THE RUNDOWN

Ouachita Baptist softball took a 6-0 lead into the seventh inning of Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader at Henderson State. The Tigers survived a five-run rally in the final frame for a 6-5 win to salvage a split of the doubleheader.

Ouachita took advantage of a Reddie error in the fourth inning to plate its first run. Jillian Jones' two-run home run in the fifth preceded a second unearned run. A third Henderson State miscue led to another Tiger run in the sixth, followed by an RBI single by Kyndal Moyer that played Jones.

A pair of errors helped Henderson State load the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh. A bases-loaded walk gave the Reddies a run. A two-out double cleared the bases to put three more on the board. A single plated a fifth run and a stolen base put the tying and go-ahead runs in scoring position, but Nicole Arreola was able to coax a fly ball to right field to end the game. 
 

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

- Game 1 was the fourth straight softball Battle of the Ravine decided by one run
- The Tigers and Reddies have split three straight doubleheaders dating back to March 26, 2019
- Seven of Ouachita's nine hits came from the Nos. 2-5 spots in the lineup.

BY THE NUMBERS

3 - Jones recorded her team-leading third multi-RBI game in Game 2
10 - Hope Waid extended her reached base streak to 10 games
4 - Jones drove in four of Ouachita's 10 runs on the day
6 - Jones broke a streak of six games without a home run by a Tiger

UP NEXT

Ouachita plays host to No. 1 Southern Arkansas for a three-game series this weekend at Sully Anderson Field.