Softball Splits with OBU in GAC Opener

Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 ARKADELPHIA, Ark. – Southeastern opened the series with Ouachita Baptist with a 4-2 win, but was unable to sweep the twin bill, falling 1-0 in nine innings in game two on Saturday afternoon in Arkadelphia, Ark.
 
The Savage Storm moves to 6-5 overall on the season and 1-1 in Great American Conference play.
 
The two teams will play the final two games of the series on Sunday afternoon beginning at 1 p.m.
 
Lacie Cook turned in a 3-for-4 performance with a run scored and a stolen base, while Sydney Kramer and Laramie Beal each turned in two-hit outings.
 
Jessica Simmons, Haley Strawn and Conner Harmon each added hits in the win.
 
Neal and Strawn each finished with two RBI.
 
Mindy McElroy got the start and tossed 5.2 innings to pick up her third win of the year after allowing two runs on seven hits with two strikeouts.
 
Jacee Bennett picked up her fourth save of the season by tossing the final 1.1 innings without allowing a run on two hits.
 
In game one, the Storm found itself trailing early after the Tigers used an RBI double to take a 1-0 lead.
 
That lead held till the top of the third when Southeastern responded, first by taking the lead on a two-run single by Strawn that scored Kramer and Cook, and then doubling that lead on a Laramie Beal home run one batter later to push the score to 4-1.
 
OBU responded with a run off a double in the bottom of the sixth to cut the SE lead to 4-2 which would prove to be the final.
 
In game two the teams combined to post 17 straight zeros on the scoreboard before the Tigers scratched in a run in the bottom of the ninth to hand the Storm a 1-0 loss.
 
On one hand it looked like a pitcher's duel with a scoreless tie through eight innings, but OBU managed to post 10 hits in the contest while the Storm offense struggled with just three.
 
Simmons, Beal and Arianna Jones each collected a hit in the contest.
 
In the circle, Shayna Milam got the start and allowed three hits with no runs over 3.0 innings of work before Bennett took over and tossed the next 4.0 innings, allowing no runs on five hits with four strikeouts.
 
It was the final pitcher, Mindy McElroy who would be tagged with the loss after tossing 1.2 innings and allowing just the one run on two hits.
 
The Tigers picked up their run after loading the bases with two outs and getting an RBI single.