OKLAHOMA CITY—The Oklahoma City University Baseball team opened a three-game series against the Aggies of Oklahoma Panhandle State with a doubleheader on Friday night at Denney Crabaugh Field. OCU came into Friday with a 13-21 record and five games under .500 in Sooner Athletic Conference play. However, after sweeping Friday's doubleheader, the Stars earned two more wins for the 2025 campaign. The Stars started the series on the right foot, with Saturday being Senior Day for the graduating OCU baseball players.
 

Game 1: Oklahoma City 6, OPSU 4


Top Performers
Aiden Van Rensum: 2-3, R
Hunter Brown: 1-3, 2 R, RBI, 2B
 
In game one of Friday night's doubleheader, OCU won after receiving a strong pitching performance (5.1 IP on 82 pitches) by their freshman starter, Tanner Ellis. By picking up a win in game one, Ellis recorded his fourth win of the season and moved over .500 for the year.
 
The Aggies scored first with a Jackson Somerville solo-shot home run in the second inning. OCU quickly answered in the bottom of the second on a Hunter Lenochan RBI SAC fly that scored Hunter Brown.
 
During the third inning, the Stars busted the game wide open after jumping all over OPSU's starting pitcher. Braden Greene surrendered five earned runs on nine hits over three innings pitched. Barrett Daniel sent a triple to left center field, scoring Aiden Van Rensum. Following the triple, Nic Bennett recorded an RBI on a single that scored Daniel. Bennett scored when his teammate, Brown, notched an RBI on a double. Lastly, in the bottom of the third, Will Ellis brought Brown home on a single to left center.  

 
The Stars added to their 5-1 lead when Oliver Falvey scored on a throwing error by the Aggies' catcher, David Garcia. Daniel struck out swinging but reached first when Garcia threw the ball off the back of Daniel's helmet.

 
OPSU attempted a comeback in the fifth inning after Ryota Kusumoto scored Kobe Morgan and Xavier Garcia on a double. Isaiah Halton proceeded to bring Kusumoto home on a SAC fly.
 
Ultimately, the Aggies' comeback bid fell short after Frankie Danel III came in and closed the door on OPSU. Danel recorded his first save of the 2025 season after he pitched two innings, allowing two hits with zero runs, zero walks, and one strikeout.



Game 2: OCU 11, OPSU 7



Top Performers
Oliver Falvey: 3-3, R, 5 RBI, HR, 2B
Trent Kiraly: 2-3, 2 R, RBI, HR, BB

In game two, OCU opened the floodgates with 11 runs scored between the second and fourth innings. In combination with potent offense, the Stars' starter Andrew Limbaugh had a solid outing (5.1 IP, 4:1 K:BB). After giving up two early runs, Limbaugh put together three scoreless innings.
 
The OPSU starter, Juan Javier, gave up eight earned runs on eight hits with two walks in just two and two-thirds innings pitched.
 
Falvey recorded his first home run of the season when he hit a long ball over the scoreboard in left field, scoring Will Ellis. Later in the Stars' scoring onslaught, Bennett and Kiraly went back-to-back with home runs of their own in the fourth inning. Falvey then recorded his first double of the season in the fourth inning and notched his fifth RBI of the game.
 
OCU took an 11-2 lead into the sixth before pitching mishaps by the Stars allowed OPSU to score five of their seven runs in the sixth inning. The only run from a hit by the Aggies in the inning was a single recorded by pinch-hitter Noah Murphy-Sealy. OPSU proceeded to score on a fielder's choice, and the last three runs of the sixth inning for the Aggies came from the result of four walks and two hit batsmen.
 
The Stars won game two 11-7, and Limbaugh recorded his third win of the season.
 

Next Up
Oklahoma City will conclude their three-game series against OPSU at Denney Crabaugh field Saturday. The game is scheduled to begin at 12:05 PM, with Senior Day festivities occurring before the first pitch.

 
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