OKLAHOMA CITY – Facing of the best hitting teams in the NAIA, the MACU softball team was unable to slow down No. 5 Oklahoma City's red-hot bats as the Stars came away with a pair of 9-1 victories at Ann Lacy Stadium on Monday.
 
GAME ONE
SCORE

• Oklahoma City 9, Mid-America Christian 1 (6 Inn)
  • Mid-America Christian (10-8, 3-4 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (18-1, 7-0 SAC)

PITCHING DECISIONS

• Win: Shelbey Cornelson (7-1)
• Loss: Chana Wolfe (3-2)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Talyn Wheeler – 1-2, RBI
• Brooklyn Wilson – 1-2, 2B, R
• Hallie Wilson – 1-3, 2B

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – OCU – Bailey Loux singled down rf line, RBI; Kaitlyn Jones scored – OCU 1, MACU 0
• BTM 2^nd – OCU – Iliana Ashford singled to right-center, RBI; Amy Crabaugh scored – OCU 2, MACU 0
• BTM 2^nd – OCU – Rally Radacy grounded out to 2b, RBI; Iliana Ashford scored – OCU 3, MACU 0
• BTM 4^th – OCU – Tiffanie Paul homered to right-center, 2 RBI; Amy Crabaugh scored – OCU 5, MACU 0
• TOP 5^th – MACU – Talyn Wheeler singled to second, RBI; Brooklyn Wilson scored – OCU 5, MACU 1
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Bailey Loux homered to left, 2 RBI; Kamryn Garvie scored – OCU 7, MACU 1
• BTM 6^th – OCU – Kindalyn Miller doubled to right-center, RBI; Iliana Ashford scored – OCU 8, MACU 1
• BTM 6^th – OCU – Kamryn Garvie singled to center, RBI; Kindalyn Miller scored – OCU 9, MACU 1

GAME NOTES

• Oklahoma City scored its nine runs on 12 hits while the Evangels scored their lone run on four hits.
• The Evangels put together an early scoring threat when Hallie Wilson cranked a double to center, but OCU pitcher Shelbey Cornelson was able to retire the next two batters to prevent MACU from scoring.
• The Stars pushed across three runs through the first three innings, but a Tiffanie Paul two-run homer to right-center in the bottom of the fourth allowed OCU to stretch its advantage to 5-0.
• Mid-America Christian mustered its biggest threat of the contest in the top of the fifth when Brooklyn Wilson led off the inning by ripping a leadoff double to the left-center field gap, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored the Evangels only run when Talyn Wheeler legged out an infield single to OCU's second baseman to cut the deficit to 5-1.
• The Evangels managed to load the bases with no outs when Aubrey Meyers hit a single to center and Karlee Danielson reached first on a fielder's choice when the Stars unsuccessfully tried to get the out at third. However, OCU abruptly ended the threat by picking off pinch-runner Cierra Russell on a snap throw to third before a strikeout and a fielder's choice groundout ended the rally.
• OCU put the game away over the next two innings as a Bailey Loux two-run homer to left in the bottom of the fifth was followed by a pair of RBI hits by Kindalyn Miller and Kamryn Garvie in the bottom of the sixth to wrap-up a 9-1 final.
• Talyn Wheeler recorded MACU's lone RBI in the contest, finishing 1-for-3 on her RBI single.
• Brooklyn Wilson notched one of MACU's two extra-base knocks as her 28^th career double allowed her to move into a tie for seventh in the Evangels' NAIA Era record book with Hannah Lynch (2014-15). Wilson wrapped up the day batting 1-for-2 with MACU's only run scored.
• Hallie Wilson also continued to be one of MACU's hottest bats in the line, slashing 1-for-3 with her third double of the season.
• Chana Wolfe suffered the loss in the circle, allowing seven earned runs on eight hits with two walks over four innings of work.

GAME TWO
SCORE

• Oklahoma City 9, Mid-America Christian 1 (6 Inn)
  • Mid-America Christian (10-9, 3-5 SAC)
  • Oklahoma City (19-1, 8-0 SAC)

PITCHING DECISIONS

• Win: Emerson Heron (7-0)
• Loss: Rachel Eggleston (4-4)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Kisbel Vizcaya – 2-3, HR, RBI, R
• Stormy Haynes – 1-2
• Morgan Fowble – 1-3
• Talyn Wheeler – 1-3

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Kisbel Vizcaya homered to left, RBI – MACU 1, OCU 0
• BTM 3^rd – OCU – Bailey Loux singled to left, RBI; Rally Radacy scored; Kamryn Garvie scored on error by lf – OCU 2, MACU 1
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Kamryn Garvie doubled to left-center, RBI; Rally Radacy scored – OCU 3, MACU 1
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Bailey Loux homered to left, 2 RBI; Kamryn Garvie scored – OCU 5, MACU 1
• BTM 5^th – OCU – Tiffanie Paul homered to left, 3 RBI; Kindalyn Miller scored; Tara Hoener scored – OCU 8, MACU 1
• BTM 6^th – OCU – Emersen Heron singled thru left side, RBI; Kaitlyn Jones scored – OCU 9, MACU 1

GAME NOTES

• The Stars scored their nine runs on 15 hits while Mid-America Christian notched its run on five hits and committed a pair of errors.
• Kisbel Vizcaya gave MACU its only lead of the series in the top of the third when she hammered a solo home run that bounced off the top of the left field wall to set the score to 1-0.
• Unfortunately, the Evangels were unable to hold the lead in the bottom of the third when Bailey Loux smacked an RBI single to center, but a misplay on the hop allowed a second run to score to give OCU the 2-1 advantage.
• While MACU was able to keep it to a one-run deficit, the Stars opened up the scoring in the fifth as a six-run fifth featured an RBI double by Kamryn Garvie followed by a two-run homer by Bailey Loux and a three-run home run by Tiffanie Paul to extend the edge to 8-1.
• The Stars ended the contest in the bottom of the sixth when Emersen Heron pushed the walk-off bases-loaded single through the left side to wrap-up the 9-1 final.
• Kisbel Vizcaya led the MACU bats in the finale, slashing 2-for-3 with her solo home run producing the only run for the Evangels.
• Singles by Morgan Fowble, Talyn Wheeler and Stormy Haynes made up the remainder of MACU's hits in the contest.
• Rachel Eggleston suffered a tough loss in the circle after allowing five earned runs on nine hits with no walks and three strikeouts over 4.1 innings of work.
• With the defeat, Oklahoma City swept the four-game series from MACU.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will look to get back on-track at home on Friday as the Evangels will open a four-game series against Oklahoma Panhandle State. The opening twin-bill is slated for a 1 p.m. start at Allen Field.