Oklahoma City, Okla. - Oklahoma Christian gave themselves a chance for a series split with a split in a doubleheader against Texas A&M Kingsville.
 
Game 1: OC 5, TAMUK 4
 
The Eagles didn't lead for five of the seven innings, but it didn't matter because of clutch at-bats in the bottom of the sixth inning.
 
TAMUK got things started in the top of the first with two doubles resulting in a run, and a 1-0 lead for the Javelinas.
 
OC matched the run in the bottom of the first with singles from Preston King and Grant Lake leading to an RBI fielder's choice for Blake Empkey. The RBI was Empkey's 15th of the season, putting him in a tie for second most on the team.
 
A solo home run led off the top of the second and another run scored because of a fielding error by the Eagles.
 
Oklahoma Christian rallied again though, and Jayvien Joesph, after battling adversity to make it back to the field, hit a two-run bomb for his first hit of the season, tying the game at three.
 
Naut Kragt settled in and only allowed two base hits over the next four innings, and his offense picked him up in the bottom of the 6th.
 
Empkey and Marcus Johnson were each hit by a pitch to put runners on 1st and 2nd, but Kingsville put the pressure on getting two outs on a strikeout and fly out. But Ethan Box come through with an RBI single to give OC their first lead of the game.
 
Hunter Jones followed that by making it a trio of Eagles batters that were hit by a pitch to load the bases, and a Javelina error resulted in another run, giving OC a 5-3 lead heading into the final inning.
 
Kingsville led off the inning with a solo home run for their first hit since the third inning, but Kragt shut them down the rest of the way to pick up his fourth win of the season.
 
Game 2: TAMUK 13, OC 2
 
A five spot in the second inning blew the game open, and the Javelinas ran with the momentum to win game two.
 
Oklahoma Christian's two runs came on a Jaren Hill RBI double, for Hill's 15th RBI of the season, tying him with Empkey. And the second run came when Hunter Jones scored on a wild pitch, scoring his 13th run of the season.
 
Up Next
 
The Eagles will look to split the series tomorrow at Dobson Field with first pitch set for 1 p.m.