OKLAHOMA CITY -- The No. 1-ranked Oklahoma City University Stars struck early and often in sweeping a doubleheader from the Mid-America Christian University Evangels 8-1 and 11-0 Friday night (Mar. 9) at Jim Wade Stadium on the OCU campus.

In the opener, Chad Carman keyed a four-run first inning with a two-run double that was followed by an inside the park home run by Cody Ferrell and an RBI single by Carman for a quick 6-0 lead. 

A homer by Kale Gaden in the third and another run-scoring single by Carman accounted for the Stars' eighth run. 

Jon Jon Lemos doubled and scored the Evangels' lone run in the sixth inning. 

A bright spot for the Evangels (3-16, 0-9 SAC) was Grant Zimmerman coming on in relief to pitch three scoreless frames and allowing only one hit. 

Cody Crabaugh pitched five scoreless innings and gave up only two hits and struck out five in the win.

The nightcap started out much like the first with the Stars jumping on the Evangels early, plating eight runs in the first and two more in the second on a lead off homer by Miguel Beltran and an RBI single by Rich Hawkins.

A lead off homer by Ferrell in the bottom of the fifth closed out the scoring for the Stars (19-4, 10-1 SAC).

Davis Henderson blanked the Evangels over five innings with 10 strikeouts. 

The Evangels will next host Bacone College next Tuesday afternoon (Mar. 13) in a non-conference matchup at 2 p.m.