SE Shuts Out NSU in Series Finale

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern's pitching staff combined for a shutout in a 4-0 victory over Northeastern State on Sunday afternoon in the series finale at Mike Metheny Field.
 
The win lifts the Savage Storm to 5-3 on the season heading into the conference opener against Oklahoma Baptist Feb. 14-15 at Mike Metheny Field.
 
Jacob Bigham got the start and tossed six scoreless innings while scattering five hits and striking out four and picking up his first win of the season.
 
Spencer Wallace used nine pitches to work a scoreless seventh inning while allowing a hit.
 
Beau Swimmer would come on to toss a scoreless eighth inning, allowing no hits and striking out one.
 
Kenneth Klier would toss the final inning striking out one and walking one without allowing a run.
 
Grant Bruce and Colton Buckner each collected a pair of hits while Chris Eusay, Anthony Cassos, Slayde Ortiz and Dylen Herd added one apiece.
 
Buckner would collect two RBI, while Richard Ware and Bruce drove in one each, with Eusay scoring three of the team's four runs.
 
NSU would get runners to second and third on a pair of hits in the top of the first but Bigham would get out of trouble and the Storm would answer with a pair of hits of its own in the bottom half, with Buckner's single driving in Eusay who singled to start he inning and take a 1-0 lead.
 
Bruce would cash in on runners in scoring position in the third, connecting on a two-out RBI single to plate Eusay for the 2-0 lead.
 
Herd was hit by a pitch to open the fifth, moved to second on a wild pitch and then to third on a Eusay sac bunt. He would come home on an RBI fielder's choice by Ware to push the lead to 3-0.
 
In the bottom of the seventh SE cashed in on a Eusay leadoff walk with a sac bunt, a groundout and a Buckner RBI single to push the edge to 4-0 after seven which would hold to be the final.