Game 1:
Bethany, Okla. - Game Two of the Sooner Athletic Conference matchup between the Southwestern University Eagles and the Oklahoma City Stars went to Oklahoma City, who snuck past the Eagles with a final score of 4-3.
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OCU would take the lead early again, scoring one in the first inning. A timely sacrifice bunt by Drake Sparks would tie the game in the fourth and be followed up by a two-RBI single by Jhors Gomez in the fifth. OCU would have the last laugh, as a three-run home run proved too much for the Eagles to surmount in the sixth. Braden Corley went the full seven innings, allowing eight hits and striking out thirteen.
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Top Batters:
Jhors Gomez: 1-3, 0 R, 2 RBI, HR
Draike Sparks: 1-2, 0 R, 1 RBI
Tyler Reeves: 1-2, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB
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Pitching:
Braden Corley: 7.0 IP, 8 H, 1 ER, 13 K, L (5-4)
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Game 2:
Despite early and frequent offensive production from SCU, the OCU Stars would steal a win in the seventh inning of the final home game of the season. Jhors Gomez tripled in the first, scoring the game's first run. OCU would answer with one run in the second. Dual singles in the third by Joseph Boone and Phoenix Nelson would score three more runs, and a solo homer by Zane Bandfield, followed by a wild pitch scoring another would make it 6-1 in the sixth. SCU's game collapsed in the seventh when OCU scored six runs on a pair of singles, a double, and a home run.Â
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Top Batters:
Jhors Gomez: 2-3, 0 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB
Zane Bandfield: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, HR
Joseph Boone: 1-3, 0 R, 2 RBI
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Pitching:
Gabriel Figueroa: 6.0 IP, 9 H, 5 ER, 14 K, 1 BB
Connor O'Malley: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 K
Holden Koontz: 0.0 IP, 1 H, 2 ER, 0 K, L (2-2)
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Southwestern Christian returns to action against Randall University on the road on April 18th. The two teams will play one nine-inning game, with the first pitch scheduled for 1 PM.