OKLAHOMA CITY – No. 14 MACU Baseball needed just seven innings on Saturday afternoon in an 11-1 rout against College of the Ozarks that saw two grand slams to cap off the fifth annual Alumni Weekend at the MACU Baseball Field.  
 
GAME ONE

SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 11, College of the Ozarks 1
  • No. 14 Mid-America Christian (22-7, 12-3 SAC)
  • College of the Ozarks (17-14, 7-8 SAC)

PITCHING DECISION

• Win: Carlos Uribe (3-0)
• Loss: George Reynolds (3-2)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Conner Thompson: 2-3, HR, 4 RBI
• Jalen King: 2-2, 2 R, 2 BB, RBI, SB
• Nick Hill: 1-4, HR, 4 RBI
• Carlos Uribe: W, 5.0 IP, 3 SO, 2 BB, ER

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 1^st – COFO – Aaron Fisher homered to LC, RBI; - MACU 0, COFO 1
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Adam Hanan reached on Fielder's Choice, RBI; Sammy Hallada scored – MACU 1, COFO 1
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Cole Krepcik sacrifice fly to RF, RBI; Jalen King scored – MACU 2, COFO 1
• BTM 1^st – MACU – Conner Thompson homered to LF, 4 RBI; Julio Felix, Frankie Giacalone, and Adam Hanan scored – MACU 6, COFO 1
• BTM 4^th – MACU – Jalen King singled to LF, RBI; Elijah Lee scored – MACU 7, COFO 1
• BTM 6^th – MACU – Nick Hill homered to RF, 4 RBI; Jalen King, Sammy Hallada, and Dyson Kinnaman scored – MACU 11, COFO 1

GAME SUMMARY

• College of the Ozarks took the lead on just the second pitch of the game with a solo lead off home run from Aaron Fisher. This snapped a 13-inning drought for the Bobcats dating back to Friday afternoon's double header.
• However, the Evangels weren't trailing for long as consecutive singles from Sammy Hallada and Jalen King quickly put runners in scoring position. Hallada scored the tying run on a fielding error, while Cole Krepcik's sacrifice fly scored King for a 2-1 lead. Conner Thompson getting the start behind the plate and batting eighth homered to left field for a first inning grand slam. The Evangels scored six in the bottom half of the first and lead 6-1.
• MACU saw runners advance to third on wild pitches in consecutive innings in the third and fourth. Frankie Giacalone was left on third base in the third inning. However, the Evangels scored Elijah Lee in the fourth as Jalen King's RBI singled through the left side.
• In the bottom of the sixth, Conner Thompson hit a lead off single. Hallada and King reached base on walks to load the bases and bring up the Sooner Athletic Conference leader in home runs, Nick Hill. Hill swung at the first pitch and sent it over the center field wall for his ninth home run of the season and second grand slam of the game. MACU led 11-1 and brought the seven-inning run rule into play.
• Andrws Acosta on the mound in the seventh in relief retired three consecutive batters including a strikeout to finish off the Bobcats in just seven innings by a final score 11-1.

GAME NOTES

• MACU scored 11 runs off just seven hits. While the Bobcats scored the one run on the leadoff solo home run off three total hits. COFO left just three runners on base to the Evangels four.    
• Carlos Uribe got the start on the mound and remained perfect by recording his third win of the season. Uribe pitched 5 innings and struck out three batters on just two hits, two walks, and one earned run. Andrws Acosta pitched the final two innings in relief, surrendering just one hit with two strikeouts.
• The Evangels had one of their best offensive performances of the season with a pair of grand slams from Conner Thompson and Nick Hill. Thompson went 2-3 with four RBIs, while Hill matched it with four RBIs himself. Jalen King also had multiple hits with a perfect 2-2 plate appearance, reaching base twice on balls while scoring two runs and batting one in.
• Mid-America Christian holds a 6-1 all-time record against College of the Ozarks including winning six consecutive against the Bobcats.

 
 
 
UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian stays at home for a non-conference midweek double header against Randall on Tuesday afternoon with first pitch slated for 3 p.m. at the MACU Baseball Field.