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BSB Recap 3-11
5
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 7-15
11
Winner Friends (KS) FRIENDS 10-12
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
7-15
5
Final
11
Friends (KS) FRIENDS
10-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 5 9 0
Friends (KS) FRIENDS 0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 X 11 12 0

W: M. Benton (1-0) L: Wilken, Cooper (0-1)

1
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 7-16
4
Winner Friends (KS) FRIENDS 11-12
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL
7-16
1
Final
4
Friends (KS) FRIENDS
11-12
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Evangel (MO) EVANGEL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1
Friends (KS) FRIENDS 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 3 1

W: M. Dam (1-0) L: Keplar, Wyatt (0-1) S: C. Baker ()

Game Recap: Baseball | | Issac Granado

Valor Baseball Falls to Friends in Tuesday Doubleheader

The Basics

Game 1: Evangel 5, Friends 11 | Box Score

Game 2: Evangel 1, Friends 4 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (7-16, 3-11), Friends (11-12, 5-7)

Location: Wichita, Kan. (West Side Athletic Field)

WICHITA, Kan. – Evangel Baseball took on the Friends Falcons on Tuesday (Mar. 11) afternoon, looking to take a win against their conference foe in the midweek doubleheader.

Friends jumped out to an early lead against Evangel in game one, as EU could not recover, falling 11-5. In game two, the Valor took an early 1-0 lead, but the Falcons rallied, forcing EU to fall, 4-1.

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Friends opened Tuesday by taking a 8-0 lead in game one, forcing the Valor to play from behind the entire game.

  • In the fifth inning, Evangel was able to split their deficit in half, trailing just 8-4. Shane Poe doubled and Evan Baptiste was hit by a pitch before Clay Palen doubled to score Poe. Heath Perry was hit by a pitch, loading the bases for Evangel, and Matthew Olson worked a walk to score Baptiste. Kannon Perry was hit by a pitch to score Palen and a Rhett Hayward single scored H. Perry, making the score 8-4.

  • Friends responded by scoring a trio of runs in the bottom of the sixth.

  • Evangel was able to tack on an additional run in the top of the seventh as Peyton Gayer walked and scored on singles from Poe and Baptiste.

  • EU could not score any additional runs in game one, falling 11-5.

  • In game two, Evangel scored the first run of the game, as Gayer worked a walk and scored on an error.

  • The Valor defense held Friends off the scoreboard until the fifth inning, as the Falcons took a 4-1 lead over Evangel.

  • Evangel attempted a rally in the seventh, getting a pair of runners on, but EU was unable to score, falling 4-1.

NOTABLE

  • Five Valor athletes recorded RBIs on Tuesday.

  • Will Foster pitched 2.2 innings, allowing just four hits in his relief appearance.

  • TJ Newman pitched two innings of no hit ball in game two, striking out three batters.

NEXT UP

Evangel Baseball returns home on Friday and Saturday (Mar. 14/15) afternoon to host Dakota State for a pair of doubleheaders at noon.

For the latest information on Evangel Athletics, visit Facebook at Facebook.com/EvangelValor, Twitter (@EvangelValor), or EvangelAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on their favorite EU teams by downloading the Evangel Athletics Gameday App through the App Store or Google Play.  

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