The Basics
Game 1: Evangel 2, #16 Central Methodist 12 | Box Score
Game 2: Evangel 1, #16 Central Methodist 16 | Box Score
Records: Evangel (12-9, 3-6); Central Methodist (16-4, 6-1)
Location: Springfield, Mo. | Crusader Field

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The Evangel baseball team stumbled Saturday falling to No. 16 Central Methodist 12-2 and 16-1 in a Heart of America Athletic Conference South Division contest.

Game 1

Evangel was unable to keep pace with the hot-hitting Eagles who out-hit the Crusader 15-9. Central Methodist used a five-run fourth inning to build its lead to 9-1 after starter Bryan Adams had scattered six hits and trailed just 4-1.

However, CMU scored five runs in the fourth and two more in the sixth before a final run in the seventh pushed the lead to 12-1. 

Mason Baur and Jose Vargas added two hits each in the loss while Harold Alvarez's double in the seventh was the only extra base hit for Evangel.

Keaton Winfrey and Collin Irvine pitched the final three innings allowing just two hits each out of the bullpen.

Game 2

The second game saw even more offense from the visiting Eagles. Central Methodist tallied four home runs and took advantage of four Evangel errors in the second game of the double-header.

Jordan Yates and Harrison Stevens again added hits for the Crusaders while Stevens earned the only RBI for Evangel.

Mason Baur scattered five hits in the three innings before being lifted in the fourth with four walks. Ben Loge would give way to Tyler Collison as Austin Dill and Kellan Maxwell logged time out of the Evangel bullpen. 

Up Next

Evangel makes its first road trip of the season next Friday and Saturday for a three-game series at MidAmerica Nazarene. 

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