DURANT, Okla. — After starting the first game in Bethany and finishing the game in Durant, Southern Nazarene came away with a 8-4 win over Southeastern Oklahoma State in the opener and a 6-3 win in the nightcap Thursday night.
Southeastern Oklahoma State struck first as they were able to put up two runs in the first. Southern Nazarene (17-27, 13-19 GAC) answered back in the bottom of the first. The Crimson Storm took a selective approach to the plate to start the game as the first three batter drew walks. With the bases loaded, a
Riley Brown double tied the game up at 2-2 as both
Jacey James and
Katelyn Brown scored.
Hannah LeBeau made it a 3-2 game after hitting a sacrifice fly to deep center to score
Mahina Sauer. Then a
Sam Smith double to left center scored
Riley Brown to give the Storm a 4-2 lead.
A James home run in the second made it a 5-2 game. James' third home run of the season and her third home run in the last four games. The Storm added one more run in the third as a
Kai Sanchez sacrifice fly to center was able to score
Kendal Stockstill. SNU led 6-2 going into the top of the fourth.
The Savage Storm were able to load the bases up and score a run in the fourth before the rain sent the game into a weather delay. The game picked up in Durant where the Storm were able to limit the Savage Storm's damage to just one run. Headed to the bottom of the fourth, Southern Nazarene led 6-3.
The Storm added to its lead in the bottom of the fourth as RBI triples from
Riley Brown and
Sam Smith made it an 8-3 game.
After a scoreless fifth, Southeastern Oklahoma State added a run in the sixth to make it a 8-4 game.
Katelyn Brown closed out a win for the Storm in the seventh as she was able to hold SOSU scoreless. Brown (13-11) pitched a complete game and gave up four runs on nine hits. Southern Nazarene had six players record a hit, Smith going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBIs. Smith fell a home run shy of completing the cycle.
Riley Brown went 2-for-4 with a double, a triple, and three RBIs. James went 1-for-2 with a home run and two walks.
In the nightcap, Southern Nazarene wasted no time getting on the scoreboard. James led the inning off with a walk and came around to score after
Katelyn Brown tripled to center. Brown came into score after Sauer grounded into a fielder's choice. SNU led 2-0 through one.
Southeastern Oklahoma State was able to plate one run in the second to make it a 2-1 game. The Storm pushed their lead to five runs in the second as a Kyndall Free-Christopher fielder's choice scored Smith. Then a James sacrifice fly scored Freer-Christopher. Sauer made it a 5-1 game after she singled through the left side to score
Kriston Shumaker. A Savage Storm error allowed
Katelyn Brown to score, giving SNU a 6-1 lead going into the third.
Both teams failed to score in the third. SOSU scored two runs in the fourth to make it a 6-3 game.
Southern Nazarene held the Savage Storm scoreless in the sixth and seventh on its way to a 6-3 win.
Logan Sundbye (1-0) recorded her first career win after she gave up one run, on one hit in 1.1 innings of work.
Katelyn Brown went 2-for-3 with an RBI triple and two runs scored. Smith went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored.
Due to the field conditions in Bethany, Friday's games against Southeastern Oklahoma State will be played in Durant Okla. at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
