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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Evangel Baseball clinched the seven-seed last week for the KCAC Conference Tournament and is set to square off with the #2-seeded Ottawa Braves on Wednesday (Apr. 29) afternoon in Salina, Kansas.
First pitch for Evangel's first matchup is set for 12:00 p.m., from Dean Evans Stadium, as the Valor aim to make a run in the KCAC tournament and attempt to take the title.
SERIES HISTORY
Joining Evangel in the conference tournament are seven other KCAC schools. Below is EU's all-time record against the opponents and their series results this season.
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#1 Kansas Wesleyan - 3-16 all-time (0-3 in 2026 at Salina)
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#2 Ottawa - 7-8-1 all-time (1-2 in 2026 in Springfield)
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#3 Oklahoma Wesleyan - 9-8 all-time (1-2 in 2026 in Springfield/Bartlesville)
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#4 Friends - 4-5 all-time (2-1 in 2026 in Springfield)
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#5 McPherson - 7-6 all-time (2-1 in 2026 in Springfield)
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#6 Tabor - 3-6 all-time (2-1 in 2026 in Springfield)
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#8 York - 8-3 all-time (2-1 in 2026 at York)
OPENING STORYLINES
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Evangel concluded the regular season last week with a 24-24 record and 18-18 in conference play. This is Evangel Baseball's ninth all-time appearance in the postseason.
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Quentin Edwards concluded this historic regular season last week with a .403 batting average, hitting 16 home runs (school record) and recording 71 hits (school record). The Rogers, Ark., native also leads Evangel with 57 RBIs.
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Justus Cherrico joins Edwards as the only other EU athlete to bat at least .400, swinging .401 in the regular season with 44 RBIs.
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Four other Evangel starters (Evan Jno-Baptiste, Mason Reilly, Nate Nunes, Cade Beshore) all batted at least .300 in the regular season, with Baptiste scoring a team high 48 runs.
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Heath Perry has drawn a team high 35 walks so far this season.
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Isaac Daley leads EU in innings pitched (57.1), while Mason Reilly leads the Valor in ERA (2.90) and strikeouts (55).
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Kannon Perry currently holds the single season school record for most times being hit by pitch, sitting at 20. Nate Nunes sits just behind Perry with 18 so far this year.
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Evangel last qualified for the KCAC Conference Tournament in 2024, going 0-2 against Kansas Wesleyan and 1-0 against Ottawa, the same team EU matches up with on Wednesday afternoon.
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Other first round Wednesday matchups in the conference tournament are below.
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#3 Oklahoma Wesleyan vs #6 Tabor - 9:00 AM
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#4 Friends vs #5 McPherson - 3:30 PM
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#1 Kansas Wesleyan vs #8 York - 7:00 PM
UP NEXT
Regardless of the result, the Valor will play again on Thursday, Apr. 30th in Salina, Kansas. With a win, Evangel will take on the winner of the #3 Oklahoma Wesleyan and #6 Tabor matchup at 12:00 p.m., and a loss will result in an elimination game against the loser of the previously mentioned contest at 9:00 a.m.
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