OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU softball team struggled to slow down the red-hot No. 5 Oklahoma City bats at Ann Lacy Stadium on Sunday as the Evangels dropped both games of the series-opening doubleheader by scores of 9-2 and 3-0.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Oklahoma City 9, Mid-America Christian 2
  • Mid-America Christian (10-6, 3-2 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (16-1, 5-0 SAC)

PITCHING DECISIONS

• Win: Shelbey Cornelson (7-1)
• Loss: Avery Schneringer (2-2)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Emylee Campbell – 1-3, 2 RBI
• Hallie Wilson – 3-3, R
• Kisbel Vizcaya – 1-3, R, BB

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – OCU – Kamryn Garvie homered to right-center, RBI – OCU 1, MACU 0
• BTM 2^nd – OCU – Rally Radacy reached on a fielding error by 2b; Tiffanie Paul scored – OCU 2, MACU 0
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Emylee Campbell singled to center, 2 RBI; Hallie Wilson scored; Kisbel Vizcaya scored – MACU 2, OCU 2
• BTM 3^rd – OCU – Tara Hoener homered to left-center, 3 RBI; Emersen Heron scored; Bailey Loux scored – OCU 5, MACU 2
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Tara Hoener homered to left, 2 RBI; Bailey Loux scored – OCU 7, MACU 2
• BTM 6^th – OCU – Bailey Loux homered to left, 2 RBI; Rally Radacy scored – OCU 9, MACU 2

GAME NOTES

• Oklahoma City scored its nine runs on 11 hits while Mid-America Christian scored its two runs on seven hits and committed a pair of errors.
• The Evangels had the opportunity to jump on OCU in the top of the first as Kisbel Vizcaya drew a leadoff walk and Hallie Wilson smacked a single to left before both runners got into scoring position on a wild pitch with no one out. However, OCU starting pitcher Shelbey Cornelson managed to dance out of the jam by inducing a popout, a strikeout and a groundout in-between a walk to keep MACU off the board.
• The Stars opened the scoring when Kamryn Garvie cranked a solo homer over the right-center field wall in the bottom of the first before a fielding error allowed Tiffanie Paul to score, making it a 2-0 game.
• After coming up empty with the bases loaded in the first, the Evangels managed to cash in in the top of the third. After three-straight singles by Vizcaya, Hallie Wilson and Brooklyn Wilson loaded the bases with no one out, it looked as though Cornelson might get out of another bases-loaded jam. However, Emylee Campbell delivered a clutch two-RBI single to center to tie the game up at 2-2.
• It didn't take OCU long to get its lead back as the Stars captured the 5-2 advantage on a Tara Hoener three-run homer to left-center in the bottom of the third.
• The Stars added two more in the fifth on another Hoener two-run jack to left before Bailey Loux added a two-run homer to left in the bottom of the sixth to wrap-up the 9-2 final.
• Avery Schneringer suffered the loss in the circle after allowing seven runs, six earned on eight hits and two walks and a strikeout in 4.1 innings of work.
• Hallie Wilson continued to swing a hot bat for the Evangels as she tallied three of MACU's seven hits on a 3-for-3 day with a run scored.
• Emylee Campbell was MACU's lone run producer on the day, slashing 1-for-3 with two RBIs while Kisbel Vizcaya reached bases safely twice by going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Oklahoma City 3, Mid-America Christian 0
  • Mid-America Christian (10-7, 3-3 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (17-1, 5-1 SAC)

PITCHING DECISIONS

• Win: Emersen Heron (6-0)
• Loss: Rachel Eggleston (4-3)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Rachel Eggleston – L, CG, 6.0 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 0 BB, 4 SO
• Brooklyn Wilson – 1-3, SB
• Morgan Fowble – 1-2, HBP

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 2^nd – OCU – Emersen Heron homered to center, RBI – OCU 1, MACU 0
• BTM 4^th – OCU – Emersen Heron homered to right-center, RBI – OCU 2, MACU 0
• BTM 6^th – OCU – Emersen Heron homered to right, RBI – OCU 3, MACU 0

GAME NOTES

• Oklahoma City scored its three runs on eight hits with two errors while the Evangels finished with four hits.
• In the low-scoring affair, OCU's starting pitcher Emersen Heron helped herself at the plate by hitting the go-ahead solo home run to center to lead-off the bottom of the second to make it a 1-0 ballgame.
• Heron did the same to MACU in both the bottom of the fourth and sixth innings, bashing solo home runs in each frame to make up the 3-0 scoring.
• The Evangels biggest scoring threat came in the top of the sixth when Brooklyn Wilson hit a one-out single and Morgan Fowble was hit-by-a-pitch before a double steal put both runners into scoring position. However, the Stars got out of the jam by inducing back-to-back popouts to keep MACU off the board.
• Rachel Eggleston suffered the defeat in the circle, allowing three earned runs in the complete game on eight hits with no walks and four strikeouts over six innings of work.
• MACU's four hits were scattered amongst four different players as Karlee Danielson, Morgan Fowble, Stormy Haynes and Brooklyn Wilson notched MACU's base knocks.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will wrap-up the series on Monday as the Evangels will open the twin-bill with a 2 p.m. first pitch at Ann Lacy Stadium.