ADA, Okla. – SWOSU Baseball dropped both games of Saturday's doubleheader, falling 11-3 and 4-0 to East Central as the Tigers completed a three-game series sweep.
The losses extend SWOSU's skid to six straight and 10 of its last 11. The Bulldogs will look to bounce back Tuesday at home in a non-conference matchup against Oklahoma Baptist before hosting Southeastern Oklahoma State next weekend in GAC play.
Game One
ECU 11, SWOSU 3
A scoreless game early gave way to a decisive middle stretch as ECU scored in three consecutive innings to take control.
Aidan Wagley (L) struck out 10 in his start and pitched into the fifth inning before turning things over to the bullpen.
SWOSU answered ECU's initial three-run frame with two runs in the fifth to cut the deficit to 3-2. The Bulldogs scored on a bases-loaded walk and a sacrifice fly from
Rusty Wortman.
East Central pulled away from there, adding runs in the sixth and seventh innings to extend the lead.
Keaton Fisher drove in SWOSU's final run with an RBI single in the eighth.
The Bulldogs finished with seven hits and stranded 11 runners, while ECU totaled 12 hits, including a two-run home run in the sixth.
Game Two
ECU 4, SWOSU 0
SWOSU was shut out for the first time this season in the series finale.
East Central scored two runs in both the first and fourth innings, using timely hitting to build a lead the Bulldogs could not overcome.
SWOSU managed just three hits — all singles — while ECU recorded 11 hits in the contest.
Garrett Folmar (L) took the loss, while
Kaegan Baker provided 2.2 innings of scoreless relief out of the bullpen.
