WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Baseball scored in six consecutive innings from the second to the seventh and handled East Central, 13-8, in Friday's opening game of the conference series.
The Bulldogs move to 8-11 and 4-6 in conference play with the win heading into Saturday's series concluding doubleheader.
The offense jumped out to a 4-0 lead in the game in the second inning and played in front the entire way. ECU closed the gap a few times with crooked numbers of their own in the fourth and seventh, but SWOSU's bats answered back every time to keep the upset minded Tigers at bay.
Six of the 14 hits SWOSU accrued went for extra bases including a trio of home runs from Geoff Marlow, Brooks Red, and Reece Burke. It was Red and Burke's first home runs of the season.
Cade Hamilton finished 3-5 with an RBI double and a bases clearing RBI triple. Alex Rice wasn't in the extra-base hit conversation but led the Dawgs with a 4-6 day at his lead off position. All but one in the starting lineup drove in at least one run in the contest.
SWOSU led 10-8 after ECU chipped into the margin with three runs in the top of the seventh, but answered back with three of their own the next half inning to negate the momentum.
On the mound, Chris Goldston got the start and threw 4.0 innings while striking out five and walking two. Bryson Armstrong (W, 1-0) threw the next 2.2 innings to earn the decision. Philip Sanders (1.1 IP) and Ernesto Hidrogo (1.0 IP) held the Tigers scoreless the rest of the way.
