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Kyndra Holasek
Kyndra Holasek delivered the game-winning double with two out in the seventh inning Saturday.
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Winner Oklahoma City OCU 62-2
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Marian (Ind.) MARIAN 48-11
Winner
Oklahoma City OCU
62-2
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Final
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Marian (Ind.) MARIAN
48-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Oklahoma City OCU 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 6 1
Marian (Ind.) MARIAN 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0

W: Wall, Georgia (23-0) L: Breena Smith (28-6)

Game Recap: Softball |

Stars pull out 3-2 victory over Marian

OCU faces Saint Xavier at 4 p.m. Monday

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Kyndra Holasek's RBI double lifted top-ranked Oklahoma City University past Marian (Ind.) 3-2 on Saturday at the Elizabeth & Irving Jensen Softball Complex in the NAIA Softball World Series.
Jaci Smith scored the winning run as Holasek pounded a double into right field with two out in the top of the seventh inning. Oklahoma City (62-2) takes on fifth-ranked Saint Xavier (Ill.) at 4 p.m. CDT Monday.
The Stars jumped out to a 2-0 first-inning advantage. Laci Joyner socked a two-run base hit to center with two out. Holasek and Kali Pugh reached home plate on Joyner's single.
Marian answered in the bottom of the inning as Erica Miller singled to left to drive home Logan Personett, who led off with a double.
In the third, Pugh hit a single to center leading off. Leslie Miller and Madison Ellis got onto base via hit by pitch to load the bases with two out. Breena Smith retired Joyner on a popup to escape the jam.
In the bottom of the third, Marian's Mackenzie Reeder drew a walk to fill the bases with two out. OCU's Georgia Wall struck out Sam Pash to leave the bases loaded for Marian.
Marian knotted the game 2-2 in the bottom of the sixth. Riley Cripe brought home Reeder with the tying run on a groundout for the inning's second out. Pash doubled to put Reeder on third base.
Joyner, a sophomore from Mustang, Okla., supplied OCU with a 2-for-3, two-RBI performance with a stolen base. Pugh, a junior from Vista, Calif., went 2-for-4 and scored a run.
Holasek, a senior from Mustang, Okla., was 1-for-3 with a double, a run scored and an RBI, while Jaci Smith, a freshman from Godley, Texas, went 1-for-1 with a run scored and two sacrifice hits.
Wall (23-0) worked the final five innings to collect the victory. Wall, a freshman from Marlow, Okla., fanned two and permitted one run on three hits and two walks. Breena Smith (28-6) struck out six and walked three in a complete-game, seven-inning effort for Marian.
 
NAIA Softball World Series
At Sioux City, Iowa
Elizabeth & Irving Jensen Softball Complex
Friday's Results
Webber International (Fla.) 5, Morningside (Iowa) 2
Marian (Ind.) 2, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 0
Saint Xavier (Ill.) 1, Simpson (Calif.) 0
Southeastern (Fla.) 10, St. Gregory's 6
Saturday's Results
Williams Baptist 1, Simpson 0, Simpson eliminated
St. Gregory's 9, Morningside 6, Morningside eliminated
Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.) 8, Webber International 0, 5 inn.
Oklahoma City 3, Marian 2
Monday's Games
Game 9: Webber International (31-15) vs. Williams Baptist (39-20), 10 a.m.
Game 10: Marian (48-11) vs. St. Gregory's (47-6), 1 p.m.
Game 11: Oklahoma City (62-2) vs. Saint Xavier (44-8-1), 4 p.m.
Game 12: Auburn-Montgomery (52-6) vs. Southeastern (43-14), 7 p.m.
Tuesday's Games
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Loser Game 11, 1 p.m.
Game 14: Winner Game 10 vs. Loser Game 12, 4 p.m.
Game 15: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 7 p.m.
Wednesday's Games
Game 16: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 14, 4 p.m.
Game 17: Winner Game 16 vs. Loser Game 15, 7 p.m.
Thursday, June 2
Game 18: Winner Game 15 vs. Winner Game 17, 5 p.m.
Game 19: If necessary, 7:30 p.m.
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