LAREDO, Texas (March 11, 2022) – Offense definitely was not an issue for Oklahoma Christian on Friday afternoon at Texas A&M International.

OC rolled up 25 runs on 24 hits and never trailed while rolling past TAMIU 12-3 and 13-4 at Dustdevil Softball Field. Hannah Pate had three hits in the opener for OC while Chloe Woodward did the same in the second game.

Playing its first road games of the season, OC (14-7, 3-3 Lone Star Conference) also took advantage of 13 errors by TAMIU (7-18, 1-5) – six in the first game, seven in the second – while seizing control early and never letting up.

Aaliyah Brown's two-run single keyed a three-run second inning in the opener for OC against TAMIU starter Darrian Smith and the Eagles added two more runs in the third on just one hit, as Smith (6-6) walked two batters and threw two wild pitches and the Dustdevils committed an error.

The Dustdevils pulled within 5-3 in the fifth inning, but OC broke the game open in the top of the seventh, scoring seven runs. Tristyn Hamilton delivered the big blow, a two-run triple. OC starter Kali Crandall (7-5) picked up the pitching win, throwing 4 1/3 innings before being relieved by Lindsey Stoeckel. Brooklin Bain pitched the final inning for OC, her first action of the season in the circle.

Kylie Janzen gave OC an early lead in the second game with a two-run single in the top of the first inning. Three TAMIU errors contributed to a four-run fourth inning for OC against pitcher Victoria Gonzalez (0-4).

Briana Arredondo's two-run homer pulled TAMIU within 6-2 in the bottom of the fourth, but the Eagles tacked on two more runs in both the fifth and sixth innings and three more in the seventh.

Grace Anderson (5-2) threw 4 1/3 innings in relief to pick up the pitching win.

OC will visit No. 9-ranked Texas A&M-Kingsville on Sunday for a noon doubleheader. It will be the Eagles' first trip to Kingsville since 2019, when OC advanced to the final of the Division II South Central Regional in its first NCAA postseason appearance.