The Basics
Game 1: Evangel 5, Ottawa 8 | Box Score
Game 2: Evangel 0, Ottawa 6 | Box Score
Record: Evangel (12-17, 5-13), Ottawa (19-12, 13-7)
Location: Springfield, Mo. (University Field)
 
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A late rally in game one came up just short as the Evangel baseball team dropped a KCAC double-header to Ottawa, 8-5 in game one and 6-0, in game two on Saturday afternoon.
 
A three-run rally in game one's nine inning contest allowed the Valor to get within striking distance. However, a ground out would leave a pair on the bases and the tying run at the plate.
 
Game two saw the Evangel offense fall silent managing only two hits. The Braves got a complete game effort on the mound, while the Valor were held scoreless.
 
 
NOTABLE

• Matthew Olson went 3 for 3 at the plate with a walk and scored a run in game one. Taylor McLeod and Levi Loughridge both added a pair of hits each in the loss.
• Riley Mitchell continued his hot start to the season with a hit in each game. Mitchell added two RBIs in game one.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED Game 1

• Evangel and Ottawa both scored in the opening frame with the Valor taking a 2-1 lead on an Eli Cook single.
• Ottawa answered with a run in the second, two in the third and one more in the fourth to build a 5-2 lead.
• The Braves got insurance runs in the eighth and ninth innings.
• Mitchell doubled home the first two runs in the ninth inning to pull within 8-4.
• McLeod picked up his second hit on an infield single that scored Mitchell before being left on base.
• Cooper Wilken threw five innings of relief for Evangel allowing just two runs.

 
HOW IT HAPPENED Game 2

• Game two starting pitchers locked in through the first three innings keeping both teams scoreless.
• Ottawa scored once in the fourth and twice in the fifth to take a 3-0 lead, which proved to be enough.
• The Braves scored three more in the top of the seventh inning to seal the victory.
• Isaac Daley threw five innings and scattered five hits. He allowed two earned runs and struck out six.

 
NEXT UP
Evangel hosts Saint Mary in a KCAC three-game series next Friday and Saturday in Springfield.
 
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