WEATHERFORD, Okla. – A slight weather delay prior to Saturday's games against Harding didn't affect the SWOSU Softball as the Bulldogs went on to sweep the doubleheader against the Lady Bisons and split the series in the process.
 
SWOSU (12-26, 11-18 GAC) returns to action on Tuesday, hosting Northwestern Oklahoma State for a 2:00 pm doubleheader.
 
SWOSU 7, Harding 2
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The Bulldogs paired a 12-hit performance offensively with a strong outing from Alisa Friesen in the circle and picked up the victory in the first game on Saturday. SWOSU scored in four of the six innings which they batted, putting three runs on the board in the second and two in the sixth.
 
SWOSU got a three-hit outing from Hannah Morris while Samantha Householder and Keanni Barron had two hits apiece in the win. Barron also scored twice, as did Amanda Moreno, who was 1-for-3 with a walk from the leadoff position.
 
Friesen (5-10) was strong from the outset, holding Harding off the board until the final two innings. She allowed just four hits and two runs, only one of which was earned, while striking out one and working around three walks.
 
SWOSU 4, Harding 3
Box Score
 
After starting out down 2-0 after the first inning, the Dawgs rallied and got a solo home run from Sidney Kirk in the second followed by a two-run single from Samantha Householder to take the lead in the third. SWOSU added an RBI double from Hannah Franklin in the fifth to push the lead to 4-2, but they had to hold off a last-ditch push from the Lady Bisons in the final two innings.
 
Harding would score one run in the top of the sixth inning and the potential game-tying run was out at the plate after a would-be passed ball bounced back to Ashtyn McAdoo, who applied the tag and kept the one-run lead for the Bulldogs. An error by SWOSU allowed another potential tying run to get to second base before the final two outs of the seventh were recorded, including the final one on a deep fly ball to left field.
 
Miranda Grover (3-3) got the win for SWOSU after allowing seven hits and three runs – two earned – over the first 5.0 innings of action. Kaytlin Donaldson and Alisa Friesen pitched the final two innings, with Friesen earning her second save of the season after recording the final three outs.