OKLAHOMA CITY – The MACU baseball team will carry its eight-game win streak into a high-profile midweek matchup on Wednesday as the Evangels will host No. 17 Oklahoma Wesleyan for a 2 p.m. first pitch at the MACU Baseball Field.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 20-8 (10-2 SAC)
• Last Game: Won at Oklahoma Panhandle State – 16-2 – Mar. 23, 2024 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Top Performers (Hitting):
  • Noel McGarry-Doyle – JR – OF
    • .456 BA (41-90), 7 2B, 3 3B, 7 HR, 41 RBI, 30 R, 17 BB, 4 HBP, 5 SB, .549 OB%, .833 SLG%
  • Kyle Williams – JR – 1B/OF
    • .447 BA (42-94), 14 2B, 5 HR, 36 RBI, 22 R, 16 BB, 5 SB, .518 OB%, .755 SLG%
  • D'Andre Gaines – SO – OF
    • .400 BA (38-95), 10 2B, 3 3B, 4 HR, 25 RBI, 40 R, 13 BB, 2 HBP, 8 SB, .482 OB%, .695 SLG%
• Top Performers (Pitching):
  • Isaac Baez – SR – RHP
    • 7-1 W-L, 2.72 ERA, 8 APP, 8 GS, 43.0 IP, 34 H, 13 R, 13 ER, 11 BB, 55 SO, .207 OBA
  • Zane Robeaux – SR – RHP
    • 4-0 W-L, 2.63 ERA, 8 APP, 2 GS, 27.1 IP, 23 H, 8 R, 8 ER, 4 BB, 26 SO, .228 OBA
  • Carlos Escobosa – JR – RHP
    • 3-1 W-L, 2.57 ERA, 7 APP, 4 GS, 21.0 IP, 15 H, 9 R, 6 ER, 14 BB, 30 SO, .190 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian is coming off a dominant three-game sweep at Oklahoma Panhandle State this past weekend as the Evangels outscored the Aggies 48-10 for the 14-7, 18-1, 16-2 victories in Goodwell, Oklahoma on Friday and Saturday.
  • As a result of a sensational week from the plate, junior first baseman and outfielder Kyle Williams was selected as the Sooner Athletic Conference Player of the Week. During that three-game set at OPSU and a 9-0 win against Southern Nazarene last week, Williams slashed 11-for-17 (.647 BA) with five doubles, two homers, 12 RBIs and scored seven runs. The Dallas product recorded at least two RBIs in each of the four contests, including closing out the OPSU series with five RBIs in the 16-2 win.
  • Since picking up an 18-8 win at Oklahoma City on Mar. 11, the Evangels have strung together an incredible eight-game win streak while putting together incredible numbers in every facet of the game. Offensively, the Evangels during the stretch are scoring 14.4 runs per game while hitting for a .414 team batting average with a .691 slugging percentage and a .519 on-base percentage. MACU's pitching is also allowed only 21 earned runs over 59 innings for a 3.20 ERA while the defense has committed just eight errors for a .967 fielding percentage.
  • The Evangels have continued to climb up the NAIA ranks statistically, ranking 10^th in the nation in team ERA (4.00) with the fifth-best WHIP (walks and hits per innings pitched) at 1.30. MACU also ranks 13^th in the NAIA in batting average (.341), 16^th in slugging percentage (.564) and in 25^th in on-base percentage (.434) while ranking 33^rd in team fielding percentage (.966).

SCOUTING REPORT
Oklahoma Wesleyan

• Record: 22-9 (18-3 KCAC)
• Last Game: Won at Sterling – 6-0 – Mar. 23, 2024 – Sterling, Kan.
• Series vs MACU (2004-): OKWU leads 14-12
• Last Game vs MACU: MACU won 3-1 – Apr. 24, 2018 – Bartlesville, Okla.
• Series Streak: MACU won 1
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Victor Sanchez – JR – UTL
    • .440 BA (51-116), 11 2B, 11 HR, 47 RBI, 46 R, 22 BB, 3 HBP, .521 OB%, .819 SLG%
  • Ravaughn Morgan – JR – OF
    • .397 BA (54-136), 13 2B, 1 3B, 6 HR, 37 RBI, 49 R, 13 BB, 3 HBP, 5 SB, .461 OB%, .640 SLG%
  • Josh Logan – GR – OF
    • .345 BA (39-113), 11 2B, 1 3B, 12 HR, 45 RBI, 33 R, 20 BB, 2 HBP, .445 OB%, .779 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Evan Foor – JR – RHP
    • 6-1 W-L, 3.25 ERA, 9 APP, 8 GS, 2 CG, 55.1 IP, 43 H, 22 R, 20 ER, 18 BB, 50 SO, .213 OBA
  • Tyler Benefiel – JR – LHP
    • 1-1 W-L, 8 APP, 12.2 IP, 9 H, 5 R, 2 ER, 6 BB, 16 SO, .188 OBA
  • Ashton Luera – JR – RHP
    • 3-0 W-L, 9 APP, 1 SV, 14.1 IP, 4 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 16 BB, 23 SO, .095 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Oklahoma Wesleyan makes its way into Wednesday's game after coming off a three-game sweep at Sterling last weekend, picking up a 13-10 win on Friday before taking the doubleheader by scores of 11-6 and 6-0 on Saturday.
  • The Eagles enter the game ranked 26^th in the NAIA in team batting average (.329) with the 17^th-best on-base percentage (.439) and 24^th-best slugging percentage (.541). However, OKWU ranks just fourth in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference in team ERA at 6.31.
  • The heart of OKWU's order has been downright lethal, led by junior utility player Victor Sanchez. Overall, Sanchez is slashing .440 with 47 RBIs and 46 runs with 11 doubles and 11 homers. Josh Logan also brings a big bat to the lineup. Behind his .346 batting average, Logan is slugging 11 doubles, a triple and 12 homers for 45 RBIs and has scored 33 runs.
  • The Eagles ace this season has been junior righty Evan Foor, who owns a 6-1 record in his nine starts, allowing a 3.25 ERA on a .213 opponent batting average over 55.1 innings of work. The Eagles also feature a pair of strong bullpen pieces in Tyler Benefiel and Ashton Luera, who have combined to allow just six earned runs over a combined 27 innings of relief.
  • The Evangels and Eagles are reviving an old rivalry for the first time since 2018. The last time the two teams faced each other on Apr. 24, 2018, MACU pushed across a pair of runs in the top of the ninth before coming away with the 3-1 victory in Barlesville. In the win, Josh Stevenson got the win after throwing three scoreless innings of relief while Felix Martinez led the MACU bats, swatting 2-for-3 with a double and a homer for an RBI and two runs.