OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU baseball team got off to a strong start, but Tabor rattled off nine-unanswered runs to snap the Evangels' seven-game win streak by a score of 9-5 at the MACU Baseball Field on Tuesday afternoon.
 
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 9, Tabor 5
  • Mid-America Christian (9-5)
  • Tabor (7-6)

PITCHING DECISIONS

• Win: Marcelo Aguirre (1-0)
• Loss: Breyllin Suriel (0-2)
• Save: Sergio Gutierrez (3)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Cameron Brown – 3 IP, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 H, 1 BB, 3 SO
• Noel McGarry-Doyle – 1-4, 2 RBI
• Anthony Hampton – 2-2, 2 R, 3 BB
• Carlos Medina – 2-3, HR, RBI, R, BB, SB

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle singled thru left side, RBI; Anthony Hampton scored – MACU 1, TABOR 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – D'Andre Gaines doubled to left-center, RBI; Joel Nieves scored – MACU 2, TABOR 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Noel McGarry-Doyle grounded out to 2b, RBI; Anthony Hampton scored – MACU 3, TABOR 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – D'Andre Gaines scored on a wild pitch – MACU 4, TABOR 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Carlos Medina homered down lf line, RBI – MACU 5, TABOR 0
• TOP 5^th – TABOR – Tyler Mata Lloyd hit a sac fly to cf, RBI; Trotter Boston scored – MACU 5, TABOR 1
• TOP 6^th – TABOR – Aidan Martinez singled down lf line, RBI; Juan Rosa-Gonzalez scored; Cody Moore scored – MACU 5, TABOR 3
• TOP 6^th – TABOR – Marcelo Aguirre doubled down lf line, RBI; Aidan Martinez scored – MACU 5, TABOR 4
• TOP 6^th – TABOR – Isaiah Cohens doubled down lf line, RBI; Marcelo Aguirre scored – MACU 5, TABOR 5
• TOP 8^th – TABOR – Trotter Boston singled to center, RBI; Aidan Martinez scored – TABOR 6, MACU 5
• TOP 9^th – TABOR – Juan Rosa-Gonzalez singled to center, RBI; Wyatt Drouhard scored – TABOR 7, MACU 5
• TOP 9^th – TABOR – Mikey Acosta singled to left, RBI; Tyler Mata Lloyd scored – TABOR 8, MACU 5
• TOP 9^th – TABOR – Sergio Gutierrez reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Cody Moore scored – TABOR 9, MACU 5

GAME NOTES

• Tabor scored its nine runs on 13 hits and committed an error while Mid-America Christian scored its five runs on 13 hits.
• The Evangels pushed across the first run after Anthony Hampton led off the first inning with a walk before advancing to second on a wild pitch before scoring on Noel McGarry-Doyle single through the left side. MACU did threaten to score more runs after Kyle Williams reached on a single to right, but Tabor starting pitcher got out of the jam by getting Carlos Medina to ground into a 5-4-3 double play.
• In the bottom of the third, MACU put together its biggest scoring inning by pushing across four in the frame. The first three Evangels reached on Joel Nieves' lead-off single, Hampton's single to third and D'Andre Gaines hammered a double to left-center to score Nieves. McGarry-Doyle chopped an RBI grounder to second before Gaines came across on a wild pitch. Medina wrapped up the scoring onslaught by bashing a solo homer down the left field line to make it a 5-0 game.
• Tabor scored its first run in the top of the fifth after loading the bases with just one out with Tyler Mata Lloyd hit a sac fly to center to bring in Trotter Boston. However, MACU reliever Zane Robeaux was able to limit the damage to just that one run to hold the 5-1 advantage.
• Just like the Evangels in the second inning, Tabor put together a massive four-run frame in the top of the sixth, tying the game up at 5-5 on Isaiah Cohens RBI double down the left field line.
• With the two teams deadlocked over the next three innings, Tabor found its go-ahead run in the top of the eighth when Trotter Boston smacked an RBI single to center to bring in Aidan Martinez, setting the score to 6-5.
• The Bluejays added three insurance runs in the top of the ninth to extend their lead to 9-5.
• The Evangels threatened in the bottom of the ninth by getting a pair of hits and a walk, but the Bluejays defense made some strong plays to keep MACU off-the-board.
• Cameron Brown put together another great start. Throwing a pre-planned three-inning outing, Brown allowed just one hit and one walk while striking out three and not allowing a single run.
• Taiga Sakuma continued to stay hot with the bat, finishing the contest 3-for-5 with a double.
• Noel McGarry-Doyle was MACU's biggest run producer, finishing 1-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.
• Anthony Hampton was the only Evangel to finish with multiple runs, scoring a pair while reaching base in all five of his plate appearances after batting 2-for-2 with three walks drawn.
• Carlos Medina bashed his second home run of the season, finishing 2-for-3 for an RBI and a run while also drawing a walk and stealing a base.
• Kyle Williams also reached base in four of his plate appearances, batting 2-for-3 with a pair of walks while Joel Nieves rounded out MACU's two-hit performers, slashing 2-for-4 with a double and a run.
• The Evangels lost their fourth-straight game against Tabor while the Bluejays improved to 5-2 in the all-time series dating back to 2019.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will plan to open Sooner Athletic Conference play on Friday as the Evangels host Science & Arts (Okla.) for a 2 p.m. first pitch at the MACU Baseball Field.