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ARKADELPHIA, Ark.- It took 15 innings and over four hours of play to do so, but the Ouachita Tigers (7-5-1, 3-1 GAC) ended up beating Southeastern Oklahoma (4-5, 1-3 GAC) on Saturday morning by a score of 3-2. The game was suspended on Friday afternoon due to darkness, but the teams picked up where they left off on Saturday, with the Tigers winning in the bottom of the 15
th.
Action on Friday saw a battle, with neither team able to take a deciding lead.
Ouachita took an early lead, with
Luis De Jesus singling to left field and scoring
Landon Moore in the second inning.
It took a long time for anyone else to notch a run, but Southeastern took the lead in the seventh with a 2 RBI double to right field by Troy McCartney, scoring Evan Ramsey and Tucker Alexander on the play.
The Tigers weren't going to accept a loss though, as they came out in the eighth inning and got a couple of runners on base. An error by the second baseman helped the Tigers tie up the game, as
Keegan Ghidotti crossed the plate and tied the game.
The teams played all the way to the 14
th inning before the game had to be suspended due to darkness, but the teams picked things up at 11 in the morning on Saturday.
Davis Ward came in to pitch for the Tigers and kept the Savage Storm off of the board, but Southeastern wasn't so fortunate.
The Tigers put runners on first and second before
Parker Norris hit a ball to third base. The third basemen threw a little late, allowing Norris to get on base, but along with the late throw came an errant throw, allowing
Landon Moore to score the winning run from second base.
The Tigers hold a three game win streak after the victory as they look forward to the final two games of their series with Southeastern. Games will take place throughout the day on Saturday.
-Josh Fink, Sports Information Director