THE RUNDOWN

It took nine innings, but Ouachita Baptist softball defeated Southwestern Oklahoma State in the rubber match of a three-game series at Sully Anderson Field. Pinch runner Tori Herbert scampered home with the winning run on a two-out throwing error to give her team a 3-2 win. Nikki Schneider earned the win in the circle to improve to 3-1.

The Bulldogs scored the first run of the game in the third inning before Ouachita took the lead with two runs in the fourth. Jillian Jones tripled to right field, plating Hope Waid with two outs. Jones then scored on Lauren Lester's RBI single. 

A mammoth home run gave SWOSU the tying run in the sixth.The Tigers had runners reach in the seventh and eighth innings but could not advance anyone past second. 

Jones led off the ninth with an infield single. Lauren Lester reached on a fielder's choice and advanced to second on Callie Jourdan's single, where Herbert replaced her. The next batter, Madison Miller, flied out to center field. Herbert tagged and took third base, beating the center fielder's throw. Jourdan advanced to second on the throw, and the Bulldog third baseman's attempt to throw her out sailed into right field, allowing Herbert to cross the plate.
 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

- After SWOSU tied the game with a home run in the sixth, Schneider retired the next 12 Bulldog batters in a row
- Schneider limited SWOSU to two runs on four hits with four strikeouts across nine innings in the game.
- The win was Ouachita's second walk-off of the season

BY THE NUMBERS

1.93 - Schneider lowered her season earned run average to 1.93
2 - Jones' two hits were a team-high
16 - Schneider pitched 16.0 innings in two starts during the series, earning both wins and allowing just one earned run

UP NEXT

The Tigers hit the road for a three-game series at Northwestern Oklahoma State next weekend.