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Harding University Athletics

Cody Smith
6
Winner Henderson State REDDIES 21-13, 12-9 GAC
4
Harding HU 22-10, 12-9 GAC
Winner
Henderson State REDDIES
21-13, 12-9 GAC
6
Final
4
Harding HU
22-10, 12-9 GAC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Henderson State REDDIES 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 6 9 1
Harding HU 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 4 7 3

W: Ethan Roark (1-0) L: Roguske, Will (3-2)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Scott Goode (4/2/23)

Henderson State Scores Late to Defeat Baseball Bisons

SEARCY – A two-run lead and a late rally were not enough for Harding overcome a pair of three-run innings from Henderson State, and the Bisons lost 6-4 to the Reddies on Sunday in the finale of the three-game Great American Conference series at Jerry Moore Field.

Harding fell to 22-10 overall and 12-9 in the GAC. Henderson State is 21-13 overall and 12-9 in conference. The schedule has the Bisons playing Tuesday at home against Champion Christian in a nonconference matchup.

Harding used four walks and a wild pitch to score twice in the fifth inning. Seth Johnson's walk with the bases loaded forced in Cooper Newsom, and Michael Dewald scored on a wild pitch.

Harding held the lead until the seventh, when Henderson State scored three runs on three hits. The Reddies capitalized on two Harding errors in the eight to score three more and take a 6-2 lead into the ninth.

With two outs, Drew McNeel tripled to right and scored on Cody Smith's fifth home run of the season. He became the 15th Bison to hit 15 or more home runs in a career.

Coulton Doyle followed Smith's home run with a single, but the Bisons did not push across another run.

Doyle had two of Harding's seven hits, extending his hitting streak to 11 games and his on-base streak to 30 games. He became the third Harding player ever to reach in 30 consecutive games or more, joining Miles Humphreys (44) and Harrison Hunter (35).

Harding starter Will Roguske (3-2) had a strong start, allowing only three hits and three earned runs with five strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings.
 
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