SE Drops Series Opener vs. Bison

SHAWNEE, Okla.  – Southeastern got on the board first but was unable to rally over the final six innings in a 4-1 loss in the series opener at Oklahoma Baptist on Friday night in Shawnee, Okla.
 
The loss drops the Savage Storm to 11-10 overall and 4-6 in Great American Conference play with the final two games of the series set for a noon doubleheader on Saturday.
 
Sam Creed, Reid Rice, Damon Burroughs, and Seth Morrow each collected a hit, with Burroughs driving in a run.
 
Cole Canuteson suffered the loss after allowing four runs on seven hits in 4.1 innings pitched with a pair of strikeouts.
 
Charlie Deeds would come on in relief and toss 3.2 scoreless, hitless innings with one strikeout.
 
SE got on the board in the top of the first as Burroughs drove in Sam Creed with a single to center for the 1-0 lead.
 
An OBU double in the second would tie the game at 1-1, and the Bison would tack on two more runs in the third to push its lead to 3-1.
 
A Storm wild pitch would bring home another OBU run in the fifth to make the score 4-1 which would hold up as the final tally.