ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – SWOSU Softball was winless in two tries on Monday against Ouachita Baptist, losing game one 8-1 and game two 10-2 in a shortened contest due to run rule.
The Bulldogs have one GAC series remaining against Arkansas Tech on the road this weekend to close out the 2017 regular season.
Game One
Ouachita Baptist 8, SWOSU 1
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Ouachita scored five runs in the second inning and the early deficit proved to be too much for the Bulldogs, who only managed to score one run in the game. The Tigers would add another run in the third and two final runs in the fifth to put the nail in the coffin in the first game of the day.
Sidney Kirk delivered the lone RBI on the day, a double that scored
Samantha Householder. Kirk led the offense with a pair of hits in the contest - half of the hits tallied by SWOSU.
Taya Haney (L, 5-12) only made it 2.2 innings in the circle, allowing six runs (all earned) in the process.
Kaytlin Donaldson relieved Haney, pitching the final 3.1 innings and limited the Tiger to just two runs.
Game Two
Ouachita Baptist 10, SWOSU 2
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The Tigers managed to score runs in four out of the five innings in game two, including another big five-run third. The Bulldogs were able to collect nine hits in the contest, but could only string together a total of two runs in the first and fourth innings.
Miranda West and
Rileigh Ricken both delivered RBI singles, but SWOSU stranded seven runners on base in the shortened five-inning game due to run rule. Ricken (L, 3-9) also got the start in the circle and was responsible for all the runs in the ballgame despite two being unearned.
