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Cody Rosecrans had four RBIs in OC's win over Southeastern Oklahoma State in the opener of a doubleheader on Tuesday.

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1st-game offensive outburst gives Eagles split at Southeastern

Cody Rosecrans had four RBIs in OC's win over Southeastern Oklahoma State in the opener of a doubleheader on Tuesday.
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 DURANT, Okla. (Feb. 10, 2015) – In a place that's notoriously difficult to win because of the caliber of opponent, Oklahoma Christian did so easily on Tuesday in the opener of a doubleheader at Southeastern Oklahoma State.

Behind a 17-hit attack led by Cody Rosecrans, Caden Cleveland, Kolton Brown and Kyle Lacy, OC rolled to a 16-3 win over the Savage Storm at The Ballpark in Durant. The Eagles looked on their way to a sweep before a nine-run fourth inning by Southeastern earned it an 11-5 win and a split.

In the first game, OC (1-2) scored in every at-bat but its first. Brown's solo home run in the first off Southeastern starter Nick Johnson (0-2) staked the Eagles to a 1-0 lead. Rosecrans tripled and scored on Lacy's home run in the third to make it 3-0.

In the fourth, a two-run double by Rosecrans keyed a five-run outburst that made it 8-1. Rosecrans' sacrifice fly in the fifth scored Caden Cleveland to push the lead to 9-1. During a five-run sixth, Cleveland, Brown and Carson James all delivered RBI singles. Rosecrans finished 2-for-2 with four RBIs. Every OC starter but one had at least one hit.

Meanwhile, senior left-hander Kelby Reneau (1-0) was the beneficiary on the mound for the Eagles, allowing three hits and one (unearned) run in five innings.

Southeastern (4-3) took the second game on the strength of its big fourth inning against OC starter Hunter Raley (0-1) and reliever Brennan Walker. The Savage Storm had five hits in the inning – a two-run single by Dylan Helms, a two-run single by Greg Husnander and a two-run triple by Jacob Soisson.

OC led 4-1 before the outburst, on the strength of an RBI single by Brown in the second and a run-scoring triple by Derek Jones and a two-run home run by Ben McKenzie in the third off Southeastern starter Keyton Jameson (1-0).

The Eagles' home opener will be Friday at 1 p.m. against West Texas A&M.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kolton Brown

#45 Kolton Brown

P-IF
6' 4"
Sophomore
Caden Cleveland

#3 Caden Cleveland

C
5' 10"
Senior
Kelby Reneau

#33 Kelby Reneau

P
6' 2"
Senior
Cody Rosecrans

#6 Cody Rosecrans

IF
6' 0"
Senior
Derek Jones

#23 Derek Jones

OF
6' 3"
Junior
Kyle Lacy

#1 Kyle Lacy

OF-P
5' 10"
Junior
Ben McKenzie

#15 Ben McKenzie

IF
6' 0"
Junior
Carson James

#14 Carson James

IF
6' 0"
Freshman
Brennan Walker

#8 Brennan Walker

P
5' 8"
Junior
Hunter Raley

#21 Hunter Raley

P
6' 5"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Kolton Brown

#45 Kolton Brown

6' 4"
Sophomore
P-IF
Caden Cleveland

#3 Caden Cleveland

5' 10"
Senior
C
Kelby Reneau

#33 Kelby Reneau

6' 2"
Senior
P
Cody Rosecrans

#6 Cody Rosecrans

6' 0"
Senior
IF
Derek Jones

#23 Derek Jones

6' 3"
Junior
OF
Kyle Lacy

#1 Kyle Lacy

5' 10"
Junior
OF-P
Ben McKenzie

#15 Ben McKenzie

6' 0"
Junior
IF
Carson James

#14 Carson James

6' 0"
Freshman
IF
Brennan Walker

#8 Brennan Walker

5' 8"
Junior
P
Hunter Raley

#21 Hunter Raley

6' 5"
Junior
P