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Harding University Athletics

Cooper Newsom
1
Ouachita Baptist OUA 34-13
9
Winner Harding HU 32-15
Ouachita Baptist OUA
34-13
1
Final
9
Harding HU
32-15
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ouachita Baptist OUA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 0
Harding HU 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 X 9 13 0

W: Jay, Merritt (7-0) L: Cade Crossland (2-4)

Game Recap: Baseball | | Scott Goode (4/25/23)

Baseball Bisons Bash Ouachita in Home Finale

SEARCY – Five different Harding hitters had two or more hits, Cooper Newsom broke the single-season doubles record, and Merritt Jay remained undefeated on the mound in the Bisons' 9-1 nonconference victory over Ouachita Baptist on Tuesday at Jerry Moore Field.
  • Harding improved to 32-15 overall and 24-7 at home with the victory … the Bisons matched last season's 32-win total … Harding's 24 home wins were the most since the 2011 team went 27-7 at home.
  • Harding had five hits in the first inning, scoring four runs and leading the rest of the way … Drew McNeel's two-run double was the key hit in the inning.
  • Newsom went 2-for-4 with two runs and three RBIs … his two hits were both doubles … it was the sixth time this season he had two doubles in the same game … his 24 doubles this season is a new school record … Harding has 108 doubles this season, second all-time behind only the 114 in 2011.
  • Cody Smith went 2-for-5 with two runs scored … Smith led off the game with his 14th career triple, the most ever by a Harding player.
  • Seth Johnson was 2-for-3 with three runs scored, the seventh time he has scored three runs in a single game this season.
  • Collin Helms went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and two RBIs … he was hit by a pitch for the 18th time, only one off the school record of 19 by Miles Humphreys in 2019 … it extended Harding's school record number of HBPs to 92 … it was his second career three-hit game.
  • McNeel was 2-for-3 with a season-high three RBIs.
  • Jay improved to 7-0 by allowing only two hits and no earned runs with three strikeouts over seven innings … he is only the fourth Harding freshman to record seven or more wins in a season, joining Kyle Cline (8 in 2009), Kevin Burton (7 in 1992) and Austin Allen (7 in 2017) … only John Kodatt (10-0 in 1989) has more wins without a loss.
  • Coulton Doyle had his 50th RBI of the season, becoming the first Bison with 50 or more RBIs since Jason Nappi had 54 in 2011.
  • With nine runs, Harding ran its run total to 367, breaking the previous school record of 360 runs in 2005.
  • Harding plays its final Great American Conference series of the season this weekend at Arkansas Tech in Russellville … the Bisons have already clinched a spot in the upcoming GAC Tournament.
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