OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU softball team will be looking to keep its momentum rolling for a massive four-game road series at No. 4 Science & Arts this weekend. The Evangels will open the slate with a doubleheader starting at 2 p.m. at Bill Smith Ballpark in Chickasha, Oklahoma on Friday before wrapping up the series with a twin-bill starting at noon on Saturday.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 14-9 (7-5 SAC)
• Last Game: Won vs. Oklahoma Panhandle State – 10-0 (5 Inn) – Mar. 16, 2024 – Allen Field
• Top Performers (Hitting):
  • Kisbel Vizcaya – JR – 3B/SS
    • .397 BA (25-63), 2 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 12 RBI, 14 R, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 7 SB, .435 OB%, .587 SLG%
  • Stormy Haynes – SO – SS
    • .372 BA (16-43), 5 RBI, 11 R, 11 BB, 11 SB, .500 OB%, .372 SLG%
  • Hallie Wilson – JR – OF
    • .333 BA (20-60), 4 2B, 3 3B, 18 RBI, 13 R, 7 BB, 1 HBP, 8 SB, .400 OB%, .500 SLG%
• Top Performers (Pitching):
  • Rachel Eggleston – R-JR – RHP
    • 5-4 W-L, 2.26 ERA, 12 APP, 9 GS, 5 CG, 1 SHO, 55.2 IP, 51 H, 20 R, 18 ER, 10 BB, 49 SO, .246 OBA
  • Chana Wolfe – SO – RHP
    • 4-2 W-L, 3.46 ERA, 8 APP, 5 GS, 1 SV, 28.1 IP, 31 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 9 BB, 16 SO, .265 OBA
  • Avery Schneringer – SR – RHP
    • 3-2 W-L, 3.50 ERA, 10 APP, 5 GS, 2 CG, 1 SHO, 36.0 IP, 42 H, 21 R, 18 ER, 12 BB, 26 SO, .278 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian put together a dominant four-game sweep over Oklahoma Panhandle State at Allen Field this past weekend as the Evangels outscored OPSU 24-2 in the 1-0, 5-2, 8-0, 10-0 victories.
  • The Evangels pitching staff as a whole was simply phenomenal as the group featuring Rachel Eggleston, Chana Wolfe, Avery Schneringer and Gia Reynosa tossed three complete-game shutouts and allowed just two earned runs over 25 innings of work.
  • In that four-game slate, Stormy Haynes put together an incredible weekend, slashing 5-for-6 (.833) with two walks, three runs and a pair of stolen bases while Emylee Campbell broke out of her four-game hitless streak starting with the second game of the series as she went 5-for-7 (.714) with three runs, a pair of walks and two stolen bags.
  • Kisbel Vizcaya provided the big bat for MACU's lineup in the series as she slashed 6-for-14 (.429) with a triple, six RBIs and scored three runs to go with three stolen bases.

SCOUTING REPORT
No. 4 Science & Arts

• Record: 18-5 (9-3 SAC)
• Last Game: Lost vs. No. 5 Oklahoma City – 9-2 – Mar. 17, 2024 – Chickasha, Okla.
• Series vs MACU (2008-): USAO leads 48-13
• Last Game vs MACU: USAO won 1-0 – May 5, 2023 – Chickasha, Okla. (SAC Tournament)
• Series Streak: USAO won 1
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Macenzie Ruth – SR – OF
    • .457 BA (37-81), 2 2B, 4 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBI, 24 R, 3 BB, 24 SB, .476 OB%, .691 SLG%
  • Malea McMurtrey – SO – INF
    • .347 BA (26-75), 2 2B, 2 3B, 19 RBI, 16 R, 1 BB, 9 SB, .355 OB%, .427 SLG%
  • Jadyn Goucher – SO – INF
    • .318 BA (21-66), 3 2B, 2 3B, 6 HR, 18 RBI, 17 R, 4 BB, 3 HBP, 7 SB, .384 OB%, .697 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Sophie Williams – JR – RHP
    • 12-2 W-L, 1.14 ERA, 14 APP, 12 GS, 9 CG, 3 SHO, 74.0 IP, 34 H, 16 R, 12 ER, 17 BB, 107 SO, .133 OBA
  • Jayden Anderson – FR – RHP
    • 4-2 W-L, 2.57 ERA, 11 APP, 7 GS, 4 CG, 1 SHO, 51.2 IP, 48 H, 24 R, 19 ER, 24 BB, 55 SO, .244 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • All five of Science & Arts' losses this season have come against the currently ranked No. 1 (Our Lady of the Lake) and No. 2 (Oklahoma City) teams in the NAIA as the Drovers are coming off a 3-1 series loss to the Stars at Bill Smith Ballpark this past weekend. After winning a 5-4 walk-off against OCU in the opener on Mar. 15, Oklahoma City won the rest of the games in the series by scores of 4-1, 4-2 and 9-2.
  • Science & Arts comes into the weekend with the 16^th-best earned run average in the NAIA (1.76), which ranks second-best in the SAC while posting the third-best batting average (.319) to go with the second-best slugging percentage (.514) in the conference.
  • MACU will face a tall order in at least two of their games as the Evangels will be facing off against one of the best pitchers in the NAIA in junior righty Sophie Williams. Entering the weekend, Williams leads the SAC in wins (12) and strikeouts (107) while currently holding the second-lowest ERA (1.14).
  • The Evangels will also be looking to slow down one of the most prolific bats in the SAC in the speedy center fielder Macenzie Ruth. Not only is Ruth hitting for the fourth-best batting average in the SAC (.457) but has also nabbed the most stolen bases (24) and scored the sixth-most runs (24).
  • Even though USAO has controlled the all-time series, last season's series against Drovers was a downright thrilling one with four of the five meetings being decided by a single run. While Mid-America Christian and Science & Arts tied the regular season series 2-2, the Evangels dropped a heartbreaker to the Drovers in extra innings last season in the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament. A costly error on a sacrifice bunt in the bottom of the eighth proved to be the difference as the miscue allowed USAO to score the winning run in a 1-0 defeat on May 5 at Bill Smith Ballpark.