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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU's game one and two starters both pitched complete games for the second straight week, allowing a combined two runs as the Bulldogs swept Henderson State on Friday afternoon.
SWOSU won the games by scores of 6-1 and 5-1 to improve to 13-8 (7-4 GAC) on the year and they've now won six straight conference games since opening the GAC season 1-4.
SWOSU 6, Henderson State 1
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Jonathon Johnson took the hill in game one and held the Reddies at bay, allowing eight hits and one unearned run in the complete game effort. His support came in the form of seven hits and six runs, with
Dalton Daniels coming across three times to score.
SWOSU used an HSU error to score two in the first, with
Mitchell Brittain coming up with an RBI single in the inning. The Reddies used SWOSU's error in the top of the second to get one run back, but it would be all they got.
Kale Thaxton had a two-run double in the fifth to push the score to 4-1 and
Chris Faulkner plated Daniels in the seventh to take a 5-1 lead. Brittain would score the final run in the bottom of the eighth after scoring on a wild pitch.
Johnson improves to 3-2 on the year after the complete-game effort, his third of the season.
SWOSU 5, Henderson State 1
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Ethan Davis was called upon for game two and allowed six hits and one run in the seven-inning game, allowing SWOSU to pick up the Friday sweep.
SWOSU got the scoring started in the third as Daniels scored after a
Brandon Ruiz single found the grass in left field. HSU would tie the game in the top of the fourth but a three-run bottom of the inning by SWOSU swung the momentum back in the direction of the home team.
Zack Mang and Daniels had sacrifice flies in the inning while
Dietrick Turney added an RBI single to center.
Mang would score the Bulldogs final run of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single from
JR Head that made the score 5-1.
Davis took care of the rest, allowing six hits, one walk and one run while striking out nine Reddie batters to improve to 4-1 on the year.
SWOSU and Henderson State complete the series on Saturday with a single, nine-inning game starting at noon out at the Athletic Complex.
