Box Score DURANT, Okla. – The Ouachita Baptist baseball team tied the game up in the top of the ninth, but it was not enough as Southeastern Oklahoma State won 6-5 in 11 innings on Friday afternoon.
The loss for Ouachita (10-18, 6-10) snapped a two game winning streak against Southeastern (12-16, 7-9). Both schools are battling for a spot in the Great American Conference Tournament at the end of the season.
Ouachita's offense stepped up in the top of the second inning to give the Tigers an early lead. Bo Sutton hit a one-out double to right field, Sutton advanced to third on a wild pitch and came around to score the game's first run on an RBI single by Aaron Studdard.
Freshman outfielder Louis Steen kept his nine-game hitting streak alive with an RBI single to right field to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead. Moments later and Tyler Riebock added on another pair of runs with a two-run single of his own.
Southeastern grabbed a pair of runs back in the bottom of the third inning off a Travis Spinney double. The Savage Storm chipped and clawed their way back into the game and eventually took the lead in the bottom of the eighth inning.
Cade Clay came through with a clutch pinch hit single through the right side to give the Savage Storm their first lead of the game.
The Tigers began a rally in the top of the ninth inning. Logan Huneycutt and
Chandler Blake drew full count walks to put runners on the bases. With two-outs in the inning, Steen came through with another clutch hit for the Tigers. This time it was an RBI single to left field to tie the game at 5.
Ouachita made the Savage Storm earn the hard fought victory as Southeastern won the contest in 11 innings.
Riebock finished the game going 3-for-5 with a pair of RBI's, while Steen finished the game going 2-for-5 with a pair of RBI's.
Brandon Matros was hit with the loss on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings in a relief appearance.
Ouachita and Southeastern will be back in action tomorrow afternoon with a double-header beginning at 1:00 p.m.