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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – Two close games went the way of the opposition on Saturday at the Athletic Complex as Arkansas Tech swept the SWOSU softball team. ATU scored late to beat the Bulldogs 4-3 in game one before holding off a SWOSU rally in the seventh inning of the second game for a 3-1 win.
Arkansas Tech 4, SWOSU 3
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SWOSU controlled most of the opener before ATU got two runners on and hit a 3-run home run to take the 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth inning. The Bulldogs scored in the first inning on an RBI double from
Nikki Brandt and with back-to-back RBI hits from
Adrienne Martinez and Brandt in the third inning.
The Bulldogs outhit Arkansas Tech 10-5 and didn't commit an error but ATU still managed to score the opportune runs in the fifth and sixth innings.
Molly Vivo went 5.1 innings, allowing five hits and four runs, but suffered the loss to move to 2-6 on the year.
Arkansas Tech 3, SWOSU 1
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The Bulldogs again had more hits than Arkansas Tech but stranded eight baserunners, including the game-tying run in the bottom of the seventh inning. The Golden Suns scored two unearned runs in the top of the first inning and wouldn't score again until adding an insurance run in the top of the seventh.
SWOSU countered with their best offensive threat of the game in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Makensy Payne doubled with one out in the inning and scored on a fielder's choice hit by
Courtney Miller.
Adrienne Martinez then doubled, moving Miller up to third base and giving the Bulldogs runners at second and third base with two outs.
Then, with Brandt at the plate, a wild pitch by ATU took a favorable bounce back to the Golden Suns catcher who relayed the ball back to the pitcher who tagged out Miller at the plate to end the game.
Julianne Martinez threw a complete game in the second game but was tagged with the loss after surrendering one earned run and five hits while striking out seven batters.
Arkansas Tech took the series three games to one, dropping the Bulldogs to 10-24 (6-16 GAC) on the year. They return to action next weekend with a four-game series at Harding.
