The Basics

Score: Evangel 2, #11 Oklahoma Wesleyan 11 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (12-23, 7-15), Oklahoma Wesleyan (31-5, 18-4)

Location: Bartlesville, Okla. (Doenges Memorial Stadium)

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Evangel Baseball hit the road to open a three game series on Tuesday (Apr. 1) afternoon against the 11th ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan Eagles.

The Valor scored first on Tuesday and held a 2-2 tie heading into the third inning, but Evangel could not add any additional runs, falling 11-2 on the road to a strong Eagles squad.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Evan Baptiste opened Tuesday's game up with a double, coming around to score on a pair of groundouts to give EU a 1-0 lead.

• Oklahoma Wesleyan scored a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 2-1 lead.

• Evangel tied the game up 2-2 in the top of the second when Matthew Olson worked a walk and scored on a error.

• The Eagles scored nine unanswered runs the remainder of the game, taking an 11-2 lead over EU as the Valor offense could not put forth enough offense to score additional runs, falling 11-2.

NOTABLE

• Evan Baptiste and Clay Palen were bright spots for a Valor offense that mustered just seven hits, as Baptiste went 3-3 and Palen went 2-4.

• Baptiste finished with a pair of doubles on Tuesday, continuing his streak of strong play.

NEXT UP

Evangel Baseball concludes their road trip on Friday and Saturday (Apr. 4/5) afternoon in Sterling, Kansas, taking on the Sterling College Warriors for a three game series.

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