OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University took a split of its doubleheader against Science & Arts on Tuesday night at Ann Lacy Stadium, winning 4-1 before falling 10-1 in a matchup of teams ranked among the top five in NAIA softball. 

The second-ranked Stars remained alive for a share of the Sooner Athletic Conference regular-season championship as well as the top seed in the SAC Tournament. Oklahoma City went to 40-5, 26-4 in the SAC. 

OCU closes out the regular season in a 2 p.m. twin bill Friday against Central Christian (Kan.) in McPherson, Kan. The Stars can finish tied with fifth-ranked Science & Arts (44-7, 28-4 SAC) atop the conference standings and gain a split of the SAC regular-season crown by taking both games at Central Christian. OCU won the regular-season series vs. the Drovers, and if both teams finish with the same record, OCU would be the top seed based on the head-to-head tiebreaker. 

In the win, Oklahoma City rallied for the win in the bottom of the sixth inning. Nicole Robinson hammered a solo home run off the top of the wall in left field to tie the game 1-1. 

Tiffany Paul nailed an RBI single to right as Kennedy Jackson rounded the bases with the go-ahead run. Kaitlyn Jones pounded a two-run blast off the scoreboard in left to give OCU a 4-1 advantage. 

Brooklyn Mason, a senior from Lone Grove, Okla., went 2-for-3 with a double.  

Shelbey Cornelson earned the victory, moving to 24-2 on the season. Cornelson, a junior from Tuttle, Okla., struck out eight and limited Science & Arts to a run on two hits and two walks. Cornelson struck out the side in the fifth. Rally Radacy turned a double play in the fourth by snagging a line drive by Amanda Moreno, then catching Shyla Clouse off third base. 

Darci Chester hit a solo homer with two out in the second to put the Drovers up 1-0. 

In the second game, Moreno hit an RBI double to put Science & Arts up 5-0 in the fourth. Amy Crabaugh accounted for the Stars' run by smacking a run-scoring double to left. Mason left off the bottom of the fourth with a double to the left-field wall.