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Carolyn Clayton had two RBIs and a solo home run against Southeastern Oklahoma
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Winner Southeastern Okla. SOSU 32-22
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Harding HU 23-32
Winner
Southeastern Okla. SOSU
32-22
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Final
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Harding HU
23-32
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E
Southeastern Okla. SOSU 1 1 0 2 0 1 3 8 14 0
Harding HU 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 3 6 3

W: Jessica Seay (16-9) L: Rollins, Amber (15-15)

Game Recap: Softball | | by Nathan Looney

Lady Bison Softball Eliminated from GAC Tournament after Loss to Southeastern Oklahoma

BENTONVILLE, Ark. – The Harding softball team fell to Southeastern Oklahoma 8-3 in the Great American Conference Tournament on Friday at the Tiger Athletic Complex. The Lady Bisons were knocked out of the tournament after the loss and end their season with 23-32 record.

Southeastern Oklahoma, the No. 3 seed, will advance to play No. 4 seed Arkansas Tech at 5 p.m., on Friday.

The Savage Storm (32-22) scored a run in the first two innings, then scored two runs in the fourth, added a run in the sixth and sealed the win with three runs in the seventh.

Trailing 2-0, Harding, the No. 5 seed, got a run back after a solo home run by Marley Edwards in the bottom of the third inning. It was her fifth home run of the season.

The Lady Bisons scored their second run in the fifth on a solo home run by Carolyn Clayton. It was her 10th home run of the season and ties her with Amanda Berdon for the most in a season by a Harding player. Berdon hit 10 last season.

Clayton picked up her second RBI of the game in the bottom of the sixth inning when she hit a double to right center to score Madison Wickline from first.

Harding had six hits in the game. Clayton and Edwards both went 2-for-3 at the plate.

The Savage Storm had 14 hits led by Jessica Simmons who went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and a solo home run. Arianna Jones and Darrian Williams both went 3-for-4 and both had a double. Williams scored three runs and Jones scored two runs for Southeastern Oklahoma.

Jessica Seay (16-9) got the win for the Savage Storm. Seay pitched 6 2/3 innings in relief. She gave up six hits, three earned runs and struck out five. Amber Rollins (15-15) got the loss for Harding as she pitched her 22nd complete game this season. She gave up 14 hits and four earned runs.

It was the first time the two teams have played this season. The teams were scheduled to play a four-game series in Searcy February 28-March 1 but due to weather the series was canceled.

Despite being a lower seed in the game, Harding was the home team after a coin flip determined who was home and an away.

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