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WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The final home series of the season didn't go the way the SWOSU softball team envisioned. After being turned back twice by East Central on Friday, the Bulldogs suffered a similar fate on Saturday as the Tigers defeated SWOSU by scores of 9-7 and 9-0 in a five-inning run rule.
East Central 9, SWOSU 7Box Score A seven-run second inning, including a grand slam, helped the Tigers gain control and have enough cushion to hold off the Bulldogs rally. SWOSU responded with a bases-clearing double from
Makensy Payne in the second inning to cut the deficit to 7-3 and a two-run home run by
Adrienne Martinez in the fifth made it 7-5.
ECU scored two more runs in the sixth but SWOSU responded with an RBI double from
Courtney Miller that scored
Ashley Dunigan and an RBI single from
Molly Vivo that brought Miller home and got SWOSU back within two at 9-7.
Julianne Martinez suffered the loss in her final home start as a Bulldog. She allowed 12 hits and nine earned runs as she dropped to 6-16 on the year.
East Central 9, SWOSU 0 (5 inn.)Box Score ECU scored three runs in the first inning, two in the second and four in the fourth as they coasted to the series sweep and run-rule victory. SWOSU was held to three hits in the game, with two coming from
Kailen Clemmer, who was making her first start of the series.
Molly Vivo started and lasted just 2.0 innings before being chased after allowing five runs on four hits. She took the defeat and falls to 3-10 on the year.
Next action for SWOSU Softball (11-33, 7-25 GAC) will be next weekend at Southeastern Oklahoma State.
