Reed – 2-3, 2B, 2 R, BB
SCORING SUMMARY
- BTM 1st – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle hit a sacrifice fly to cf, RBI; Ryan Reed scored – MACU 1, JCU 0
- TOP 2nd – JCU – Zeke Holder homered to left-center, 2 RBI; Chris Rodriguez scored – JCU 2, MACU 1
- TOP 4th – JCU – Raymond Palmero homered to left, 2 RBI; Chris Rodriguez scored – JCU 4, MACU 1
- TOP 4th – JCU – Joseph Crowell homered to left, RBI – JCU 5, MACU 1
- TOP 5th – JCU – Jalen Thomas singled to 3b, RBI; Robert Addarich scored – JCU 6, MACU 1
- TOP 5th – JCU – Raymond Palmero singled up the middle, RBI; Jalen Thomas scored – JCU 7, SAGU 1
- TOP 5th – JCU – Zeke Holder singled to right, RBI; Chris Rodriguez scored – JCU 8, MACU 1
- BTM 5th – MACU – Yan Ely Adames homered to center, 3 RBI; Conner McKinney scored; Noel McGarry-Doyle scored – JCU 8, MACU 4
- BTM 7th – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle homered to center, 2 RBI; Ryan Reed scored – JCU 8, MACU 6
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored six runs on seven hits along with a pair of errors while Jarvis Christian outlasted the Evangels, scoring eight runs on nine hits with one error.
- MACU came out swinging early as Ryan Reed ripped a double to center field on the first pitch of the inning. Jacob Police moved Reed over to third with a ground ball to the second baseman for Noel McGarry-Doyle to knock in the run on a sac fly to center field, putting MACU on the board first 1-0.
- However, Jarvis Christian jumped out in-front and ran away by scoring eight unanswered from the second inning to the fifth, going up 8-1 at the end of the top of the fifth.
- In the bottom of the fifth, the Evangels started their comeback behind Adames' big bat. With two on base, Adames crushed a three-run jack over the center field wall, cutting the Jarvis Christian lead to 8-4.
- In the bottom of the seventh, MACU continued to rally as Reed lead-off single and a pop-out by Police led to McGarry-Doyle delivering a two-run blast to center to cut the deficit to 8-6.
- Despite having the momentum, the Evangels came up just short as Bulldog pitcher Alvaro Xavier-Pena sat down the next two MACU hitters, forcing a Conner McKinney groundout and a pop out by Adames to end the game.
- Yan Ely Adames put together a three-RBI day going 1-of-3 with his team-leading 10th homer of the season and his 32nd career home run.
- Noel McGarry-Doyle also tallied up three RBIs going 2-for-2 with his ninth home run of the season along with a double and a run.
- Ryan Reed notched a two-hit day from the top of the MACU order, going 2-for-3 with a double, a walk and two runs.
- Cameron Brown struggled in his start, falling to 5-6 after giving up five earned runs on five hits with no walks and three strikeouts.
- By scoring his 49th run of the season, McGarry-Doyle came into sole possession of the fourth-most runs scored in a season in the NAIA Era, needing just three more runs to catch Antonio Dorado (2018) for third on the list.
- By suffering the loss MACU and Jarvis Christian are all tied up the all-time series at 2-2.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian and Jarvis Christian will face off in the rubber match on Saturday for a nine-inning affair at noon. The Evangels will hold their Senior Day ceremony at 11:30 a.m. as MACU will celebrate its five graduating seniors.
