Bethany, Okla. – The Oklahoma City University Softball team collected two wins Friday against the Southwestern Christian University Eagles. During the two-game doubleheader, the Stars outscored the Eagles 17-4 while extending their win streak against SCU to 33. OCU has yet to lose a game to their Sooner Athletic Conference foe. The Stars erupted on offense, utilizing multiple crooked numbers across multiple innings to propel themselves to victory.
Oklahoma City 10, SCU 3
Top Performers
Tara Hoehner: 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2B, BB
Tiffany Paul: 3-5, R, SB
Kindalyn Miller: 1-3, 2 RBI
In game one, OCU scored 10 runs on 13 hits and experienced success against the Eagles' starting pitcher, Jessica Czikra. The Stars' offense collected nine hits and generated six earned runs in just four innings against the junior from Bridge Creek.
Starting in the second inning, OCU amassed multiple runs. Grace Pollen slashed an RBI single to right-center field, which drove in
Rally Radacy. Following the RBI single by Pollon,
Tara Hoehner notched an RBI double, which plated three OCU base runners—
Tiffany Paul,
Carlee Mollett, and Pollon all scored on the extra-base hit by Hoehner.
However, the scoring did not stop there for the Stars. After tallying four runs in the second inning, OCU scored three more in the fifth inning and three more in the sixth inning.
Adding to the offensive onslaught in the fifth inning was
Analise Rayburn, who sent a home run over the wall, driving in Hoehner. Kendalyn Miller then found herself involved in the scoring production for the Stars—her sacrifice fly brought home
Emersen Heron.
Heron then proceeded to provide herself with two runs worth of support after she singled and drove in Hoehner and Ashford. Miller, a sophomore from Duncan, Oklahoma, added to her RBI total by singling up the middle and bringing Rayburn home.
Heron ended up collecting her eighth win of the season and pitched a full seven innings for a complete-game victory on the mound.
Oklahoma City 7, SCU 1
Top Performers
Analise Rayburn: 3-4, 4 RBI, R, 3B, HR
Carlee Mollett: 2-3, 2 R, RBI, BB, SB
Oklahoma City's offense remained awake while generating consistent and early scoring. The Stars were able to capitalize on four defensive errors by SCU. Adding to the offensive success of OCU in game two was that they did not strike out one time as a team. Strong performances at the plate by
Analise Rayburn and
Carlee Mollett supercharged OCU's offense.
Starting pitcher
Brynlee Alsip contributed to her team's cause with a strong pitching performance. Alsip logged a complete-game win and only allowed one run with three hits. The junior from Deer Creek earned her eighth victory of the year Friday. The only run allowed was a solo shot home run by SCU's Trinity Norwood.
OCU hit for the cycle as a team and incorporated extra-base hits into their offensive attack. The Stars totaled 23 hits in the two games played against the Eagles on Friday.
Next Up
Oklahoma City will host a doubleheader Saturday against SCU at Ann Lacy Stadium, with game one scheduled to start at 2:00 PM. The first pitch of game two of the doubleheader will be at 4:00 PM.
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