MAGNOLIA, Ark. – SWOSU Baseball came up empty against No. 11/6 Southern Arkansas in Friday's doubleheader, dropping an 11-2 game one before being overtaken late in the nightcap, 4-3.

The Bulldogs will look to salvage the series tomorrow in the final game set to begin at 1pm.

GAME ONE – SAU 11, SWOSU 2

The Muleriders scored in each of the game's first five innings with the final stamp being a four-run fifth which broke things open for good.

Trailing 7-0, the Bulldogs scored their only runs in the top of the fifth thanks to a Cade Hamilton solo home run and Geoff Marlow RBI single. After cutting into the deficit, SAU answered right back and went on to cruise to victory.

GAME TWO – SAU 4, SWOSU 3

SWOSU had the Muleriders on the ropes in the day's final game, leading 3-1 after scoring three runs on three hits with a pair of Mulerider errors added to the mix in the sixth inning to take a late lead.  

Starting pitcher Jackson Phillips gave SWOSU four scoreless innings and pitched into the sixth before finally being chased from the game.

He exited with a 3-2 lead but left a runner on second base after a double scored SAU's second run which prompted the pitching change.

Reliever Matt Milner got the second out of the inning shortly thereafter, but walked the next four batters he faced which included the game-tying and go-ahead runs.

After the lead change, SAU brought in their closer and SWOSU went three up and three down to end the game in the seventh.  

Alex Rice and Caleb Clines combined to bat 5-6 in the game and scored a run each.