WAXAHACHIE, Texas – Oklahoma City completed its four-game sweep at Nelson on Saturday but not without a little drama in a 14-0, 6-5 day.
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OCU 14, Nelson 0
OCU took a 7-0 lead through the first three innings and then piled on for a seven-spot in the top of the fifth to secure the run-rule win.
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Analise Rayburn had an RBI double and
Kaiden Spidell added an RBI single in the first inning.
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Hadley Gibson doubled in two more in the second.
Peyton Barrow added an RBI double and
Iliana Ashford singled in two more in thethird.
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The marathon seventh included a two-run double by Ashford, an RBI double by Rayburn, RBI singles by
Carlee Mollett and Gibson and bases-loaded walks drawn by
Jessica Phares and Barrow.
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The Stars had 17 hits, led by Gibson and Mollett with three each. Ashford,
Tara Hoehner, Rayburn and Barrow had two apiece.
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Brynlee Alsip got the win in the circle and combined with two scoreless innings from
McKenna Snyder for the shutout.
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OCU 6, Nelson 5
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Nelson rallied for three runs in the sixth inning before the Stars got the eventual game-winner in the seventh on an RBI single by Barrow.
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OCU scored on an error in the second inning and Nelson tied the game in the home half of the inning.
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Hoehner and Spidell had RBI singles in the third for a 3-1 lead.
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After NU cut the lead to 3-2, Rayburn hit a solo home run in the fifth for a 4-2 lead and Hoehner added an RBI double to make it 5-3 in the sixth.
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The Lions tied the game in the bottom of the sixth.
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Gabby Moreno led off the top of the seventh with a double and moved to third on a sacrifice bunt by Phares before scoring on Barrow's single.
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Nelson got the tying run on base in the bottom of the seventh but
Morgandee Sawatzky kept the hosts of the scoreboard to get the win in relief.
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OCU was listed with 13 hits on the scoresheet with four by Rayburn and two each by Gibson, Hoehner and Barrow.
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The Stars are back in action Thursday and Friday, hosting Central Christian in a four-game series.
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