Softball

OCU hurler throws a perfect game as No 8 Stars sweep Lady Evangels

Oklahoma City, Okla. -- Lily LaVelle pitched a perfect game over five innings as the No. 8-ranked Oklahoma City Stars defeated the Mid-America Christian Lady Evangels 10-0 in the first game of a doubleheader Tuesday afternoon at OCU's Ann Lacy Stadium.  The Stars then completed the sweep with a 12-2 win in the nightcap. 
 
LaVelle struck out 10 batters and also helped her own cause at the plate, going 2-of-2 with a homer and a double. 
 
LaVelle's homer led off the first inning and LeeAnn Lopez added a two-run shot in the  inning. 
 
The Stars added three in the third and four more in the fourth to close it out. 
 
OCU again jumped on top early in the nightcap with three runs in the first inning and then pulled out to a six-run lead with a three-run second, capped by a two-run homer by Brittany Caruthers. 
 
Shanci Brown scored the Lady Evangels' first run by coming home on a wild pitch in the third inning. 
 
Ashlee Dodson went 2-of-2 for the Lady Evangels and drove in their second run with an RBI single that plated Kris Canfield. 
 
The Lady Evangels will return home to host Oklahoma Baptist on Thursday afternoon (Apr. 14) at 2 p.m.
           
Print Friendly Version