Baseball Drops Both Ends of Saturday DH

MONTICELLO, Ark. – Southeastern got complete games from Tristen Wood and Mike Wade, but the offense found itself on the short end of a pair of losses at Arkansas-Monticello, dropping game one 3-1 and game two 4-3 on Saturday afternoon in Monticello, Ark.
 
The losses drop the Savage Storm to 1-11 to open the year and 0-6 in Great American Conference play.
 
Wood went the distance in the opener, tossing 8.0 innings and allowing three unearned runs on eight hits with three strikeouts, but took the loss.
 
Southeastern matched UAM in hits at eight each, led by Cade Clay who turned in a 3-for-4 effort, while Brett Akins added a pair of hits.
 
The Boll Weevils took an early 2-0 lead with a homer in the first inning, but the Storm would cut the deficit to 2-1 when Clay scored in the sixth on a double-play.
 
UAM would tack on a run in the bottom of the sixth, and SE would leave runners on second in the seventh and eighth innings and were unable to rally in a 3-1 loss.
 
In the finale Wade was tagged for four runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings of work with one strikeout.
 
Akins would collect a pair of hits with a pair of RBI to lead the SE offense, while Hunter Harrison would add a hit and an RBI as well.
 
AUM would score in each of the first two innings and take a 2-0 lead into the seventh inning.
 
That's when SE would load the bases with two outs and see Akins tie the game with a two-run single to plate Luke Thomas and Jett Swigart.
 
One batter later Harrison would single home Travis Spinney and the Storm would lead 3-2 heading to the bottom of the seventh.
 
Unfortunately, after retiring the first batter the Weevils would connect on three straight hits, with the last one bringing home a pair of runs and handing SE a 4-3 loss.