FORT WORTH, Texas – The MACU softball team opened a six-game road stand on a note on Saturday as the Evangels went into Sycamore Park and came away with a pair of 6-3, 9-3 victories over Texas Wesleyan to open a four-game weekend series.
GAME ONE
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 6, Texas Wesleyan 3
- Mid-America Christian (32-13, 17-10 SAC)
- Texas Wesleyan (11-27, 9-20 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Rachel Eggleston – W, CG, 7 IP, 3 ER, 7 H, 1 BB, 2 SO
- Cailey Parsells – 1-3, RBI, 2 R, SB
- Hallie Wilson – 1-1, 2 R, 2 BB, SB
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Hallie Wilson singled to right, scored on fielding error by rf – MACU 1, TWU 0
- BTM 2nd – TWU – Allisa Bradley singled to left-center, RBI; Kylie Summers scored – MACU 1, TWU 1
- TOP 3rd – MACU – Olivia Roberts stole second; Cailey Parsells scored on throwing error by p – MACU 2, TWU 1
- TOP 3rd – MACU – Rachel Humburg singled to right-center, RBI; Olivia Roberts scored – MACU 3, TWU 1
- TOP 4th – MACU – Cailey Parsells singled to center, RBI; Hallie Wilson scored – MACU 4, TWU 1
- TOP 4th – MACU – Megan Widener singled to center, RBI; Stormy Haynes scored – MACU 5, TWU 1
- TOP 4th – MACU – Cailey Parsells scored on a wild pitch – MACU 6, TWU 1
- BTM 4th – TWU – Brynna Foster homered to center, 2 RBI; Krysta White scored – MACU 6, TWU 3
GAME NOTES
- Mid-America Christian scored its six runs on six hits while Texas Wesleyan tallied three runs on seven hits and committed three errors.
- The Evangels were able to jump out to an early lead by taking advantage of a Lady Rams miscue when Hallie Wilson reached on a single to right and then came around to score when the right fielder misplayed the ball to make it a 1-0 game.
- Texas Wesleyan immediately got the run back in the bottom half of the second when Allisa Bradley dropped a two-out single to left-center to plate Kylie Summer, bringing it even at 1-1.
- Once again, the Evangels were able to take advantage of some bad defense by Texas Wesleyan to plate a few runs. With two outs and runners at first and third, the Evangels executed a double steal, but in trying to pick off Cailey Parsells at third, TWU starting pitcher Brynna Foster made a throwing error to third, allowing the go-ahead run to come across. Later in Rachel Humburg's at-bat, the senior outfielder dropped a single into the right-center field gap to bring Olivia Roberts home, stretching the advantage to 3-1.
- MACU added three more big insurance runs in the top of the fourth as back-to-back RBI singles to center by Parsells and Megan Widener led up to Parsells coming across on a wild pitch to make it a 6-1 game.
- Foster provided the last scoring of the contest in the bottom of the fourth when she blasted a two-run homer over the center field fence to cut the Lady Rams deficit to 6-3.
- Texas Wesleyan tried to muster one more late threat as EB Zimmerman and Bradley reached on consecutive singles to start off the bottom of the seventh. However, with TWU bringing the tying run to the plate on three consecutive at-bats, MACU starting pitcher Rachel Eggleston was able to retire three straight on a fielder's choice, a pop out and a groundout to end the game.
- By getting the victory in the circle, Eggleston became the first Evangels pitcher in program history to record 20 wins in a season. Despite not having her best start by allowing three or more earned runs in a game for the first time since Mar. 10, the MACU ace was able to hold the Lady Rams to just seven hits and a walk to go with a pair of strikeouts.
- Six different Evangels recorded the team's six base hits in the contest while Cailey Parsells, Megan Widener and Rachel Humburg tallied the squad's three RBIs.
- Parsells and Hallie Wilson each scored a pair of runs to lead MACU on the basepaths while each also came up with a stolen base.
- Despite Texas Wesleyan outhitting MACU 7-6, the Evangels were able to draw six walks to just one for the Lady Rams.
GAME TWO
SCORE
- Mid-America Christian 9, Texas Wesleyan 3
- Mid-America Christian (33-13, 18-10 SAC)
- Texas Wesleyan (11-28, 9-21 SAC)
PITCHING DECISION
TOP PERFORMERS
- Olivia Roberts – 2-3, 3 RBI, R
- Megan Widener – 1-1, RBI, 3 R, 2 BB, SB
- Avery Schneringer – W, CG, 2 ER, 7 H, 0 BB, 3 SO
SCORING SUMMARY
- TOP 1st – MACU – Rachel Humburg reached on a fielder's choice; Cailey Parsells scored on a throwing error by 2b – MACU 1, TWU 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Olivia Roberts reached on a fielding error by ss, RBI; Megan Widener scored – MACU 2, TWU 0
- TOP 1st – MACU – Emylee Campbell doubled to right-center, 2 RBI; Olivia Roberts scored; Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 4, TWU 0
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Megan Widener singled to center, RBI; Mikaylee Allen scored – MACU 5, TWU 0
- TOP 2nd – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled to right, RBI; Megan Widener scored – MACU 6, TWU 0
- BTM 3rd – TWU – Izzy Valenzuela homered to center, 2 RBI; Kylie Summers scored – MACU 6, TWU 2
- TOP 4th – MACU – Olivia Roberts singled to center, RBI; Megan Widener scored – MACU 7, TWU 2
- TOP 4th – MACU – Hallie Wilson singled to right, RBI; Rachel Humburg scored – MACU 8, TWU 2
- TOP 4th – MACU – Kenzee Danielson doubled to left, RBI; Cailey Parsells scored – MACU 9, TWU 2
- BTM 5th – TWU – Kylie Summers singled to left, RBI; Alyssa Bates scored – MACU 9, TWU 3
GAME NOTES
- The Evangels pushed across their nine runs on 13 hits and made one miscue while Texas Wesleyan scored its three runs on seven hits and committed three errors.
- MACU blew the game wide open right out of the gate as the Evangels pushed across four runs in the first and a pair in the second to take an early 6-0 advantage. Olivia Roberts and Emylee Campbell led the way with a pair of RBIs each during the run.
- The Lady Rams were able to get a pair back on one swing of the bat in the bottom of the third when Izzy Valenzuela put a two-out, two-run homer over the center field fence to cut it to a 6-2 game.
- The Evangels all but put the game out of reach in the next frame by pushing across three runs on a pair of RBI base knocks by Olivia Roberts and Hallie Wilson before Kenzee Danielson capped the MACU scoring with a double to left, extending the MACU edge to 9-2.
- Kylie Summer capped off the TWU scoring with an RBI single to left to score Alyssa Bates in the bottom of the fifth, sealing the 9-3 final.
- Avery Schneringer picked up the win in the circle after tossing her 10th complete game of the season, allowing just three runs, two earned on seven hits with no walks and struck out three.
- Olivia Roberts continued to be a big time run producer batting out of the clean-up spot, finishing the contest batting 2-for-3 with three RBIs and a run while Emylee Campbell added two RBIs on her 1-for-3 day off her double in the first.
- After having a rough first game of the day, Janessa Larman bounced back in a big way by batting 3-for-3 with a double.
- Megan Widener led MACU on the bases after reaching base three times, batting 1-for-1 with a walk to go with three runs scored and stole a base.
- By getting the two wins, the Evangels have tied the all-time series up at 17-all while extending their win streak over Texas Wesleyan to six games.
UP NEXT
- Mid-America Christian will wrap-up the series in Sycamore Park on Sunday as the Evangels will take on Texas Wesleyan in the noon doubleheader finale.
