OKLAHOMA CITY – The seventh-ranked Oklahoma City University baseball team earned a 4-0 win over Avila (Mo.) on Sunday at Jim Wade Stadium.
The Stars got an 8.1-inning outing by starting pitcher Corey Theriot. Theriot took a no-hitter into the sixth. He ended the day striking out nine, walking one and giving up two hits for no runs. Theriot, a senior from Iowa, La., moved to 2-0 on the season with the strong performance.
OCU (6-2) has now won six consecutive games. Avila dropped to 3-2 on the year.
OCU's Matt Presley, a senior from Colorado Springs, Colo., jacked a home run to left field that hit the scoreboard to start the seventh inning. Mark Purser had the Stars' final run after benefiting from an Avila fielding error in the seventh to give the Stars their only multi-run inning of the day. Purser, a senior from Spokane, Wash., was 2-for-3 for the game, scored two runs and drove in one.
Chad Carman started off the fifth inning with a double before courtesy runner Dearth Parker took his place on the base path. Parker stole home and advanced home after an error by the pitcher to set the score at 2-0.
Along with the solo home run, Presley was knocked in by Carman in the second inning. Carman, a junior from Midwest City, Okla., ended the day 2-for-3 with an RBI on the day.
The Eagles' Christopher Thomas took the loss after giving up six hits and four runs in seven innings of work. Avila had four fielding errors in the contest.
The Stars play Central Oklahoma at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Jim Wade Stadium.
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