The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced its 2023 Daktronics Softball Scholar-Athletes on Wednesday as the MACU softball team produced the most academically excellent program in the nation, leading the NAIA with 18 student-athletes earning the esteemed accolade.
Jim Gasso has been named the head softball coach at Mid-America Christian University.
The MACU softball team saw its phenomenal 2023 season come to a tough end on Wednesday in the NCCAA World Series Semifinal at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy as the Evangels fell to Concordia-Ann Arbor (Mich.) 5-0 in a rematch of the 2021 NCCAA National Championship game.
The MACU softball team was able overcome an early two-run deficit and then hold off a furious Oakland City rally as the Evangels advanced out of pool play with a 6-5 victory in the NCCAA World Series on Wednesday morning.
The MACU softball team split its first two games of pool play at the NCCAA World Series at the Kansas City Urban Youth Academy on Tuesday, as the Evangels opened with an 11-3 win over Kansas Christian before dropping a hard-fought 1-0 defeat to Trinity Christian (Ill.).
Softball Set to Compete in NCCAA World Series for Third Straight Year
With the announcement of the inaugural Sooner Athletic Conference Commissioner's Cup for the 2022-23 season, Mid-America Christian University represented the conference at a very high level by finishing third in the final standings.
The Sooner Athletic Conference unveiled its 2023 All-Conference Team on Tuesday afternoon as the MACU softball program had nine standout student-athletes earn accolades.
The MACU softball team fell in eight innings to second-seeded No. 10 Science & Arts on Friday as the Drovers walked it off to win 1-0 before a late three-run homer by Southwestern Assemblies of God doomed the Evangels to a 3-2 defeat in the elimination game of the SAC Tournament at Bill Smith Ballpark on Saturday.
The No. 3 seed MACU softball team will officially open postseason play on Thursday as the Evangels will start the Sooner Athletic Conference Tournament that will be played at two different sites, Ann Lacy Stadium in Oklahoma City and Bill Smith Ballpark in Chickasha, Okla.
The MACU softball team put up a tough fight against No. 5 Oklahoma City with its reserves getting most of the work in its regular season finale as the Evangels dropped a pair of hard-fought 4-0, 4-1 decisions to the Stars at Ann Lacy Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.
The MACU softball team opened a six-game road stand on a note on Saturday as the Evangels went into Sycamore Park and came away with a pair of 6-3, 9-3 victories over Texas Wesleyan to open a four-game weekend series.
The MACU softball team will be starting its final road stretch of the regular season this weekend as the Evangels will head to Fort Worth, Texas to take on Texas Wesleyan in a four-game series. MACU will open the slate with a noon doubleheader at Sycamore Park on Friday before concluding with a noon doubleheader on Saturday.
Mid-America Christian University hosted its annual spring awards banquet at Devon Boathouse on Saturday night as several MACU Athletics student-athletes were presented honors that were voted upon by the MACU student body.
After struggling offensively in Friday's doubleheader split against Southwestern Assemblies of God, the MACU softball bats came alive against the Lady Lions on Senior Day as the Evangels cruised to a pair of 8-0, 9-1 victories at Allen Field on Saturday.