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Robert Rosser had five RBIs as OC beat West Texas A&M in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday.

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Eagles salvage split with No. 19 West Texas A&M

Robert Rosser had five RBIs as OC beat West Texas A&M in the second game of a doubleheader on Saturday.
Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 CANYON, Texas (Feb. 27, 2016) – Derek Jones, Kyle Lacy and Robert Rosser paced Oklahoma Christian's 19-hit attack as the Eagles beat No. 19-ranked West Texas A&M 18-6 at Wilder Park on Saturday afternoon to earn a split of a doubleheader.

West Texas A&M won the first game 13-12, scoring twice in the bottom of the eighth inning after OC had rallied from a five-run deficit to force extra innings.

In the second game, Jones went 4-for-4 and scored four times for OC (6-8), while Lacy went 4-for-5 with a double, a triple and four RBIs and Rosser went 3-for-4 with three runs scored and five RBIs, doubling twice and tripling once.

OC led 5-2 before breaking the game open with a five-run fourth inning against West Texas A&M starter Brooks Trujillo (3-1), with Rosser hitting a two-run double and Jake Baxter following with a two-run homer off reliever Elliot King.

The Eagles added six more runs in the sixth, with Rosser capping the outburst with a two-run triple to center field.

OC starter Jared Sterling (1-1) went the distance, allowing seven hits in seven innings of work as the Eagles snapped a four-game losing streak.

West Texas A&M (11-3) led the first game 8-3 after four innings, but the Eagles scored four runs in the fifth inning (three on a home run by Ben McKenzie) and four more in the sixth (three on a homer by Baxter) to go up 11-8.

The Buffaloes tied the game with three runs in the bottom of the sixth. OC eased back ahead 12-11 in the top of the eighth, as Austin Orth's sacrifice fly scored Baxter, who had walked. But the Buffaloes tied the game in the bottom of the inning on a single to center field by Jake Fuller and won when Trace Hansen singled to right field off OC reliever Dylan Fazekas (0-2), scoring Fuller.

Tinius (3-0) picked up the win after throwing 2/3 of an inning of relief for West Texas A&M.

The Eagles will play a doubleheader on Tuesday at Northwestern Oklahoma State, starting at 3 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Jake Baxter

#33 Jake Baxter

1B
6' 4"
Junior
Derek Jones

#23 Derek Jones

OF
6' 3"
Senior
Kyle Lacy

#1 Kyle Lacy

OF-P
5' 10"
Senior
Ben McKenzie

#15 Ben McKenzie

IF
6' 0"
Senior
Austin Orth

#25 Austin Orth

C
6' 2"
Senior
Robert Rosser

#7 Robert Rosser

OF
6' 3"
Senior
Jared Sterling

#13 Jared Sterling

P-IF
6' 0"
Senior
Dylan Fazekas

#21 Dylan Fazekas

1B-P
6' 3"
Junior

Players Mentioned

Jake Baxter

#33 Jake Baxter

6' 4"
Junior
1B
Derek Jones

#23 Derek Jones

6' 3"
Senior
OF
Kyle Lacy

#1 Kyle Lacy

5' 10"
Senior
OF-P
Ben McKenzie

#15 Ben McKenzie

6' 0"
Senior
IF
Austin Orth

#25 Austin Orth

6' 2"
Senior
C
Robert Rosser

#7 Robert Rosser

6' 3"
Senior
OF
Jared Sterling

#13 Jared Sterling

6' 0"
Senior
P-IF
Dylan Fazekas

#21 Dylan Fazekas

6' 3"
Junior
1B-P