SE Softball to Square Off with OBU

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern heads into a key road series looking to improve its position in the Great American Conference standings when it heads to Arkadelphia, Ark., to take on Ouachita Baptist in a three-game series April 15-16, with a Friday doubleheader slated for 1 p.m. while the series finale is set for 11 a.m. on Saturday.
 
The Savage Storm head into the series with a 22-21 record overall and a 13-11 mark in GAC play which puts them in a tie for fifth place, two games out of fourth and three games up on sixth.
 
Southeastern has five players in the lineup hitting better than .300, led by leadoff hitter Peyton Streetman who is batting .366 with a team-best 32 runs scored.
 
Cheyenne Mahy is next in line with a .333 average while posting team-best totals of 15 doubles and 30 RBI.
 
Gracie Ore, Marilyn Alvarado, and Lauren White are all hitting over .300 on the year, while Kamarie Wallace and Jaleigh Durst have team-highs of four homers, with Wallace and Kady Fryrear each posting more than 20 RBI.
 
Mahy also leads the way in the circle with an 11-8 record on the season and a 4.54 ERA, while Amberlyn Walsworth also has 11 wins on the season with a 4.58 ERA and a team-high 151 strikeouts.
 
OBU enters the weekend with a 13-24 record on the season and a 9-15 mark in GAC play which is good for eighth in the conference standings.
 
The Tiger offense is led by Jillian Jones who is hitting .295 with three home runs and 18 RBI.
 
The pitching staff is paced by Madison Miller who comes in with a 7-9 record and a 3.05 ERA along with 101 strikeouts.