OKLAHOMA CITY – Second-ranked Oklahoma City faces six games on the road this week, beginning Wednesday.
 
The Stars visit Langston for two games on Wednesday at 4 p.m. ahead of a weekend series against USAO in Chickasha. Those doubleheaders begin at 5 p.m. on Friday and at noon on Saturday.
 
OCU Notebook
 
Previously: Second-ranked Oklahoma City completed the series sweep of Mid-America Christian on Friday with a pair of complete-game shutouts, 4-0 and 7-0. Brynlee Alsip (22-2) and Morgandee Sawatzky (7-0) each pitched seven scoreless innings to stretch the Stars' scoreless inning streak to 16 innings. Carlee Mollett made big plays all day with a couple of diving catches and doubled off a runner in the opener.
 
SAC Look-in: OCU and USAO have clinched the top two seeds in the Sooner Athletic Conference, but the fight this weekend will determine who has the top seed. If either team takes the series (3-1 or 4-0), they have a solid shot at the outright title. A two-two split leaves OCU, depending on the outcomes at Langston on Wednesday, with a two-game lead in the standings with four games remaining. OCU can lock in the outright title with a series win. Langston is playing for a spot in the tournament. Currently in eighth, LU can put enough distance between itself and ninth-place Central Christian to clinch this week. If not, the Lions will have to win their spot by going head-to-head with Central Christian in the final series next weekend.
 
Stars on the Road: The Stars have won all 10 of their road games this season, batting .508 with a team earned run average of 1.91. The Stars have stolen 36 bases in 37 attempts on the road. Analise Rayburn is hitting .667 (24-36), followed by Tara Hoehner at .605, Peyton Barrow at .593, Hadley Gibson at .568 and Gabby Moreno at .567.
 
The Streak: OCU has a 30-game winning streak heading into the week. During the streak, the Stars are batting .461 with a 1.66 ERA.  Analise Rayburn is batting .600 with 18 home runs and 72 RBIs. Tara Hoehner is hitting at a .565 clip and Hadley Gibson is at .551. Brynlee Alsip is 18-0 with a 1.21 ERA.
 
Hitting: For the season, OCU is hitting .423 with 49 home runs, 107 doubles and averaging 9.47 runs per game. The Stars lead the NAIA in all of those categories. Hadley Gibson leads OCU with a .512 batting average, followed by Analise Rayburn at .500 and Tara Hoehner at .496. Gibson is fourth, Rayburn seventh and Hoehner 10^th in the NAIA. Rayburn leads the NAIA with 20 home runs and 84 RBIs. Hoehner is fourth nationally with 52 RBIs.
 
Pitching: Brynlee Alsip has been OCU's No. 1 starter all season and is 22-2 with a 1.17 earned run average. Morgandee Sawatzky (7-0, 3.00) and McKenna Snyder (2-0, 1.50) have split time as the game-two starter. As a team, OCU has a 1.76 earned run average.
 
On the Bases: The Stars are 100 of 107 in stolen bases this season. Hadley Gibson leads the way at 22 in 23 attempts. Gabby Moreno is perfect in 19 attempts.
 
About Langston: The Lions have a doubleheader with Panhandle State on Monday and enter the week at 12-18 overall and 7-17 in the SAC. The Stars beat the Lions 23-5 and 22-4 last month. LU is batting .299 as a team with an ERA of 7.06. Adlemi Rodriguez and Asharah Thibodeaux lead the team in batting at .407.
 
About USAO: The eighth-ranked Drovers are 37-7 overall and 26-2 in the SAC after shutting out Nelson four times. USAO has an 18-game winning streak. The defending SAC champions are batting .360 with a 1.51 earned run average. Malea McMurtrey has a team-best .505 batting average. Leighanne Eaton has nine home runs and is third in the NAIA with 63 RBIs. Aubree Ferguson is 18-2 with a 0.50 earned run average. Jayden Anderson had a no-hitter last week and is 8-0 with a 1.48 ERA.