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OKC Erupts For Eight Runs in Fourth Inning, Wins 12-3

Andre Lipcius went 4-for-5 with a home run, double and three RBI (Eddie Kelly)
April 13, 2024

Oklahoma City Baseball Club – 12 Round Rock Express – 3 Saturday, April 13, 2024 – Dell Diamond – Round Rock, Texas Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Baseball Club scored eight runs in the fourth inning to propel the team to a 12-3 win over the Round Rock Express Saturday

Oklahoma City Baseball Club – 12

Round Rock Express – 3

Saturday, April 13, 2024 – Dell Diamond – Round Rock, Texas

Game Summary: The Oklahoma City Baseball Club scored eight runs in the fourth inning to propel the team to a 12-3 win over the Round Rock Express Saturday night at Dell Diamond. Trailing, 1-0, entering the fourth inning, Oklahoma City (9-5) piled up eight runs on seven hits. Andre Lipcius and Jonathan Araúz each provided two-run singles, Miguel Vargas and Andy Pages each drove in a run and two more scored on a Round Rock error. Kevin Padlo homered in the fifth inning, and Pages added a two-run single in the sixth inning. After Round Rock’s Sam Huff hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth inning, Lipcius connected on a home run leading off the seventh inning.

Of Note:

-Oklahoma City set a season high with 12 runs and tied its season high with 16 hits. Four players finished with multi-hit games, and eight players collected both at least one hit and scored one run. The eight-run fourth inning was the team’s highest-scoring inning since a nine-run bottom of the first inning against Salt Lake on June 13, 2023.

-Andre Lipcius became the first OKC player to record four hits in one game this season. He went 4-for-5 with a home run, double and three RBI.

-Andy Pages went 3-for-4 with a season-high three RBI. Pages is currently on a seven-game hitting streak going, 15-for-30 with three homers, two doubles and 10 RBI. He has six multi-hit games during the stretch, including three straight (7-for-13).

-Drew Avans tallied a season-high three hits, including two doubles. He has now hit safely in six straight games, going 10-for-25 (.400) with five extra-base hits and nine runs scored.

-Kevin Padlo homered for a second consecutive game.

-Miguel Vargas and Trey Sweeney each extended their current on-base streaks. Vargas was 2-for-5 with a RBI and is the only player in the PCL to reach base in each of his team’s first 14 games this season…Sweeney is now on a 13-game on-base streak.

-OKC’s pitching staff notched 15 strikeouts for the team’s second-highest total of the season…Starting pitcher Elieser Hernández allowed one run over five innings to earn his first win of the season. Hernández racked up seven strikeouts – the most by an Oklahoma City pitcher in 2024.

-Oklahoma City improved to 10-2 in the team’s last 12 games played at Dell Diamond.

Next Up: Oklahoma City looks to win the series in Round Rock starting at 1:05 p.m. Sunday at Dell Diamond. Live radio coverage of each OKC Baseball Club game begins 15 minutes before first pitch on AM 1340 "The Game," 1340thegame.com and through the free iHeartRadio or MiLB First Pitch apps.