Ashley Paxton allowed only five hits, but No. 25 OC fell 2-0 to No. 18 Williams Baptist (Ark.) on Friday.
CONWAY, Ark. (March 9, 2012) – No. 25 Oklahoma Christian split its games Friday in the Central Baptist Invitational, beating Baker (Kan.) 8-0 but falling 2-0 to No. 18 Williams Baptist (Ark.).
In the opener against Baker (3-3), Davee Croy homered and Lindsy Moore tossed a three-hit shutout for OC (12-5) and the Lady Eagles rolled to a run-rule win over the Wildcats.
Courtney Starr's two-run double to left-centerfield put OC up 2-0 in the second inning and Kala Ratliff's bases-loaded triple keyed a four-run third inning for the Lady Eagles. Croy made it 8-0 with her home run over the left-field fence off Baker starter Maggie Holmberg (0-3).
OC finished with 10 hits, including 2-for-3 efforts by Starr and Monique Elliott.
Meanwhile, Moore only allowed one Baker baserunner as far as second base. Moore (6-0) walked one and struck out two batters.
The win set up a showdown with another top-25 team in Williams Baptist, but the Lady Eagles' bats went silent against Karisa Hendrix (11-2), who allowed only a leadoff single to centerfield in the fourth inning by Elliott.
Ashley Paxton (3-4) allowed five hits and struck out five batters, but Williams Baptist (18-3) scratched out a run in the fourth, as Laura Tucker singled and scored. Mallarie Lee singled and scored on an error in the fifth for Williams Baptist.
The Lady Eagles will play two more games in the event Saturday, facing Louisiana State-Alexandria and St. Mary (Kan.). OC will return home to host York (Neb.) in a Sunday afternoon doubleheader.
