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
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Friends opened Tuesday by taking a 8-0 lead in game one, forcing the Valor to play from behind the entire game.
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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.
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Friends responded by scoring a trio of runs in the bottom of the sixth.
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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.
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EU could not score any additional runs in game one, falling 11-5.
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In game two, Evangel scored the first run of the game, as Gayer worked a walk and scored on an error.
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The Valor defense held Friends off the scoreboard until the fifth inning, as the Falcons took a 4-1 lead over Evangel.
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Evangel attempted a rally in the seventh, getting a pair of runners on, but EU was unable to score, falling 4-1.
NOTABLE
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Five Valor athletes recorded RBIs on Tuesday.
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Will Foster pitched 2.2 innings, allowing just four hits in his relief appearance.
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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.
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