BETHANY, Okla. – SWOSU Baseball took full advantage of a windy Friday afternoon at the ballpark, racking up 30 runs and 26 hits in a 30-22 win over Southern Nazarene to begin the series. The monster day at the plate broke both the program's Division II era and the GAC record for most runs scored in a single game.
The two teams combined to set conference records with 46 total hits and 52 runs scored. SWOSU also tied the conference team record for both hits (26) and RBIs (28) in a single game.
With the wind blowing toward the outfield, it was the hitters who had the clear advantage on Friday. Every SWOSU player in the lineup had at least two hits except for one, Cade Hamilton, whose lone hit happened to be a three-run home run. Every hitter had at least one RBI.
It is the second consecutive game where the offense tallied 20-plus hits.
After jumping out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the first inning, SWOSU was forced back on their heels following an 8-run SNU bottom half of the first. The entire first inning took nearly 50 minutes to complete.
SNU led 11-9 entering the fifth inning before the Dawgs finally grabbed control of the game for good. SWOSU got 11 runs in their half of the fifth – mixing in five hits, including an Emilio Trevino home run and Reece Burke triple, with additional walks and hit by pitches to produce the massive inning.
Now 20-11, the lead never changed hands from there. The Dawgs got one run in the sixth, four in the eighth, and another five in the ninth to eclipse the 30-run mark.
Chris Goldston, Philip Sanders, and Bryson Armstrong were all tasked with pitching in Friday's elements and threw 3.0 innings apiece.
Geoff Marlow, Griffin Larsen, and Jaylon Johnson all homered alongside Hamilton and Trevino (aforementioned).
Brooks Red doubled twice and finished 5-6 while Marlow was a hit behind him with a 4-6 day.
The two teams will play again tomorrow in a doubleheader starting at noon.
