Storm Swept in Sunday Twinbill

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern pitchers struggled to retire hitters all afternoon as the Savage Storm dropped both ends of a double-header to Oklahoma Baptist on Sunday afternoon at Mike Metheny Field.
 
The losses drop SE to 5-6 overall and 0-3 to start Great American Conference play heading into a non-conference, mid-week matchup with East Central at 2 p.m. on Feb. 18 back at Mike Metheny Field to close out the 12 game home stand that opened the season.
 
SE dropped Sunday's opener 13-2 in a run-rule shortened game before falling 16-0 in the series finale.
 
In game one, Joseph Ramirez collected a pair of hits to lead the SE offense, while six others picked up a hit each with the Storm posting eight hits as a team.
 
Ramirez and Richard Ware each tallied an RBI.
 
Tyler McGrew got the start and was saddled with the loss after allowing five runs, four earned, on six hits with four strikeouts.
 
Logan Teske came on and was hit for three runs on two hits without retiring an out before handing off to Jacob Bigham who tossed 3.0 innings and allowed five runs, four earned, on four hits with one K.
 
Jason Porter threw the final inning without allowing a hit and struck out one.
 
OBU took the lead early with two runs in the first inning, taking advantage of a Storm error and a two-run homer to take a 2-0 lead.
 
In the bottom of the second the Stork took advantage of an Anthony Cassos walk and an Ortiz single with an RBI single by Joseph Ramirez to close the gap to 2-1.
 
A pair of solo homers would power a three-run third inning for OBU as the Bison took a 5-1 lead midway through the third inning.
 
Eusay would draw a walk to lead off the bottom of the third and would score from first on an RBI double by Richard Ware to close to 5-2.
 
Unfortunately, the Bison would follow up with four runs in the top of the fourth and four more in the sixth to mount a 13-2 advantage midway through six which would hold to be the final in seven innings.
 
In the finale, Colton Buckner collected a pair of hits, while Ortiz, Ramirez, and Niko Piazza picked up one each.
 
Davis Jenks got the start and tossed four innings and was tagged for four runs, three earned, on six hits with one strikeout while taking the loss.
 
Spencer Wallace came on for an inning and allowed five runs on five hits.
 
Kenneth Klier came on in the sixth and recorded one-third of an inning and was hit for six runs, five earned, on two hits.
 
Jordan Compton would finish he game, tossing 1.2 innings and allowing a run on four hits with one strikeout.
 
The Bison got on the board with a solo homer in the second and tacked on three more in the third to take a 4-0 lead midway through three innings.
 
After a scoreless fourth that deficit would balloon to 9-0 after OBU put up five runs on five hits in the top of the fifth.
 
The final would eventually hit 16-0 after the Bison posted a seven-run sixth.