Mid-America Christian University

CHICKASHA, Okla. – The MACU Softball team put together a late rally, scoring four runs in the bottom of the sixth to come away with a 4-2 win over Southwestern Christian before falling to top-seeded No. 4 Science & Arts 8-0 in the winner's bracket on the first day of the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament Presented by Netting Pros/STADIONIC at Bill Smith Ballpark on Thursday.
 
GAME ONE / Mid-America Christian vs. Southwestern Christian
SCORE

• Mid-America Christian 4, Southwestern Christian 2
  • Mid-America Christian (21-24)
  • Southwestern Christian (27-19)

PITCHING DECISIONS

• Win: Emmerson Dickinson (11-11)
• Loss: Macey Weger (9-11)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Emmerson Dickinson – W, CG, 7 IP, 2 R, 1 ER, 6 H, 2 BB, 3 SO
• Kiley Flores – 2-3, 2B, R
• Heidi Noisey – 1-1, R, 2 BB
• Mia Macias – 1-3, RBI
• Serena Rodriguez – 1-3, R

SCORING SUMMARY

• TOP 5^th – SCU – Kylee Coy singled to third, RBI; Kamry Snapp scored – SCU 1, MACU 0
• TOP 6^th – SCU – Jessie Moralez singled to short, RBI; Jasmine Olivas scored – SCU 2, MACU 0
• BTM 6^th – SCU – Kayten Herman walked, RBI; Serena Rodriguez scored – SCU 2, MACU 1
• BTM 6^th – SCU – Mia Macias singled up the middle, RBI; Kiley Flores scored – MACU 2, SCU 2
• BTM 6^th – SCU – Madison Schroeder walked, RBI; Heidi Noisey scored – MACU 3, SCU 2
• BTM 6^th – SCU – Jorjanna King hit a sac fly to lf, RBI; Kayten Herman scored – MACU 4, SCU 2

GAME SUMMARY

• Southwestern Christian tried to threaten against MACU in the top of the first by getting a couple of hits, but the Evangels made some sensational defensive plays, including a leaping Kiley Flores snared liner to double off Hannah Keele at first before Jorjanna King stopped a hard-hit ground ball to third to keep the Eagles off the board.
• The Evangels put a runner in scoring position in their half of the first when Taylor Martinez drew a leadoff walk and got down to second on Dakota Watson's groundout to first, but she was unfortunately caught stealing third for the final out of the frame.
• The Eagles once again tried to threaten in the top of the third when Keele reached on an error and stole second with no outs. However, MACU got out of the jam by catching Keele trying to steal second and Emmerson Dickinson struck out the next two batters to keep it 0-0.
• MACU put together its biggest threat in the bottom of the fourth when Dakota Watson led off the frame by dropping a single into left before Kiley Flores hammered a double to the right-center field wall. However, the Eagles got out of the jam in a big way by throwing out Watson at home trying to score on Flores' hit before Keele made two strong plays at short to keep Flores at third.
• SCU mustered its biggest threat of the contest in the top of the fifth when it got runners to first and third and two outs. The Evangels nearly got out of it when Kylee Coy beat out a bang-bang play on first on her grounder to third as her infield single gave SCU the 1-0 advantage.
• The Eagles added another in the top of the sixth by taking advantage of a MACU miscue and excellent baserunning. With one out, Jasmine Olivas reached on an errant throw on her bunt attempt with one out, before moving down to second on a sac bunt and then scoring from second on Jessie Moralez infield single to short, making it a 2-0 Eagles advantage.
• In the bottom of the sixth, the MACU bats finally came to life. The Evangels loaded the bases on Serena Rodriguez's leadoff single up the middle and then back-to-back one out singles off the bats of Flores and Heidi Noisey. Kayten Herman drew a hard-fought bases-loaded walk on a full count to bring in the first run before Mia Macias tied it on her hard-hit ground ball single up the middle to make it 2-2.
• The Evangels took the lead when Madison Schroeder drew another bases-loaded walk before Jorjanna King capped off the scoring on her deep sac fly to left, plating Herman and setting the score to 4-2.
• The Evangels defense came up big to close it out in the top of the seventh, making three strong plays on groundouts to the left side, two to Dickinson in the circle and one to King at third to wrap-up the 4-2 final.

GAME NOTES

• Mid-America Christian scored its four runs on six hits and committed two errors while the Eagles scored their two runs on six hits.
• Emmerson Dickinson picked up her 11^th win in the circle with her 12^th complete game of the season, allowing only two runs, one earned on six hits with a pair of walks and three strikeouts over seven innings of work against one of the top hitting teams in the SAC.
• Kiley Flores was the only MACU bat to not only have multiple hits, but the only extra-base hit, slashing 2-for-3 with a double and a run scored.
• Four different Evangels finished with RBIs with Mia Macias' being the only one coming on a hit as she finished the contest 1-for-3.
• Kayten Herman and Madison Schroeder each notched their RBIs on bases-loaded knocks while Jorjanna King's came on a sac fly.
• Heidi Noisey was constantly on-base for MACU, as she ended her day 1-for-1 with a run and a pair of walks drawn.
• The victory for MACU was its third against the Eagles this season after the two teams split the regular season series at Allen Field back on Mar. 7-8.

GAME TWO / Mid-America Christian vs. Science & Arts
SCORE

• Science & Arts 8, Mid-America Christian 0
  • Mid-America Christian (22-25)
  • Science & Arts (46-8)

PITCHING DECISIONS

• Win: Aubree Ferguson (23-2)
• Loss: Gia Reynosa (7-6)

TOP PERFORMERS

• Kiley Flores – 1-3, SB
• Dakota Watson – 1-3
• Heidi Noisey – 0-1, BB
• Jorjanna King – 0-1, BB

SCORING SUMMARY

• BTM 1^st – USAO – Leighanne Eaton doubled to left-center, 2 RBI; Malea McMurtrey scored; Kinzie Williams scored – USAO 2, MACU 0
• BTM 1^st – USAO – Lilyana Portillo doubled to right-center, RBI; Leighanne Eaton scored – USAO 3, MACU 0
• BTM 3^rd – USAO – Lilyana Portillo homered to left, 2 RBI; Leighanne Eaton scored – USAO 5, MACU 0
• BTM 3^rd – USAO – Aubree Ferguson singled down lf line, RBI; Lexie Lovelace scored – USAO 6, MACU 0
• BTM 6^th – USAO – Vanessa Portillo singled to center, RBI; Taylor Cronic scored – USAO 7, MACU 0
• BTM 6^th – USAO – Malea McMurtrey hit a sac fly to lf, RBI; Jordan Ramsey scored – USAO 8, MACU 0

GAME SUMMARY

• After Science & Arts made a sensational 4-6-3 double play at second to end the top of the first, the Drovers carried the momentum into their half of the first, scoring three runs on four consecutive hits, including a two-RBI double to left-center by Leighanne Eaton and an RBI double to right-center by Lilyana Portillo to give USAO the 3-0 advantage.
• The Drovers threatened once again in the second when Taylor Cronic hit a one-out double down the left field line and then stole second on Gia Reynosa's strikeout of Jordan Ramsey, but the Evangels got out of it as Jorjanna King made a strong throw to first on Kinzie Williams' grounder to third to get out of the jam.
• The Drovers continued to add to their lead in the third as Portillo hit another extra-base knock with her two-run homer to left before Aubree Ferguson scorched a hot shot line drive RBI single down the left field line to bring in Lexie Lovelace to make it a 6-0 Drovers advantage.
• The Evangels put together their most dangerous scoring chance in the top of the fourth when Kiley Flores hit a two-out single up the middle and got down to third when the Drovers threw a ball down to second on Heidi Noisey's walk, allowing Flores to get to third with runners at the corners. However, USAO left them stranded when Drovers left fielder Taylor Cronic made a sensational leaping grab on Kayten Herman's blooper into shallow left, keeping it a 6-0 game.
• USAO once again threated to add to their lead in the fourth when Kinzie Williams hit a one-out single through the left side, stole second, and then was moved down to third on a sac bunt. However, MACU prevented the run from scoring as Flores made a great play at second to keep the score at 6-0.
• The Drovers ended the game early in the bottom of the sixth, scoring two runs on a pair of hits to wrap-up the 8-0 final.

GAME NOTES

• Science & Arts scored its eight runs on 12 hits while the Evangels recorded two hits and committed an error.
• Dakota Watson and Kiley Flores notched the lone MACU hits, each finishing 1-for-3 with a single apiece in the contest.
• The Evangels struggled to find baserunners against the NAIA's ERA leader in Aubree Ferguson as the only other hitters to reach base were Serena Rodriguez, Heidi Noisey, and Jorjanna King with each drawing a walk.
• Gia Reynosa suffered the loss in the circle, falling to 7-6 on the season while Nyssa Dunn tossed three innings of relief, allowing only two earned runs on three hits.

UP NEXT

• Mid-America Christian will be rematched against Southwestern Christian in the elimination game on Friday as the contest will once again be slated for a 1 p.m. first pitch at Bill Smith Ballpark.