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Box Score 4 Shawnee, Okla. – The Bulldogs knew heading into this weekend's games that things weren't going to be easy in their road contest with NAIA No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist University; the Bison played as advertised, sweeping McPherson.
"Like we told our players after the last game, we got exposed this series in all three phases by a very good team," said Coach Powell. "Our program can take this weekend one of two ways; we can let this be the standard for this team or we can let this be the turning point for the season. We'll find out which one we are going to take soon enough."
Friday, Game 1 – 17-1 OBU
After allowing three runs in the opening inning, Mac's Treyton DeVore settled down and pitched three-straight scoreless innings. However, in the fifth and sixth, Oklahoma Baptist scored 14 runs on 15 hits and five errors by the Bulldogs. John Feaster scored MC's lone run on an Evan Willow double in the seventh.
Willow was joined by Shon Pinard and Matt Bryan for the team's three hits.
DeVore recorded the loss after pitching four innings. Relief pitchers for Mac were Brant Rhoades, Corey Taylor, and Austin Smith; Taylor logged the unit's sole strikeout.
Friday, Game 2 – 8-2 OBU
It was another quick start for OBU in game two as they took an 8-1 lead after the first three innings; Mac's run was scored in the second as Willow scored on a Dylan Fontenot single. The Bison were held scoreless the rest of the way. McPherson recorded six hits but was only able to bring one runner home; Feaster logged the run on a wild throw by Oklahoma Baptist.
Eight different Bulldogs tabbed a hit in the second game, all were singles. Both Bryan and Willow logged a stolen base.
Loren Farley threw for an inning and a third to pick up the loss for Mac. Keegan Hays closed out the game, allowing just three earned runs on seven hits while striking out two.
Saturday, Game 1 – 19-3 OBU
The bats were on fire for Oklahoma Baptist in the opening game on Saturday; the team scored multiple runs in each of the first five innings. McPherson had a solid offensive inning in the fifth as they scored three runs on one hit and an error; they drew one walk and had a batter reach first on a wild throw. Bryan recorded all three RBI for the 'Dogs as he homered in Pinard and Jimmy Fisher. Both teams went scoreless in the sixth and seventh.
Fisher and Pinard both made it aboard safely twice to lead the team. Four batters logged a hit in the loss.
Ethan Dowling pitched the complete game for MC; he struck out three of his 43 batters faced.
Saturday, Game 2 – 6-0 OBU
The first four innings of the final contest of the weekend went scoreless; just five hits were recorded between the two squads. In the fifth, the Bison took the lead 1-0 and then added five more in the sixth; the 'Dogs went three up, three down in those innings.
Reily Martin, Josh Grant, and Stephon Miller were responsible for McPherson's three hits; Seth Davenport made it aboard via base on balls.
Nathan Crowe pitched the complete six-inning game; he faced 28 batters and threw just 41 pitches.
The Bulldogs head back down to Marshall, Texas next weekend for a four-game series with Wiley College.
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McPherson College is a Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference member school and a part of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics
