Box Score Oklahoma City, OK – SAGU Baseball took a 7-6 victory over Mid-America Christian University in game one of the three-game series on Friday afternoon at the MACU Baseball Field. This win for the Lions marks Coach Matt Cornacchione's 100
th win at SAGU and 245
th career win. This win also ties the program's wins record, which was set during the 2021 season.
SAGU was down 5-2 in the top of the eighth inning when
Cade Dorethy smashed a three-run homerun over the center field wall to tie the game up 5-5. The Lions continued to steamroll the Evangels on offense as
JV Verdin singled in the next at bat and Cade Hendrick was hit by a pitch to give SAGU first and second with no outs in a tie ballgame.
Eli Lyons laid down a masterful sacrifice bunt, and
Bryson Collins would hit a sacrifice fly to center field to give the Lions the 6-5 lead. Making a great heads-up baserunning play,
Cade Hendricks would then go on to score from second base on a passed ball to give the Lions a 7-5 lead going into the ninth inning.
SAGU opened up the scoring in the first inning as
Timothy Compomizzi singled on a 2-2 count, scoring SAGU's first two runs. The Evangels would put up three runs in the third inning as Yan Ely Adames homered.
Ben Bills led things off on the mound for SAGU. The pitcher allowed six hits and four runs over four innings, striking out four and walking one.
Luuk Ter Beek was on the pitcher's mound for Mid-America Christian. The righty went two innings, allowing two runs on three hits and striking out two. Joshua Fernandez and Kelton Lechelt entered the game from bullpen for the Evangels, throwing five and two innings respectively.
Logan Mann entered the game in the fifth inning for SAGU and took the win on the mound. The submarine pitcher allowed five hits and two runs over four innings, striking out two and walking one.
Kaden Kneip entered the game for the Lions in the bottom of the ninth inning and picked up the save. Kneip allowed zero hits and zero runs in his one inning of work, striking out two and walking zero.
SAGU tallied ten hits in the game.
Timothy Compomizzi and
JV Verdin each managed multiple hits for SAGU. Compomizzi went 3-5 at the plate to lead the Lions in hits.
SAGU now sits at 29-12 on the year, tying the program's wins record, and 14-8 in Sooner Athletic Conference play. The Lions will face MACU in a doubleheader tomorrow starting at 12:00 PM in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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