OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City University derailed Southwestern Assemblies of God (Texas) 9-0 on Friday at Jim Wade Stadium. 

Eli Davis hurled seven-plus shutout innings, while Jesse Fonteboa crushed a home run to spark Oklahoma City (16-16, 8-5 Sooner Athletic Conference) against Southwestern Assemblies of God, ranked 24th in NAIA baseball. 

OCU improved to 6-4 against ranked opponents this season. Davis, a senior left-handed criminal justice major from Shawnee, Okla., blanked Southwestern Assemblies of God through 7.1 innings. Davis (7-2) struck out seven while allowing four hits and five walks.  

Noah Kang and Jordan Hanes combined with Davis on the shutout. Kang finished the eighth, while Hanes pitched a scoreless ninth. 

Fonteboa, a senior exercise science major from Las Vegas, pounded a fly ball that cleared the left-field wall with two out in the third inning, putting the Stars ahead 3-0. Fonteboa crushed his fourth home run of the year and homered for the second consecutive game after hitting one against Sterling (Kan.) on Tuesday in Sterling, Kan. 

Oklahoma City took a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Trent Kiraly and Reese Ratchford scored when shortstop J.V. Verdin committed a throwing error. 

The Stars scored four runs in the fourth inning. Hunter Brown started a string of three consecutive RBI singles by bunting for a hit along the first-base side on a squeeze play. Hunter Lenochan and Aiden Alexander added run-scoring base hits. Fonteboa smacked a deep fly ball to right-center field to bring home another run. 

In the sixth, Fonteboa knocked in a run with base hit to shallow left field. In the seventh, Ratchford drew a bases-loaded walk. 

Fonteboa posted a 2-for-4 night with three RBIs and a run scored. Lenochan, a sophomore business administration major from Edmond, Okla., went 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI. 

The Stars finish up the series against Southwestern Assemblies of God with a noon doubleheader Saturday at Jim Wade Stadium.