WEATHERFORD, Okla. – The Bulldogs fell in both games of a doubleheader against Southeastern Oklahoma State on Monday afternoon at the Athletic Complex. The first game was a low-scoring affair that saw SWOSU fail to record a run en route to a 3-0 fall. In the second game, SWOSU carried a brief lead before surrendering it to give the Savage Storm a 13-6 victory and the series sweep.
Game 1: SOSU 3, SWOSU 0Box Score Taylor Eaves went 6.1 innings in the circle with two strikeouts, but gave up eight hits and three earned runs. Southeastern took the lead in the third, before tacking on runs in both the sixth and seventh innings. Despite recording five hits, the Bulldogs left eight runners stranded as they were unable to record a run in the game.
Eaves took her second loss of the series and seventh of the year with the result. Both
Makensy Payne and
Ashley Jones led the Bulldogs at the plate, with each going 1-2. SWOSU fielded cleanly in the game, playing an error-free game.
Game 2: SOSU 13, SWOSU 6Box Score Despite an improved offensive display, the Bulldogs fell in the second game to give the Savage Storm the series sweep.
Kaity Rash capitalized on a scoreless third inning for SOSU by hitting a towering three-run shot over the scoreboard that gave SWOSU a 5-3 lead. Though the lead would fade,
Tori Hawk attempted to jumpstart the offense in the sixth inning with a solo blast over the left centerfield fence.
Rash got the start in the circle for the second game but ended the game with a no-decision. Eaves was saddled with her second loss of the day. Offensively, wracked up 10 hits, with Hawk and
Ashley Dunigan both went 2-4 while Rash went a perfect 2-2 with three RBI and two runs.
SWOSU will return to action in their final home series on Friday, April 24 against Southern Arkansas with a doubleheader beginning at 1 pm.
