SEARCY – The 18th-ranked Harding softball team fell to Southeastern Oklahoma in both games of the Great American Conference doubleheader Friday. The Savage Storm won 2-0 and 3-0.
Harding falls to 34-11 overall and 19-7 in the GAC.
Southeastern Oklahoma improves to 26-18 overall and 20-6 in the GAC.
GAME ONE (Southeastern Oklahoma 2, Harding 0)
Sophomore Riley Price (16-4) started and took the loss in the circle for Harding. The right-hander went seven innings, giving up two runs, both of them earned, on eight hits, allowing no walks and striking out five.
Price also led Harding at the plate going 2-for-3 with a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Southeastern Oklahoma took a 2-0 lead in the third off a two-run homer by Marilyn Alvarado.
GAME NOTES
» Riley Price faced 31 Southeastern Oklahoma hitters in the game, allowing 10 ground balls and six fly balls while striking out five.
» Southeastern Oklahoma was led offensively by senior Marilyn Alvarado, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
» Reese Taylor got the win for Harding and improves to 9-4. She went the distance and had three strikeouts.
GAME TWO (Southeastern Oklahoma 3, Harding 0)
Senior Lily Tanski (10-4) got the ball to start for Harding and took the loss. The right-hander went seven innings, giving up three runs, two earned, on six hits, allowing no walks and striking out six.
Sophomore Leigha Harris led the way offensively for the Lady Bisons, going 3-for-4 with a double. Sophomore Emma Curry provided a noteworthy performance at the dish as well, going 2-for-4 with a double.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Southeastern Oklahoma broke the scoreless tie in the fifth when Kamryn Rackley hit a sacrifice fly to center that scored Bailey Beard.
The Savage Storm made it 3-0 in the sixth when Kady Fryear hit a bases clearing triple down the left field line that scored two.
GAME NOTES
» Harding left 11 runners stranded on base in the loss.
» The Lady Bisons out-hit the Savage Storm at a 9-6 clip.
» Lily Tanski faced 27 Southeastern Oklahoma hitters in the game, allowing six ground balls and eight fly balls while striking out six.
» Southeastern Oklahoma was led offensively by junior Kady Fryrear, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and two RBI.
» Amberlyn Walsworth got the win for the Savage Storm and improved to 12-10 on the season. She threw all seven innings and had four strikeouts.
The two teams will wrap up their series Saturday with a single game starting at noon. Before the game at 11:30 a.m., Harding will recognize Hannah Garrett, Hanna Jones, Maegan Pistokache, Payton Reynolds, Nicole Shano, Lily Tanski and Graduate Assistant Sarah Hudler for their contributions to the Harding softball program.
