OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma City softball team remained unbeaten in Sooner Athletic Conference play with its second SAC sweep of the year by taking down MACU 9-1 in each of the two games on Monday.
Oklahoma City 9, Mid-America Christian 1
W: Shelbey Cornelson (7-1)
L: Chana Wolfe (3-3)
Key Leaders
- Iliana Ashford- 3-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SB
- Baileigh Loux – 2-3, HR, 3 RBIs, R, SB
- Tiffany Paul – 1-3, HR, 2 RBIs, R
- Shelbey Cornelson – W, 5.0 IP, 4 H, R, 4 SO
HOW IT HAPPENED
Oklahoma City (18-1) opened with a run in the first after Baileigh Loux singled down the right field line to bring in Kaitlyn Jones just before having a two-run inning in the second where Iliana Ashford drove in Amy Crabaugh who started the inning with a base hit.
To round out the frame the lineup turned back over as Rally Radacy grounded out to second base which scored Ashford from third.
Mid-America Christian (10-8) was able to just get one run on the board coming in the top of the fifth, but it failed to come close to the scoring rampage the Stars went on.
OCU scored two runs in each of the last three innings off homers from Tiffany Paul and Loux while Kindalyn Miller and Kamryn Garvie helped put the run rule into effect with RBI base hits to win the game 9-1.
GAME NOTES
- Iliana Ashford put together a season-high three hits in game one having a perfect day at the plate while scoring twice and picking up one RBI by adding her fifth double of the year.
- Baileigh Loux continued her tear by launching her fifth home run of the season while having a 2-for-3 day at the plate with a game-high three RBIs.
- Tiffany Paul finished with one hit which came out to be a two-run shot, her fourth of the year.
- Kamryn Garvie and Amy Crabaugh both supplied two hits apiece as Crabaugh scored twice and picked up her fourth stolen base of the season.
- Garvie went 2-for-4 in the game which included an RBI single that ended the game on the run rule in the sixth inning.
- Oklahoma City moved to 18-1 on the year while staying perfect in conference play.
- Shelbey Cornelson earned her seventh victory inside the circle this season after going five innings without a walk and four strikeouts.
Oklahoma City 9, Mid-America Christian 1
W: Emersen Heron (7-0)
L: Rachel Eggleston (4-4)
Key Leaders
- Baileigh Loux – 3-4, HR, 3 RBIs, R s
- Kamryn Garvie – 2-3, 2B, 2 R, RBI, SB
- Tiffany Paul – 1-3, HR, 3 RBIs, R
- Emersen Heron – 6.0 IP, W, 5 H, R, BB, 6 SO
HOW IT HAPPENED
Mid-America Christian (10-9) was the first to score in game two on a solo home run from Kisbel Vizcaya in the third inning.
Oklahoma City (19-1) scored nine unanswered runs, seeing the biggest inning come in the bottom of the fifth with six runs across to score.
In the Stars big six-run inning, Kamryn Garvie kicked things off with an RBI double that scored Rally Radacy which was followed up by two home runs from Baileigh Loux and Tiffany Paul to take an 8-1 lead.
To end the game, it was Emersen Heron singling through the left side that scored Kaitlyn Jones to earn a 9-1 win for the second game in a row.
GAME NOTES
- Oklahoma City posted its third-highest hit total this season with 15 hits in game two moving its overall record to 19-1.
- Six OCU hitters tallied multiple base hits as Baileigh Loux led the way with a three-hit game which included her sixth home run of the season putting her in the team lead.
- Kamryn Garvie wrapped up her big series by going 2-for-3 to extend her hitting streak to four games while scoring twice and driving in one run.
- Tiffany Paul homered for the second consecutive game bringing her season total to four while tying a season-high with three RBIs.
- In the circle, Emersen Heron remained unbeaten on the season moving to 7-0 with a season-high six strikeouts.
- Oklahoma City relied on its power in this series using 11 home runs to outscore the Evangels 30-4 across the four-game slate.
- The Stars move its winning streak to 10 games over MACU, moving the series record to 60-3 dating back to 2008.
WHAT'S NEXT
OCU will gear up for one of the biggest series of the year as the Stars hit the road to Chickasha to take on the number two-ranked Science & Arts Drovers in a rematch of last year's Sooner Athletic Conference Championship game.
