BRANSON –
Analise Rayburn swatted four home runs and drove in 12 as Oklahoma City dominated Graceland and St. Mary for 18-0 and 9-3 wins in the NAIA Showcase on Friday.
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Rayburn had three home runs, including a grand slam, while driving in nine runs in the Graceland win.
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OCU 18, Graceland 0
The Stars had 20 hits in that game with Rayburn,
Hadley Gibson and
Tara Hoehner getting three each.
Iliana Ashford,
Gabby Moreno and
Jacquelyn Purtell had two apiece.
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Along with Rayburn's nine RBIs,
Kaiden Spidell,
Carlee Mollett and Gibson had two each. Ashford, Hoehner and Moreno had one each.
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Kindalyn Miller claimed and win, teaming up with
Morgandee Sawatzky for a two-hit shutout.
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OCU 9, St Mary 3
Brynlee Alsip allowed three unearned runs in the top of the first, but the Stars' offense wouldn't let that stand.
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OCU scored two in the first on a two-run home run by Rayburn and added five in the second on an RBI double by Mollett, a two-run single by Gibson, an intentional bases-loaded walk issued to Rayburn, and a bases-loaded walk to Miller.
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Ashford drove in two more with a double in the third.
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OCU had 10 hits, led by Hadley with three. Ashford and Rayburn had two each.
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Alsip got the win and
McKenna Snyder pitched two scoreless innings to close things out.
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The Stars are back in action in Branson on Saturday, taking on Avila at 1:30 p.m. and Morningside at 3:30.
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