MAGNOLIA, Ark. – SWOSU Baseball was winless in two games against Southern Arkansas on Friday, falling 8-7 and 11-4 to the Muleriders.
The Bulldogs will try to salvage the series with game three set to begin at 1:00 pm on Saturday.
Game One
SAU 8, SWOSU 7
Early offense wasn't enough in the series opener. SWOSU jumped out to a 4-0 lead after two-at bats where six of their 12 hits in the game were collected. SAU scored crooked numbers in the second and fourth innings for their run production and plated the game-winning run in the eighth on a solo home run.
Trailing 7-4 in the fifth, the Bulldogs tied the game back up with the final three runs they'd score on the night.
Bodi Wallar had a two-run home run and
Rusty Wortman capped the inning off with an RBI single. Wallar was one of three in the lineup to homer, alongside
Markus Coronado and
Kade Folmar who both went yard in the second inning.
Ayden Page pitched an efficient seventh inning before surrendering the lead and earning the loss in the eighth. He was in for
Josh Doelitsch who threw the first six innings.
Coronado finished 3-for-4 in the game as SWOSU's best bat.
Game Two
SAU 11, SWOSU 4
Big innings were the difference in the nightcap, as SAU put up a pair of four-run frames to sweep the day. The Muleriders added a single run in the second and two more in the sixth.
SWOSU jumped ahead 1-0 in the first-at bat after
Gage Gaunt drove in
Sean Monsour who doubled to lead the game off. SAU answered back with four runs in the bottom half and did not trail from that point on. The Bulldogs scored in four separate innings, but only one run in each inning.
Gaunt finished 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Connor Jeffers also homered in the contest.
Drew Fifer was handed the loss on the mound.
Tyler Leachner threw the final three innings in relief.
