Warner, Okla. – The Friends University Falcons opened the KCAC season with a wild 10-7 setback to the Oklahoma Wesleyan University Eagles in 11 innings this evening (Feb. 14) in a game played at Connors State College in Warner, Okla. due to winter weather in the Wichita area.
The game was tied 7-7 until Braydon Caldwell doubled in two runs in the 11th to cap a three-run decisive frame.
Friends was down 3-0 early but battled back to take a 5-3 lead as Spencer Davidson hit an inside the park home run in the fifth and then singled in a run in a four-run seventh inning.
After Ravaughn Morgan doubled in two runs to spark a four-run OKWU eighth inning, the Falcons again clawed back with two runs of their own in the bottom of the inning.
Davidson, Miles Hartman, Isaias Urriola each had three hits for the Falcons, while Carlos Rodriguez went 2-of-4 with an RBI single.
Jorge Aldrete had two hits for OKWU.
Cameron Chase started for the Falcons (5-5, 0-1 KCAC) and lasted six innings with five strikeouts and three runs allowed.
Evan Foor was OKWU's starter and also went six innings and struck out five with two earned runs allowed.
Matthew Weidkamp came in and pitched three shutout innings with four strikeouts to get the win for the Eagles (12-0, 1-0 KCAC).
The Falcons and Eagles will wrap up the series with a twinbill tomorrow (Feb. 15) starting at noon, again in Warner, Okla.
