OKLAHOMA CITY – A pair of red-hot programs will be going head-to-head at Allen Field this weekend as the MACU Softball team will host No. 3 Science & Arts for a four-game series. The Evangels open the slate with a doubleheader on Friday at 5 p.m. before closing it with a twin bill at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
 
SEASON REPORT

• Record: 13-9 (9-3 SAC)
• Last Game: Won at Oklahoma Panhandle State – 7-1 – Mar. 23, 2025 – Goodwell, Okla.
• Stat Leaders (Hitting):
  • Kisbel Vizcaya – SR – INF
    • .458 BA (33-72), 9 2B, 1 3B, 2 HR, 18 RBI, 14 R, 2 BB, 1 HBP, 4 SB, .460 OB%, .694 SLG%
  • Stormy Haynes – JR – INF
    • .390 BA (16-41), 2 2B, 1 RBI, 11 R, 9 BB, 6 SB, .500 OB%, .439 SLG%
  • Emylee Campbell – SR – UTL
    • .328 BA (20-61), 3 2B, 3 3B, 1 HR, 14 RBI, 15 R, 2 BB, 2 HBP, 8 SB, .369 OB%, .525 SLG%
• Stat Leaders (Pitching):
  • Chana Wolfe – JR – RHP
    • 5-3 W-L, 1.17 ERA, 8 APP, 7 GS, 5 CG, 3 SHO, 47.2 IP, 30 H, 14 R, 8 ER, 13 BB, 47 SO, .178 OBA
  • Isabel Ray – JR – RHP
    • 4-0 W-L, 2.30 ERA, 5 APP, 5 GS, 3 CG, 24.1 IP, 26 H, 9 R, 8 ER, 7 BB, 8 SO, .277 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian is coming off an outstanding four-game series at Oklahoma Panhandle State last weekend as the Evangels outscored one of the NAIA's top hitting teams 40-7 to come away with a pair of 13-4, 14-0 wins on Saturday and 6-2, 7-1 victories on Sunday.
  • In the series, the Evangels swung an electric bat, hitting for a .427 team batting average as Kisbel Vizcaya continued to be one of the most effective hitters after slashing .571 (8-for-14) to score five runs and knock in three RBIs. Madisson Chavez also batted .545 (6-of-11), Isabel Ray hit for a .462 (6-of-13) with six RBIs and six runs. Stormy Haynes and Serena Rodriguez also both batted above .400 and scored five runs with Haynes going .455 (5-of-11) and Rodriguez swatted .417 (5-for-12).
  • MACU's pitching staff and defense as a whole outstanding in the series, allowing an Aggies team that posted the NAIA's 12^th-best batting average and 24^th best slugging and on-base percentages to seven runs with a 1.75 team ERA, holding the Aggies to just a .283 batting average.
  • As a result, Gia Reynosa was named the NCCAA Pitching Student-Athlete of the Week after throwing a 0.00 ERA in 8.1 innings of work over two outings. In the 6-2 win on Sunday, Reynosa came in in relief and allowed just two hits and a walk while striking out a career-best eight batters. Isabel Ray was also outstanding in her third complete game win, allowing just one earned run on eight hits, all of which were singles over seven innings of work.

SCOUTING REPORT
Science & Arts (Okla.)

• Record: 20-6 (10-2 SAC)
• Last Game: Won at No. 5 Oklahoma City – 12-7 – Mar. 22, 2025 – Oklahoma City
• Series vs MACU (2008-): USAO leads 52-15
• Last Game vs MACU: USAO won 8-0 (6 Inn) – May 4, 2025 – Chickasha, Okla. (SAC Tournament)
• Series Streak: USAO won 3
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Sierra Selfridge – SR – OF
    • .452 BA (38-84), 9 2B, 9 HR, 36 RBI, 17 R, 3 BB, 1 HBP, .477 OB%, .881 SLG%
  • Kinzie Williams – SO – OF
    • .449 BA (40-89), 2 2B, 1 HR, 19 RBI, 22 R, 2 BB, 17 SB, .462 OB%, .506 SLG%
  • Malea McMurtrey – JR – INF
    • .378 BA (31-82), 5 3B, 11 RBI, 32 R, 10 BB, 1 HBP, 13 SB, .447 OB%, .500 SLG%
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Sophie Williams – SR – RHP
    • 10-3 W-L, 1.58 ERA, 15 APP, 14 GS, 11 CG, 5 SHO, 88.2 IP, 57 H, 26 R, 20 ER, 23 BB, 85 SO, .178 OBA
  • Jayden Anderson – SO – RHP
    • 5-2 W-L, 1.91 ERA, 11 APP, 6 GS, 1 CG, 1 SHO, 1 SV, 44.0 IP, 30 H, 14 R, 12 ER, 15 BB, 30 SO, .194 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Science & Arts is coming off a 2-2 split at No. 5 Oklahoma City last weekend as the Drovers picked up a 10-4 extra-inning win on Friday and 12-7 victory while suffering a 7-2 defeat on Friday and a 5-4 loss on Saturday to the Stars.
  • The Drovers enter the series as the SAC's top pitching team, ranking 16^th in the NAIA in team ERA (2.20). With the bats, the Drovers rank fifth in the league in team batting average (.324) and on-base percentage (.389) as well as fourth in slugging percentage (.469). USAO is one of the best defensive teams in the NAIA, leading the SAC and ranking 15^th nationally in team fielding percentage (.971).
  • Offensively, the Drovers are led by a pair of big bats from the outfield in senior Sierra Selfridge, who is posting the SAC's eighth-best batting average (.452) as well as the NAIA's 16^th-highest slugging percentage (.881) with nine doubles and nine homers for the SAC's fourth-most RBIs (36). Kinzie Williams is also slashing for a stellar .449 batting average while Malea McMurtrey is also getting on-base at a strong clip at .447.
  • In the circle, the Drovers are led by one of the NAIA's best arms in senior Sophie Williams, who ranks second in the conference in ERA (1.58) and leads in strikeouts (85) while Jayden Anderson is posting the third-best ERA at 1.91.
  •  Last season, Mid-America Christian and Science & Arts split the regular season series in Chickasha with the Evangels getting a pair of 3-2 and 2-0 wins over USAO on Mar. 22-23, 2024 while the Drovers took two 7-2, 7-0 wins. The two teams also saw each other twice in the SAC Tournament as the Evangels fell to the eventual SAC Tournament Champions by scores of 2-0 and 8-0 on May 3 and May 4.