OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 20 MACU Baseball team faces off against Texas Wesleyan for a huge three-game series in efforts to remain in the top two in the SAC standings with a first pitch scheduled for 1:00 p.m. Sunday at Putnam City High School with game two to follow up after and the conclusion of the series to be played Monday at a 11:00 a.m. start.
 
MACU SEASON REPORT

• Record: 27-11, (13-5 SAC)
• Last Game: Won vs. McPherson – 13-3 – Apr. 1, 2025 – Oklahoma City
• Stat Leaders (Hitting):
  • Noel McGarry-Doyle – SR – OF
    • .404 BA (46-114), 5 2B, 7 HR, 42 RBI, 37 R, 28 BB, 13 HBP, .558 OBP%, .632 SLG%, 1.190 OPS%, 21 SB
  • Cristopher Munoz – SR – 2B
    • .427 BA (47-110), 8 2B, 10 HR, 33 RBI, 43 R, 17 BB, 10 HBP, .525 OB%, .773 SLG% 1.298 OPS%, 14 SB
  • Carlos Medina – SR – SS
    • .360 BA (41-114), 7 2B, 8 HR, 25 RBI, 23 R, 12 BB, 9 HBP, .446 OB%, .632 SLG% 1.078 OPS%
• Stat Leaders (Pitching):
  • Fabian Hernandez – JR – LHP
    • 3.19 ERA, 4-1 W-L, 10 APP, 8 GS, 1 CG, 1 SV, 48.0 IP, 44 H, 23 R, 17 ER, 23 BB, 54 SO, .242 OBA
  • Angel Miranda – JR – RHP
    • 4.09 ERA, 4-1 W-L, 7 APP, 5 GS, 33.0 IP, 26 H, 18 R, 15 ER, 4 BB, 35 SO, .218 OBA
  • Gabriel Dixon – SR – LHP
    • 4.76 ERA, 4-2 W-L, 9 APP, 9 GS, 1 CG, 45.1 IP, 56 H, 28 R, 24 ER, 18 BB, 36 SO, .303 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Mid-America Christian enters coming off a 13-3 win over McPherson in the midweek matchup, defeating the Bulldogs by run-rule that cut the contest to seven innings.
  • Andrew Long picked up his team leading sixth win of the season, he is tied with two others for second in the SAC in wins and one behind three others for the lead.
  • Noel McGarry-Doyle and Giordany Mendoza left the yard, they both drove in three, which combined for nearly half the runs MACU put up in the 13-3 victory.
  • Cristopher Munoz remained in the top three in the SAC in average after putting up a 2-for-3 game, he boosted his team leading average to .427. Both him and McGarry-Doyle crack the top five in the SAC in on-base percentage, with McGarry-Doyle second at a .550 clip and Munoz fourth at a .525 rate.
  •  Historically the Evangels have struggled against Texas Wesleyan with a 7-31 record dating back to 2013, however they defeated the Rams 2-1 on their home turf for the first time in program history last season. MACU seeks to win this series to remain in the top two in the SAC standings.

SCOUTING REPORT
Texas Wesleyan

• Record: 25-14, (9-8 SAC)
• Last Game: Won vs Our Lady of the Lake – 5-4 – Apr. 1, 2025 – Fort Worth, Texas
• Series vs TXWES (2013-): TXWES Leads 31-7
• Last Game vs MACU: TXWES won 7-1 – Apr. 19, 2024 – Fort Worth, Texas
• Players to Watch (Hitting):
  • Brendon Vela – SO – OF
    • .444 BA (56-126), 16 2B, 3 3B, 5 HR, 39 RBI, 34 R, 19 BB, .513 OB%, .738 SLG%, 1.251 OPS%
  • Rody Garcia – SR – OF
    • .388 BA (50-129), 8 2B, 4 3B, 9 HR, 42 RBI, 29 R, 14 BB, .463 OBP%, .721 SLG% 1.184 OPS%
  • Brandon Rincones – SR – INF
    • .376 BA (47-125), 9 2B, 8 3B, 2 HR, 26 RBI, 38 R, 22 BB, .484 OBP%, .624 SLG%, 1.108 OPS%, 10 SB
• Players to Watch (Pitching):
  • Jorge Carvajal – SR – RHP
    • 2.93 ERA, 4-2 W-L, 12 APP, 5 GS, 3 CG, 5 SV, 46.0 IP, 44 H, 17 R, 15 ER, 11 BB, 2 HBP, 65 SO, .253 OBA
  • Seth Wright – SO – LHP
    • 3.50 ERA, 5-1 W-L, 15 APP, 4 GS, 1 SV, 36.0 IP, 24 H, 15 R, 14 ER, 17 BB, 20 SO, .188 OBA
  • David Theriot – SR – RHP
    • 4.96 ERA, 4-5 W-L, 10 APP, 9 GS, 2 CG, 45.1 IP, 50 H, 28 R, 25 ER, 22 BB, 37 SO, .278 OBA
• Team Notes:
  • Texas Wesleyan has won four straight including a series sweep over Panhandle and a 5-4 midweek victory over Our Lady of the Lake. The Rams step in this series ranking second in the SAC in ERA at 5.42 and fourth in team batting average with a .327 mark.
  • The four game win streak was much needed for TXWES, as it followed a five-game skid in which the Rams were outscored 50-15 in a pair of loses to LSU-Shreveport and getting swept by Wayland Baptist.
  • The Rams turned it around, allowing just 10 runs over the last four contests while putting up 39 runs of their own. TXWES is led by Jorge Carvajal on the mound, he has had great success in the hybrid role, he has logged three complete games and five saves this season with a 2.93 ERA and a 4-2 record.
  • Offensively TXWES offers the dynamic duo of Brendon Vela and Rody Garcia, the duo both tops 20 extra-base hits on the season, with Vela slashing .444 which leads the SAC. Vela and Garcia are number one and two in the RBI column for the Rams, with Garica leading with 42 behind a .388 average and nine homers.