Laredo, Texas - The Eagles dusted the Dustdevils today in Laredo, as Jill Dickson threw the 4th no-hitter in the DII era, and the offense put up seven runs.
 
Oklahoma Christian scored in five consecutive innings, beginning in the 2nd on a Chloe Woodward sacrifice fly that scored Kate Paulsen. Paulsen pinch ran for Aaliyah Brown, who was hit by a pitch to start the inning.
 
Jill Dickson, who struck out seven Dustdevils and threw the fourth no-hitter since OC joined the NCAA DII ranks, faced the minimum in the bottom of the second.
 
Kelsey Gammage reached first base to begin the third inning and advanced to second on a groundout. Whitney Walde brought Gammage home with an RBI single to center field to give OC a 2-0 lead.
 
Dickson picked up two strikeouts in the bottom of the third, sitting TAMIU down in order.
 
Kristen Whitehouse opened the top of the first with a single, and Kylie Jansen scored her on an RBI triple to the right-center gap, extending the lead to 3-0.
 
Brooklin Bain made it three straight innings that the Eagles opened the inning with a single, and she stole second to get into scoring position. Hannah Pate walked, and Bain came home to score later, on a fielder's choice that included a TAMIU error.
 
Whitehouse made it second and third with two outs after she singled and stole second. And Boo Robinson brought Brown and Whitehouse home with a 2 RBI double, bringing the lead to 6-0.
 
The final run for the Eagles came in the 6th when Gammage singled and stole second and then came across to score on two Dustdevil errors.
 
Dickson picked up her 5th win of the year and was a walk away from a perfect game. Her no-hitter was the first since Grace Anderson's perfect game against Western New Mexico last year.
 
THOUGHTS FROM COACH RODRIGUEZ
 
It's always good to see our team bounce back and get a series win, even when we are still not playing our best ball. We have a lot of depth and will continue to use it until we find some sort of rhythm with our offense. We took a tough loss yesterday, so it was great to see our team come out with a little chip on their shoulder and play like we know how. Jill threw a great game, her first collegiate no-hitter, and our offense had better execution and timely hitting today.
 
UP NEXT
 
Oklahoma Christian will return to Tom Heath Field for a series against Lubbock Christian, beginning with a doubleheader on Friday, with the first pitch at 2 p.m.