Box Score (Game 1)
Box Score (Game 2)

BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene left Claremore, Okla., with a bitter taste less than two weeks ago after Rogers State took one away from SNU. The Crimson Storm got their pay backs Tuesday with a 10-3, 3-2 sweep of the Hillcats.

Southern Nazarene (35-8, 12-4 SAC) are now just two wins away from breaking the school record of 36 set back in the 2009 season.

The Storm broke out the bats in the opener before they took advantage of an RSU miscue late to secure the win in the nightcap.

Katie Hale put a two-spot on the board in the bottom of the first when she belted a two-run home run to center field as SNU took a 2-0 lead in the first game. Daphne Stewart made it 3-0 in the bottom of the second when she singled through the left side to score Kacey Acker. Hale then hit her second straight home run when she drilled one to right field to put the Storm up 6-0. All four runs in the second came with two outs. Keli Billups gave SNU a 7-0 lead in the bottom of the third when she drilled a solo home run to straight away center.

Rogers State cut the lead to 7-3 in the top of the fifth with three runs, but the Storm answered on a one-out single by Acker in the bottom half that dropped into right field as Jordan Jones scored from third to give SNU an 8-3 lead. The Storm added two insurance runs in the sixth on back-to-back singles by Aubrey Jones and Amy Madden.

Hale went 2-for-3 with five RBIs, three runs scored a walk while Stewart went 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored. Acker was 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored and both Jones and Madden went 2-for-4 with an RBI. Jordan Simmons moved to 15-3 on the year with the win after she tossed her 16th complete game of the year. She allowed just three runs on five hits and struck out two.

Southern Nazarene didn't get a hit until the bottom of the fourth in the nightcap when Madden and Billups laced two straight singles as Billup's scored Aubrey Jones to give SNU a 1-0 lead. Jones then added another run with a solo home in the sixth to put SNU up 2-0.

Kaci Crawford, who had allowed just two base runners heading into the seventh, gave up a lead off single, but retired the next two batters and had two strikes on Dina Ortiz before she tied the game on a two-run home run to left. Crawford retired the next batter to end the top half of the inning.

Kristina Forest led off the bottom of the seventh with a single through the left side and moved to second on an Allison Fields sacrifice bunt. Stewart then drew a walk before Micha Laughlin hit a ground ball to short. RSU tried to turn a double play, but Logan Zamora sailed her throw from second past first base and that allowed Forest to score to give SNU the win.

Kaci Crawford moved to 17-3 with the win and won her 14th straight game. The junior allowed just two runs on three hits and struck out eight.

Billups went 2-for-3 with an RBI while Jones went 1-for-2 with an RBI and two runs scored.

The Crimson Storm now get set to host Oklahoma Baptist, Saturday, for a 1 p.m. doubleheader and will honor their six seniors before the game.