MONTICELLO, Ark. – SWOSU Softball went winless in Sunday's conference doubleheader against Arkansas-Monticello, falling 4-1 in game one and 8-7 in game two.
The Bulldogs (10-15, 3-10 GAC) will look to salvage the series and avoid a sweep on Monday in the finale, beginning at noon.
Game One
UAM 4, SWOSU 1
Skyla McPhillips homered in the second inning to answer a first inning run by UAM, but a three-run third was the difference in game one.
Both pitchers went the distance, with no scoring by either side after the third inning.
Alexis Taylor suffered the loss in her third complete game of the season.
The offense started the game with solid production with three extra-base hits through the first two innings.
Chesnie Hewitt doubled in the first and
Taylor McMahon tripled after McPhillips went yard in the second. From the third inning on though, SWOSU managed just one base runner.
Game Two
UAM 8, SWOSU 7
A late offensive surge fell short in the nightcap. SWOSU trailed 8-4 entering the sixth and plated three runs to make things interesting late.
Kaylee Barkley's two RBI knock capped off the four-hit inning, but that offense couldn't carry over to the seventh.
A four-run second inning is how SWOSU produced the rest of their runs.
Kylie Morton doubled in two runs, and
Chesnie Hewitt followed it up with her second home run of the season – a two-run shot to left field. At the time, it put the Bulldogs up 4-2 on the scoreboard. UAM then tied the game back up in the third and took the lead for good with a four-run fifth.
Riley Lusk got a no decision in the circle with three innings of work.
Hannah Nieuwenhuis (L, 0-3) picked up the loss in relief. She entered in the fourth for Lusk and navigated the inning well but got into trouble in the fifth.
Jaycee McKee collected the game's final five outs.
Barkley, Hewitt, and Morton accounted for seven of SWOSU's 10 hits in the game and all of the RBI.
