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John Bunch
15
Winner Okla. Baptist OKLA. BA 11-9
14
Ouachita Baptist OUACHITA 9-11
Winner
Okla. Baptist OKLA. BA
11-9
15
Final
14
Ouachita Baptist OUACHITA
9-11
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Okla. Baptist OKLA. BA 2 3 5 3 0 0 0 0 2 15 14 1
Ouachita Baptist OUACHITA 0 0 2 2 7 0 1 1 1 14 16 2

W: C. Bly (1-3) L: Bahloul, Adam (1-2) S: C. Bly (2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Nick Bushart

Tigers Blast 14 Runs in Series Finale Against OKBU

ARKADELPHIA, Ark.- Ouachita Baseball comes back from down 10 to tie the game at 13 going into the ninth inning but fall in the end 15-14.
 
Tyler Riebock led the Tigers with four hits driving in six runs on the day. Hunter Gautreaux added three hits and two runs batted in. Christ Willard came off the bench and put in a two RBI day.
 
The Tigers would go down by five heading into the bottom of the fifth as Hunter Gautreaux would get on base with a single to start. Louis Steen would use a fielder's choice and Ben Swanger would also single to load the bases. Aaron Studdard would blast a ball to deep left-center field, but it would be caught ending the Tigers chances of scoring.
 
Heading into the bottom of the third the Tigers would trail the Bison 10-0, but they would not give up as they would start the fight to get back into the game. Bo Sutton would walk, and Cade McBride would put runners on the corners with two outs. Hunter Gautreaux would double in both Sutton and McBride cutting the OKBU to 10-2. The Tigers would allow the Bison to extend the lead to 13-2 during the top of the fourth.
 
In the bottom half of the inning the Pierce Mitchum would lead off for Ouachita with a single. Logan Huneycutt would come up to bat with two outs and single home Mitchum. Tyler Riebock doubled the next at bat to score Honeycutt and put the game at 13-4. The Tigers would go off in the bottom of the fifth scoring seven runs to make the game 13-11. The inning was led off with Cade McBride getting hit by a pitch, and then Hunter Gautreaux would single to put runners on first and second. A Louis Steen double would score McBride putting one run across the plate. Three walks later the Tigers would push across two more runs with Tyler Riebock up to bat with only one out. Riebock would blast the ball over the right field fence for his second grand slam of the season giving the Tigers 11 runs.
 
The Tigers would use sacrifice flies in the seventh and eighth innings to tie the game at 13. Carter Wade would pitch for the Tigers during the 2.2 innings shutting down Oklahoma Baptist. Wade would only allow one hit while striking out four batters. However, in the top of the ninth the Tigers would give up two runs going down 15-13. In the bottom of the ninth Tyler Riebock would lead off the inning with a solo homerun. Bo Sutton would come up next and hit a ball that appeared to be a homerun, but the right fielder for the Bison would rob Ouachita of the tying run. Cade McBride would single and be advanced to second on a Hunter Gautreaux ground out putting the tying run in scoring position. However, the Tigers could not get a run across the place, and the Tigers would fall 15-14 in the series finale.
 
The Tigers will return to action tomorrow at 3:00 PM as they face off against Delta State at Rab Rodgers Field.
 
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