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THE RUNDOWN
AUSTIN, Texas – Oklahoma Christian (18-16, 8-7 HC) took two close games over St. Edward's (3-28, 3-13) at Diane Daniels Field Friday in Heartland Conference play. The Eagles won 6-4 in game one and edged the Hilltoppers 2-1 to close the afternoon.
 
In game one, OC jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the third highlighted by a two-run single from the Eagles' Hunter Strickland. The Hilltoppers struck back with two in the bottom of the third, thanks to an RBI triple from SAMI WILLIAMS, who later scored on a wild pitch. However, OC scored two in the sixth and one in the seventh to extend the lead to 6-2. SEU's last-ditch effort in the bottom of the seventh showed spark when LAUREN GARZA hit a two-out, two-run double, but that would be the last of the Hilltoppers' rally.
 
In game two SEU starter OLIVIA BURDICK's solid performance was spoiled as the junior right-hander struck out a career high seven and only allowed two runs on five hits in a complete game. The Hilltoppers had a chance to take the lead in the fourth but ASHLEY NASSY was thrown out at the plate on a grounder in the infield. Then in the bottom of the seventh with OC leading 2-1, VALERIE BRANT was caught in a rundown trying to advance to third base with one outs on a DEJA LEE single. From there, with two outs OC reliever Madison Nordyke retired SHELBY JANDA to end the game.
 
Bridget White hit a solo home run in the top of the first for the Eagles, and Nordyke's infield single scored Sheridan Fuller from second base as the slow-rolling ball was hit deep in the hole to second base with no time for a play at the plate.
 
GAME ONE HIGHLIGHTS
• SAMI WILLIAMS hit her first triple of the season (second of her career) in the bottom of the third inning to drive home a run, and she finished 2-for-3 at the plate which gave her 20 career games with two hits or more.
• Williams played in her 110th game in a Hilltoppers uniform in game one.
• LAUREN GARZA hit a 2-run double in the bottom of the seventh inning to try and help the Hilltoppers rally; it was her second game of the season with multiple RBIs (2) and with a 2-for-4 outing offensively, it was her fifth multi-hit game of the season.
• SARA MACHADO's first hit in game one was the 20^th hit of her career and she finished 2-for-3 at the plate for her fifth multi-hit game of the season.
• KATHRYN CONNELLY went 2-for-4 at the plate with a season-high two runs scored. She has six multiple-hit games on the season and three of those games have come in the last six.
• REAGAN CARTER allowed just one earned run over four innings of work in relief and her second of four strikeouts was her 50^th of the season.
 
GAME TWO HIGHLIGHTS
• OLIVIA BURDICK struck out a career-high seven hitters in her 13^th career complete game, and she passed 200 career innings pitched in the process.
• KAYLA APPLEBY had her third multi-hit game of the season (24^th of her career) with a 2-for-3 performance at the plate that included her first double of the season.

STAT OF THE GAME
7 – OLIVIA BURDICK struck out a career-high six Oklahoma Christian hitters in game two of the doubleheader.
 
WHAT'S NEXT
St. Edward's concludes the conference series with OC Saturday at Noon. The Hilltoppers will be looking for their first win vs. the Eagles after dropping a road doubleheader March 5 to OC and dropping both games at home Friday.