STERLINGTON, LA. – No. 19 MACU baseball splits 2-2 over this weekend's games in Sterlington, La. after dropping a pair on Friday, the Evangels rallied back Saturday with two wins competing in the Cajun Collision.
 
GAME ONE

SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 10, Park 12
  • No. 19 Mid-America Christian (0-3)
  • Park (1-0)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: J. Rodriguez (1-0)
• Loss: Andrws Acosta (0-1)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Sammy Hallada: 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 BB
• Jalen King: 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI
• Nick Hill: 1-3, 1 R, 2 BB

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 2^nd – PARK – S Sisk singled to left field, RBI; W Santiago scored – PARK 1, MACU 0
• TOP 2^nd – PARK – E Johnson hit by pitch, RBI; B Resch scored – PARK 2, MACU 0
• TOP 2^nd – PARK – J Polich walked, RBI; S Sisk scored – PARK 3, MACU 0
• TOP 3^rd – PARK – D Medina homered, RBI – PARK 4, MACU 0
• TOP 3^rd – PARK – J Marrero reached first on an error, S Sisk scored – PARK 5, MACU 0
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Conner Thompson homered; RBI – PARK 5, MACU 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Jalen King scored on passed ball – PARK 5, MACU 2
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Sammy Hallada singled, RBI; Julio Felix scored – PARK 5, MACU 3
• TOP 5^th – PARK – G Viera doubled, 2 RBI; S Sisk and Z Polubinsk scored – PARK 7, MACU 3
• TOP 6^th – PARK – Z Polubinsk singled, RBI; J Polich scored – PARK 8, MACU 3
• TOP 6^th – PARK – D Medina singled, RBI; M Elliot scored – PARK 9, MACU 3
• TOP 7^th – PARK – Z  Polubinsk grounded out to 3b, RBI; E Johnson scored – PARK 10, MACU 3
• TOP 7^th – PARK – D Medina singled to center field, 2 RBI; W Santiago and J Polich scored - PARK 12, MACU 3
• BTM 7^th – MACU – Josh Rodriguez singled to left field, RBI; Nick Hill scored – PARK 12, MACU 4
• BTM 7^th – MACU – Julio Felix walked, RBI; Frankie Giacalone scored – PARK 12, MACU 5
• BTM 7^th – MACU – Conner Thompson hit by pitch, RBI; Tuane Cope scored – PARK 12, MACU 6
• BTM 7^th – MACU – Cole Krepcik singled, RBI; Josh Rodriguez scored – PARK 12, MACU 7
• BTM 7^th – MACU – Sammy Hallada singled, RBI; Julio Felix scored – PARK 12, MACU 8
• BTM 7^th – MACU – Jalen King singled, RBI; Cole Krepcik scored – PARK 12, MACU 9
• BTM 7^th – MACU – Nick Hill singled to right field, RBI; Sammy Hallada scored – PARK 12, MACU 10

GAME SUMMARY

• The first action came in the second inning as MACU gave away free bases with hit by pitches and two walks. The Pirates scored three in the second off two hits. However, Andrws Acosta got a big strikeout to end the inning and get out of a big hole as the Pirates leave three on the bases.
• Park tacked on two more runs in the top of the third from a home run, followed by an unearned run off an Evangel error.
• Conner Thompson opened the MACU scoring in the bottom of the third with a solo shot. Jalen King scored a second run off a passed ball.
• In the bottom of the fourth, the Evangels scored a third run from an RBI single from Sammy Hallada as Julio Felix scored.
• The Pirates responded in the top of the fifth with an RBI double to lead 7-3.
• Park rallied off consecutive RBI singles in the top of the sixth with one out. The Evangels got out of another bases loaded hole to keep it at 9-3.
• Once again, the Pirates hit the scoreboard with three more runs in the top of the seventh from a ground out, followed by a two RBI single to bring in two more.
• The Evangels stormed back in the bottom of the seventh with the game on the line loading the bases quickly with zero outs. MACU batted in five singles scoring runs and were walked twice to score seven runs. However, the comeback came up just short losing 12-10.

GAME NOTES

• The Pirates scored their 12 runs off nine hits, while the Evangels matched their nine hits, but fell short with 10 runs.
• Andrws Acosta pitched 4.1 innings conceding seven runs on four hits. However, he struck out 10 batters giving up five walks and two hit batters.
• Sammy Hallada and Jalen King both chipped in two hit games, while Hallada batted in two runs. Conner Thompson also finished with two RBIs and had the lone Evangel home run.
• Park extended its all-time record against MACU to 5-1.

GAME TWO

SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 5, LSU Shreveport 6
  • No. 19 Mid-America Christian (0-4)
  • No. 1 LSU Shreveport (7-1)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: D. Hankins (2-0)
• Loss: Fabian Hernandez (0-1)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Fabian Hernandez: 6.2 IP, 8 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 2 BB, 8 SO
• Sammy Hallada: 3-4, 2 R
• Jalen King: 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB
• Nick Hill: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – MACU – Nick Hill fly out to infield, sacrifice fly, RBI; Sammy Hallada scored – MACU 1, LSUS 0
• BTM 1^st – LSUS – S Sullivan stole home – MACU 1, LSUS 1
• BTM 2^nd – LSUS – R Bravo singled through the right side, RBI; B White scored – LSUS 2, MACU 1
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Nick Hill doubled down the right field line, RBI; Sammy Hallada scored – MACU 2, LSUS 2
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Nick Hill advanced to third on a wild pitch; Jalen King scored – MACU 3, LSUS 2
• TOP 3^rd – MACU – Frankie Giacalone doubled to left field, RBI; Nick Hill scored – MACU 4, LSUS 2
• TOP 4^th – MACU – Sammy Hallada advanced to third on a throwing error, Elijah Lee scored – MACU 5, LSUS 2  
• BTM 7^th – LSUS – L Hunt singled up the middle, 2 RBI; A McGinnis and K White scored – MACU 5, LSUS 4
• BTM 7^th – LSUS – S Sullivan tripled, 2 RBI; L Hunt and S Harden scored – LSUS 6, MACU 5

GAME SUMMARY

• The Evangels struck first in the top of the opening inning as Jalen King's double advanced Sammy Hallada to third. Then Nick Hill's sacrifice fly brought in Hallada for the opening run.
• LSU Shreveport equalized right away in the bottom of the first stealing home plate.
• The Pilots jumped in front in the bottom of the second from an RBI single bringing in the leading run.
• The Evangels rallied in the top of the third as Hill doubled down the right line bringing in Hallada for the tying run. A wild pitch brought in King, then Hill right after from Frankie Giacalone's double to left field to give MACU a 4-2 lead.
• Elijah Lee scored the fifth MACU run in the top of the fourth off a throwing error from the Pilots.
• The MACU defense held on until the final inning as LSUS scored two from a single up the middle. A triple brought around two more Pilot runs to walk it off 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh.

GAME NOTES

• The Evangels out-hit the Pilots scoring their five runs in nine hits to LSUS' eight hits.
• Fabian Hernandez pitched a brilliant six innings before giving up the final four runs in the seventh inning. Hernandez still struck out eight batters, giving up only two walks.
• Sammy Hallada was the leading hitter with three hits from four at bats. Hallada scored two runs. Nick Hill brought in two RBIs with one hit himself.
• LSU Shreveport have beaten MACU four consecutive games, extending the all-time record to 4-1 all-time.

 
GAME THREE
 
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 5, Missouri Baptist 1  
  • No. 19 Mid-America Christian (1-4)
  • No. 12 Missouri Baptist (2-1)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Jayce Moore (1-0)
• Loss: T. Timmerman (0-1)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Jayce Moore: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 SO
• Sammy Hallada: 1-3, 1 R
• Jalen King: 2-3, 1 R
• Nick Hill: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 3^rd – MBU – C Hidalgo fly out to right field, sacrifice fly, RBI; K Watkins scored – MBU 1, MACU 0
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Nick Hill singled to right field, RBI; Sammy Hallada scored – MACU 1, MBU 1
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Frankie Giacalone reached on a fielder's choice, Jalen King scored – MACU 2, MBU 1
• BTM 6^th – MACU – Nick Hill homered, 2 RBI; Jalen King scored – MACU 4, MBU 1
• BTM 6^th – MACU – Adam Hanan singled up the middle, RBI; Dyson Kinnaman – MACU 5, MBU 1

GAME SUMMARY

• Missouri Baptist got to the bags first with two hits in the top of the second, but both were left on base. However, the Spartans got on the board in the top of the third from a sacrifice fly.
• The Evangels responded in the bottom of the fourth as Nick Hill singled to right field advancing Jalen King to third and bringing in Sammy Hallada. Frankie Giacalone reached on a fielder's choice to bring in King and give MACU a 2-1 lead.
• The bats got hot again for the Evangels in the bottom of the sixth as Hill went yard to score King and lead 4-1. Adam Hanan singled up the middle as Dyson Kinnaman scored to close out the sixth.
• Liam Taft came in to close the final two innings, shutting down all six batters he faced with two strikeouts.

GAME NOTES

• The Evangels rallied off eight hits for their five runs, holding the Spartans to just two hits.
• Jayce Moore recorded the first win of the season, conceding just two hits and one run striking out four batters. Liam Taft came in to pitch the final two innings and retired all six batters he faced with two strikeouts.
• Nick Hill had two hits with one home run and three runs batted in. Jalen King finished with two hits from three at bats, scoring two runs.
• Mid-America Christian improved to 2-0 all-time against Missouri Baptist, winning both meetings at the Cajun Collision.

 
GAME FOUR

SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 8, Central Baptist 2
  • No. 19 Mid-America Christian (2-4)
  • Central Baptist (3-3)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Ibrahim Gonzalez (1-0)
• Loss: E. Reisdorfe (0-1)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Sammy Hallada: 2-4, 1 R
• Jalen King: 2-3, 3 RBI, 1 BB
• Josh Rodriguez: 1-1, 1 R, 3 BB

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 2^nd – MACU – Jalen King singled to right center, 2 RBI; Dyson Kinnaman and Adam Hanan scored – MACU 2, CBC 0
• TOP 3^rd – CBC – G Astacio homered, RBI– MACU 2, CBC 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Adam Hanan fly out to right field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Frankie Giacalone scored – MACU 3, CBC 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Jahzeel Groetelaers grounded out to shortstop, RBI; Julio Felix scored – MACU 4, CBC 1
• TOP 4^th – CBC – J Lumsden doubled to left field, RBI; C Franco scored – MACU 4, CBC 2
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Jesse Ortega fly out to right field, sacrifice fly, RBI; Josh Rodriguez scored – MACU 5, CBC 2
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Jalen King singled to shortstop, RBI; Tuane Cope scored – MACU 6, CBC 2  
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Nick Hill reached first on a throwing error by 3B, Sammy Hallada scored – MACU 7, CBC 2
• BTM 6^th – MACU – Ned Ceklic singled to left field, RBI; Tuane Cope scored – MACU 8, CBC 2

GAME SUMMARY

• Central Baptist got the bats rolling early with two hits in the top of the first. However, the Evangels get out of the inning, leaving two Mustangs on base.
• The Evangels hit the scoreboard first in the bottom of the second as Jalen King singled to right center, bringing in a pair of runs in Dyson Kinnaman and Adam Hanan.
• CBC responded in the third with a deep homer down the left side.
• MACU bounced right back in the bottom of the third from a sacrifice fly from Adam Hanan that scored Frankie Giacalone and advanced the runners to second and third. Jahzeel Groetelaers grounded out to shortstop but brought in Julio Felix for the fourth Evangel run.
• The Mustangs got one back in the top of the fourth with a double down the left field scoring a run from third. MACU got out of the inning conceding just one, leaving a Mustang runner on third.
• In the fifth inning, the Evangels scored three runs sparked first from a fly out RBI from Jesse Ortega. Jalen King singled up the middle to bring in the sixth run, followed by Hallada reaching home off a throwing error to give MACU a 7-2 lead.
• Ned Ceklic singled to left field to bring in Tuane Cope to score the eighth and final MACU run in the bottom of the sixth.

GAME NOTES

• The Evangels and Mustangs were level with eight hits apiece but MACU was able to turn it into eight runs as CBC settled for two.
• Sammy Hallada and Jalen King both had two-hit games as Hallada scored a run, and King batted in three runs.
• Ibrahim Gonzalez came in and pitched two innings and recorded the win, conceding just one hit and striking out three batters.
• Mid-America Christian extended its all-time record against Central Baptist to 18-8, winning three consecutive games against the Mustangs.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian heads North for one midweek game against Sterling on Tuesday afternoon starting at 2 p.m. The Evangels will follow up with their first home series of the season by hosting Peru State on Friday and Saturday afternoon.