OKLAHOMA CITY – Stars' baseball has a busy Spring Break week ahead; the team will play four games, with one being against NCAA Division II Southern Nazarene University tomorrow. More notably, Oklahoma City University will open a Sooner Athletic Conference series against Southwestern Christian University on Friday, March 20.
OCU will play SNU at Feland Field in Bethany, Okla., on Tuesday, March 17, at 2 p.m. to begin their week of play. Before jumping to NCAA Division II, the Red Storm were conference foes of the Stars. Historically, Oklahoma City owns a 19-3 record against SNU. However, SNU was victorious last April when the Stars and Red Storm played to an exciting 9-8 result. After the single game on Tuesday against SNU, OCU will turn its attention toward its SAC counterpart, the SCU Eagles. Game one of the series is set to begin Friday at noon CST. The Eagles and Stars will play a doubleheader on Friday, with game two beginning at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 21, will conclude the series with the two squads playing a single nine-inning game at noon.
OCU Notebook
Previously: Oklahoma City was swept by a surging Mid-America Christian University team that entered competition ranked 16th in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics baseball rankings. Prior to their series with MACU, OCU was tied for second in the SAC with a 6-3 conference record; the Stars now sit at .500 and are tied for sixth-place with Wayland Baptist University.
Hitting: As a unit, OCU is now hitting .274 on the season.
Trent Baker leads the Stars with 92 at-bats and has moved into the top spot for batting average, hitting .391. Baker owns a 10-game hitting streak and went 6-for-10 against the Evangels strong pitching staff.
Aiden Van Rensum still paces the Stars with seven home runs and 33 runs batted in.
Pitching: OCU owns a team earned run average of 7.69 with 1.82 walks and hits per inning pitched (WHIP).
Cayden Maxwell pitched well against MACU in his start, going 7.2 innings while only surrendering two runs and striking out five Evangels' hitters.
Dalton Campbell owns a team-best opponent batting average of .167. Campbell is a vital piece of the Stars' bullpen. Owning the second-best opponent batting average is
Spencer Biggerstaff with a .188
On the Basepaths: Oklahoma City is 49 of 60 in stolen bases this season, led by Baker. The Stars' outfielder has stolen 19 bases on his 20 attempts this season. Second on the team is
Cooper Holtorf with 13 successful swipes.
About Southern Nazarene University: SNU is 5-19 this season with a 2-9 record at home. SNU is led by Cade Ross and his .410 batting average and 29 runs scored. On the mound, Lane Benevidas paces the SNU rotation with a 2-1 record.
About Southwestern Christian University: SCU 15-10 overall with a 2-10 record in SAC play. The Eagles are coming off a series where they lost two of three against Nelson University in Waxahachie, Texas. Leading the Eagles in RBI is infielder Dario Paredes with 29. Paredes also leads SCU with 59 total bases this season. Dominic Orneleas is the only Eagle with at least 10 doubles hit. The SCU pitching staff is led by Rolty DePaula, who has started in all six of his appearances and has struck out nearly 40 batters in 2026. DePaula owns a 1.26 WHIP and a 3-3 record.
