OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 16 MACU Baseball put up 11 on Hesston in Tuesday afternoon's rout as the Evangels defeat the Larks 11-3 in non-conference action at the MACU Baseball Field.   
 
GAME ONE

SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 11, Hesston 3
  • No. 16 Mid-America Christian (19-7, 9-3 SAC)
  • Hesston (6-17)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Andrws Acosta (2-1)
• Loss: Brayden Tomlinson (0-1)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Jalen King: 3-4, 2B, 3 R, 3 RBI, BB, SB
• Nick Hill: 3-5, 3 2B, 3 RBI, R
• Elijah Lee: 2-3, 4 SB, 3 R
• Cole Krepcik: 2-4, R, BB, SB

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 3^rd – HC – Manuel Aranguren walked, RBI; Noel Cesena scored - MACU 0, HC 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Jalen King singled to second base, RBI; Elijah Lee scored – MACU 1, HC 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Sammy Hallada scored on throwing error – MACU 2, HC 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Nick Hill doubled down LF line, RBI; Jalen King scored – MACU 3, HC 1
• BTM 3^rd – MACU – Frankie Giacalone grounded into double play, Nick Hill scored – MACU 4, HC 1
• TOP 5^th – HC – Samuel Vasquez reached on a fielder's choice, RBI; Noel Cesena scored – MACU 4, HC 2
• BTM 5^th – MACU – Adam Hanan sacrifice fly to LF, RBI; Jalen King scored - MACU 5, HC 2
• BTM 6^th – MACU – Julio Felix singled to RF, RBI; Cole Krepcik scored – MACU 6, HC 2
• BTM 6^th – MACU – Jalen King singled up the middle, 2 RBI; Elijah Lee and Dyson Kinnaman scored – MACU 8, HC 2
• BTM 8^th – MACU – Nick Hill doubled to LF, 2 RBI; Sammy Hallada and Elijah Lee scored – MACU 10, HC 2
• BTM 8^th – MACU – Jalen King scored on a wild pitch – MACU 11, HC 2
• TOP 9^th – HC – Cole Steinrich scored on a wild pitch – MACU 11, HC 3

GAME SUMMARY

• MACU had runners in scoring positions in the first two innings as Nick Hill doubled down the left line in the first but was left stranded. While Julio Felix in the second was hit by a pitch, stole second, advanced to third on an error, but another runner was left on base in scoring position.
• Hesston scored the opening run in the top of the third with four consecutive walks that scored the runner. The Evangels gave up a run without a hit but left three Larks' runners on base to retire the half inning.
• The Evangels exploded in the bottom half of the third with a lead off single from Elijah Lee and a walk from Sammy Hallada. Jalen King's RBI single scored Lee's run, while Hallada made the trip around off a throwing error for the 2-1 lead. MACU tacked on two more starting with another double down the left field line from Hill as King scored. Then Hill got home on a double play.
• The Larks scored a second run in the top of the fifth with a lead off walk and a single. A fielder's choice allowed the runner from third to go home to cut the deficit to 4-2.
• MACU's at bats in the fifth started with Jalen King's double to left field. Consecutive fly outs advanced King to third and then home as Adam Hanan was credited the RBI.
• The Evangels racked up a few more in the sixth as Cole Krepcik started the action with a single and advanced to third after a stolen base and an error. Julio Felix's RBI single scored Krepcik. Followed by King with a pair of RBIs on a single to score Lee and Kinnaman to lead 8-2.
• Mid-America Christian looked to end the game by run rule in the eighth starting with the third double from Nick Hill to score Hallada and Lee. A wild pitch scored the run of King and Krepcik's walk loaded the bases. Felix was unable to get a ball in play to score the Evangel runner from third and advanced the game to the top of the ninth.
• Hesston scored a third run on a wild pitch. However, the Larks' comeback effort came up short as Gabriel Dixon struck out the final batter for an 11-3 win.

 
GAME NOTES

• MACU doubled up in the hit margin over Hesston by a 12-6 margin. The Evangels also won the error margin with a second consecutive game with zero errors committed. The Larks finished with four.  
• Jayce Moore started on the mound and pitched 2.1 innings conceding just one hit on one earned run. Moore struck out four batters. Andrws Acosta came in relief and tallied the win in 2.2 innings with one earned run allowed on two hits and two strikeouts. Jace Reid and Angel Miranda both pitched an inning and retired all three batters they faced. Gabriel Dixon closed the deal for the final two innings with a pair of strikeouts on three hits and one earned run.
• The Evangels dominated the batter's box as a pair of hitters finished with three hits. Nick Hill entered the MACU history books becoming just the sixth Evangel with three doubles in one game. Jalen King went 3-4, scoring a team-high three runs and three RBIs.
• Elijah Lee entered the MACU history books as well with the second most stolen bases in a single game as Lee swiped four bags. The Evangels tied its program record in stolen bases with 10 throughout the contest. The only other time MACU stole 10 bases in a single game was against McPherson on April 1, 2025.
• Mid-America Christian and Hesston faced off for the first time as the Evangels now lead 1-0 all-time.

 
UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian stays at home and returns to Sooner Athletic Conference play by hosting College of the Ozarks for Alumni Weekend with first pitch slated for 3 p.m. on Friday afternoon at the MACU Baseball Field.