OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma City hosts Sterling on Tuesday before launching Sooner Athletic Conference action with a three-game set at Central Christian this weekend.
 
The Stars take on Sterling at 2 p.m. in a single game, play another single at CCC at 4 p.m. and finish the week with a noon doubleheader in McPherson, Kansas.
 
OCU Notebook
 
Previous Series: Oklahoma City comes off a rough weekend at Doane, going 0-4. Will Ellis batted .500 with six hits and Trent Baker drove in three runs in the series.
 
Trending: The Stars' bullpen has been a bright spot. OCU relievers have not allowed a runover the last four games, pitching five innings of scoreless relief.
 
Hitting: OCU is batting .235 as a team, led by Will Ellis at .345. Aiden Van Rensum leads the Stars with a dozen RBIs in the 12 OCU games. Van Rensum and Wyatt Pace lead the Stars with three home runs each.
 
Pitching: Bauer Brittain has a 1-1 record and a 4.60 earned run average to lead the Stars. He has 17 strikeouts in 15.2 innings of work. OCU has a 9.00 team earned run average.
 
History with Sterling: Sterling scored a pair of wins against OCU earlier this season, 9-6 and 28-8. The Stars batted .344 in the doubleheader. Aidien Van Rensum hit .714 with two RBI and Wyatt Pace slugged three home runs for five RBI while batting .429,
 
Scouting the Warriors: Sterling is 3-9 after losing its last five games. Freshman catcher Jackson Harding is batting .366. Emmanuel Huerta Cardenas leads Sterling with four home runsand 18 RBIs. Sterling has a 9.69 team earned run average.
 
History with Central Christian: Central Christian swept the series last year at OCU, marking the first winning season for the Tigers in the series.
 
Checking on the Tigers: Central Christian is 5-7 on the season after a four-game home sweep of Dordt. Kurt Ippolito leads the Tigers with a .410 batting average with four home runs and 18 RBIs. Central Christian has a team ERA of 8.37.