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Evangel University of the Assemblies of God

BSB Recap 1-22
1
Evangel (MO) EU 0-1
4
Winner Arizona Christian (AZ) ACU 1-0
Evangel (MO) EU
0-1
1
Final
4
Arizona Christian (AZ) ACU
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Evangel (MO) EU 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Arizona Christian (AZ) ACU 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0

W: F. Wierman (1-0) L: Daley, Isaac (0-1) S: Gordon II (1)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Issac Granado

Evangel Baseball Drops Season Opener to #15 Arizona Christian

The Basics

Score: Evangel 1, #15 Arizona Christian 4 | Box Score

Record: Evangel (0-1), Arizona Christian (1-0)

Location: Glendale, Ariz. (ACU Baseball Field)

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Evangel Baseball opened their 2026 campaign and the Coach Calderone Invitational on Thursday (Jan. 22) night in Arizona, taking on the 15th ranked Arizona Christian Firestorm, looking to pull off an upset over ACU.

In what proved to be an early test against a nationally ranked squad, Evangel's pitching staff held ACU to just three hits, but could not generate a spark offensively, falling 4-1 to the Firestorm. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Drew Dobberstein worked a leadoff walk in the first inning, but was left stranded at first base after three consecutive outs.

  • Arizona Christian did most of their work offensively in the first inning, as the Firestorm took advantage of a pair of walks, a hit batter, an error, and three stolen bases to take a 3-0 lead over the Valor.

  • Evangel was able to load the bases in the second inning, as Justus Cherrico and Cade Beshore both worked walks and Chance Wycoff was hit by a pitch. D. Dobberstein earned his second walk of the night to score Peyton Gayer from third (who was courtesy running for the catcher Wycoff).

  • The Firestorm were able to work their way out of trouble in the inning, as EU trailed by just a pair of runs, 3-1, heading into the bottom of the second inning.

  • ACU added another run in the bottom of the second to re-take a three run lead, 4-1, using a base hit and a sacrifice fly to score.

  • The Valor broke through the hits column in the sixth inning, when Quentin Edwards hit a single into right field, but a double play ground ball and a strike out ended the EU threat, keeping the score at 4-1.

  • EU was unable to add any additional offense the rest of the night, as the trio of Isaac Daley, Cooper Wilken, and Hardy Dougan allowed just three hits and one earned run on the evening against the nationally ranked squad, falling 4-1 in the season opener.

NOTABLE

  • Quentin Edwards led Evangel at the plate, going 1-3 with a walk and single.

  • Cade Beshore drew a team high three walks on Thursday.

  • Cooper Wilken threw a scoreless 2.2 innings on Thursday, striking out a pair of batters.

NEXT UP

Evangel Baseball takes on Embry-Riddle on Friday (Jan. 23) morning at 11:00 a.m. central time in Mesa, Arizona.

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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