OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 18, 2022) – Oklahoma Christian had been searching for a bust-out offensive performance this softball season and the Eagles might well have found one on Friday against Nebraska-Kearney.

All nine starters in Oklahoma Christian's batting order recorded at least one hit and the Eagles rolled up 12 total, scoring in each inning as posted an 8-0 win in five innings on the opening day of the second weekend of the Edmond Regional Festival at Tom Heath Field.

OC (8-2) made quick work of Nebraska-Kearney (2-4), combining up-and-down-the-order hitting with strong baserunning (six steals by six different players in only four offensive innings) and outstanding pitching. Starter Kali Crandall (5-1) allowed only three hits in four innings of work before giving way to Lindsey Stoeckel, who threw a 1-2-3 fifth inning to finish off the run-rule win.

Whitney Walde and Grace Anderson each contributed a run-scoring single in the first inning off Nebraska-Kearney starter Hannah Ice (1-1) and Rian Gamble had another in the second inning to make it 3-0. Run-scoring doubles by Stoeckel and Tristyn Hamilton keyed a four-run third inning for the Eagles and Walde doubled and scored on a two-out single by Anderson in the fourth inning.

The Lopers never advanced a baserunner past second base. They had runners on first and second base with one out in the fourth inning, but Crandall struck out Lyndsey Roth and Kylee Bruning to end the threat.

OC will play two games in the festival on Saturday, at home against Northeastern State at 3 p.m. and Southern Arkansas at 5:15 p.m. Southern Arkansas was ranked in the preseason NCAA Division II coaches' poll but didn't appear in the first regular-season top-25 poll.