THE RUNDOWN

Ouachita Baptist softball battled back from an early deficit to defeat Southwestern Oklahoma State 5-4 in the second game of Friday's doubleheader. After falling behind 3-0 in the top of the first, the Tigers tied the game in the bottom of the frame. A pair of sixth-inning runs proved to be just enough.

After the Bulldogs put three runs on the board on the strength of three hits and an error, the Tigers went to work on offense. Sloane Precure doubled home Hope Waid and Heather Brown and scored two batters later on Callie Jourdan's single. 

The score remained tied until the sixth, when Brown plated Kellen Church with a single and came around to score an unearned run as the Bulldog center fielder dropped a pop fly. 

SWOSU threatened in the seventh inning, scoring an unearned run before Nikki Schneider coaxed a flyout to wrap up a complete-game victory.
 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

- Schneider improved to 2-1 on the season
- All four of SWOSU's runs were unearned.
- Kellen Church recorded the second multi-hit game of her career

BY THE NUMBERS

6 - Ouachita's Nos. 1-3 hitters combined for six hits in 11 at-bats for a .545 average
.714 - Church raised her batting average to .714 on the season in limited action
2.37 - Schneider's earned run average dropped to 2.37 on the season

UP NEXT

The Tigers and Bulldogs conclude the series with a game at noon Saturday.