OKLAHOMA CITY – OCU baseball begins Sooner Athletic Conference play with a three-game series against Mid-America Christian with a doubleheader on Sunday and a single nine-inning game on Monday. 

Game Information     

• (RV) Oklahoma City Stars (14-8)     
  • Previous Game: vs #25 Freed-Hardeman (L, 7-11)     
• Mid-America Christian Evangels (11-7)  
  • Previous Game: at (RV) Tabor (L, 4-14) 
• Date and Time: Sunday, Mar. 10, 1 & 3:30 PM | Monday, Mar. 11, 3 PM  
• Location: Denney Crabaugh Field at Jim Wade Stadium    
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Oklahoma City    

Key Hitters     

• Sr | #9 - Trent Kiraly - .430 AVG, 1.394 OPS, 34 H, 8 2B, 10 HR, 29 RBIs    
• Jr | #18 – Darian Duhon - .403 AVG, 1.073 OPS, 3 2B, 3B, 3 HR, 16 RBIs 
• Jr | #12 – Hunter Lenochan - .372 AVG, 4 2B, 3 HR, 11 RBIs 

Key Pitchers 

• So | #23 – Kade Shatwell – 1-0, 10.2 IP, 2.53 ERA, 4 BB, 9 SO 
• Jr | #20 – Jacob Burkett – 2-2, 29.2 IP, CG, 4.85 ERA, 6 BB, 20 SO 
• Gr | #8 – Chad Pike - 2-1, 12.0 IP, 6 SV, 2.25 ERA, 2 BB, 12 SO   

About the Stars    

• Oklahoma City will begin conference play after putting together a 14-8 record through the non-conference side of the season.  
• The Stars have been a streaky team in 2024 winning its first eight games out of the gate before losing six straight and currently have won five of its last six games.  
• OCU comes off a big series win a week ago over #25 Freed-Hardeman where the Stars took the first two games of the series (3-0, 11-4) before dropping the possibility of a sweep 11-7.  
• Trent Kiraly will enter the conference opener on a heater while leading the team in batting average (.430), hits (34), doubles (8), home runs (10) and RBIs (29).  
• Kiraly carries a six-game hitting streak into the series against MACU as the senior strung together multiple hits in each game of the series against Freed-Hardeman last weekend. Kiraly sits tied for third in home runs in all the NAIA and earned last week's SAC Player of the Week award.  
• Darian Duhon follows right behind Kiraly with a batting average just north of .400 as the junior leads the team with 29 runs scored and a team-best .489 OBP. Duhon has scored a run in four consecutive games and played a big role in game two against Freed-Hardeman by going 2-for-4 with three RBIs, three runs scored, and a homer. 
• Second Baseman Hunter Lenochan could very well be joining Kiraly as the team's hottest hitter right now as the junior has strung along a 10-game hitting streak and collected a career-high four hits in game two against the Lions.  
• Tristan Williams joins Lenochan with a 10-game hitting streak of his own while coming off back-to-back two-hit games including a four-RBI game in the series finale against Freed-Hardeman going 2-for-3 with a home run.  
• Kade Shatwell made his career debut at Jim Wade Stadium on Friday by tossing six shutout innings and striking out four. Shatwell has made two starts this season and holds a 2.53 ERA. 
• Chad Pike has seen solid seasons on the mound and at the plate being OCU's top two-way player. On the mound, Pike has made nine appearances while totaling a 2.25 ERA and is second in the NAIA with six saves.  
• Pike also has been on a tear offensively hitting .279 on the year tying for the second most home runs on the team with five. Pike entered with a six-game hitting streak and scored in five straight games. Against Freed-Hardeman in game two, Pike went 2-for-4 with two home runs, two runs scored, and four RBIs.  

Mid-America Christian 

Key Hitters     

• Jr | #32 – Kyle Williams - .404 AVG, 1.107 OPS, 6 2B, 2 HR, 16 RBIs    
• So | #26 – D'Andre Gaines - .390 AVG, 1.073 OPS, 19 R, 5 2B, 2 3B, 2 HR, 14 RBIs  
• Jr | #25 – Noel McGarry-Doyle - .382 AVG, 1.194 OPS, 3 2B, 3 3B, 3 HR, 17 RBIs 

Key Pitchers      

• Sr | #20 – Issac Baez – 4-1, 27.0 IP, 2.33 ERA, 9 BB, 37 SO 
• Sr | #23 – Devin Quesada – 1-1, 20.0 IP, 3.15 ERA, 10 BB, 16 SO 
• Jr | #40 – Carlos Escobosa – 2-0, 14.1 IP, 1.26 ERA, 6 BB, 21 SO 

   About the Evangels 

• MACU enters with an 11-7 overall record after earning two wins over the top 10 teams this season in LSU-Shreveport and Missouri Baptist.  
• The Evangels opened SAC play last weekend against USAO where Mid-America Christian took two of three from the Drovers. 
• MACU last played on Wednesday against Tabor where it suffered a run-rule defeat by a score of 14-4.  
• Kyle Williams serves as the team's only player with an average above .400 but has just one RBI in his last six games.  
• Sophomore D'Andre Gaines ties Williams for the team lead in hits notching a base knock in his last three games.  
• Noel McGarry-Doyle leads the way with three home runs while batting .382 with a team-leading 17 RBIs. McGarry-Doyle carries an eight-game hitting streak into this weekend's series and had seven straight games with an RBI before that was snapped on Wednesday against Tabor.  
• Issac Baez has been a stellar ace for the Evangels on the mound having a 4-1 record with a 2.33 ERA and 37 strikeouts. Baez comes off winning SAC pitcher of the week after throwing seven strong innings in a 4-3 victory over Science & Arts. Baez tossed seven innings, allowing the top-hitting team in the SAC to just one earned run on six hits with a walk and nine strikeouts. Baez finished the day with a 1.00 whip. 

Series History     

• Dating back to 2008 Oklahoma City leads the all-time series 45-6 despite MACU taking the series for the first time a season ago. 

What's Next    

• The Stars will travel to Goodwell for their first conference road series against Oklahoma Panhandle State Mar. 15-16 for a doubleheader on Friday and one game on Saturday.