OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma City Baseball team dropped the first game of the day in extra innings before escaping the night cap against Bellevue 5-4.  

#20 Concordia – 11 

#23 Oklahoma City – 7 

W: Maverick Wylder – 2.0 IP, H, 2 R, ER, BB, 4 SO 

L: Austin Worley – 1.1 IP, 3 H, 4 R, BB, SO 

TOP PERFORMERS 
Aiden Van Rensum - 2-4, 2 RBI 
Trent Kiraly - 2-4, R 
Ethan Rhodes - 2-4, RBI, R 

Game Summary 

Trialing 5-0 entering the bottom of the fifth, the Stars went on to score in three straight frames to send the contest into extra innings. After a four-run sixth, Oklahoma City (1-5) entering the seventh leading 5-4 before the Bulldogs pulled off a three-run inning with the help of three consecutive walks including two of which with the bases loaded. Down to its final chance, Oklahoma City tied the game in the bottom half with a bases loaded walk of its own while Barrett Daniel crossed the plate on a wild pitch to knot things up once again. Concordia (1-0) used a four-run eighth inning to open extras on back-to-back extra base hits first by the Bulldogs eight-and nine-hole hitters. Jimmy Blumberg delivered an RBI double while Alex Draper followed with a two-run shot over the right field fence to secure the 11-7 victory.  

Game Notes 

• Oklahoma City has allowed double-digit runs in three games this season while giving up at least nine runs in four of the six.  

• Aiden Van Rensum tabbed his third multi-hit game of the season with a 2-for-4 day at the dish to extend his hitting streak to six games on the year.  

• Trent Kiraly notched his first multi-hit game of the year to go along with a run scored in his 2-for-4 day at the plate.  

• Ethan Rhodes continued to swing a hot bat as the starting shortstop drove in a run for the second straight game while marking his second consecutive two-hit contest.  

• Andrew Limbaugh made his first start of the 2025 campaign where the left-hander dealt 3.1 innings and allowed just one run one hit while striking out four.  

• Frankie Danel III delivered a gem out of the bullpen by tossing a hitless shutout in two innings of work. For Danel, Friday's outing was the third time in his career he has gone at least two innings without allowing a run and the first time in his tenure that he has thrown two innings without surrendering a run.  

• The Oklahoma City pitching staff saw another woeful day of walks casting its second-highest base on balls total of the season with nine.  

#23 Oklahoma City – 5 

#15 Bellevue – 4 

W: Jacob Burkett – 7.0 IP, CG, 5 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 3 SO 

L: Kody Butt – 3.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, ER, 3 BB, 2 SO 

TOP PERFORMERS
Jacob Burkett - W, CG, 7.0 IP, 5 H, 4 R, 4 BB, 3 SO
Aiden Alexander - 1-3, 2 RBI, R
Jeff Martz - 2-3

Game Summary 

The Stars broke open a 1-1 tie with a four-run fourth after three RBI singles in the inning. Ethan Rhodes delivered his third go-ahead RBI knock of the season while Aiden Alexander followed with his first double of the season to bring in Rhodes. Aiden Van Rensum capped off the big frame with a liner into left that scored the quick Alexander from second base to finish off the inning. Jacob Burkett ran back out to the mound in the top of the seventh however it would not be easy for the Stars ace as Bellevue (1-1) put up three runs in the inning before stranding the bases loaded as Burkett shut things down with a strikeout to end the game.  

Game Notes 

• Oklahoma City snaps its three-game skid with a much-needed victory outscoring and outhitting the Bruins by one while each side split with one error each.  

• Jacob Burkett dealt his second consecutive and second career complete game to move to 2-0 in three starts on the mound this season.  

• Jeff Martz made his Oklahoma City debut and was the only Star to notch multiple hits in the contest.  

• Aiden Van Rensum went 1-for-3 to move his hit streak to seven games to begin the year while driving in a run for the second straight game. Van Rensum now becomes the team leader in batting average at .435 while also leading the team as the only Stars with double-digit hits with 10.  

• Ethan Rhodes hit safely for the third straight game with a 1-for-3 game as the senior drove in a run for the third consecutive and has scored in back-to-back games.  

• Since a 1-for-12 start to the season, Aiden Alexander began to turn things around on Friday as the Gold Glove centerfielder came up with a pair of RBI while scoring for the fifth game in six contests this season.  

•  Jack Johnson provided the game with the first run to get put up on the board with a single to left in the second inning. Johnson went 1-for-2 to give the third basemen a hit in back-to-back games.   

Next Up  

Oklahoma City goes back up against each of these two team on Saturday as the Stars take on Bellevue at 11:00 a.m. before a 1:30 p.m. time slot against Concordia gets underway.   

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