WEATHERFORD, Okla. – SWOSU Softball won its series with Henderson State thanks to a walk-off hit by
Katie Boline in extra innings of Sunday's first game.
The teams went on to split the day's action in a pair of one-run games, but SWOSU earns the series win to close out the season after also defeating the Reddies in Saturday's opener.
GAME ONE – SWOSU 10, HSU 9 (9 inn.)
Sunday's opener did not disappoint, as a rollercoaster of a game that ended in walk-off fashion. SWOSU erased a 4-2 deficit with five runs in the sixth inning, only to have the Reddies answer right back in the seventh inning with five of their own to take the lead back.
Down to the final three outs in the bottom of the seventh and trailing 9-7, the Dawgs kept things going and forced extras. Doubles by
Skye Tilley and
Maddie Rahon started things off, and
Katie Boline singled in the tying run two batters later with an infield hit.
After a scoreless eighth, Boline was the hero in the ninth when she doubled in Rahon for the walk-off hit.
SWOSU finished with a season high 21 hits in the contest, while HSU had 18 themselves. Boline was an impressive 5-for-6 with four RBI. Barkley finished 4-for-6 with two runs scored and an RBI. Rahon and
Dani Carmo added three hits apiece.
Both teams left a combined 28 runners on base.
Taryn Westbrook earned the win in the circle after pitching 5.0 innings and re-entering. She struck out six and walked only one.
Kaylee Barkley threw 4.0 innings of relief.
GAME TWO – HSU 5, SWOSU 4
The Reddies scored three runs in the sixth inning on one swing of the bat to regain the lead for good in the series finale.
The Dawgs scored all four of their runs through the first three innings with two runs in the first inning and one in the second and third.
Boline continued her great day batting with a 2-for-3 showing in game two. She drove in a run and scored another.
Brianna Cryer pitched the entire way in her last start of her career.
