DURANT, Okla. – Following two weeks of tournament play, SWOSU Softball opens the Great American Conference portion of their schedule this weekend with a four-game series at Southeastern Oklahoma State in Durant.
 
SWOSU enters the weekend with a record of 1-7 after defeating Regis 10-4 to finish 1-3 at the Midwestern State Invitational last weekend in Wichita Falls. The Bulldogs are hitting .314 as a team with five home runs and 41 runs scored while the pitching staff has a team ERA of 8.58 and they've allowed 68 runs in 45.2 innings of action.
 
Amanda Moreno leads the Bulldogs with 13 hits and 12 RBI and she's tied for the team lead with two home runs. Hannah Franklin and Breanna Simmons are two of SWOSU's other top offensive threats as Franklin has matched Moreno with two home runs and she's second on the team with nine RBI while Simmons has nine hits in 17 at-bats, good for a team-leading .529 batting average.
 
Southeastern enters conference play with a record of 8-4 after sweeping through the UAM Tournament last weekend with wins over Missouri-St. Louis, Northwest Missouri State, Upper Iowa and Pittsburg State. Symphoni Shomo leads the Savage Storm with 19 hits and 14 runs scored and she's hitting .442 for the year, helping SE to a .313 team batting average. Four different pitchers have helped Southeastern post one of the top ERA's in the conference at 2.60.
 
Full coverage of this weekend's four-game series can be found at SWOSUAthletics.com.